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Start with Blood Sympathy and continue through all 5 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Reginald Hill • Published 1993
Laid off from his job at a Luton car plant, Joe Sixsmith reluctantly takes on a complaint about a racist helpline and finds himself navigating hate mail, nervous staff and a suspicious death. His mix of stubborn decen...
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Ends with The Roar of the Butterflies
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Book 1:Blood Sympathy
Reginald Hill • 1993
Laid off from his job at a Luton car plant, Joe Sixsmith reluctantly takes on a complaint about a racist helpline and finds himself navigating hate mail, nervous staff and a suspicious death. His mix of stubborn decen...
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Book 2:Born Guilty
Reginald Hill • 1995
After choir practice Joe Sixsmith finds a boy's body left in a cardboard box in a churchyard, the first of several tangled problems that land on his desk. Between a haunted old soldier, a teenage bank clerk and a teac...
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Book 3:Killing the Lawyers
Reginald Hill • 1997
When a pompous Luton lawyer insults Joe Sixsmith over an insurance dispute, Joe leaves vowing revenge he never expects to take. After partners at the firm start dying and he is treated as prime suspect, Joe must clear...
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Book 4:Singing the Sadness
Reginald Hill • 1999
Travelling to a Welsh choral festival with his chapel choir, Joe Sixsmith becomes a local hero when he rescues a naked, unidentified woman from a burning cottage. Hired separately by the cottage's owner, his suspiciou...
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Book 5:The Roar of the Butterflies
Reginald Hill • 2008
Joe Sixsmith is asked to look into threats aimed at a brilliant black golfer just before a high profile charity tournament at an exclusive club. Among immaculate greens, sour committee men and simmering prejudice, Joe...
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What is the best order to read the Joe Sixsmith series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Blood Sympathy.
How many books are in the Joe Sixsmith series?
There are 5 books currently listed in the Joe Sixsmith series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Joe Sixsmith series?
New readers should start with Blood Sympathy, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Joe Sixsmith series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1993 to 2008.