📖 About Jack Parlabane

Jack Parlabane is a series universe written by Christopher Brookmyre. The complete collection runs to 9 books across 1 series, published between 1996 and 2017.

The main series is Publication Order of Jack Parlabane Books with 9 books. It opens with Quite Ugly One Morning (1996) and currently runs to Want You Gone / The Last Hack (2017).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Jack Parlabane

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Quite Ugly One Morning (1996), book 1 of Publication Order of Jack Parlabane 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.

📚 Jack Parlabane Books in Order

Publication Order of Jack Parlabane Books
9 books
1
Quite Ugly One Morning book cover1Quite Ugly One Morning1996Buy on Amazon
Country of the Blind book cover2Country of the Blind1997Buy on Amazon
Boiling a Frog book cover3Boiling a Frog2000Buy on Amazon
Be My Enemy book cover4Be My Enemy2004Buy on Amazon
Attack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks book cover5Attack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks2007Buy on Amazon
The Last Day of Christmas book cover6The Last Day of Christmas2014Buy on Amazon
Dead Girl Walking book cover7Dead Girl Walking2015Buy on Amazon
Black Widow book cover8Black Widow2016Buy on Amazon
Want You Gone / The Last Hack book cover9Want You Gone / The Last Hack2017Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Jack Parlabane books are there?
There are 9 books in the Jack Parlabane collection, organised into 1 series and published between 1996 and 2017.
What is the first Jack Parlabane book?
The first book is Quite Ugly One Morning, published in 1996.
What order should I read the Jack Parlabane 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 Jack Parlabane books?
The Jack Parlabane books were written by Christopher Brookmyre.
Is the Jack Parlabane series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Jack Parlabane Books, has 9 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Jack Parlabane series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1996, and the most recent in 2017.