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Jack Benton

3 Series • 15 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Slim Hardy Mysteries Books
Start with: The Man by the Sea (2018)
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Publication Order of Tokyo Lost Books
Start with: Broken (2016)
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Additional Titles
Start with: Index of Decatur County, Kansas, history (1984)

All Book Series by Jack Benton

1
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The Man by the Sea

Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2018

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2018
2
The Clockmaker's Secret book cover

The Clockmaker's Secret

Book 2 of 11 · published 2018

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2018
3
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The Games Keeper

Book 3 of 11 · published 2019

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2019
4
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Slow Train

Book 4 of 11 · published 2019

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2019
5
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The Angler's Tale

Book 5 of 11 · published 2020

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2020
6
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Eight Days

Book 6 of 11 · published 2020

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2020
7
When the Wind Blows book cover

When the Wind Blows

Book 7 of 11 · published 2022

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2022
8
The Circus Lights book cover

The Circus Lights

Book 8 of 11 · published 2023

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2023
9
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Here the Road Ends

Book 9 of 11 · published 2024

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2024
10
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Along the Old Pier

Book 10 of 11 · published 2025

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2025
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The House beyond the Trees book cover

The House beyond the Trees

Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2026

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2026
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Broken

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2016

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2016
2
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Stolen

Book 2 of 3 · published 2016

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2016
3
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Frozen

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2017

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2017
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Index of Decatur County, Kansas, history

Single-title series · published 1984

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1984

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jack Benton?

Jack Benton has 15 books catalogued in this guide spanning 1984–2026, across 2 named series.

Which Jack Benton series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Tokyo Lost series, the earliest of Jack Benton's multi-book series: it opens with Broken (2016) and runs to 3 books across 2016–2017, ending with Frozen (2017). Jack Benton's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Jack Benton written?

Jack Benton has 15 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1984 and 2026. 14 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Slim Hardy Mysteries series with 11 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Jack Benton's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jack Benton's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Tokyo Lost (2016–2017, 3 books) and Slim Hardy Mysteries (2018–2026, 11 books).

How are Jack Benton's books organised into series?

This guide splits Jack Benton's 15 books into 2 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Slim Hardy Mysteries (11 books, 2018–2026); Tokyo Lost (3 books, 2016–2017).