Ken Bruen Books in Order
Ken Bruen is a critically acclaimed author known for his gritty and intense crime novels. Born in Galway in 1951, he spent twenty-five years as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, Southeast Asia, and South America, experiences that heavily influenced his writing. His novels have garnered widespread recognition, including the highly acclaimed Jack Taylor series, which debuted with The Guards in 2001. Other notable works include Her Last Call to Louis Mac Niece, which is in production for Pilgrim Pictures, and the "White Trilogy," acquired by Channel 4. His writing has earned him numerous awards, including two Shamus Awards from the Private Eye Writers of America for The Guards and The Dramatist. He also received the Best Series Award from the Crime Writers Association in 2007 for the Jack Taylor novels.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Ken Bruen
- #1AmazonThe Cocaine Chronicles (With: Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Gary Phillips,Jervey Tervalon,Bill Moody)(2005)
- #2AmazonThe Marijuana Chronicles (By: Jonathan Santlofer)(2013)
- #3AmazonThe Nicotine Chronicles (By: Lee Child,Joyce Carol Oates,Hannah Tinti,Christopher Sorrentino,Cara Black,Lauren Sanders,Bernice L. McFadden,Jonathan Ames)(2020)
- #1AmazonSan Francisco Noir(2002)
- #2AmazonSeattle Noir(2003)
- #3AmazonBronx Noir(2003)
- #4AmazonBrooklyn Noir(2004)
- #5AmazonBrooklyn Noir 2(2005)
- #6AmazonChicago Noir(2005)
- #7AmazonDublin Noir(2005)
- #8AmazonManhattan Noir(2006)
- #9AmazonMiami Noir(2006)
- #10AmazonD.C. Noir(2006)
- #11AmazonBaltimore Noir(2006)
- #12AmazonTwin Cities Noir(2006)
- #13AmazonLondon Noir(2006)
- #14AmazonNew Orleans Noir(2007)
- #15AmazonLos Angeles Noir(2007)
- #16AmazonWall Street Noir(2007)
- #17AmazonHavana Noir(2007)
- #18AmazonDetroit Noir(2007)
- #19AmazonQueens Noir(2008)
- #20AmazonBrooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth(2008)
- #21AmazonToronto Noir(2008)
- #22AmazonLas Vegas Noir(2008)
- #23AmazonTrinidad Noir(2008)
- #24AmazonD.C. Noir 2(2008)
- #25AmazonManhattan Noir 2(2008)
- #26AmazonParis Noir(2008)
- #27AmazonIstanbul Noir(2008)
- #28AmazonBoston Noir(2009)
- #29AmazonRome Noir(2009)
- #30AmazonSan Francisco Noir 2(2009)
- #31AmazonPortland Noir(2009)
- #32AmazonDelhi Noir(2009)
- #33AmazonPhoenix Noir(2009)
- #34AmazonLos Angeles Noir 2(2010)
- #35AmazonMexico City Noir(2010)
- #36AmazonRichmond Noir(2010)
- #37AmazonOrange County Noir(2010)
- #38AmazonIndian Country Noir(2010)
- #39AmazonMoscow Noir(2010)
- #40AmazonLone Star Noir(2010)
- #41AmazonPhiladelphia Noir(2010)
- #42AmazonHaiti Noir(2010)
- #43AmazonCopenhagen Noir(2010)
- #44AmazonPittsburgh Noir(2011)
- #45AmazonSan Diego Noir(2011)
- #46AmazonBarcelona Noir(2011)
- #47AmazonCape Cod Noir(2011)
- #48AmazonNew Jersey Noir(2011)
- #49AmazonStaten Island Noir(2012)
- #50AmazonWhen They Are Done With Us(2012)
- #51AmazonMumbai Noir(2012)
- #52AmazonLong Island Noir(2012)
- #53AmazonVenice Noir(2012)
- #54AmazonKingston Noir(2012)
- #55AmazonSt. Petersburg Noir(2012)
- #56AmazonKansas City Noir(2012)
- #57AmazonBoston Noir 2(2012)
- #58AmazonUSA Noir(2013)
- #59AmazonManila Noir(2013)
- #60AmazonBuffalo Noir(2013)
- #61AmazonDallas Noir(2013)
- #62AmazonHaiti Noir 2(2013)
- #63AmazonSingapore Noir(2014)
- #64AmazonPrison Noir(2014)
- #65AmazonTel Aviv Noir(2014)
- #66AmazonTehran Noir(2014)
- #67AmazonBelfast Noir(2014)
- #68AmazonHelsinki Noir(2014)
- #69AmazonRio Noir(2014)
- #70AmazonProvidence Noir(2015)
- #71AmazonChicago Noir: The Classics(2015)
- #72AmazonMemphis Noir(2015)
- #73AmazonZagreb Noir(2015)
- #74AmazonMarseille Noir(2015)
- #75AmazonBeirut Noir(2015)
- #76AmazonNew Orleans Noir: The Classics(2016)
- #77AmazonStockholm Noir(2016)
- #78AmazonBrussels Noir(2016)
- #79AmazonMississippi Noir(2016)
- #80AmazonSt. Louis Noir(2016)
- #81AmazonPrague Noir(2016)
