Jeri Howard Books in Order
Janet Dawson has written 14 Jeri Howard books, published between 1990 and 2023. The first book is Kindred Crimes (1990) and the newest is The Things We Keep (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1990–2023
- Pages on record
- 3,251 in 11 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 54–81 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,251 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Jeri Howard is a woman private investigator created by Janet Dawson. The Jeri Howard Mystery books number 14 in the catalogue, running from Kindred Crimes (1990) to The Things We Keep (2023). Cases tagged on the books involve murder, missing persons, neo-Nazis, horse racing and film actors. Other titles include Till the Old Men Die (1993), A Credible Threat (1996) and A Killing at the Track (2000).
How many Jeri Howard books are there?
Jeri Howard has 14 books, released between 1990 and 2023.
Jeri Howard Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Jeri Howard 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.
- 119902492/4
- 219932752/4
- 319933602/4
- 41994–2/4
- 519954392/4
- 619963082/4
- 719972982/4
- 819982962/4
- 920003102/4
- 1020112752/4
- 1120152132/4
- 1220172282/4
- 132019–2/4
- 142023–2/4
Do you have to read Jeri Howard books in order?
You should read the Jeri Howard books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Jeri Howard book also stands alone.
Where to start with Jeri Howard
Start with Kindred Crimes (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jeri Howard book?
The Things We Keep (2023) is the newest Jeri Howard book released so far.
Is there a new Jeri Howard book coming?
No next Jeri Howard book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jeri Howard at a glance
- Paused
- No new Jeri Howard title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Jeri Howard books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 3,251 pages across the 11 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jeri Howard books, 8 of 14, were published in the 1990s.
What the Jeri Howard books are about
9 of the 14 Jeri Howard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 6 of 9 books
- Women private investigators 6 of 9 books
- Howard, jeri (fictitious character) 3 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 3 of 9 books
- Investigation 2 of 9 books
- Missing persons 2 of 9 books
- Murder 2 of 9 books
More books by Janet Dawson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Janet Dawson books in order 34 books
Series that include Jeri Howard books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Jeri Howard Mystery books in order 14 books