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DI Jon Spicer Books in Order

DI Jon Spicer by Chris Simms contains 9 books, published between 2005 and 2021. The first book is Killing the Beasts (2005) and the newest is Dark Angel (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2005–2021
Pages on record
656 in 2 of 9 books
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DI Jon Spicer is the recurring character in nine books by Chris Simms, published between 2005 and 2021. Killing the Beasts (2005) opens the sequence and Dark Angel (2021) closes it, with Shifting Skin (2006), Savage Moon (2007), Hell's Fire (2008), The Edge (2009), Cut Adrift (2010), Sleeping Dogs (2014) and Death Games (2017) in between. Subjects record police procedure, serial murder investigation, arson, cults and advertising executives, filed under psychological thrillers.

How many DI Jon Spicer books are there?

DI Jon Spicer has 9 books, released between 2005 and 2021.

DI Jon Spicer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 DI Jon Spicer 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 Killing the Beasts by Chris Simms, book 1 of the DI Jon Spicer series (2005)
  2. Cover of Shifting Skin by Chris Simms, book 2 of the DI Jon Spicer series (2006)
  3. Cover of Hell's Fire by Chris Simms, book 4 of the DI Jon Spicer series (2008)
  4. Cover of The Edge by Chris Simms, book 5 of the DI Jon Spicer series (2009)
  5. Cover of Cut Adrift by Chris Simms, book 6 of the DI Jon Spicer series (2010)
  1. 1
    Killing the Beasts2005 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005352
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  2. 2
    Shifting Skin2006 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006304
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  3. 3
    Savage Moon2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  4. 4
    Hell's Fire2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  5. 5
    The Edge2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  6. 6
    Cut Adrift2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  7. 7
    Sleeping Dogs2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  8. 8
    Death Games2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  9. 9
    Dark Angel2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Is there a chronological order for DI Jon Spicer?

No separate chronological order is on record for DI Jon Spicer, 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 DI Jon Spicer books in order?

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

Where to start with DI Jon Spicer

Start with Killing the Beasts (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest DI Jon Spicer book?

Dark Angel (2021) is the newest DI Jon Spicer book released so far.

Is there a new DI Jon Spicer book coming?

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

DI Jon Spicer at a glance

Paused
No new DI Jon Spicer title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
DI Jon Spicer books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
656 pages across the 2 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most DI Jon Spicer books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2000s.

What the DI Jon Spicer books are about

7 of the 9 DI Jon Spicer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 7 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Chris Simms

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