Oz Blackstone Books in Order
Quintin Jardine has written 14 Oz Blackstone books, published between 1996 and 2018: 9 in the Oz Blackstone series and 5 related titles. The first book is Blackstone's Pursuits / Dangerous Pursuits (1996) and the newest main-line book is For the Death of Me (2005). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1996–2018
- Pages on record
- 3,067 in 9 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 51–77 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,067 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Oz Blackstone is a Quintin Jardine character, and the subjects on record include private investigators, lost works of art, wrestling, sabotage, Scotland and Spain. The catalogue holds 14 books, opening with Blackstone's Pursuits / Dangerous Pursuits (1996) and ending with Green Bananas and Oz (2018). A Coffin for Two (1997), Screen Savers (2000), Poisoned Cherries (2003) and For the Death of Me (2005) come in between. Jardine also has Oz Blackstone short stories and novellas listed. The run is marked likely complete.
How many Oz Blackstone books are there?
Oz Blackstone has 14 books, released between 1996 and 2018. 9 of them belong to the Oz Blackstone series, and 5 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Oz Blackstone Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Oz Blackstone 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.
- 119962502/4
- 219973102/4
- 319993442/4
- 420003522/4
- 520013522/4
- 620033522/4
- 720033522/4
- 820043712/4
- 920053842/4
- 102016–2/4
- 112017–2/4
- 122018–2/4
- 132018–2/4
- 142018–2/4
Do you have to read Oz Blackstone books in order?
You should read the Oz Blackstone series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 5 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Oz Blackstone book also stands alone.
Where to start with Oz Blackstone
Start with Blackstone's Pursuits / Dangerous Pursuits (1996), the earliest published book in the Oz Blackstone series.
What is the newest Oz Blackstone book?
For the Death of Me (2005) is the newest book in the Oz Blackstone series. The newest related title is Green Bananas and Oz (2018).
Is there a new Oz Blackstone book coming?
No next Oz Blackstone book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Oz Blackstone at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Oz Blackstone title on record is For the Death of Me (2005), 21 years ago. Related titles have appeared since.
- Release pace
- Oz Blackstone books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,067 pages across the 9 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Oz Blackstone books, 6 of 14, were published in the 2000s.
What the Oz Blackstone books are about
9 of the 14 Oz Blackstone 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 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 7 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 9 books
More books by Quintin Jardine
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Quintin Jardine books in order 62 books