Anne Cleeland Books in Order
Anne Cleeland has written 36 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is Murder in Thrall (2013) and the newest is Murder in Surety (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 36
- Published
- 2013–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,350 in 14 of 36 books
Anne Cleeland's New Scotland Yard mysteries pair the detectives Doyle and Acton on murder cases in London. Thirty-six catalogued books run from Murder in Thrall (2013) to Murder in Surety (2026), many of them titled Murder in something. Daughter of the God-King and Tainted Angel, both 2013, sit outside that line. Criminal investigation and women detectives recur as subjects.
How many Anne Cleeland books are there?
Anne Cleeland has 36 books, released between 2013 and 2026. 24 of them belong to the New Scotland Yard / Doyle and Acton series.
Anne Cleeland Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 36 Anne Cleeland 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.
- 120133362/4
- 220133612/4
- 32013–2/4
- 420142942/4
- 520153272/4
- 620163802/4
- 720163282/4
- 8The Barbary Mark2017 · 396 pages · confirmed 2/420173962/4
- 920172582/4
- 102017–2/4
- 11The True Pretender2018 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/420183762/4
- 1220182662/4
- 1320182462/4
- 14Hats and Windows2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 15A Death in Sheffield2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 1620192472/4
- 1720192672/4
- 18The Spanish Mask2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 192020–2/4
- 202020–2/4
- 21The Gypsy Queen2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 2220212682/4
- 232021–2/4
- 24The Blighted Bride2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 252022–2/4
- 262022–2/4
- 27The Stray Relation2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 282023–2/4
- 292023–2/4
- 302024–2/4
- 312024–2/4
- 32The Penitent2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 332025–2/4
- 342025–2/4
- 352026–2/4
- 362026–2/4
Anne Cleeland characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
Anne Cleeland 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.
New Scotland Yard / Doyle and Acton in order
24 books- 1. Murder in Thrall
- 2. Murder in Retribution
- 3. Murder in Hindsight
- 4. Murder in Containment
- 5. Murder in All Honour
- 6. Murder in Shadow
- 7. Murder in Misdirection
- 8. Murder in Spite
- 9. Murder in Just Cause
- 10. Murder in the Blood
- 11. Murder in Deep Regret
- 12. Murder in Revelation
- and 12 more in the table above
Regency in order
3 booksStandalone books
9 books9 Anne Cleeland titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Anne Cleeland books in order?
You only need to read Anne Cleeland books in order within the New Scotland Yard / Doyle and Acton series, which holds 24 of the 36 Anne Cleeland books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Anne Cleeland
Start with Murder in Thrall (2013), the first Doyle and Acton Scotland Yard book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Anne Cleeland book?
Murder in Surety (2026) is the newest Anne Cleeland book released so far.
Is there a new Anne Cleeland book coming?
No next Anne Cleeland book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Anne Cleeland at a glance
- Still publishing
- Anne Cleeland published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Anne Cleeland books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,350 pages across the 14 of 36 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Anne Cleeland books, 19 of 36, were published in the 2020s.
What the Anne Cleeland books are about
4 of the 36 Anne Cleeland books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: great britain is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Great Britain 3 of 4 books
- Murder 3 of 4 books
- Crime 2 of 4 books
- Investigation 2 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 4 books
- Courts and courtiers 1 of 4 books
- Criminals 1 of 4 books
- Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office 1 of 4 books
- Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Service 1 of 4 books
- Historical fiction 1 of 4 books
- London (England) 1 of 4 books