DCI Tom Caton Books in Order
DCI Tom Caton by Bill Rogers contains 14 books, published between 2009 and 2023. The first book is The Cleansing (2009) and the newest is The End Game (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2009–2023
- Pages on record
- 717 in 2 of 14 books
DCI Tom Caton is a police series by Bill Rogers, 14 books from 2009 to 2023. The Cleansing (2009) is the first book, and The Head Case also appeared in 2009. Subjects include murder investigation, women forensic scientists, football players and Nigerians. A Trace of Blood, The Frozen Contract and A Venetian Moon are among the later titles, and The End Game (2023) is the newest.
How many DCI Tom Caton books are there?
DCI Tom Caton has 14 books, released between 2009 and 2023.
DCI Tom Caton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 DCI Tom Caton 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 Cleansing2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 1Breakfast at Katsouris2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 2The Head Case2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 3The Tigers's Cave2010 · 349 pages · confirmed 2/420103492/4
- 4A Fatal Intervention2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 5Bluebell Hollow2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 6A Trace of Blood2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 7The Frozen Contract2012 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420123682/4
- 8Backwash2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 9A Venetian Moon2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 10Angel Meadow2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 11The Girl and the Shadowman2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 12The Opportunist2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 13The End Game2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
Is there a chronological order for DCI Tom Caton?
No separate chronological order is on record for DCI Tom Caton, 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 DCI Tom Caton books in order?
You should read the DCI Tom Caton books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each DCI Tom Caton book also stands alone.
Where to start with DCI Tom Caton
Start with The Cleansing (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest DCI Tom Caton book?
The End Game (2023) is the newest DCI Tom Caton book released so far.
Is there a new DCI Tom Caton book coming?
No next DCI Tom Caton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
DCI Tom Caton at a glance
- Paused
- No new DCI Tom Caton title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- DCI Tom Caton books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 717 pages across the 2 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 358 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most DCI Tom Caton books, 10 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the DCI Tom Caton books are about
2 of the 14 DCI Tom Caton 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 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Investigation 2 of 2 books
- Murder 2 of 2 books
- Police 2 of 2 books
- Tom Caton (Fictitious character) 2 of 2 books
- Women forensic scientists 2 of 2 books
- Chinese fiction 1 of 2 books
- Football players 1 of 2 books
- Nigerians 1 of 2 books
- Roman chinois 1 of 2 books
More books by Bill Rogers
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Bill Rogers books in order 20 books