Nicholas Colt Books in Order
Nicholas Colt appears in 11 books, published between 2011 and 2015. The first book is Pocket-47 (2011) and the newest is The Blood Notebooks (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2011–2015
- Pages on record
- 1,156 in 5 of 11 books
Nicholas Colt is a Jude Hardin character named in the book subjects, which also list Brittney Ryan and private investigators. The character appears in 11 books from Pocket-47 (2011) to The Blood Notebooks (2015), and 2 of them carry J.A. Konrath's name. Hardin's series for the character are Nicholas Colt & Jack Daniels and Nicholas Colt & Diana Dawkins. Other titles include Crosscut, Rattled, Racked, Blood Tattoo, Colt and Sycamore Bluff. Subjects include murder, missing persons, accountants and billionaires.
How many Nicholas Colt books are there?
Nicholas Colt appears in 11 books, released between 2011 and 2015.
Nicholas Colt Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Nicholas Colt 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.
- 12011–2/4
- 22012–2/4
- 32012–2/4
- 42012–2/4
- 52013–2/4
- 620132682/4
- 720131962/4
- 820132162/4
- 920132242/4
- 1020142522/4
- 112015–2/4
Nicholas Colt Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Colt comes first and The Blood Notebooks comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 8 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 5Colt2013 · 196 pages · confirmed 2/420131962/4
- 1Pocket-472011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 2Crosscut2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 3Snuff Tag 92012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 4Rattled2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 6Key Death2013 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/420132162/4
- 7Blood Tattoo2013 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/420132242/4
- 8The Blood Notebooks2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
Do you have to read Nicholas Colt books in order?
You should read the Nicholas Colt books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Nicholas Colt book also stands alone.
Where to start with Nicholas Colt
Start with Pocket-47 (2011), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, Colt comes first.
What is the newest Nicholas Colt book?
The Blood Notebooks (2015) is the newest Nicholas Colt book released so far.
Is there a new Nicholas Colt book coming?
No next Nicholas Colt book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Nicholas Colt at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Nicholas Colt title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Nicholas Colt books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,156 pages across the 5 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Nicholas Colt books, 11 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 11 titles, 9 are credited to Jude Hardin and 2 to J.A. Konrath.
What the Nicholas Colt books are about
5 of the 11 Nicholas Colt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Murder 4 of 5 books
- Private investigators 4 of 5 books
- Crime 2 of 5 books
- Criminals 2 of 5 books
- Detectives 2 of 5 books
- Investigation 2 of 5 books
- Missing persons 2 of 5 books
- Accountants 1 of 5 books
- Assassination attempts 1 of 5 books
- Billionaires 1 of 5 books
- Brittney Ryan (Fictitious character) 1 of 5 books