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Barker & Llewelyn Books in Order

Barker & Llewelyn by Will Thomas contains 18 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is Some Danger Involved (2004) and the newest is For Services Rendered (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2004–2026
Confirmed
18 of 18 titles
Pages on record
3,416 in 11 of 18 books
Reading time
57–85 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,416 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

See all 18 books in order Printable Barker & Llewelyn checklist

Barker & Llewelyn is a historical mystery series set in London and named for its two private investigators, Cyrus Barker and Llewelyn. Eighteen books span 2004 to 2026, opening with Some Danger Involved (2004) and reaching For Services Rendered (2026). The early run holds To Kingdom Come (2005), The Limehouse Text (2006), The Hellfire Conspiracy (2007) and The Black Hand (2008); later titles include Fatal Enquiry (2014), Anatomy of Evil (2015) and Hell Bay (2016). Murder investigation carries the plots, and the series continues.

How many Barker & Llewelyn books are there?

Barker & Llewelyn has 18 books, released between 2004 and 2026.

Barker & Llewelyn Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Barker & Llewelyn 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 Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas, book 1 of the Barker & Llewelyn series (2004)
  2. Cover of To Kingdom Come by Will Thomas, book 2 of the Barker & Llewelyn series (2005)
  3. Cover of The Limehouse Text by Will Thomas, book 3 of the Barker & Llewelyn series (2006)
  4. Cover of The Hellfire Conspiracy by Will Thomas, book 4 of the Barker & Llewelyn series (2007)
  5. Cover of The Black Hand by Will Thomas, book 5 of the Barker & Llewelyn series (2008)
  6. Cover of Fatal Enquiry by Will Thomas, book 6 of the Barker & Llewelyn series (2014)
  7. Cover of Hell Bay by Will Thomas, book 8 of the Barker & Llewelyn series (2016)
  8. Cover of Old Scores by Will Thomas, book 10 of the Barker & Llewelyn series (2017)
  9. Cover of Blood Is Blood by Will Thomas, book 11 of the Barker & Llewelyn series (2018)
  10. Cover of Lethal Pursuit by Will Thomas, book 12 of the Barker & Llewelyn series (2019)
  11. Cover of Dance with Death by Will Thomas, book 13 of the Barker & Llewelyn series (2021)
  12. Cover of Fierce Poison by Will Thomas, book 14 of the Barker & Llewelyn series (2022)
  1. 1
    Some Danger Involved2004 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004304
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  2. 2
    To Kingdom Come2005 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005288
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  3. 3
    The Limehouse Text2006 · 337 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006337
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  4. 4
    The Hellfire Conspiracy2007 · 311 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007311
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  5. 5
    The Black Hand2008 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008336
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  6. 6
    Fatal Enquiry2014 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014293
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  7. 7
    Anatomy of Evil2015 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015326
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  8. 8
    Hell Bay2016 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016290
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  9. 9
    An Awkward Way to Die2017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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  10. 10
    Old Scores2017 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017294
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  11. 11
    Blood Is Blood2018 · 317 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018317
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  12. 12
    Lethal Pursuit2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  13. 13
    Dance with Death2021 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021320
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  14. 14
    Fierce Poison2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  15. 15
    Heart of the Nile2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  16. 16
    Death and Glory2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  17. 17
    Season of Death2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  18. 18
    For Services Rendered2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Is there a chronological order for Barker & Llewelyn?

No separate chronological order is on record for Barker & Llewelyn, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Barker & Llewelyn books in order?

You should read the Barker & Llewelyn books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Barker & Llewelyn book also stands alone.

Where to start with Barker & Llewelyn

Start with Some Danger Involved (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Barker & Llewelyn book?

For Services Rendered (2026) is the newest Barker & Llewelyn book released so far.

Is there a new Barker & Llewelyn book coming?

No next Barker & Llewelyn book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Barker & Llewelyn at a glance

Still running
Barker & Llewelyn is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Barker & Llewelyn books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,416 pages across the 11 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 311 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Barker & Llewelyn books, 7 of 18, were published in the 2010s.

What the Barker & Llewelyn books are about

12 of the 18 Barker & Llewelyn 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 10 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Will Thomas

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