Order of Jack Taylor Books

The Jack Taylor series is a series of hardboiled crime fiction novels by Irish novelist Ken Bruen. The series is set in Galway and it takes you on the adventures of a disgraced ex-cop working as a PI. The series also looks at the decline of the Catholic Church in Ireland as a social and political power.

The Jack Taylor series began in 2001 with The Guards. Bruen’s Jack Taylor novels have won numerous awards, including the Shamus Award, Edgar Award, Macavity Award and Barry Award. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Ken Bruen’s Jack Taylor books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Jack Taylor Books

The Guards	(2001)
The Killing of the Tinkers	(2002)
The Magdalen Martyrs	(2003)
The Dramatist	(2004)
The Dead Room	(2005)
Priest	(2006)
Cross	(2007)
Sanctuary	(2008)
The Devil	(2010)
Headstone	(2011)
Purgatory	(2013)
Green Hell	(2015)
Emerald Lie	(2016)
The Ghosts of Galway	(2017)