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D.S. Jessica Daniel Books in Order

Kerry Wilkinson has written 17 D.S. Jessica Daniel books, published between 2011 and 2020. The first book is Locked In / The Killer Inside (2011) and the newest is A Cry in The Night (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2011–2020
Pages on record
1,441 in 4 of 17 books
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D.S. Jessica Daniel is a fictitious character in 17 crime books by Kerry Wilkinson, published from 2011 to 2020. Locked In / The Killer Inside (2011) is the first, followed the same year by The Woman in Black and Vigilante. Subject tags include Manchester, England, women sleuths, murder investigation and criminals. A Cry in The Night (2020) is the newest title, and the run appears complete.

How many D.S. Jessica Daniel books are there?

D.S. Jessica Daniel has 17 books, released between 2011 and 2020.

D.S. Jessica Daniel Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 D.S. Jessica Daniel 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.

  1. Cover of The Woman in Black by Kerry Wilkinson, book 3 of the Jessica Daniel series (2011)
  2. Cover of Think of the Children by Kerry Wilkinson, book 5 of the Jessica Daniel series (2013)
  3. Cover of Playing with Fire by Kerry Wilkinson, book 6 of the Jessica Daniel series (2013)
  4. Cover of Thicker Than Water / The Missing Dead by Kerry Wilkinson, book 7 of the Jessica Daniel series (2013)
  5. Cover of Behind Closed Doors by Kerry Wilkinson, book 8 of the Jessica Daniel series (2014)
  6. Cover of Crossing the Line by Kerry Wilkinson, book 9 of the Jessica Daniel series (2014)
  7. Cover of Scarred for Life by Kerry Wilkinson, book 10 of the Jessica Daniel series (2015)
  8. Cover of For Richer, For Poorer by Kerry Wilkinson, book 12 of the Jessica Daniel series (2016)
  9. Cover of Nothing but Trouble by Kerry Wilkinson, book 13 of the Jessica Daniel series (2017)
  1. 1
    Locked In / The Killer InsideJessica Daniel #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  2. 2
    VigilanteJessica Daniel #22011 · 327 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011327
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  3. 3
    The Woman in BlackJessica Daniel #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  4. 4
    As If by MagicJessica Daniel #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    Think of the ChildrenJessica Daniel #52013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  6. 6
    Playing with FireJessica Daniel #62013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  7. 7
    Thicker Than Water / The Missing DeadJessica Daniel #72013 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013360
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Behind Closed DoorsJessica Daniel #82014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Crossing the LineJessica Daniel #92014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Scarred for LifeJessica Daniel #102015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    AprilJessica Daniel #112016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  12. 12
    For Richer, For PoorerJessica Daniel #122016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  13. 13
    Nothing but TroubleJessica Daniel #132017 · 402 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017402
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  14. 14
    Eye for an EyeJessica Daniel #142018 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018352
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  15. 15
    Silent SuspectJessica Daniel #152019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  16. 16
    The Unlucky OnesJessica Daniel #162019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  17. 17
    A Cry in The NightJessica Daniel #172020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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Do you have to read D.S. Jessica Daniel books in order?

You should read the D.S. Jessica Daniel books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each D.S. Jessica Daniel book also stands alone.

Where to start with D.S. Jessica Daniel

Start with Locked In / The Killer Inside (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest D.S. Jessica Daniel book?

A Cry in The Night (2020) is the newest D.S. Jessica Daniel book released so far.

Is there a new D.S. Jessica Daniel book coming?

No next D.S. Jessica Daniel book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

D.S. Jessica Daniel at a glance

No recent titles
The newest D.S. Jessica Daniel title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
D.S. Jessica Daniel books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,441 pages across the 4 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 356 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most D.S. Jessica Daniel books, 16 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the D.S. Jessica Daniel books are about

11 of the 17 D.S. Jessica Daniel books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 10 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Kerry Wilkinson

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.