📖 About Harpur Iles

Harpur Iles is a series universe written by Bill James. The complete collection runs to 37 books across 1 series, published between 1985 and 2022.

The main series is Publication Order of Harpur & Iles Books with 37 books. It opens with You'd Better Believe It (1985) and currently runs to Low Pastures (2022).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Harpur Iles

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: You'd Better Believe It (1985), book 1 of Publication Order of Harpur & Iles Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Harpur Iles Books in Order

Publication Order of Harpur & Iles Books
37 books
1
You'd Better Believe It book cover1You'd Better Believe It1985Buy on Amazon
The Lolita Man book cover2The Lolita Man1987Buy on Amazon
Halo Parade book cover3Halo Parade1987Buy on Amazon
Protection book cover4Protection1988Buy on Amazon
Come Clean book cover5Come Clean1989Buy on Amazon
Take book cover6Take1990Buy on Amazon
Club book cover7Club1991Buy on Amazon
Astride a Grave book cover8Astride a Grave1991Buy on Amazon
Gospel book cover9Gospel1992Buy on Amazon
Roses, Roses book cover10Roses, Roses1993Buy on Amazon
In Good Hands book cover11In Good Hands1994Buy on Amazon
The Detective Is Dead book cover12The Detective Is Dead1995Buy on Amazon
Top Banana book cover13Top Banana1996Buy on Amazon
Panicking Ralph book cover14Panicking Ralph1998Buy on Amazon
Lovely Mover book cover15Lovely Mover1998Buy on Amazon
Eton Crop book cover16Eton Crop1999Buy on Amazon
Kill Me book cover17Kill Me2000Buy on Amazon
Pay Days book cover18Pay Days2001Buy on Amazon
Naked at the Window book cover19Naked at the Window2002Buy on Amazon
The Girl with the Long Back book cover20The Girl with the Long Back2003Buy on Amazon
Easy Streets book cover21Easy Streets2004Buy on Amazon
Wolves of Memory book cover22Wolves of Memory2005Buy on Amazon
The Sixth Man and Other Stories book cover23The Sixth Man and Other Stories2006Buy on Amazon
Girls book cover24Girls2006Buy on Amazon
Pix book cover25Pix2007Buy on Amazon
In the Absence of Iles book cover26In the Absence of Iles2008Buy on Amazon
Hotbed book cover27Hotbed2009Buy on Amazon
I Am Gold book cover28I Am Gold2010Buy on Amazon
Vacuum book cover29Vacuum2011Buy on Amazon
Undercover book cover30Undercover2012Buy on Amazon
Play Dead book cover31Play Dead2013Buy on Amazon
Disclosures book cover32Disclosures2014Buy on Amazon
Blaze Away book cover33Blaze Away2015Buy on Amazon
First Fix Your Alibi book cover34First Fix Your Alibi2016Buy on Amazon
Close book cover35Close2017Buy on Amazon
Hitmen I Have Known book cover36Hitmen I Have Known2019Buy on Amazon
Low Pastures book cover37Low Pastures2022Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Harpur Iles books are there?
There are 37 books in the Harpur Iles collection, organised into 1 series and published between 1985 and 2022.
What is the first Harpur Iles book?
The first book is You'd Better Believe It, published in 1985.
What order should I read the Harpur Iles books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Harpur Iles books?
The Harpur Iles books were written by Bill James.
Is the Harpur Iles series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Harpur & Iles Books, has 37 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Harpur Iles series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1985, and the most recent in 2022.