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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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