Jonathan Stride Books in Order

Jonathan Stride by Brian Freeman contains 14 books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is Immoral (2005) and the newest is Where the Road Ends (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2005–2026
Confirmed
14 of 14 titles
Pages on record
3,141 in 8 of 14 books
Reading time
52–79 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,141 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

Jonathan Stride is a police detective in Minnesota, and Brian Freeman's suspense series carries the name. Immoral (2005) opens the run, followed by Stripped (2006), Stalked (2007), The Burying Place (2009), The Cold Nowhere (2013), Goodbye to the Dead (2015) and Marathon (2017). Missing persons and missing children recur as subjects, 14 books are catalogued, and Where the Road Ends is the most recent.

How many Jonathan Stride books are there?

Jonathan Stride has 14 books, released between 2005 and 2026.

Jonathan Stride Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Jonathan Stride 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
    Immoral2005 · 421 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005421
  2. 2
    Stripped2006 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006432
  3. 3
    Stalked2007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007
  4. 4
    In The Dark / The Watcher2008 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008416
  5. 5
    The Burying Place2009 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009344
  6. 6
    Spitting Devil2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  7. 7
    The Cold Nowhere2013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  8. 8
    Turn to Stone2014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014
  9. 9
    Goodbye to the Dead2015 · 408 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015408
  10. 10
    Marathon2017 · 401 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017401
  11. 11
    Alter Ego2018 · 369 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018369
  12. 12
    Funeral for a Friend2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  13. 13
    The Zero Night2022 · 350 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2022350
  14. 14
    Where the Road Ends2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026

Is there a chronological order for Jonathan Stride?

No separate chronological order is on record for Jonathan Stride, 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 Jonathan Stride books in order?

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

Where to start with Jonathan Stride

Start with Immoral (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jonathan Stride book?

Where the Road Ends (2026) is the newest Jonathan Stride book released so far.

Is there a new Jonathan Stride book coming?

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

Jonathan Stride at a glance

Still running
Jonathan Stride is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jonathan Stride books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,141 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 404 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jonathan Stride books, 6 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jonathan Stride books are about

10 of the 14 Jonathan Stride 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 8 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Brian Freeman

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