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Jim Kelly

British author best known for the Philip Dryden and Shaw & Valentine mystery series. His crime novels have won the CWA Dagger in the Library and been shortlisted for the Gold Dagger. This page provides the Jim Kelly books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

2002The Water ClockPOoPDB · 1Buy ↗
2004The Fire BabyPOoPDB · 2Buy ↗
2005The Moon TunnelPOoPDB · 3Buy ↗
2006The Coldest BloodPOoPDB · 4Buy ↗
2007The Skeleton ManPOoPDB · 5Buy ↗
2008Death Wore White / Death on the Norfolk CoastPOoDPS&DGVB · 1Buy ↗
2010Death Watch / Death in King's LynnPOoDPS&DGVB · 2Buy ↗
2011Death Toll / Death on a Norfolk RiverPOoDPS&DGVB · 3Buy ↗
2012Death's Door / Death On East Hills IslandPOoDPS&DGVB · 4Buy ↗
2012NightrisePOoPDB · 6Buy ↗
2013The Funeral OwlPOoPDB · 7Buy ↗
2015At Death's Window / Death On Scolt Head IslandPOoDPS&DGVB · 5Buy ↗
2015Death on DemandPOoDPS&DGVB · 6Buy ↗
2016Death ShipPOoDPS&DGVB · 7Buy ↗
2018The Great DarknessPOoNB · 1Buy ↗
2019The Mathematical BridgePOoNB · 2Buy ↗
2020The Night RaidsPOoNB · 3Buy ↗
2025The Cambridge SirenPOoNB · 4Buy ↗
2026The American SuspectPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Philip Dryden Books7 books · 2002–2013
01The Water Clock2002Buy ↗
02The Fire Baby2004Buy ↗
03The Moon Tunnel2005Buy ↗
04The Coldest Blood2006Buy ↗
05The Skeleton Man2007Buy ↗
06Nightrise2012Buy ↗
07The Funeral Owl2013Buy ↗
Publication Order of Nighthawk Books5 books · 2018–2026
01The Great Darkness2018Buy ↗
02The Mathematical Bridge2019Buy ↗
03The Night Raids2020Buy ↗
04The Cambridge Siren2025Buy ↗
05The American Suspect2026Buy ↗
Publication Order of DI Peter Shaw & DS George Valentine Books7 books · 2008–2016
01Death Wore White / Death on the Norfolk Coast2008Buy ↗
02Death Watch / Death in King's Lynn2010Buy ↗
03Death Toll / Death on a Norfolk River2011Buy ↗
04Death's Door / Death On East Hills Island2012Buy ↗
05At Death's Window / Death On Scolt Head Island2015Buy ↗
06Death on Demand2015Buy ↗
07Death Ship2016Buy ↗

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