John Harvey Books in Order

Dan's motorcycle gang shelters in a ruined church until a battle with the Dudes brings the police and army down on them. After the bombardment, a lone rider sets out to revive the Hell's Angels.

In a repressive future Britain, the Hell's Angels appear to have vanished under government pressure. Their violent return brings them into conflict with the vicious Dudes, unleashing gang warfare against a backdrop of harsh official control.

Private investigator Scott Mitchell answers a plea for help from Candi Carter, the famous singer he once loved. Finding her murdered in Nottingham leaves him beaten and arrested, caught in a case with deeply personal stakes.

Jed Herne's travels bring him into conflict with Isaiah Coburn, a dangerous killer. When Becky encounters Coburn beside the river, Herne faces another violent confrontation on the vengeance trail that has already cost him dearly.

Scott Mitchell is hired to find Cathy, the niece of powerful London figure Crosby Blake. A ransom demand forbids involving the police, leaving the private investigator to navigate dangerous lies while trying to bring her home alive.

Jed Herne has left his life as a hired killer behind, hoping for peace with his wife. Violence destroys that refuge and sends him back onto the trail, seeking vengeance against those responsible for her death.

Jed Herne is hired to recover Emmie-Lou Parsons after Apaches capture her, but she has been trying to escape her controlling husband. Keeping his contract puts Herne against captors, bandits, and the woman he is retrieving.

Jed Herne accepts a seemingly simple job: pay Mexican rebels and transport antiques to New Orleans. Greed, betrayal, and the involvement of Whitey Coburn turn the cross-border errand into a much more dangerous undertaking.

Hired by a developer to watch a London building, Scott Mitchell abandons surveillance and goes inside. He is knocked unconscious and wakes beside a murdered girl, turning routine work into a dangerous struggle to uncover the truth.

Scott Mitchell expects an adultery investigation to provide easy money with little danger. A stranger's violent visit to his office suggests otherwise, forcing him to discover why a routine divorce case has made him a target.

Jed Herne pursues a corrupt United States senator whose efforts to escape revenge include sending killers after him. The gunfighter must survive those attacks to reach the powerful man at the heart of his pursuit.

Jed Herne continues hunting the men responsible for his wife's death. His path crosses Whitey Coburn, a gunman he regards as an equal, bringing another dangerous encounter into an already violent quest for revenge.

Caleb Thorn leads condemned criminals on Union raids during the Civil War, but his commander separates him from his men. Sent into the Battle of Shiloh, he faces mass combat instead of the guerrilla missions he knows.

During a bitter Civil War winter, Caleb Thorn leads reprieved criminals on raids against the Confederacy. A Christmas confrontation with Southern captain Hector Tyree pushes even this ruthless unit's fighting abilities to their limits.

A cold feud between the Double C and Broken Bow outfits heats up when Jed Herne becomes a deputy marshal. Taking the badge places the hired gunfighter in the middle of a conflict turning increasingly violent.

Jed Herne wants only to bury Becky, leaving a gang's theft of government printing plates to others. When the thieves rob her coffin of a treasured pendant, their crime becomes personal and draws him into pursuit.

In 1862, Thorn's Raiders are ordered to destroy two Confederate steamers supplying garrisons along the Mississippi. Discovering young Southern women aboard one vessel creates a dangerous complication for a commander accustomed to treating everyone as an enemy.

After violence at Bull Run devastates his personal life, Caleb Thorn joins the Union army. His commanding officer is the father of a man Thorn killed in a duel, making military service another arena for vengeance.

Left beaten and dying in the desert by the Doubleday brothers, Apache warrior Cuchillo Oro survives and seeks revenge. The pursuit of Hernando's legendary gold places him in a struggle where treasure and personal vengeance become inseparable.

Pursuing a target in Kansas forces Jed Herne to confront memories of riding with Quantrill's Raiders. A dying man brings the Civil War's brutality back into focus, linking his present work with a past he tried to bury.

Caleb Thorn commands a band of hardened Union fighters on destructive missions into Confederate territory. Their orders to seek and destroy give his violent instincts free rein as personal vengeance and military duty drive the raids.

Needing money, Jed Herne joins Drummond's vigilantes as they terrorize Montana ranch country. When their violence goes further than he can accept, the hired gun turns against them, transforming employment into an all-out fight.

Jared Hawk helps fellow gunman Aaron Turner capture a wanted man, expecting another straightforward payday. A range war draws them onto opposing sides, forcing Hawk to confront the man he recently worked beside in a deadly conflict.