- #82AmazonSan Juan Noir(2016)
- #83AmazonOakland Noir(2017)
- #84AmazonTrinidad Noir: The Classics(2017)
- #85AmazonAtlanta Noir(2017)
- #86AmazonNew Haven Noir(2017)
- #87AmazonMontana Noir(2017)
- #88AmazonBuenos Aires Noir(2017)
- #89AmazonMontreal Noir(2017)
- #90AmazonBerlin Noir(2018)
- #91AmazonSão Paulo Noir(2018)
- #92AmazonSanta Cruz Noir(2018)
- #93AmazonLagos Noir(2018)
- #94AmazonMarrakech Noir(2018)
- #95AmazonBaghdad Noir(2018)
- #96AmazonVancouver Noir(2018)
- #97AmazonSydney Noir(2018)
- #98AmazonHong Kong Noir(2018)
- #99AmazonAmsterdam Noir(2019)
- #100AmazonMilwaukee Noir(2019)
- #101AmazonHouston Noir(2019)
- #102AmazonNairobi Noir(2020)
- #103AmazonColumbus Noir(2020)
- #104AmazonSanta Fe Noir(2020)
- #105AmazonAlabama Noir(2020)
- #106AmazonBerkeley Noir(2020)
- #107AmazonAddis Ababa Noir(2020)
- #108AmazonTampa Bay Noir(2020)
- #109AmazonMiami Noir: The Classics(2020)
- #110AmazonAccra Noir(2020)
- #111AmazonBelgrade Noir(2020)
- #112AmazonPalm Springs Noir(2021)
- #113AmazonParis Noir: The Suburbs(2022)
- #114AmazonDenver Noir(2022)
- #115AmazonSouth Central Noir(2022)
- #116AmazonCleveland Noir(2023)
- #117AmazonEast Jerusalem Noir(2023)
- #118AmazonWest Jerusalem Noir(2023)
- #119AmazonHonolulu Noir(2024)
- #120AmazonSacramento Noir(2025)
- #121AmazonHamburg Noir(2025)
- #1AmazonThe Book of Virtue(2012)
- #2AmazonPronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)(2012)
- #3AmazonThe Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)(2012)
- #4AmazonThe Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)(2012)
- #5AmazonAn Acceptable Sacrifice (By: Jeffery Deaver)(2012)
- #6AmazonDeath Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)(2012)
- #7AmazonThe Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)(2013)
- #8AmazonRides a Stranger (By: David Bell)(2013)
- #9AmazonThe Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)(2013)
- #10AmazonThe Book of Ghosts (By: Reed Farrel Coleman)(2013)
- #11AmazonThe Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)(2014)
- #12AmazonWhat's in a Name? (By: Thomas H. Cook)(2014)
- #13AmazonRemaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)(2014)
- #14AmazonThe Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)(2014)
- #15AmazonThe Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)(2014)
- #16AmazonBook Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)(2014)
- #17AmazonThe Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)(2014)
- #18AmazonIt's in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)(2014)
- #19AmazonThe Scroll (By: Anne Perry)(2014)
- #20AmazonThe Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)(2015)
- #21AmazonThe Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)(2015)
- #22AmazonCondor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)(2015)
- #23AmazonMystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)(2015)
- #24AmazonEvery Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)(2015)
- #25AmazonFrom the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)(2015)
- #26AmazonThe Travelling Companion (By: Ian Rankin)(2016)
- #27AmazonCitadel (By: Stephen Hunter)(2016)
- #28AmazonReconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)(2016)
- #29AmazonDead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)(2016)
- #30AmazonThe Haze (By: James W. Hall)(2016)
- #31AmazonHoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)(2017)
- #32AmazonThe Pretty Little Box (By: Charles Todd)(2018)
- #33AmazonSeven Years (By: Peter Robinson)(2018)
- #34AmazonThe Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)(2018)
- #35AmazonThe Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)(2018)
- #36AmazonThe Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)(2020)
- #37AmazonThe Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)(2022)
- #38AmazonThe Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)(2022)
