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Harpur & Iles Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Harpur & Iles books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Harpur & Iles series? Start with "You'd Better Believe It" (1985) and follow publication order through all 37 books.
The complete Harpur & Iles reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
You'd Better Believe It
1985
The Lolita Man
1987
Halo Parade
1987
Protection
1988
Come Clean
1989
Take
1990
Club
1991
Astride a Grave
1991
Gospel
1992
Roses, Roses
1993
In Good Hands
1994
The Detective Is Dead
1995
Top Banana
1996
Panicking Ralph
1998
Lovely Mover
1998
Eton Crop
1999
Kill Me
2000
Pay Days
2001
Naked at the Window
2002
The Girl with the Long Back
2003
Easy Streets
2004
Wolves of Memory
2005
The Sixth Man and Other Stories
2006
Girls
2006
2007
In the Absence of Iles
2008
Hotbed
2009
I Am Gold
2010
Vacuum
2011
Undercover
2012
Play Dead
2013
Disclosures
2014
Blaze Away
2015
First Fix Your Alibi
2016
Close
2017
Hitmen I Have Known
2019
Low Pastures
2022
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