Order of Book Series
0

Jill Smith Books in Order

Jill Smith by Susan Dunlap contains 10 books, published between 1981 and 1997. The first book is Karma (1981) and the newest is Cop Out (1997). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1981–1997
Pages on record
1,932 in 8 of 10 books
Reading time
32–48 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,932 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable Jill Smith checklist

Jill Smith is a policewoman in a procedural series by Susan Dunlap. Catalogue subjects record policewomen, police work, crime and California, place the books in Berkeley, and name Jill Smith as a fictitious character. Ten titles are listed, from Karma (1981) to Cop Out (1997), with A Dinner to Die For (1987), Diamond in the Buff (1990), Death and Taxes (1992) and Sudden Exposure (1996) among them. Dunlap is credited on all 10, and the eight with a recorded length have a median of 231 pages.

How many Jill Smith books are there?

Jill Smith has 10 books, released between 1981 and 1997.

Jill Smith Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Jill Smith 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 As a Favor by Susan Dunlap, book 2 of the Jill Smith series (1984)
  2. Cover of Too Close to the Edge by Susan Dunlap, book 4 of the Jill Smith series (1987)
  3. Cover of Diamond in the Buff by Susan Dunlap, book 6 of the Jill Smith series (1990)
  4. Cover of Death and Taxes by Susan Dunlap, book 7 of the Jill Smith series (1992)
  5. Cover of Time Expired by Susan Dunlap, book 8 of the Jill Smith series (1993)
  6. Cover of Sudden Exposure by Susan Dunlap, book 9 of the Jill Smith series (1996)
  7. Cover of Cop Out by Susan Dunlap, book 10 of the Jill Smith series (1997)
  1. 1
    Karma1981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    As a Favor1984 · 195 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984195
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Not Exactly a Brahmin1985 · 211 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985211
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Too Close to the Edge1987 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987215
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    A Dinner to Die For1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Diamond in the Buff1990 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990184
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Death and Taxes1992 · 247 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992247
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Time Expired1993 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Sudden Exposure1996 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996280
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Cop Out1997 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997296
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Is there a chronological order for Jill Smith?

No separate chronological order is on record for Jill Smith, 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 Jill Smith books in order?

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

Where to start with Jill Smith

Start with Karma (1981), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jill Smith book?

Cop Out (1997) is the newest Jill Smith book released so far.

Is there a new Jill Smith book coming?

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

Jill Smith at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Jill Smith title on record dates from 1997, 29 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Jill Smith books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,932 pages across the 8 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 231 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jill Smith books, 5 of 10, were published in the 1990s.

What the Jill Smith books are about

7 of the 10 Jill Smith books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, police procedural is tagged on 7 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Susan Dunlap

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