Adam Croft Reading Order

5 books (2011–2019)

The Kempston Hardwick Mysteries is a completed five-book mystery series by Adam Croft, published between 2011 and 2019. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Exit Stage Left and continuing through The Westerlea House Mystery, Death Under the Sun, The Thirteenth Room, and concluding with The Wrong Man. This series combines mystery and thriller elements across its full span.

Start with Exit Stage Left, the first of 5 books in the Kempston Hardwick Mysteries series.

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1	Exit Stage Left 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Westerlea House Mystery 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Death Under the Sun 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Thirteenth Room 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Wrong Man 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (2010–2021)

The Knight and Culverhouse series is a mystery and thriller collection spanning ten books published between 2010 and 2021. The series appears to be complete, with entries that should be read in publication order beginning with Too Close For Comfort. The subsequent titles are Guilty as Sin, Jack Be Nimble, Rough Justice, In Too Deep, In the Name of the Father, With A Vengeance, Dead & Buried, In Plain Sight, and Snakes and Ladders.

Start with Too Close For Comfort, the first of 10 books in the Knight and Culverhouse series.

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1	Too Close For Comfort 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Guilty as Sin 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Jack Be Nimble 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Rough Justice 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	In Too Deep 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	In the Name of the Father 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	With A Vengeance 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Dead & Buried 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	In Plain Sight 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Snakes and Ladders 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2012–2013)

Adam Croft's two-book non-fiction series explores mystery and thriller writing through personal narrative and practical guidance. Published between 2012 and 2013, the series begins with We Need to Talk About Adam before moving to Tips for Writers. This complete series should be read in publication order to follow the author's intended progression of ideas and insights.

Start with We Need to Talk About Adam and read in order.

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1	We Need to Talk About Adam 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tips for Writers 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2020–2024)

The Rutland Crime series comprises six mystery and thriller novels by Adam Croft, beginning with On Borrowed Time in 2020 and continuing through No Way Out in 2024. The series remains ongoing with new installments expected. Readers should follow the books in publication order to experience the unfolding investigations and character development across the complete story arc.

Start with On Borrowed Time, the first of 6 books in the Rutland Crime series.

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1	On Borrowed Time 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	What Lies Beneath 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	In Cold Blood 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Kiss of Death 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Moment of Truth 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	No Way Out 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2019–2020)

The Sam Barker series is a two-book mystery and thriller collection written by Adam Croft alongside Steven Moore. Both novels were published between 2019 and 2020, with the series now complete. Readers should follow publication order, beginning with Absolution and continuing to Betrayal to experience the story as intended.

Start with Absolution(With: Steven Moore) and read in order.

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1	Absolution(With: Steven Moore) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Betrayal(With: Steven Moore) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2016–2017)

Adam Croft's three-book collection of mystery and thriller short stories and novellas was published between 2016 and 2017. The series is complete and should be read in publication order: Gone, Love You To Death, and The Harder They Fall. These standalone stories offer quick, compact narratives within the author's signature mystery and thriller genres.

Start with Gone and read in order.

6 books (2015–2020)

Adam Croft's mystery and thriller series comprises six standalone novels published between 2015 and 2020. Though each book can be read independently, they are best enjoyed in publication order beginning with Her Last Tomorrow, followed by In Her Image, Only the Truth, Tell Me I'm Wrong, The Perfect Lie, and Closer To You. The complete series concluded in 2020.

Start with Her Last Tomorrow, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Her Last Tomorrow 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	In Her Image 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Only the Truth 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Tell Me I'm Wrong 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Perfect Lie 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Closer To You 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2017–2017)