Alison Bruce Books in Order
Alison Bruce has written 13 books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is Cambridgeshire Murders (2005) and the newest is Crash and Burn (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2005–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,036 in 7 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 34–51 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,036 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
Alison Bruce writes police procedurals and true crime. DC Gary Goodhew is the recurring detective of the main series, which opens with Cambridge Blue (2009) and continues through The Siren (2010), The Calling (2011), The Silence (2012), The Backs (2013), The Promise (2015) and Cambridge Black (2017); Ronnie Blake heads a second series. The catalogue opens instead with the non-fiction Cambridgeshire Murders (2005) and includes Billington: Victorian Executioner (2009). Thirteen books are catalogued through Crash and Burn (2026).
How many Alison Bruce books are there?
Alison Bruce has 13 books, released between 2005 and 2026. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Alison Bruce Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Alison Bruce books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Cambridgeshire Murders2005 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/420051522/4
- 220092982/4
- 3Billington: Victorian Executioner2009 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/420092242/4
- 420103202/4
- 520113522/4
- 620123862/4
- 72013–2/4
- 82015–2/4
- 92017–2/4
- 10I Did It for Us2019 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420193042/4
- 11The Moment Before Impact2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 122024–2/4
- 132026–2/4
Alison Bruce books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
DC Gary Goodhew Mystery in order
7 booksRonnie Blake in order
2 booksStandalone books
4 books4 Alison Bruce titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Alison Bruce books in order?
You only need to read Alison Bruce books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Alison Bruce
Start with Cambridgeshire Murders (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Alison Bruce book?
Crash and Burn (2026) is the newest Alison Bruce book released so far.
Is there a new Alison Bruce book coming?
No next Alison Bruce book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Alison Bruce at a glance
- Still publishing
- Alison Bruce published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Alison Bruce books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,036 pages across the 7 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Alison Bruce books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
What the Alison Bruce books are about
10 of the 13 Alison Bruce books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- England 6 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 6 of 10 books
- Police 6 of 10 books
- Crime 5 of 10 books
- Murder 5 of 10 books
- Investigation 4 of 10 books
- Gary Goodhew (Fictitious character) 2 of 10 books
- History 2 of 10 books