📖 About Inspector Tay

Inspector Tay is a series universe written by Jake Needham. The complete collection runs to 11 books across 2 series, published between 1999 and 2019.

The main series is Publication Order of The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels Books with 11 books. It opens with The Big Mango (1999) and currently runs to And Brother It's Starting To Rain (2019).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Inspector Tay

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Big Mango (1999), book 1 of Publication Order of The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels 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.

If you would rather follow the story timeline instead of the release sequence, a chronological order is listed below. It begins with The Ambassador's Wife (2008).

Each of the 2 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.

📚 Inspector Tay Books in Order

Publication Order of The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels Books
11 books
1
The Big Mango book cover1The Big Mango1999Buy on Amazon
Laundry Man book cover2Laundry Man2002Buy on Amazon
Killing Plato book cover3Killing Plato2007Buy on Amazon
The Ambassador's Wife book cover4The Ambassador's Wife2008Buy on Amazon
A World of Trouble book cover5A World of Trouble2012Buy on Amazon
The Umbrella Man book cover6The Umbrella Man2012Buy on Amazon
The King of Macau book cover7The King of Macau2014Buy on Amazon
The Dead American book cover8The Dead American2014Buy on Amazon
The Girl in the Window book cover9The Girl in the Window2016Buy on Amazon
Don't Get Caught book cover10Don't Get Caught2017Buy on Amazon
And Brother It's Starting To Rain book cover11And Brother It's Starting To Rain2019Buy on Amazon
Chronological Order of The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels Books
11 books
2
The Ambassador's Wife book cover1The Ambassador's Wife2008Buy on Amazon
The Umbrella Man book cover2The Umbrella Man2012Buy on Amazon
The Big Mango book cover3The Big Mango1999Buy on Amazon
Laundry Man book cover4Laundry Man2002Buy on Amazon
Killing Plato book cover5Killing Plato2007Buy on Amazon
The Dead American book cover6The Dead American2014Buy on Amazon
A World of Trouble book cover7A World of Trouble2012Buy on Amazon
The Girl in the Window book cover8The Girl in the Window2016Buy on Amazon
The King of Macau book cover9The King of Macau2014Buy on Amazon
Don't Get Caught book cover10Don't Get Caught2017Buy on Amazon
And Brother It's Starting To Rain book cover11And Brother It's Starting To Rain2019Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Inspector Tay books are there?
There are 11 books in the Inspector Tay collection, organised into 2 series and published between 1999 and 2019.
What is the first Inspector Tay book?
The first book is The Big Mango, published in 1999.
What order should I read the Inspector Tay 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 Inspector Tay books?
The Inspector Tay books were written by Jake Needham.
Is the Inspector Tay series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels Books, has 11 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Inspector Tay series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1999, and the most recent in 2019.