Howl Books in Order
Howl by JK Brandon contains 11 books, published between 2001 and 2017. The first book is A Howl in the Night (2001) and the newest is Dead Dogs Don't Howl (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2001–2017
- Pages on record
- 1,682 in 9 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 28–42 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,682 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Howl is a JK Brandon series with 11 books catalogued between 2001 and 2017. Subject headings name dogs, murder investigation, suburban life, and detective and mystery stories. A Howl in the Night (2001) is the first title, and A Howl at Midnight, The Twilight Howl and A Howl for Help are dated 2012. Murder Most Howl (2013), Shoot First, Howl Later (2014) and Howl No Evil (2016) follow, and Dead Dogs Don't Howl (2017) is the newest. The series is listed as likely complete.
How many Howl books are there?
Howl has 11 books, released between 2001 and 2017.
Howl Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Howl 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.
- 1A Howl in the Night2001 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/420012361/4
- 2A Howl at Midnight2012 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/420122161/4
- 3The Twilight Howl2012 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/420121781/4
- 4A Howl for Help2012 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/420121741/4
- 5Howling through Darkness2013 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/420131821/4
- 6Murder Most Howl2013 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/420131861/4
- 7Less Howl, More Wag2013 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/420131701/4
- 8Shoot First, Howl Later2014 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/420141781/4
- 9Howl of the Wild2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 10Howl No Evil2016 · 162 pages · confirmed 1/420161621/4
- 11Dead Dogs Don't Howl2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Howl?
No separate chronological order is on record for Howl, 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 Howl books in order?
You should read the Howl books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Howl book also stands alone.
Where to start with Howl
Start with A Howl in the Night (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Howl book?
Dead Dogs Don't Howl (2017) is the newest Howl book released so far.
Is there a new Howl book coming?
No next Howl book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Howl at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Howl title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Howl books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,682 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 178 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Howl books, 10 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Howl books are about
1 of the 11 Howl books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Chiens 1 of 1 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 1 books
- Dogs 1 of 1 books
- Investigation 1 of 1 books
- Murder 1 of 1 books
- Romans, nouvelles 1 of 1 books
- Suburban life 1 of 1 books
More books by JK Brandon
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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