Andrea Penrose Books in Order
Andrea Penrose has written 51 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is The Defiant Governess (1997) and the newest is The Price of Paradise (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 51
- Published
- 1997–2026
- Confirmed
- 51 of 51 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,209 in 20 of 51 books
Regency England is where Andrea Penrose sets her work, split between historical mystery and historical romance. Wrexford and Sloane is the current mystery series, preceded by the Lady Arianna Hadley books. Penrose has also published as Andrea Pickens, for the Intrepid Heroines, Merlin's Maidens, Lessons in Love, Scandalous Secrets and Dangerous Liaisons series, and as Cara Elliott for Circle of Sin and Lords of Midnight. The catalogue reaches 51 titles from The Defiant Governess (1997) to The Price of Paradise.
The Wrexford & Sloane series is set in Regency-era London and follows the partnership between Wrexford, a lord, and Sloane, a scientist, as they investigate crimes using their contrasting skills in logic and science.
How many Andrea Penrose books are there?
Andrea Penrose has 51 books, released between 1997 and 2026. They include 10 separate series.
Andrea Penrose Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 51 Andrea Penrose 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.
- 11997–3/4
- 219982193/4
- 319992243/4
- 420002163/4
- 520002143/4
- 62000–3/4
- 72001–3/4
- 820022183/4
- 920022143/4
- 10The Tiger's Mistress (As: Andrea DaRif)Andrea Penrose Standalone Novels #12003 · 472 pages · confirmed 3/420034723/4
- 1120032143/4
- 12A Kiss of Spice (As: Andrea DaRif)Andrea Penrose Standalone Novels #22004 · 372 pages · confirmed 3/420043723/4
- 1320073493/4
- 1420083683/4
- 1520083433/4
- 1620103843/4
- 1720103783/4
- 182011–3/4
- 192011–3/4
- 202011–3/4
- 212011–3/4
- 222012–3/4
- 232012–3/4
- 242012–3/4
- 2520143463/4
- 262014–3/4
- 272014–3/4
- 282014–3/4
- 292014–3/4
- 302015–3/4
- 312016–3/4
- 3220173423/4
- 332017–3/4
- 3420183603/4
- 352018–3/4
- 3620193684/4
- 372019–3/4
- 3820203043/4
- 392020–3/4
- 402021–3/4
- 412022–3/4
- 422022–3/4
- 4320233043/4
- 442024–3/4
- 452024–4/4
- 462024–3/4
- 472025–3/4
- 482025–4/4
- 492025–3/4
- 502026–3/4
- 512026–3/4
Andrea Penrose series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Wrexford & Sloane books in order 10 books
Andrea Penrose 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.
Lady Arianna Hadley Mystery in order
11 booksIntrepid Heroines Series as Andrea Pickens in order
4 booksMerlin's Maidens Series as Andrea Pickens in order
4 booksLessons In Love Series as Andrea Pickens in order
3 booksScandalous Secrets Series as Andrea Pickens in order
3 booksDangerous Liaisons Series as Andrea Pickens in order
3 booksAndrea Penrose Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Circle Of Sin Series as Cara Elliott in order
3 booksLords Of Midnight Series as Cara Elliott in order
3 booksHellions Of High Street Series as Cara Elliott in order
3 booksAndrea Penrose Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Andrea Penrose books in order?
You only need to read Andrea Penrose books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Andrea Penrose
Start with Murder on Black Swan Lane (2017), the first Wrexford & Sloane book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Defiant Governess (1997).
What is the newest Andrea Penrose book?
The Price of Paradise (2026) is the newest Andrea Penrose book released so far.
Is there a new Andrea Penrose book coming?
No next Andrea Penrose book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Andrea Penrose at a glance
- Still publishing
- Andrea Penrose published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Andrea Penrose books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,209 pages across the 20 of 51 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Andrea Penrose books, 22 of 51, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 3 of the 51 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Andrea Penrose books are about
27 of the 51 Andrea Penrose books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical romance is tagged on 8 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical romance 8 of 27 books
- Regency romance 8 of 27 books
- Social life and customs 8 of 27 books
- Romance 7 of 27 books
- History 6 of 27 books
- England 4 of 27 books
- London (England) 4 of 27 books
- Man-woman relationships 4 of 27 books
- Aristocracy (social class) 3 of 27 books
- Chocolate 3 of 27 books
- Cooks 3 of 27 books
- Manners and customs 3 of 27 books