John Harding Books in Order

John Harding by Bernard Lee DeLeo contains 18 books, published between 2012 and 2022. The first book is Hard Case (2012) and the newest is Homefront Nightmare (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2012–2022
Confirmed
18 of 18 titles
Pages on record
2,282 in 7 of 18 books

John Harding is a series by Bernard Lee DeLeo, with 18 books published between 2012 and 2022. John Harding and Nick McCarty are the recorded characters. Hard Case (2012) opens the run, followed by The Lure of Hell and Voyage of the Damned in 2013. A Violent Life (2014), Red Waves (2016) and No Mercy (2018) come later, and Homefront Nightmare (2022) is the newest. The catalogue marks the series as dormant.

How many John Harding books are there?

John Harding has 18 books, released between 2012 and 2022.

John Harding Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 John Harding 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. 1
    Hard Case2012 · 286 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012286
  2. 2
    The Lure of Hell2013 · 280 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013280
  3. 3
    Voyage of the Damned2013 · 340 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013340
  4. 4
    A Violent Life2014 · 360 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014360
  5. 5
    Blood and Fear2015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015
  6. 6
    The Killer Inside2015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015
  7. 7
    Red Waves2016 · 444 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016444
  8. 8
    Kingdom of Hell2016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016
  9. 9
    Isle of Darkness2017 · 300 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017300
  10. 10
    No Mercy2018 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018272
  11. 11
    Killing Field2018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018
  12. 12
    Climate of Chaos2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019
  13. 13
    Raging Fury2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019
  14. 14
    Cold Harbor2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019
  15. 15
    Hard Choices2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  16. 16
    Live by the Feud2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  17. 17
    Political Genocide2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  18. 18
    Homefront Nightmare2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022

Is there a chronological order for John Harding?

No separate chronological order is on record for John Harding, 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 John Harding books in order?

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

Where to start with John Harding

Start with Hard Case (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest John Harding book?

Homefront Nightmare (2022) is the newest John Harding book released so far.

Is there a new John Harding book coming?

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

John Harding at a glance

Paused
No new John Harding title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
John Harding books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,282 pages across the 7 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 300 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most John Harding books, 14 of 18, were published in the 2010s.

More books by Bernard Lee DeLeo

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

Characters in the John Harding books

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Other series by Bernard Lee DeLeo

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