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Thomas Austin Crime Books in Order

by D.D. BlackMystery, Thriller & Suspense

13 books from The Bones at Point No Point (2022) to An Ending on Elliott Bay (2026). Rated 4.5 across 5,188 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. The Bones at Point No Point

    Book 1 2022 4.2 (1.2k)

    Thomas Austin was once a prominent NYPD detective, known for locking up a psychopathic serial killer dubbed "The Holiday Baby Butcher".

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  2. The Shadows of Pike Place

    Book 2 2022 4.4 (543)

    When the matriarch of a rich Seattle family dies under suspicious circumstances, private investigator Thomas Austin is on the case. This time, the suspect list is easy....

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  3. The Fallen of Foulweather Bluff

    Book 3 2023 by D. D. Black 4.5 (432)

    On Memorial Day, 1992, three decorated navy officers disappeared in the sleepy beach town of Hansville, Washington. Thirty years later, their medals were found in the marshlands of Foulweather Bluff. So were their bones....

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  4. The Horror at Murden Cove

    Book 4 2023 4.5 (409)

    The fourth book in this twisty, fast-paced mystery series, The Horror at Murden Cove locks you on a storm-battered island with a killer whose motive is so deranged, you'll have to listen to this audiobook twice to believe it....

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  5. The Terror in the Emerald City

    Book 5 2023 4.5 (312)

    With 60,000 fans in the crosshairs, and the world watching live on TV, Austin must find a weak point in the terrorists' plans before the countdown ends.

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  6. The Drowning at Dyes Inlet

    Book 6 2023 by D. D. Black 4.6 (318)

    Gripping, visceral, and hauntingly evocative, The Drowning at Dyes Inlet is a pulse-pounding mystery that will leave you breathless and questioning everything you thought you knew about the depths of true love....

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  7. The Nightmare at Manhattan Beach

    Book 7 2023 4.6 (321)

    In the city where he lost everything, he'll stop at nothing to learn the truth. Former NYPD detective Thomas Austin has spent three long years haunted by his wife Fiona's unsolved murder....

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  8. The Silence at Mystery Bay

    Book 8 2024 4.3 (277)

    Private investigator Thomas Austin is enjoying a relaxing holiday vacation in picturesque Port Townsend, Washington, accompanied by an intriguing new friend.

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  9. The Darkness at Deception Pass

    Book 9 2024 4.6 (241)

    It's not the fall that kills you. Three years ago, the body of an elderly woman was found in the cool waters beneath the Deception Pass Bridge near Whidbey Island, Washigton.

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  10. The Vanishing at Opal Creek

    Book 10 2024 4.6 (236)

    Amidst the rugged beauty of Oregon's Opal Creek Wilderness, a contestant on a reality survival show falls to his death from an isolated cliff, his body later devoured by black bears.

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  11. The Secrets of Second Beach

    Book 11 2025 4.7 (413)

    When the body of a beloved social media star washes up on the rocky shores of Second Beach, panic spreads through the surrounding coastal community. What was once a peaceful haven is now shrouded in fear, and the locals demand answers.

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  12. The Bodies on Horse Heaven Hill

    Book 12 2026 4.7 (401)

    When the skeletal remains of a long-missing woman are unearthed in the rolling vineyards of Washington’s Horse Heaven Hills, Detective Thomas Austin is pulled into a case with eerie echoes of the past.

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  13. An Ending on Elliott Bay

    Book 13 2026 4.9 (51)

    Eventually, every story comes to an end. Thomas Austin has three weeks until his daughter is born. Three weeks to finish the nursery, keep the peace at home, and finally put the badge away for good.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Thomas Austin Crime is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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