Paul Turner Books in Order
Paul Turner by Mark Richard Zubro contains 12 books, published between 1991 and 2017. The first book is Sorry Now? (1991) and the newest is Ring of Silence (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1991–2017
- Pages on record
- 1,827 in 7 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 30–46 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,827 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Paul Turner is the title character of a police procedural mystery series by Mark Richard Zubro, catalogued at 12 books from 1991 to 2017. Subject headings name Paul Turner as a fictitious character and include gay police officers, gay men, Illinois, male models, the computer software industry and bands. Sorry Now? (1991) opens the series, followed by Political Poison (1993) and Another Dead Teenager (1995). Ring of Silence (2017) is the newest title.
How many Paul Turner books are there?
Paul Turner has 12 books, released between 1991 and 2017.
Paul Turner Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Paul Turner 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.
- 1Sorry Now?1991 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/419911791/4
- 2Political Poison1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 3Another Dead Teenager1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 4The Truth Can Get You Killed1997 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/419972111/4
- 5Drop Dead1999 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419992561/4
- 6Sex and Murder.com2001 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420013041/4
- 7Dead Egotistical Morons2003 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/420032801/4
- 8Nerds Who Kill2005 · 261 pages · confirmed 1/420052611/4
- 9Hook, Line, and Homicide2007 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420073361/4
- 10Black And Blue And Pretty Dead Too2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 11Pawn of Satan2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 12Ring of Silence2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Paul Turner?
No separate chronological order is on record for Paul Turner, 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 Paul Turner books in order?
You should read the Paul Turner books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Paul Turner book also stands alone.
Where to start with Paul Turner
Start with Sorry Now? (1991), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Paul Turner book?
Ring of Silence (2017) is the newest Paul Turner book released so far.
Is there a new Paul Turner book coming?
No next Paul Turner book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Paul Turner at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Paul Turner title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Paul Turner books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,827 pages across the 7 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 261 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Paul Turner books, 5 of 12, were published in the 1990s.
What the Paul Turner books are about
11 of the 12 Paul Turner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gay police officers is tagged on 9 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Gay police officers 9 of 11 books
- Turner, paul (fictitious character) 8 of 11 books
- Gay men 7 of 11 books
- Police 6 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 5 of 11 books
- Illinois 4 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 11 books
More books by Mark Richard Zubro
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Mark Richard Zubro
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.