Jake Needham Reading Order

1 book (2013–2013)

#	Title
1	Death Toll 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2025–2026)

The Charlie Trust series is an ongoing mystery and thriller sequence by Jake Needham comprising four books published between 2025 and 2026. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Habeas Corpus, followed by A Jury Of His Peers, Contempt of Court, and Hearsay Testimony. With its titles drawn from legal terminology, the series explores crime and justice through interconnected narratives.

Start with Habeas Corpus, the first of 4 books in the Charlie Trust series.

9 books (2008–2025)

The Inspector Samuel Tay series comprises nine mystery and thriller novels by Jake Needham, published between 2008 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Ambassador's Wife and continuing through The Detective Gone Gray and the most recent entry, Goodbye, Mr. Boogie. This collection follows the investigative journey of Inspector Samuel Tay across titles including The Umbrella Man, The Dead American, The Girl in the Window, And Brother It's Starting To Rain, Mongkok Station, and Who The Hell Is Harry Black?.

Start with The Ambassador's Wife, the first of 9 books in the Inspector Samuel Tay series.

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1	The Ambassador's Wife 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Umbrella Man 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Dead American 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Girl in the Window 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	And Brother It's Starting To Rain 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Mongkok Station 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Who The Hell Is Harry Black? 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Detective Gone Gray 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Goodbye, Mr. Boogie 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2002–2022)

The Jack Shepherd series spans seven mystery and thriller novels published between 2002 and 2022, following the character Jack Shepherd across stories that should be read in publication order. Beginning with Laundry Man and concluding with The Nineteen, the series appears to be complete. The books in sequence are Laundry Man, Killing Plato, A World of Trouble, The King of Macau, Don't Get Caught, And Brother It's Starting To Rain, and The Nineteen.

Start with Laundry Man, the first of 7 books in the Jack Shepherd series.

#	Title
1	Laundry Man 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Killing Plato 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A World of Trouble 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The King of Macau 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Don't Get Caught 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	And Brother It's Starting To Rain 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Nineteen 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1999–1999)

#	Title
1	The Big Mango 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1999–2019)

Jake Needham's Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels series consists of eleven mystery and thriller books published between 1999 and 2019, following a complete story arc that should be read in publication order. Beginning with The Big Mango and concluding with And Brother It's Starting To Rain, the series explores crime and intrigue across Asian settings with interconnected narratives and recurring characters. The collection includes titles such as Laundry Man, Killing Plato, The Ambassador's Wife, A World of Trouble, The Umbrella Man, The Dead American, The King of Macau, The Girl in the Window, and Don't Get Caught.

Start with The Big Mango, the first of 11 books in the The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Big Mango 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Laundry Man 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Killing Plato 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Ambassador's Wife 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A World of Trouble 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Umbrella Man 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Dead American 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The King of Macau 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Girl in the Window 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Don't Get Caught 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	And Brother It's Starting To Rain 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible