Jack Heath Books in Order (Updated February 24, 2026)

Jack Heath is an Australian author who writes across adult crime, YA thrillers, and middle-grade series built for fast reading.

“Books in order” matters here mostly because he writes in distinct lanes, each with its own cast and tone, so the best reading order is usually “pick a lane, then read straight through it.”

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The bookshelf method (pick a lane first)

Shelf 1: Adult crime/thrillers (18+)

Two main sequences: Timothy Blake and Kill Your…. These should be read in order.

Shelf 2: Teen thrillers (12+ / 15+)

Two clear sequences: If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next (Zoe Gale) and Spy Academy. Read in order.

Shelf 3: Kids / middle-grade series (8-10+)

Short, punchy series like Minutes of Danger, Liars, Scream, and The Fero Files. Read in order if you’re reading more than one.

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Quick answer: best starting points

• Most popular adult entry: Hangman (2018) (Timothy Blake #1)
• Best “short adult commitment” entry: Kill Your Brother (2021) (a different adult lane; Australia-set)
• Teen entry: If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next (2023) (Zoe Gale #1)
• Middle-grade entry: 400 Minutes of Danger (2016) (Minutes of Danger lane)

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Adult crime and thrillers

Timothy Blake series (read in order)

1. Hangman (2018): The FBI turns to Timothy Blake, brilliant, unnervingly calm, and morally complicated, when a case demands someone who can think like the worst people in the room.
2. Hunter (2019) (also published as Just One Bite): A fresh hunt forces Blake back into the pattern of bargains and boundaries, where every clue costs a little more than it should.
3. Hideout (2020): A case tied to hidden networks pulls the series darker, testing how long Blake can stay useful without becoming the problem.
4. Headcase (2022): The investigations get sharper and more personal, with Blake’s methods under pressure from the very outcomes they create.

Kill Your… series (read in order)

1. Kill Your Brother (2021): A desperate, morally loaded choice kicks off a run of Australian crime built on consequences that don’t reset at the end of a chapter.
2. Kill Your Husbands (2023): The stakes widen and the web tightens, as loyalty and self-preservation start pointing in opposite directions.
3. Kill Your Boss (2025): A murder that “everyone could have wanted” turns into a pressure test for motive, community secrets, and what people will confess when they think they’re safe.

Adult standalones (Separate continuity)

• Ink, Inc. (2013): A kidnapping cuts off a boy’s access to the medication that keeps his conscience switched on, forcing a brutal question: who is he without restraint?
• Replica (2014): A girl wakes with her memory wiped, and the one person who might explain anything looks exactly like her, turning identity into the core mystery.

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Teen thrillers and teen crime

If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next (Zoe Gale) (read in order)

1. If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next (2023): A missing friend and a secret group chat drag Zoe into a daisy chain of leverage, where “proof” is currency and silence is the entry fee.
2. I Know What You’re Hiding (2026): Zoe is pulled into a new threat orbiting a survivor with secrets worth killing for, raising the risk of what Zoe’s investigation style provokes.

Spy Academy (read in order)

1. The Peak (2024): A recruit enters a hidden training program where every test feels like a mission, and every mission feels like a trap disguised as homework.
2. Doomsday (2024): An undercover assignment at a high-tech facility becomes a closed system of shifting identities, where the assassin isn’t the only person pretending.

Kill Your Brother (teen lane) note

Jack Heath also has teen-facing crime that overlaps in naming with the adult lane. If you’re shopping by title, check the imprint/age band so you don’t accidentally buy from the wrong shelf.

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Middle grade series

Minutes of Danger / Countdown to Disaster (read in order if you’re doing more than one)

These are linked by format and concept (a ticking-clock structure) more than an ongoing cast.

1. 400 Minutes of Danger (2016): Ten kids face ten countdown crises, where each “escape” only proves how fast danger can find a new angle.
2. 500 Minutes of Danger (2017): The clock stretches but the pressure doesn’t, stacking bigger scenarios that reward readers who like problem-solving under stress.
3. 300 Minutes of Danger (2020): Shorter runtime, same adrenaline, tight scenarios designed for fast, reluctant-reader momentum.
4. 200 Minutes of Danger (2020): Even sharper constraints, with the fun coming from how quickly plans have to adapt.
5. 10 Minutes of Danger (2022): Micro-bursts of high stakes, built to be inhaled in short sessions without losing tension.
6. 1000 Minutes of Danger (2026): A larger-format expansion of the concept, built for readers who want the countdown structure at bigger scale.

Liars series (read in order)

1. The Truth App (2018): A teen builds an app that detects lies, and learns fast that truth is a weapon once everyone can see you holding it.
2. The Missing Passenger (2018) (also published as No Survivors): A new crisis lands in town, and the “truth” Jarli can detect doesn’t protect him from people who prefer chaos.
3. The Set-Up (2019): A supposedly contained event turns predatory, and the series leans into how easily systems can be gamed.
4. Lockdown (2019): The world narrows and panic becomes a tool, forcing Jarli to decide who he trusts when everyone’s story changes by the minute.
5. Armageddon (2019): The endgame arrives at full speed, paying off the series’ central question: what does honesty cost when lying is safer?

Scream series (read in order)

1. The Human Flytrap (2015): A strange town and a worse secret pull a kid into horror that behaves like science wearing a mask.
2. The Spider Army (2015): The threat multiplies and spreads, shifting the fear from “one monster” to “a town designed to create them.”
3. The Haunted Book (2015): Stories become traps, and curiosity starts to look like the villain’s recruitment strategy.
4. The Squid Slayer (2015): The weirdness peaks into survival mode, pushing the series toward confrontation rather than escape.

The Fero Files (read in order)

1. The Cut Out (2015): A strange case file drops kids into a mystery built to be solved by noticing what adults ignore.
2. The Fail Safe (2016): The second case escalates the danger and tightens the logic, rewarding readers who liked the first book’s puzzle-forward pacing.

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Chronological order

For Jack Heath, “chronological order” is best treated as series order, because the major continuity is inside each lane. If you try to build one single timeline across adult/teen/kids books, you’ll just scramble tone and audience.