Jack Caffery Books in Order
Jack Caffery by Mo Hayder contains 7 books, published between 1999 and 2014. The first book is Birdman (1999) and the newest is Wolf (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 1999–2014
- Total pages
- 2,687 across 7 books
- Reading time
- 45–67 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,687 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Jack Caffery is a police detective, and seven Mo Hayder thrillers follow his cases between 1999 and 2014. Birdman (1999) opens the run and Wolf (2014) closes it, through The Treatment (2001), Ritual (2008), Skin (2009), Gone (2010) and Poppet (2013). Serial murders, forensic science, missing persons and police divers run through the subjects, with London among the settings.
How many Jack Caffery books are there?
Jack Caffery has 7 books, released between 1999 and 2014.
Jack Caffery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Jack Caffery 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.
- 1Birdman1999 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/419993522/4
- 2The Treatment2001 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420013522/4
- 3Ritual2008 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/420084322/4
- 4Skin2009 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/420093842/4
- 5Gone2010 · 415 pages · confirmed 2/420104152/4
- 6Poppet2013 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/420134002/4
- 7Wolf2014 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420143522/4
Is there a chronological order for Jack Caffery?
No separate chronological order is on record for Jack Caffery, 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 Jack Caffery books in order?
You should read the Jack Caffery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Jack Caffery book also stands alone.
Where to start with Jack Caffery
Start with Birdman (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jack Caffery book?
Wolf (2014) is the newest Jack Caffery book released so far.
Is there a new Jack Caffery book coming?
No next Jack Caffery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Jack Caffery
Wikidata records 2 nominations for Jack Caffery. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
Jack Caffery at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Jack Caffery title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Jack Caffery books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,687 pages across all 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jack Caffery books, 3 of 7, were published in the 2010s.
What the Jack Caffery books are about
All 7 Jack Caffery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- England 5 of 7 books
- Police 5 of 7 books
- Caffery, jack (fictitious character) 4 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 3 of 7 books
- Suspense 3 of 7 books
- Missing persons 2 of 7 books
- Police divers 2 of 7 books
More books by Mo Hayder
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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