The Gringos are assigned to collect weapons in El Paso and deliver them to Pancho Villa across the border. Betrayal turns the mission into a rescue when their leader faces hanging, demanding the others' courage and firepower.

The Gringos attempt to buy American weapons for the Mexican revolution, but a violent encounter in Galveston leaves them empty-handed. Returning to Emiliano Zapata without the guns places the four outlaws in another dangerous predicament.

Hunting a wanted outlaw, Jared Hawk reaches Santa Maria during a revenge war between Mexicans and Apaches. The townspeople pay him to lead them to safety, binding him to a promise along a dangerous escape route.

As rebel armies close on Mexico City in 1914, government forces prepare a biplane attack using explosives stored in Reynosa. The Gringos confront this new threat from the air with the weapons and fighting skills they know.

In a politically divided Britain, a freelance journalist uncovers secret plans to overthrow the government. His discovery should provoke action, but persuading anyone to believe him becomes a crucial obstacle to exposing the threat.

Four outlawed Americans join the fighting in revolutionary Mexico, carrying wounds and grudges from their former lives. Known as the Gringos, they pursue money, freedom, and vengeance amid a conflict that offers little protection to anyone.

Sisters Eliza and Lily Sowren control Wild Rose City in Dakota Territory and hire Jed Herne to protect their silver mine. Investigating thieves and killers reveals that their respectable appearance conceals a far more complicated reality.

Jed Herne signs on as a cavalry scout, expecting danger from hostile Sioux fighters. An enemy within his own ranks proves equally threatening when Sergeant Chance Lattimer makes clear his determination to see the gunfighter dead.

Philip Garrett hires gunfighter Jared Hawk to escort him and his niece Sarah Lee to Los Angeles. Professional killers block their route, turning an ordinary protection job into a dangerous journey along the California trail.

Jed Herne's memories return to the Lincoln County War, where he fought alongside Billy the Kid for the Tunstall and McSween faction. Their involvement in the feud draws them into conflict with lawmen and rival gunmen.

The people of Rising Star hire Jared Hawk to confront James Hunter and his gunmen, persuading him to become marshal. Discoveries about his employer and intended target complicate the promise he has made to clean up the town.

A scalped body in a Stillwater saloon leads Wes Hart toward a crooked rancher and a suspicious deal involving the Cheyenne. Uncovering the reason for the violence also brings him into contact with outlaw Belle Starr.

After Quint steals his horse, Wes Hart pursues the gunman across the prairie. Quint's involvement with Belle Starr's cattle-rustling operation turns the chase into paid work for Hart, bringing additional enemies into an already dangerous pursuit.

Jed Herne reluctantly accepts Sheriff Abernathy's offer to rescue a senator's daughter from Mescalero raiders. The promised payment draws him into a dangerous mission involving violent young men and an old enemy with unfinished business.

A jealous marshal jails Jared Hawk just before the Kincaid gang raids Eagle Pass. Accused of joining the outlaws, Hawk must track them down to clear his name or face hanging for crimes he did not commit.

Pancho Villa sends the Gringos to collect howitzers at Tampico for his advance on Zacatecas. What appears to be another weapons deal conceals a trap, leaving the mercenaries fighting for survival as well as their payment.

Jared Hawk kills a gunman in a confrontation, unaware that the man's brother leads the Brava gang. After Luis Brava leaves him for dead, a paid assignment to hunt the gang becomes a chance for personal revenge.

Hoping for a break from killing, Jared Hawk tries to enjoy whiskey and women without drawing his gun. Escorting a prisoner to the gallows promises four hundred dollars, but the supposedly simple assignment soon turns violent.

The Gringos accept an assignment from Pancho Villa to help a bandit rob a bank in Mazatlan. Their partners cannot be trusted, and a vengeful pursuer makes an already dangerous job harder to complete alive.

Wes Hart takes work as regulator in the silver town of Tago, where violent men have competing reasons to want him dead. A killer, a silver thief, and a man seeking revenge complicate his new position.

Jared Hawk accepts a thousand dollars to deliver a dangerous bull to Mexico City. The animal is not his only problem: enemies along the route and at its destination turn the unusual assignment into a deadly journey.

Caldwell hires Wes Hart after desperadoes steal the money raised to bring a railroad to town. A cattle baron's opposition and Hart's attraction to a widow complicate his efforts to protect the community and recover its funds.

