D.I. Jack Dylan Books in Order
D.I. Jack Dylan by R.C. Bridgestock contains 9 books, published between 2009 and 2019. The first book is Deadly Focus (2009) and the newest is Poetic Justice (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2009–2019
- Pages on record
- 1,370 in 5 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 23–34 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,370 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Detective Inspector Jack Dylan leads this detective series by R.C. Bridgestock, 9 books published between 2009 and 2019. Catalogue subjects file the novels under mystery and detective fiction, with murder, investigation and an English setting. Deadly Focus (2009) begins the sequence and Poetic Justice (2019) is the latest catalogued case, after Consequences, White Lilies, Snow Kills, Reprobates, Killer Smile, When the Killing Starts and When a Killer Strikes. Bridgestock is credited on all 9 titles, and measured volumes run to around 274 pages.
How many D.I. Jack Dylan books are there?
D.I. Jack Dylan has 9 books, released between 2009 and 2019.
D.I. Jack Dylan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 D.I. Jack Dylan 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.
- 1Deadly Focus2009 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/420092282/4
- 2Consequences2012 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/420122582/4
- 3White Lilies2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 4Snow Kills2013 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/420132902/4
- 5Reprobates2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 6Killer Smile2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 7When the Killing Starts2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 8When a Killer Strikes2017 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/420172742/4
- 9Poetic Justice2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420193202/4
Is there a chronological order for D.I. Jack Dylan?
No separate chronological order is on record for D.I. Jack Dylan, 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 D.I. Jack Dylan books in order?
You should read the D.I. Jack Dylan books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each D.I. Jack Dylan book also stands alone.
Where to start with D.I. Jack Dylan
Start with Deadly Focus (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest D.I. Jack Dylan book?
Poetic Justice (2019) is the newest D.I. Jack Dylan book released so far.
Is there a new D.I. Jack Dylan book coming?
No next D.I. Jack Dylan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
D.I. Jack Dylan at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest D.I. Jack Dylan title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- D.I. Jack Dylan books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,370 pages across the 5 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 274 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most D.I. Jack Dylan books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the D.I. Jack Dylan books are about
2 of the 9 D.I. Jack Dylan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- England 1 of 2 books
- Investigation 1 of 2 books
- Murder 1 of 2 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 2 books
More books by R.C. Bridgestock
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- R.C. Bridgestock books in order 13 books