Bill Noel Books in Order
Bill Noel has written 29 books, published between 2007 and 2026. The first book is Folly (2007) and the newest is Lost (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 2007–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,784 in 7 of 29 books
Bill Noel writes the Folly Beach Mystery series, and his catalogue runs to 29 books published between 2007 and 2026. Folly (2007) opens the run and Lost (2026) is the newest entry, with The Pier, Washout, The Edge and The Marsh following in the early years. Chris Landrum is the recurring character, and the subject list pairs retirees with private investigators, murder and the South Carolina coast. Noel is still adding titles.
How many Bill Noel books are there?
Bill Noel has 29 books, released between 2007 and 2026.
Bill Noel Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 Bill Noel 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.
- 120072122/4
- 220082362/4
- 320092482/4
- 420102722/4
- 52011–2/4
- 62012–2/4
- 720132622/4
- 82014–2/4
- 92014–2/4
- 1020152562/4
- 112016–2/4
- 122016–2/4
- 132017–2/4
- 1420182982/4
- 152018–2/4
- 162019–2/4
- 172020–2/4
- 182020–2/4
- 192020–2/4
- 202021–2/4
- 212021–2/4
- 222022–2/4
- 232022–2/4
- 242023–2/4
- 252024–2/4
- 262024–2/4
- 272025–2/4
- 282025–2/4
- 292026–2/4
Bill Noel 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.
Folly Beach Mystery in order
29 books- 1. Folly
- 2. The Pier
- 3. Washout
- 4. The Edge
- 5. The Marsh
- 6. Ghosts
- 7. Missing
- 8. Final Cut
- 9. First Light
- 10. Boneyard Beach
- 11. Silent Night
- 12. Dead Center
- and 17 more in the table above
Do you have to read Bill Noel books in order?
You only need to read Bill Noel books in order within the Folly Beach Mystery series, which holds 29 of the 29 Bill Noel books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Bill Noel
Start with Folly (2007), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Bill Noel book?
Lost (2026) is the newest Bill Noel book released so far.
Is there a new Bill Noel book coming?
No next Bill Noel book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Bill Noel at a glance
- Still publishing
- Bill Noel published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Bill Noel books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,784 pages across the 7 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Bill Noel books, 13 of 29, were published in the 2020s.
What the Bill Noel books are about
6 of the 29 Bill Noel books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: retirees is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Retirees 3 of 6 books
- Chris Landrum (Fictitious character) 2 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 6 books
- Romans, nouvelles 2 of 6 books