- #39AmazonThe Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)(2022)
- #1AmazonThe Guards(2001)
- #2AmazonThe Killing of the Tinkers(2002)
- #3AmazonThe Magdalen Martyrs(2003)
- #4AmazonThe Dramatist(2004)
- #5AmazonThe Dead Room(2005)
- #6AmazonPriest(2006)
- #7AmazonCross(2007)
- #8AmazonSanctuary(2008)
- #9AmazonThe Devil(2010)
- #10AmazonHeadstone(2011)
- #11AmazonPurgatory(2013)
- #12AmazonGreen Hell(2015)
- #13AmazonThe Emerald Lie(2016)
- #14AmazonThe Ghosts of Galway(2017)
- #15AmazonIn the Galway Silence(2018)
- #16AmazonGalway Girl(2019)
- #17AmazonA Galway Epiphany(2020)
- #18AmazonGalway Confidential(2024)
- #19AmazonGalway's Edge(2025)
- #1AmazonRambo (By: David Morrell)(2022)
- #2AmazonElvis Cole and Joe Pike (By: Robert Crais)(2022)
- #3AmazonJack Taylor(2022)
- #4AmazonJack Reacher (By: Lee Child)(2022)
- #5AmazonCharlie Parker (By: John Connolly)(2022)
- #6AmazonHieronymus Bosch (By: Michael Connelly)(2022)
- #7AmazonLincoln Rhyme (By: Jeffery Deaver)(2022)
- #8AmazonAlex Delaware (By: Jonathan Kellerman)(2022)
- #9AmazonTess Monaghan (By: Laura Lippman)(2022)
- #10AmazonCharlie Resnick (By: John Harvey)(2022)
- #11AmazonPeter Decker and Rina Lazarus (By: Faye Kellerman)(2022)
- #12AmazonInspector Morse (By: Colin Dexter)(2022)
- #13AmazonDismas Hardy (By: John Lescroart)(2022)
- #14AmazonBob Lee Swagger (By: Stephen Hunter)(2022)
- #15AmazonAloysius X. L. Pendergast (By: Douglas Preston)(2022)
- #16AmazonLou Boldt (By: Ridley Pearson)(2022)
- #17AmazonSpenser (By: Robert B. Parker)(2022)
- #18AmazonCharlotte and Thomas Pitt (By: Anne Perry)(2022)
- #19AmazonJohn Rebus (By: Ian Rankin)(2022)
- #20AmazonMallory (By: Carol O'Connell)(2022)
- #21AmazonJane Whitefield (By: Thomas Perry)(2022)
- #22AmazonIan Rutledge (By: Charles Todd)(2022)
- #23AmazonAmos Walker (By: Loren D. Estleman)(2022)
- #24AmazonPrecious Ramotswe (By: Alexander McCall Smith)(2022)
- #25AmazonMaisie Dobbs (By: Jacqueline Winspear)(2022)
- #26AmazonThe Lincoln Lawyer (By: Michael Connelly)(2022)
- #27AmazonCondor (By: James Grady)(2023)
- #28AmazonBen Kincaid (By: William Bernhardt)(2023)
- #29AmazonRepairman Jack (By: F. Paul Wilson)(2023)
- #30AmazonJoe Pickett (By: C.J. Box)(2024)
- #31AmazonPeter Diamond (By: Peter Lovesey)(2024)
- #32AmazonNathan Heller (By: Max Allan Collins)(2024)
- #1AmazonShades of Grace(1993)
- #2AmazonHer Last Call to Louis MacNeice(1997)
- #3AmazonRilke on Black(1997)
- #4AmazonThe Hackman Blues(1997)
- #5AmazonLondon Boulevard(2002)
- #6AmazonDispatching Baudelaire(2004)
- #7AmazonAmerican Skin(2006)
- #8AmazonOnce Were Cops(2008)
- #9AmazonTower (With: Reed Farrel Coleman)(2009)
- #10AmazonCallous(2021)
- #11AmazonMurder by the Book(2005)
- #12AmazonTime of the Green(2008)
- #13AmazonWednesday’s Child(2010)
- #14AmazonFuneral: Tales of Irish Morbidities(1992)
- #15AmazonSherry and Other Stories(1994)
- #16AmazonTime of Serena-May and Upon the Third Cross(1995)
- #17AmazonA Fifth of Bruen: Early Fiction of Ken Bruen(2006)
About Ken Bruen
Ken Bruen is a critically acclaimed author known for his gritty and intense crime novels. Born in Galway in 1951, he spent twenty-five years as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, Southeast Asia, and South America, experiences that heavily influenced his writing. His novels have garnered widespread recognition, including the highly acclaimed Jack Taylor series, which debuted with The Guards in 2001. Other notable works include Her Last Call to Louis Mac Niece, which is in production for Pilgrim Pictures, and the "White Trilogy," acquired by Channel 4. His writing has earned him numerous awards, including two Shamus Awards from the Private Eye Writers of America for The Guards and The Dramatist. He also received the Best Series Award from the Crime Writers Association in 2007 for the Jack Taylor novels.
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