A poker game and gunfight lead Jared Hawk to a new assignment tracking Pole, an outlaw who murdered his betrayer and abducted the man's daughter. The pursuit takes Hawk into New Mexico, where another confrontation awaits.

Jed Herne agrees to help journalist Thaddeus Ray photograph Geronimo, while the cavalry also pursues the Apache leader. When Thaddeus and his brother are captured, Herne must turn a scouting assignment into a dangerous rescue.

Oveda's imprisonment threatens the Mexican Revolution, and the Gringos are paid to secure his freedom. Breaking into a prison considered impregnable forces the mercenaries to attempt a rescue whose success matters far beyond their own survival.

Bank robber George Wright uses his resemblance to Jed Herne to blame the gunfighter for his crimes. Herne must hunt Wright and his gang while avoiding citizens determined to hang the man they believe responsible.

Wes Hart agrees to escort young Alice to Denver, expecting an easy payment. Silver hidden in their stagecoach attracts Lee Sternberg's gang, turning the journey into an ambush and kidnapping that put the child's safety at risk.

Ben King hires Jared Hawk after the Willard brothers abduct his wife from a train. Hawk dislikes his employer's methods but accepts the money, only to discover that rescuing the woman involves a dangerous web of intrigue.

Jed Herne agrees to help Tom Lenegan and the young woman he loves. Katie's family is prepared to kill to keep them apart, drawing the experienced gunfighter into a struggle to protect the couple from violent opposition.

Pancho Villa permits a Hollywood film crew to follow his campaign in exchange for weapons and the Gringos' services. As the mercenaries prepare for a major battle, the filmmakers' interference adds another complication to their dangerous work.

A stop in Stow Wells for dental treatment brings Jed Herne a job guarding a silver shipment. Attacks on the stagecoach and a veterans' home draw him into violence, alongside a stranger claiming to be his father.

Wes Hart joins detective Fowler in searching for a wealthy woman's missing son in San Francisco. Their investigation takes them into the city's brothels, where finding the runaway proves more dangerous than the assignment first suggests.

Jared Hawk sets out to confront Jack Shade, an outlaw with a long history of robbery and killing. Taking five thousand dollars of Shade's money, Hawk plans to use the stolen cash as bait for a trap.

The Gringos face a plot that threatens the freedom promised by the Mexican Revolution. With the struggle reaching a decisive stage, the mercenaries must confront enemies determined to turn the country's fight for liberation to their own advantage.

Dying prospector Jamie Edwards asks Jed Herne to tell his wife about a silver strike near Fallen Lake. Herne agrees, unaware that train robbers murdered Edwards and will stop at nothing to seize the valuable discovery.

While pursuing bank robbers disguised as a minister and his sons, Jed Herne rescues Mary Anne Marie and her women. Taking work as their bodyguard lets him continue the hunt while protecting people exposed to further violence.

Wes Hart joins a Texas Rangers posse hunting John Wesley Hardin. The assignment pits the former Ranger against a dangerous outlaw whose early experience of killing mirrors Hart's own, bringing a personal edge to the pursuit.

After stopping a bank robbery in Santa Rosa, Jared Hawk accepts Charles Sweeney's offer to carry twenty thousand dollars to Tucson. Sweeney's wife and a killer named Ace draw him into a double cross that threatens the job.

Jared Hawk approaches a ghost town unaware that killers are waiting among its abandoned buildings. A knife fighter, an albino gunman, and a young man named Johnny threaten a confrontation in which Hawk's unsettled debts loom large.

Wes Hart is hired to find an elderly trapper and tell him about his brother's gold inheritance. Angry relatives complicate the errand, while two men riding from California bring grievances that could turn the job violent.

The Gringos continue fighting through the violence of the Mexican Revolution, where guns and money help determine who survives. Facing ruthless enemies, the mercenaries must keep themselves alive in a conflict that offers few safe choices.

Matthew Kilpatrick's daughter offers Jared Hawk a thousand dollars to bring back the body of her father's killer, Jesus Martinez. Taking the contract sends the gunfighter after a dangerous quarry in a violent confrontation along the border.

A banker hires Jed Herne to avenge his daughter's rape and murder. Hunting former Pony Express rider Charley Howell and his companion, the Kid, brings Herne's own history with the Express into a pursuit driven by vengeance.

Major Russell hires Jed Herne to settle his daughter Cassie's gambling debts. The assignment leads into blackmail, pornography, and murder, forcing Herne to confront dangers that threaten the young woman's life rather than merely her finances.

