Order of Christopher Brookmyre Books

Christopher Brookmyre stands as a prominent Scottish crime fiction author whose work exemplifies the Tartan Noir movement. Best known for his Jack Parlabane series, Brookmyre has carved out a distinctive niche by seamlessly weaving together humor, political insight, social observation, and high-octane action within compelling storylines.

Brookmyre burst onto the literary scene in 1996 with his debut novel, Quite Ugly One Morning, which immediately garnered critical acclaim and earned him the Critics' First Blood Award for Best First Crime Novel that same year. His talent for blending crime fiction with comedy has been consistently recognized, as evidenced by his Sherlock Award for Best Comic Detective in 2000 for Boiling a Frog, and the prestigious Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction in 2006 for All Fun And Games Until Someone Loses an Eye.

What sets Brookmyre apart in the crowded crime fiction landscape is his ability to craft narratives that are simultaneously thrilling and thought-provoking, delivering sharp social commentary alongside laugh-out-loud moments without sacrificing the gripping storytelling that keeps readers turning pages.

Publication Order of Angelique De Xavier Books

#TitleYearBuy
1
A Big Boy Did It and Ran AwayA Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
2001
2
The Sacred Art of StealingThe Sacred Art of Stealing
2002
3
A Snowball in HellA Snowball in Hell
2008

Publication Order of Anthologies

#TitleYearBuy
1
CrimespottingCrimespotting
2009
2
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8
2011
3
Bloody ScotlandBloody Scotland
2019

Publication Order of Jack Parlabane Books

#TitleYearBuy
1
Quite Ugly One MorningQuite Ugly One Morning
1996
2
Country of the BlindCountry of the Blind
1997
3
Boiling a FrogBoiling a Frog
2000
4
Be My EnemyBe My Enemy
2004
5
Attack Of The Unsinkable Rubber DucksAttack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks
2007
6
The Last Day of ChristmasThe Last Day of Christmas
2014
7
Dead Girl WalkingDead Girl Walking
2015
8
Black WidowBlack Widow
2016
9
Want You Gone / The Last HackWant You Gone / The Last Hack
2017

Publication Order of Jasmine Sharp Investigations Books

#TitleYearBuy
1
Where the Bodies Are BuriedWhere the Bodies Are Buried
2011
2
When the Devil DrivesWhen the Devil Drives
2012
3
Flesh Wounds/Bred in the BoneFlesh Wounds/Bred in the Bone
2013
4
Siege MentalitySiege Mentality
2017

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

#TitleYearBuy
1
The Last Siege of Bothwell CastleThe Last Siege of Bothwell Castle
2019

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

#TitleYearBuy
1
Jaggy SplintersJaggy Splinters
2012

Standalone Novels

#TitleYearBuy
1
Not the End of the WorldNot the End of the World
1998
2
One Fine Day in the Middle of the NightOne Fine Day in the Middle of the Night
1999
3
All Fun And Games Until Somebody Loses An EyeAll Fun And Games Until Somebody Loses An Eye
2005
4
A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black PencilA Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil
2006
5
PandaemoniumPandaemonium
2009
6
BedlamBedlam
2013
7
Places in the DarknessPlaces in the Darkness
2017
8
Fallen AngelFallen Angel
2019
9
The CutThe Cut
2020
10
The Cliff HouseThe Cliff House
2023
11
The Cracked MirrorThe Cracked Mirror
2024