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Start with Quite Ugly One Morning and continue through all 9 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Christopher Brookmyre • Published 1996
Disgraced reporter Jack Parlabane moves into an Edinburgh tenement and promptly discovers a spectacularly gruesome murder in the flat downstairs. His curiosity drags him into a battle with hitmen, hospital managers an...
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Jack Parlabane reading order
Ends with Want You Gone
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Book 1:Quite Ugly One Morning
Christopher Brookmyre • 1996
Disgraced reporter Jack Parlabane moves into an Edinburgh tenement and promptly discovers a spectacularly gruesome murder in the flat downstairs. His curiosity drags him into a battle with hitmen, hospital managers an...
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Book 2:Country of the Blind
Christopher Brookmyre • 1997
When a hated tabloid tycoon and his wife are slaughtered in their Scottish mansion, four small-time crooks are arrested before anyone asks why the case feels too neat. Jack Parlabane and a determined young lawyer star...
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Book 3:Boiling a Frog
Christopher Brookmyre • 2000
Jack Parlabane’s habit of breaking into places finally lands him in prison just as a new Scottish parliament and a resurgent church are locked in a dirty power struggle. From behind bars he uncovers a scandal that cou...
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Book 4:Be My Enemy
Christopher Brookmyre • 2004
A motley crowd of executives, charity bosses and one sceptical journalist are flown to a remote Highland hotel for an expensive team-building weekend. When power, communications and transport are cut, Jack Parlabane r...
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Book 5:Attack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks
Christopher Brookmyre • 2007
Jack Parlabane appears to be dead, yet somehow he is still narrating the story of a flamboyant psychic submitting to scientific tests in Glasgow. As sceptics and believers wage war over the results, Jack digs into a c...
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Book 6:The Last Day of Christmas
Christopher Brookmyre • 2014
In snowbound London just before Christmas, civil servant Kendra spots proof that her boss is involved in a national-security scandal and decides to leak it. Jack Parlabane, desperate for a career-saving scoop, jumps a...
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Book 7:Dead Girl Walking
Christopher Brookmyre • 2015
Disgraced and newly divorced, Jack Parlabane takes a paying job tracking down Heike Gunn, the mercurial singer of cult band Savage Earth Heart who has disappeared mid-tour. His hunt across Europe intertwines with the...
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Book 8:Black Widow
Christopher Brookmyre • 2016
Neurosurgeon and outspoken blogger Diana Jager rebuilds her life after an online hate campaign, falling quickly for charming IT expert Peter. When he drives off a bridge and his body is never found, Jack Parlabane is...
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Book 9:Want You Gone
Christopher Brookmyre • 2017
Nineteen-year-old hacker Sam Morpeth is caring for her younger sister while their mother is in prison, hiding her alter ego Buzzkill behind a meek real-world persona. When an anonymous blackmailer demands she steal a...
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Jack Parlabane FAQ
What is the best order to read the Jack Parlabane series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Quite Ugly One Morning.
How many books are in the Jack Parlabane series?
There are 9 books currently listed in the Jack Parlabane series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Jack Parlabane series?
New readers should start with Quite Ugly One Morning, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Jack Parlabane series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1996 to 2017.