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ⓘ About D.D. Black
“The Bones at Point No Point” is the first novel in the “Thomas Austin” series and was released in 2022. How do you catch a killer that’s already behind bars? Thomas Austin, once upon a time, was a prominent NYPD detective, known for locking up this psychopathic serial killer dubbed “The Holiday Baby Butcher”. Now retired in a tiny beach town in the Pacific Northwest, and he runs this little cafe, attempting to overcome losing his wife, a DA that was gunned down just a year ago. However when this mysterious bag of bones shows up on a beach nearby, he’s pulled back into a world that he thought he had left behind. The holiday Baby Butcher has been locked up, so this has to be a copycat. Yet with every new clue, the killer seems to be ever closer to the real thing.
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The Confession at Friday Harbor
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is D.D. Black?
“The Bones at Point No Point” is the first novel in the “Thomas Austin” series and was released in 2022. How do you catch a killer that’s already behind bars? Thomas Austin, once upon a time, was a prominent NYPD detective, known for locking up this psychopathic serial killer dubbed “The Holiday Baby Butcher”.
Which D.D. Black series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Thomas Austin Crime Thriller series, the earliest of D.D. Black's multi-book series: it opens with The Bones at Point No Point (2022) and runs to 14 books across 2022–2026, ending with The Confession at Friday Harbor (2026). D.D. Black's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has D.D. Black written?
D.D. Black has 25 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2022 and 2027. 23 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Thomas Austin Crime Thriller series with 14 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should D.D. Black's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. D.D. Black's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Thomas Austin Crime Thriller (2022–2026, 14 books), Brandon Penny (2022, 1 book) and FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D. (2024–2027, 7 books), plus 1 more.
How are D.D. Black's books organised into series?
This guide splits D.D. Black's 25 books into 4 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Thomas Austin Crime Thriller (14 books, 2022–2026); FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D. (7 books, 2024–2027); Brandon Penny (1 book, 2022); Silas West Psychological Mystery (1 book, 2025).