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Charlie Resnick Books in Order

Charlie Resnick by John Harvey contains 13 books, published between 1989 and 2014. The first book is Lonely Hearts (1989) and the newest is Darkness, Darkness (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1989–2014
Pages on record
2,988 in 9 of 13 books
Reading time
50–75 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,988 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Charlie Resnick is a police procedural series by John Harvey, following a police detective in England. Thirteen books run from Lonely Hearts (1989) to Darkness, Darkness (2014), taking in Rough Treatment (1990), Cutting Edge (1991), Off Minor (1991), Cold Light (1994), Living Proof (1995), Easy Meat (1996) and Still Water (1997). Serial murders and police investigation are the subject headings. The median volume runs 339 pages, and nothing has followed since 2014.

How many Charlie Resnick books are there?

Charlie Resnick has 13 books, released between 1989 and 2014.

Charlie Resnick Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Charlie Resnick 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 Lonely Hearts by John Harvey, book 1 of the Charlie Resnick series (1989)
  2. Cover of Now's the Time by John Harvey, book 1 of the Charlie Resnick series (1999)
  3. Cover of Wasted Years by John Harvey, book 2 of the Charlie Resnick series (1989)
  4. Cover of Rough Treatment by John Harvey, book 3 of the Charlie Resnick series (1990)
  5. Cover of Cutting Edge by John Harvey, book 4 of the Charlie Resnick series (1991)
  6. Cover of Off Minor by John Harvey, book 5 of the Charlie Resnick series (1991)
  7. Cover of Cold Light by John Harvey, book 6 of the Charlie Resnick series (1994)
  8. Cover of Easy Meat by John Harvey, book 8 of the Charlie Resnick series (1996)
  9. Cover of Still Water by John Harvey, book 9 of the Charlie Resnick series (1997)
  10. Cover of Cold in Hand by John Harvey, book 11 of the Charlie Resnick series (2007)
  11. Cover of Darkness, Darkness by John Harvey, book 12 of the Charlie Resnick series (2014)
  1. 1
    Lonely Hearts1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  2. 1
    Now's the Time1999 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999299
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  3. 2
    Wasted Years1989 · 339 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989339
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  4. 3
    Rough Treatment1990 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990288
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  5. 4
    Cutting Edge1991 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991288
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  6. 5
    Off Minor1991 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991288
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  7. 6
    Cold Light1994 · 370 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994370
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  8. 7
    Living Proof1995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  9. 8
    Easy Meat1996 · 388 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996388
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  10. 9
    Still Water1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  11. 10
    Last Rites1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  12. 11
    Cold in Hand2007 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007376
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  13. 12
    Darkness, Darkness2014 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014352
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Is there a chronological order for Charlie Resnick?

No separate chronological order is on record for Charlie Resnick, 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 Charlie Resnick books in order?

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

Where to start with Charlie Resnick

Start with Lonely Hearts (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Charlie Resnick book?

Darkness, Darkness (2014) is the newest Charlie Resnick book released so far.

Is there a new Charlie Resnick book coming?

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

Charlie Resnick at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Charlie Resnick title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Charlie Resnick books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,988 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 339 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Charlie Resnick books, 9 of 13, were published in the 1990s.

What the Charlie Resnick books are about

10 of the 13 Charlie Resnick 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 9 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by John Harvey

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