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Chris Dolley

5 Series • 16 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries Books
Start with: What Ho, Automata (2011)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Resonance (2005)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Magical Crimes: Twenty-Four Inches From Tulsa (2009)

ⓘ About Chris Dolley

Chris Dolley is a NY Times bestselling English author of fantasy, humor, science fiction, mystery, and thriller novels. He has written several mind-blowing books in his career and is particularly famous for writing the Reeves and Worcester Steampunk Mystery series. The writing career of author Dolley also consists of many standalone novels, a few novellas, and one nonfiction book. Dolley hails from Bournemouth, United Kingdom. He is also a pioneer designer of computer games and a teenage freedom fighter. It 1974, Dolley was given the task of publicizing the Student Rag Week of Plymouth. Instead of arranging an interview with a local newspaper, he decided to invade the neighboring country and create the Free Cornish Army.

All Book Series by Chris Dolley

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What Ho, Automata

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2011

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2011
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Reggiecide

Book 2 of 5 · published 2012

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2012
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The Aunt Paradox

Book 3 of 5 · published 2014

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2014
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The Unpleasantness at Baskerville Hall

Book 4 of 5 · published 2016

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2016
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Deja Vu Halloo

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2020

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2020
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Resonance

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2005

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2005
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Shift

Book 2 of 6 · published 2007

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2007
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French Fried

Book 3 of 6 · published 2010

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2010
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Medium Dead

Book 4 of 6 · published 2011

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2011
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An Unsafe Pair of Hands

Book 5 of 6 · published 2011

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2011
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Truth Lies Bleeding

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2025

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2025
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Magical Crimes: Twenty-Four Inches From Tulsa

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2009

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2009
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International Kittens of Mystery

Book 2 of 3 · published 2010

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2010
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Glampire

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2012

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2012
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Free Cornish Army

Single-title series · published 2019

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2019
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Mad Science Café

Single-title series · published 2016

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2016

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Chris Dolley?

Chris Dolley is a NY Times bestselling English author of fantasy, humor, science fiction, mystery, and thriller novels. He has written several mind-blowing books in his career and is particularly famous for writing the Reeves and Worcester Steampunk Mystery series. The writing career of author Dolley also consists of many standalone novels, a few novellas, and one nonfiction book.

Which Chris Dolley series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries series, the earliest of Chris Dolley's multi-book series: it opens with What Ho, Automata (2011) and runs to 5 books across 2011–2020, ending with Deja Vu Halloo (2020).

How many books has Chris Dolley written?

Chris Dolley has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2025. 5 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries series with 5 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Chris Dolley's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Chris Dolley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries (2011–2020, 5 books).

How are Chris Dolley's books organised into series?

This guide splits Chris Dolley's 16 books into 1 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries (5 books, 2011–2020).