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Kate Brannigan Books in Order

Kate Brannigan by Val McDermid contains 6 books, published between 1992 and 1998. The first book is Dead Beat (1992) and the newest is Star Struck (1998). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
6
Published
1992–1998
Confirmed
6 of 6 titles
Total pages
1,864 across 6 books
Reading time
31–47 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,864 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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Kate Brannigan is a private investigator created by Val McDermid, working in England. Six books make up the series: Dead Beat (1992), Kick Back (1993), Crack Down (1994), Clean Break (1995), Blue Genes (1996) and Star Struck (1998). Murder investigation and feminist crime fiction are the recorded subjects, and the series is complete.

How many Kate Brannigan books are there?

Kate Brannigan has 6 books, released between 1992 and 1998.

Kate Brannigan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 6 Kate Brannigan 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 Dead Beat by Val McDermid, book 1 of the Kate Brannigan series (1992)
  2. Cover of Kick Back by Val McDermid, book 2 of the Kate Brannigan series (1993)
  3. Cover of Crack Down by Val McDermid, book 3 of the Kate Brannigan series (1994)
  4. Cover of Clean Break by Val McDermid, book 4 of the Kate Brannigan series (1995)
  5. Cover of Blue Genes by Val McDermid, book 5 of the Kate Brannigan series (1996)
  6. Cover of Star Struck by Val McDermid, book 6 of the Kate Brannigan series (1998)
  1. 1
    Dead Beat1992 · 547 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992547
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  2. 2
    Kick Back1993 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993240
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  3. 3
    Crack Down1994 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994320
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  4. 4
    Clean Break1995 · 283 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995283
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  5. 5
    Blue Genes1996 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996240
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  6. 6
    Star Struck1998 · 234 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998234
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Is there a chronological order for Kate Brannigan?

No separate chronological order is on record for Kate Brannigan, 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 Kate Brannigan books in order?

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

Where to start with Kate Brannigan

Start with Dead Beat (1992), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kate Brannigan book?

Star Struck (1998) is the newest Kate Brannigan book released so far.

Is there a new Kate Brannigan book coming?

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

Kate Brannigan at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Kate Brannigan title on record dates from 1998, 28 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Kate Brannigan books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,864 pages across all 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 262 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kate Brannigan books, 6 of 6, were published in the 1990s.

What the Kate Brannigan books are about

All 6 Kate Brannigan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Val McDermid

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