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Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James Books in Order

Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James by Deborah Crombie contains 20 books, published between 1993 and 2023. The first book is A Share in Death (1993) and the newest is A Killing of Innocents (2023). One more title is announced: A Long Cold Sleep (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20 + 1 announced
Published
1993–2023
Confirmed
20 of 21 titles
Pages on record
6,101 in 17 of 21 books
Reading time
102–153 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,101 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

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Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James are the two police officers Deborah Crombie's mystery series follows. Twenty-one books are catalogued from A Share in Death (1993) to A Killing of Innocents (2023), with A Long Cold Sleep scheduled for 2027. All Shall Be Well (1994), Leave the Grave Green (1996), Mourn Not Your Dead (1996), Dreaming of the Bones (1997), Kissed a Sad Goodbye (1999), A Finer End (2001), And Justice There Is None (2002), Now May You Weep (2003) and In a Dark House (2004) fill the early run. England, murder investigation and police procedure are the recurring subjects. The series is ongoing.

How many Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James books are there?

Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James has 20 published books, released between 1993 and 2023. One more, A Long Cold Sleep (2027), is announced.

Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James 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 A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie, book 1 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (1993)
  2. Cover of All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie, book 2 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (1994)
  3. Cover of Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie, book 3 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (1996)
  4. Cover of Mourn Not Your Dead by Deborah Crombie, book 4 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (1996)
  5. Cover of Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie, book 5 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (1997)
  6. Cover of Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah Crombie, book 6 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (1999)
  7. Cover of A Finer End by Deborah Crombie, book 7 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2001)
  8. Cover of And Justice There Is None by Deborah Crombie, book 8 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2002)
  9. Cover of Now May You Weep by Deborah Crombie, book 9 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2003)
  10. Cover of Water Like a Stone by Deborah Crombie, book 11 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2007)
  11. Cover of Necessary as Blood by Deborah Crombie, book 13 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2009)
  12. Cover of No Mark Upon Her by Deborah Crombie, book 15 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2011)
  13. Cover of The Sound of Broken Glass by Deborah Crombie, book 16 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2013)
  14. Cover of To Dwell in Darkness by Deborah Crombie, book 17 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2014)
  15. Cover of A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie, book 19 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2019)
  16. Cover of A Killing of Innocents by Deborah Crombie, book 20 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2023)
  1. 1
    A Share in Death1993 · 274 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993274
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  2. 2
    All Shall Be Well1994 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994288
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  3. 3
    Leave the Grave Green1996 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996336
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  4. 4
    Mourn Not Your Dead1996 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996336
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  5. 5
    Dreaming of the Bones1997 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997384
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  6. 6
    Kissed a Sad Goodbye1999 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999400
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  7. 7
    A Finer End2001 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001354
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  8. 8
    And Justice There Is None2002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  9. 9
    Now May You Weep2003 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003400
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  10. 10
    In a Dark House2004 · 365 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004365
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  11. 11
    Water Like a Stone2007 · 404 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007404
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  12. 12
    Where Memories Lie2008 · 295 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008295
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  13. 13
    Necessary as Blood2009 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009384
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  14. 14
    Nocturne2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  15. 15
    No Mark Upon Her2011 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011400
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  16. 16
    The Sound of Broken Glass2013 · 359 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013359
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  17. 17
    To Dwell in Darkness2014 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014336
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  18. 18
    Garden of Lamentations2017 · 414 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017414
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  19. 19
    A Bitter Feast2019 · 372 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019372
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  20. 20
    A Killing of Innocents2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  21. 21
    A Long Cold Sleep2027 · confirmed 3/4
    2027–
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Is there a chronological order for Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James?

No separate chronological order is on record for Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James, 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 Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James books in order?

You should read the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James book also stands alone.

Where to start with Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James

Start with A Share in Death (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James book?

A Killing of Innocents (2023) is the newest Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James book released so far.

Is there a new Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James book coming?

Yes. A Long Cold Sleep (2027) is the next Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James at a glance

Still running
Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James is still running. A Long Cold Sleep is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
6,101 pages across the 17 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 365 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James books, 7 of 21, were published in the 2000s.

What the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James books are about

18 of the 21 Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James 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 16 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Deborah Crombie

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