Reading order · 6 books · 2007 to 2025 · Set in London
Jack Hawksworth Books in Order
Detective Chief Inspector Jack Hawksworth of Scotland Yard is a clever, sensitive, unconventional London police officer who takes on serial killers and organised crime. Some cases take him to Australia.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2007 to 2025
- First book
- Bye Bye Baby
- Latest
- Blood Pact (2025)
- Setting
- Set in London
The reading order
Every Jack Hawksworth book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
6 books · Set in London
- 1Bye Bye Baby2007With Jack HawksworthA string of seemingly unrelated killings of men of the same age leads DCI Jack Hawksworth and his taskforce into decades-old cold cases.Buy on Amazon
- 2Beautiful Death2009With Jack HawksworthA body is found near the River Lea in London, and Jack Hawksworth hunts a methodical killer whose trail leads towards the illegal trade in human organs.Buy on Amazon
- 3Mirror Man2014With Jack HawksworthA series of bizarre, violent deaths baffles police, and Jack Hawksworth sets up Operation Mirror, turning to unconventional methods, including a notorious killer from his past.Buy on Amazon
- 4Dead Tide2023With Jack HawksworthOn sabbatical as a guest lecturer, Jack Hawksworth is drawn by a student’s suspicious death into a case that leads to Adelaide and the Yorke Peninsula, and an international crime syndicate.Buy on Amazon
- 5Foul Play2024With Jack HawksworthA superstar footballer is being blackmailed, and Jack Hawksworth finds that the same mastermind has targeted many of the world’s top male athletes.Buy on Amazon
- 6Blood Pact2025With Jack HawksworthSeconded to counter-terrorism, Jack Hawksworth investigates a string of product tampering incidents, and finds that each victim is linked to a single blood transfusion.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in publication order, starting with Bye Bye Baby. The cases stand alone.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Jack Hawksworth |
|---|---|
| 1 Bye Bye Baby | LLead |
| 2 Beautiful Death | LLead |
| 3 Mirror Man | LLead |
| 4 Dead Tide | LLead |
| 5 Foul Play | LLead |
| 6 Blood Pact | LLead |
Characters in the Jack Hawksworth books
1 character from Fiona McIntosh’s chart, with the number of Jack Hawksworth books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Jack HawksworthDetective Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard | 6 | Bye Bye Baby 2007 |