Detective Sean Duffy Books in Order
Detective Sean Duffy by Adrian McKinty contains 9 books, published between 2012 and 2025. The first book is The Cold Cold Ground (2012) and the newest is Hang on St. Christopher (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2012–2025
- Confirmed
- 9 of 9 titles
- Pages on record
- 968 in 3 of 9 books
Detective Sean Duffy is a crime series by Adrian McKinty, running to nine books between 2012 and 2025. Sean Duffy is the recurring policeman, and the books are catalogued under Northern Ireland, police work, Catholics and murder investigation. The Cold Cold Ground (2012) opens the sequence, followed by I Hear the Sirens in the Street (2013), In the Morning I'll Be Gone (2014), Gun Street Girl (2015) and Rain Dogs (2015). Hang on St. Christopher (2025) is the newest entry.
How many Detective Sean Duffy books are there?
Detective Sean Duffy has 9 books, released between 2012 and 2025.
Detective Sean Duffy Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Detective Sean Duffy 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 Cold Cold Ground2012 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420123203/4
- 2I Hear the Sirens in the Street2013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 3In the Morning I'll Be Gone2014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
- 4Gun Street Girl2015 · confirmed 3/42015–3/4
- 5Rain Dogs2015 · 329 pages · confirmed 3/420153293/4
- 6Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly2017 · 319 pages · confirmed 3/420173193/4
- 7The Detective Up Late2018 · confirmed 3/42018–3/4
- 8God’s Away on Business2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 9Hang on St. Christopher2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
Detective Sean Duffy Books in Chronological Order
In story order, God’s Away on Business comes first and Hang on St. Christopher comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 9 books below run in that in-universe sequence.
- 8God’s Away on Business2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 1The Cold Cold Ground2012 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420123203/4
- 2I Hear the Sirens in the Street2013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 3In the Morning I'll Be Gone2014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
- 4Gun Street Girl2015 · confirmed 3/42015–3/4
- 5Rain Dogs2015 · 329 pages · confirmed 3/420153293/4
- 6Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly2017 · 319 pages · confirmed 3/420173193/4
- 7The Detective Up Late2018 · confirmed 3/42018–3/4
- 9Hang on St. Christopher2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
Do you have to read Detective Sean Duffy books in order?
You should read the Detective Sean Duffy books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Detective Sean Duffy book also stands alone.
Where to start with Detective Sean Duffy
Start with The Cold Cold Ground (2012), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, God’s Away on Business comes first.
What is the newest Detective Sean Duffy book?
Hang on St. Christopher (2025) is the newest Detective Sean Duffy book released so far.
Is there a new Detective Sean Duffy book coming?
No next Detective Sean Duffy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Detective Sean Duffy at a glance
- Still running
- Detective Sean Duffy is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Detective Sean Duffy books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 968 pages across the 3 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Detective Sean Duffy books, 7 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Detective Sean Duffy books are about
6 of the 9 Detective Sean Duffy 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 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Investigation 5 of 6 books
- Murder 5 of 6 books
- Crime 3 of 6 books
- Detectives 3 of 6 books
- Northern ireland 3 of 6 books
- Police 3 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 6 books
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Characters in the Detective Sean Duffy books
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