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Nick Drake Books in Order

Nick Drake by Dwight Holing contains 10 books, published between 2018 and 2026. The first book is The Sorrow Hand (2018) and the newest is The Yellow Hair (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2018–2026
Confirmed
5 of 10 titles
Pages on record
1,108 in 4 of 10 books
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Nick Drake is a mystery series by Dwight Holing whose lead is a former wildlife ranger now working as a private investigator across the American West. Environmental crime and the demands of wide, remote country shape the cases. Ten books run from The Sorrow Hand (2018) to The Yellow Hair (2026), by way of The Pity Heart (2019), The Whisper Soul (2020), The Demon Skin (2023) and The Thunder Head (2025). The series is ongoing.

How many Nick Drake books are there?

Nick Drake has 10 books, released between 2018 and 2026.

Nick Drake Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Nick Drake 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 The Sorrow Hand by Dwight Holing, book 1 of the Nick Drake series (2018)
  2. Cover of The Pity Heart by Dwight Holing, book 2 of the Nick Drake series (2019)
  3. Cover of The Shaming Eyes by Dwight Holing, book 3 of the Nick Drake series (2019)
  4. Cover of The Nowhere Bones by Dwight Holing, book 5 of the Nick Drake series (2020)
  1. 1
    The Sorrow Hand2018 · 260 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018260
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  2. 2
    The Pity Heart2019 · 270 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019270
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  3. 3
    The Shaming Eyes2019 · 270 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019270
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  4. 4
    The Whisper Soul2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  5. 5
    The Nowhere Bones2020 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020308
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  6. 6
    The Forever Feet2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  7. 7
    The Demon Skin2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  8. 8
    The Broken Blood2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  9. 9
    The Thunder Head2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  10. 10
    The Yellow Hair2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Is there a chronological order for Nick Drake?

No separate chronological order is on record for Nick Drake, 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 Nick Drake books in order?

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

Where to start with Nick Drake

Start with The Sorrow Hand (2018), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nick Drake book?

The Yellow Hair (2026) is the newest Nick Drake book released so far.

Is there a new Nick Drake book coming?

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

Nick Drake at a glance

Still running
Nick Drake is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Nick Drake books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,108 pages across the 4 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 270 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nick Drake books, 7 of 10, were published in the 2020s.

What the Nick Drake books are about

1 of the 10 Nick Drake books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Dwight Holing

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