Anna Smith Books in Order
Anna Smith has written 20 books, published between 2003 and 2026. The first book is Spit Against the Wind (2003) and the newest is The Widows (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 2003–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,856 in 10 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 64–96 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,856 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Anna Smith writes thrillers and suspense fiction set in Scotland. Rosie Gilmour is the recurring character named in the subject headings, which also list women journalists, investigation, social conditions, child abuse and friendship. Twenty books are catalogued from Spit Against the Wind (2003) to The Widows (2026), across the Rosie Gilmour, Kerry Casey and Billie Carson series.
How many Anna Smith books are there?
Anna Smith has 20 books, released between 2003 and 2026. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Anna Smith Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Anna Smith 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.
- 1Spit Against the Wind2003 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/420032562/4
- 2The Homecoming2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/420042562/4
- 32011–2/4
- 420124322/4
- 520133842/4
- 620144322/4
- 720154322/4
- 820164162/4
- 920164002/4
- 1020174322/4
- 1120174162/4
- 122018–2/4
- 132019–2/4
- 142020–2/4
- 152021–2/4
- 162022–2/4
- 172023–2/4
- 182024–2/4
- 192025–2/4
- 202026–2/4
Anna Smith 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.
Rosie Gilmour in order
9 booksKerry Casey in order
4 books- 1. Blood Feud
- 2. Fight Back
- 3. End Game
- 4. Framed / Trapped
Billie Carson in order
4 booksWidows in order
1 book- 1. The Widows
Standalone books
2 books2 Anna Smith titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Anna Smith books in order?
You only need to read Anna Smith books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Anna Smith
Start with Spit Against the Wind (2003), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Anna Smith book?
The Widows (2026) is the newest Anna Smith book released so far.
Is there a new Anna Smith book coming?
No next Anna Smith book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Anna Smith at a glance
- Still publishing
- Anna Smith published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Anna Smith books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,856 pages across the 10 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Anna Smith books, 11 of 20, were published in the 2010s.
What the Anna Smith books are about
11 of the 20 Anna Smith books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 10 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Suspense 10 of 11 books
- Scotland 8 of 11 books
- Women journalists 7 of 11 books
- Thrillers 4 of 11 books
- Investigation 2 of 11 books
- Rosie Gilmour (Fictitious character) 2 of 11 books
- Social conditions 2 of 11 books