Bruno Johnson Books in Order
Bruno Johnson by David Putnam contains 11 books, published between 2014 and 2024. The first book is The Disposables / Dead Run (2014) and the newest is The Diabolical (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2014–2024
- Pages on record
- 3,216 in 10 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 54–80 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,216 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Bruno Johnson is David Putnam's crime thriller series named for its character Bruno Johnson. Subjects tag the books as police procedural and hard-boiled mystery, set in Los Angeles, California, with Costa Rica also listed. The 11 books run from The Disposables / Dead Run (2014) to The Diabolical (2024), with a median length of 320 pages. The Replacements, The Squandered, The Vanquished, The Innocents, The Reckless, The Heartless and The Ruthless are among them, and the series is ongoing.
How many Bruno Johnson books are there?
Bruno Johnson has 11 books, released between 2014 and 2024.
Bruno Johnson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Bruno Johnson 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.
- 1The Disposables / Dead Run2014 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/420142562/4
- 2The Replacements2014 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/420142882/4
- 3The Squandered2016 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420163522/4
- 4The Vanquished2017 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420173202/4
- 5The Innocents2018 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420183362/4
- 6The Reckless2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420193202/4
- 7The Heartless2020 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420203682/4
- 8The Ruthless2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420213362/4
- 9The Sinister2022 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420223202/4
- 10The Scorned2023 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420233202/4
- 11The Diabolical2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Bruno Johnson?
No separate chronological order is on record for Bruno Johnson, 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 Bruno Johnson books in order?
You should read the Bruno Johnson books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Bruno Johnson book also stands alone.
Where to start with Bruno Johnson
Start with The Disposables / Dead Run (2014), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Bruno Johnson book?
The Diabolical (2024) is the newest Bruno Johnson book released so far.
Is there a new Bruno Johnson book coming?
No next Bruno Johnson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Bruno Johnson at a glance
- Still running
- Bruno Johnson is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Bruno Johnson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,216 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Bruno Johnson books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Bruno Johnson books are about
8 of the 11 Bruno Johnson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, police procedural is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 3 of 8 books
- Suspense 3 of 8 books
- Thrillers 3 of 8 books
- California 2 of 8 books
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 2 of 8 books
- Thrillers, crime 2 of 8 books
More books by David Putnam
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- David Putnam books in order 18 books