Jed Herne accepts money to escort the Cheyney family out of a remote Virginia forest after two men terrorize them. Their route through the small town of Texas exposes the gunfighter and his charges to further danger.

Aging and increasingly lonely, Jed Herne comes to the aid of a wagon train under threat. Protecting its travelers offers him a renewed sense of purpose, but defending them requires the veteran gunfighter to risk everything.

After pickpockets target Sam, Lenny, and their friend Karin while they watch street musicians, Sam begins investigating alone. His suspicions draw the Tempest twins into a New York mystery behind what initially seems a straightforward theft.

When Shirley Peters is murdered, her rejected boyfriend appears the obvious suspect. A second woman’s killing makes Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick question that conclusion, as connections between the victims suggest someone is exploiting lonely people looking for companionship.

Two burglars steal cocaine from a television director’s home, and one begins an affair with his wife. Inspector Resnick follows the resulting conflicts into drug dealing and the television industry, while the drugs’ real owner demands their return.

A series of knife attacks linked to a city hospital brings Charlie Resnick and his team into a difficult investigation. The attacker’s apparent anatomical knowledge raises disturbing possibilities, and the detectives must find the connection before another victim is struck.

A murdered child’s body is found in a disused warehouse, then another girl disappears without a trace. Charlie Resnick faces public alarm and mounting pressure, relying on patient investigation rather than easy assumptions to find the missing child.

A gang’s increasingly violent robberies remind Charlie Resnick of a case that nearly killed him a decade earlier. To stop the current spree, he must return to painful memories of both a dangerous criminal and his failed marriage.

Routine Christmas policing turns urgent when Dana Matthieson reports her flatmate Nancy missing. Charlie Resnick and his team search for her while Dana faces troubles of her own, knowing every passing hour reduces the chances of finding Nancy alive.

A woman attacks men who approach her for sex, while a visiting crime novelist receives threats during a Nottingham convention. Charlie Resnick’s overstretched team investigates both cases, looking for the clues that will prevent further violence.

A fifteen-year-old accused of attacking an elderly couple dies in custody, apparently by suicide. When the senior officer on the case is murdered, Charlie Resnick investigates the disturbing connections while developing feelings for the boy’s teacher.

Bodies discovered in a Nottingham canal suggest a serial killer, but Charlie Resnick’s partner Hannah recognizes one victim and suspects domestic abuse. Her involvement draws him into a case that unsettles his assumptions about violence, intimacy, and their own relationship.

A convicted murderer disappears while attending his mother’s funeral on compassionate leave. With Nottingham police already stretched by gang violence, drugs, and corruption, Charlie Resnick faces a manhunt shaped by complicated loyalties and the relationships that draw people into danger.

Released from prison after an art-forgery conviction, Sloane learns that a former lover has a daughter he never knew about. Searching for Connie in New York brings him face to face with the violent man controlling her life.

Retired detective Frank Elder remains haunted by Susan Blacklock’s disappearance. A suspect’s release and another missing girl draw him back into the investigation, while postcards from a killer suggest his estranged daughter has become part of the danger.

A police operation leaves a criminal and a young officer dead, and Detective Sergeant Maddy Birch suspects something is wrong. Frank Elder is drawn from retirement into the fallout while struggling to help his own deeply troubled daughter.

Frank Elder’s ex-wife asks him to investigate a friend’s missing sister in Nottingham. Finding her carefully arranged body recalls an unsolved murder from his police career, forcing him to revisit old relationships and disturbing histories to identify the killer.

A teenage girl dies in a gang shooting that Detective Inspector Lynn Kellogg survives. Charlie Resnick helps with the aftermath while Lynn’s investigation into trafficking and gunrunning exposes deceit that puts their professional work and personal relationship in danger.

Cambridge detectives Will Grayson and Helen Walker investigate the brutal killing of a film historian. His research into a former star, homophobic attacks, and a developer’s intimidation suggest competing motives, while the victim’s sister pursues clues on her own.

On his sixteenth birthday, Nick receives belongings left by the father who died by suicide years earlier. Exploring his father’s blues music and history offers a way to understand himself amid estate gangs, shifting friendships, and his first serious romance.

A girl disappears years after her half-sister died during a Cornwall holiday. Will Grayson and Helen Walker search for links between the cases, while a recently released offender becomes the focus of a suspicion that may lead them astray.