D.I. Kim Stone Books in Order

D.I. Kim Stone by Angela Marsons contains 27 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is Silent Scream (2015) and the newest is Last Whisper (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
27
Published
2015–2026
Confirmed
25 of 27 titles
Pages on record
2,297 in 6 of 27 books

Detective Inspector Kim Stone works murder and serial killer cases in Angela Marsons's police procedurals. Silent Scream (2015) opens the series and Last Whisper (2026) is the newest of 27 catalogued books, with Evil Games (2015), Lost Girls (2015), Play Dead (2016), Dead Souls (2017), Broken Bones (2017) and Dead Memories (2019) among them. A chronological reading order sits apart from the publication order, and the series is ongoing.

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How many D.I. Kim Stone books are there?

D.I. Kim Stone has 27 books, released between 2015 and 2026.

D.I. Kim Stone Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 D.I. Kim Stone 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Silent Scream2015 · 385 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015385
  2. 2
    Evil Games2015 · 382 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015382
  3. 3
    Lost Girls2015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  4. 4
    Play Dead2016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
  5. 5
    Blood Lines2016 · confirmed 4/4
    2016–
  6. 6
    Dead Souls2017 · 412 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017412
  7. 7
    Broken Bones2017 · 364 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017364
  8. 8
    Dying Truth2018 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018384
  9. 9
    Fatal Promise2018 · 370 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018370
  10. 10
    Dead Memories2019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
  11. 11
    Child's Play2019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
  12. 12
    First Blood2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
  13. 13
    Killing Mind2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
  14. 14
    Deadly Cry2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
  15. 15
    Twisted Lies2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
  16. 16
    Stolen Ones2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
  17. 17
    Six Graves2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
  18. 18
    Hidden Scars2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
  19. 19
    One Hour2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
  20. 20
    Deadly Fate2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
  21. 21
    Bad Blood2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
  22. 22
    First Fight2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
  23. 23
    Guilty Mothers2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
  24. 24
    36 Hours2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
  25. 25
    Little Children2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
  26. 26
    Wicked Women2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
  27. 27
    Last Whisper2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–

D.I. Kim Stone Books in Chronological Order

In story order, First Fight comes first and Last Whisper comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 27 books below run in that in-universe sequence.

  1. 22
    First Fight2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
  2. 19
    One Hour2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
  3. 12
    First Blood2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
  4. 1
    Silent Scream2015 · 385 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015385
  5. 2
    Evil Games2015 · 382 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015382
  6. 3
    Lost Girls2015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  7. 4
    Play Dead2016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
  8. 5
    Blood Lines2016 · confirmed 4/4
    2016–
  9. 6
    Dead Souls2017 · 412 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017412
  10. 7
    Broken Bones2017 · 364 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017364
  11. 8
    Dying Truth2018 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018384
  12. 9
    Fatal Promise2018 · 370 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018370
  13. 10
    Dead Memories2019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
  14. 11
    Child's Play2019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
  15. 13
    Killing Mind2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
  16. 14
    Deadly Cry2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
  17. 15
    Twisted Lies2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
  18. 16
    Stolen Ones2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
  19. 17
    Six Graves2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
  20. 18
    Hidden Scars2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
  21. 20
    Deadly Fate2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
  22. 21
    Bad Blood2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
  23. 23
    Guilty Mothers2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
  24. 24
    36 Hours2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
  25. 25
    Little Children2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
  26. 26
    Wicked Women2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
  27. 27
    Last Whisper2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–

Do you have to read D.I. Kim Stone books in order?

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

Where to start with D.I. Kim Stone

Start with Silent Scream (2015), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, First Fight comes first.

What is the newest D.I. Kim Stone book?

Last Whisper (2026) is the newest D.I. Kim Stone book released so far.

Is there a new D.I. Kim Stone book coming?

No next D.I. Kim Stone 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. Kim Stone at a glance

Still running
D.I. Kim Stone is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
D.I. Kim Stone books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,297 pages across the 6 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 383 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most D.I. Kim Stone books, 15 of 27, were published in the 2020s.
Corroboration
7 of the 27 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 25 in at least three.

When D.I. Kim Stone books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when D.I. Kim Stone titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 15 titles.

2010s
12
2020s
15

27 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the D.I. Kim Stone books are about

8 of the 27 D.I. Kim Stone books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Angela Marsons

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

Characters in the D.I. Kim Stone books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.