Jessica Coran Books in Order
Robert W. Walker has written 17 books featuring Jessica Coran, published between 1992 and 2020. The first book is Killer Instinct (1992) and the newest is True Instinct (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 1992–2020
- Pages on record
- 4,289 in 11 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 71–107 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,289 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Jessica Coran is a fictitious character in 17 books by Robert W. Walker, published from Killer Instinct (1992) to True Instinct (2020). Subject tags name Coran alongside medical examiners, forensic pathologists, women physicians, government investigators, the FBI and serial murders. Every sampled title uses the word Instinct, such as Primal Instinct (1994), Darkest Instinct (1996), Blind Instinct (2000) and Grave Instinct (2003). Walker's author page lists the Jessica Coran/Instinct series.
How many Jessica Coran books are there?
Jessica Coran appears in 17 books, released between 1992 and 2020.
Jessica Coran Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Jessica Coran 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.
- 119923362/4
- 21994–2/4
- 319953202/4
- 419954322/4
- 519964482/4
- 619983832/4
- 720003742/4
- 820013922/4
- 920023042/4
- 1020033902/4
- 1120043842/4
- 122012–2/4
- 132013–2/4
- 1420145262/4
- 152015–2/4
- 162018–2/4
- 172020–2/4
Do you have to read Jessica Coran books in order?
You should read the Jessica Coran books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Jessica Coran book also stands alone.
Where to start with Jessica Coran
Start with Killer Instinct (1992), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jessica Coran book?
True Instinct (2020) is the newest Jessica Coran book released so far.
Is there a new Jessica Coran book coming?
No next Jessica Coran book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jessica Coran at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Jessica Coran title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Jessica Coran books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,289 pages across the 11 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jessica Coran books, 6 of 17, were published in the 1990s.
What the Jessica Coran books are about
11 of the 17 Jessica Coran books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: coran, jessica (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Coran, jessica (fictitious character) 6 of 11 books
- Medical examiners (Law) 6 of 11 books
- Serial murders 6 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 5 of 11 books
- Psychological fiction 5 of 11 books
- United States 4 of 11 books
- Forensic pathologists 3 of 11 books
- Government investigators 3 of 11 books
- Thrillers 3 of 11 books
- Women pathologists 3 of 11 books
- Women physicians 3 of 11 books
- Washington (D.C.) 2 of 11 books
More books by Robert W. Walker
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Robert W. Walker books in order 99 books
Series featuring Jessica Coran
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.