Charlie Fox Books in Order
Zoe Sharp has written 21 books featuring Charlie Fox, published between 2001 and 2021: 14 in the Charlie Fox series and 7 related titles. The first book is Killer Instinct (2001) and the newest main-line book is Trial Under Fire (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 2001–2021
- Confirmed
- 21 of 21 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,938 in 8 of 21 books
Charlie Fox is a bodyguard and investigator created by Zoe Sharp. The series runs to 21 books published between 2001 and 2021, opening with Killer Instinct (2001) and moving through Riot Act (2002), Hard Knocks (2003), First Drop (2004), Road Kill (2005), Second Shot (2007), Third Strike (2008) and Fourth Day (2010). Kidnapping, missing persons and undercover operations drive the cases, with New England among the settings. The most recent title is Trial Under Fire (2021).
How many Charlie Fox books are there?
Charlie Fox appears in 21 books, released between 2001 and 2021. 14 of them belong to the Charlie Fox series, and 7 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Charlie Fox Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Charlie Fox books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12001–3/4
- 22002–3/4
- 32003–3/4
- 420043563/4
- 520053203/4
- 62007–3/4
- 720083273/4
- 820104483/4
- 92011–3/4
- 102011–3/4
- 112011–3/4
- 122011–3/4
- 132011–3/4
- 142011–3/4
- 152011–3/4
- 1620114743/4
- 1720123983/4
- 1820132223/4
- 1920173933/4
- 202019–3/4
- 212021–3/4
Do you have to read Charlie Fox books in order?
You should read the Charlie Fox series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 7 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Charlie Fox book also stands alone.
Where to start with Charlie Fox
Start with Killer Instinct (2001), the earliest published book in the Charlie Fox series.
What is the newest Charlie Fox book?
Trial Under Fire (2021) is the newest book in the Charlie Fox series.
Is there a new Charlie Fox book coming?
No next Charlie Fox book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Charlie Fox at a glance
- Paused
- No new main-line Charlie Fox title has appeared for 5 years. The last was Trial Under Fire (2021).
- Release pace
- Charlie Fox books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,938 pages across the 8 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 374 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Charlie Fox books, 13 of 21, were published in the 2010s.
What the Charlie Fox books are about
12 of the 21 Charlie Fox books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bodyguards is tagged on 12 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Bodyguards 12 of 12 books
- Thrillers 5 of 12 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 12 books
- Kidnapping 2 of 12 books
More books by Zoe Sharp
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Zoe Sharp books in order 30 books