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Reading order

Inspector Carlyle Books in Order

This page lists the complete Inspector Carlyle reading order by James Craig, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 22 books / 2011-2026

Inspector Carlyle Reading Order

01 London Calling 2011 Buy
02 Never Apologise, Never Explain / Time of Death 2012 Buy
03 Buckingham Palace Blues 2012 Buy
04 The Enemy Within 2012 Buy
05 The Circus / The Criminals We Deserve 2013 Buy
06 What Dies Inside 2013 Buy
07 Then We Die 2013 Buy
08 The Hand of God 2013 Buy
09 A Man of Sorrows 2014 Buy
10 Shoot to Kill 2014 Buy
11 Sins of the Fathers 2015 Buy
12 Nobody's Hero 2015 Buy
13 Acts of Violence 2017 Buy
14 All Kinds of Dead 2017 Buy
15 This is Where I Say Goodbye 2018 Buy
16 Dying Days 2019 Buy
17 Into the Valley 2020 Buy
18 Circus Games 2021 Buy
19 The Taste of Blood 2022 Buy
20 The Lesson 2024 Buy
21 Declared Dead 2025 Buy
22 I Live by the River 2026 Buy

Inspector Carlyle Books by Publication Order

2011 London Calling #1
2012 Never Apologise, Never Explain / Time of Death #2
2012 Buckingham Palace Blues #3
2012 The Enemy Within #4
2013 The Circus / The Criminals We Deserve #5
2013 What Dies Inside #6
2013 Then We Die #7
2013 The Hand of God #8
2014 A Man of Sorrows #9
2014 Shoot to Kill #10
2015 Sins of the Fathers #11
2015 Nobody's Hero #12
2017 Acts of Violence #13
2017 All Kinds of Dead #14
2018 This is Where I Say Goodbye #15
2019 Dying Days #16
2020 Into the Valley #17
2021 Circus Games #18
2022 The Taste of Blood #19
2024 The Lesson #20
2025 Declared Dead #21
2026 I Live by the River #22

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Inspector Carlyle reading order?

The Inspector Carlyle reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Inspector Carlyle books are there?

This catalog currently lists 22 Inspector Carlyle books published across 2011-2026.

Who writes the Inspector Carlyle books?

Inspector Carlyle is listed as a book series by James Craig.

Should I read Inspector Carlyle in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Inspector Carlyle. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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