C.J. Archer Books in Order
C.J. Archer has written 77 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Her Secret Desire / A Secret Life (2011) and the newest is Murder Under the Mistletoe (2026). One more title is announced: Invisible People (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 77 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2011–2026
- Confirmed
- 78 of 78 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,800 in 33 of 78 books
C.J. Archer has 78 books in the catalogue, from Her Secret Desire / A Secret Life (2011) to Murder Under the Mistletoe, with Invisible People announced and the list reaching 2027. Glass and Steele, Cleopatra Fox, Ministry of Curiosities, Glass Library and three Freak House trilogies are among the series. Other listings include After The Rift, Assassins Guild, Lord Hawkesbury's Players and the Emily Chambers Spirit Medium Trilogy. Subjects cover historical romance, fantasy, romantic suspense, nobility, England and London.
The After the Rift series is set in a world where magic stopped working after a disaster called the Rift. Josie, the protagonist, discovers she has retained powers that most people lost. She and her friends search for the cause of the Rift and who still controls magic within it.
How many C.J. Archer books are there?
C.J. Archer has 77 published books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 13 separate series. One more, Invisible People (2027), is announced.
C.J. Archer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 78 C.J. Archer 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.
- 120113144/4
- 22011–4/4
- 32011–4/4
- 42011–4/4
- 520113244/4
- 62011–4/4
- 72012–4/4
- 820121964/4
- 92012–4/4
- 1020122184/4
- 1120122784/4
- 122013–4/4
- 1320132174/4
- 142013–4/4
- 152013–4/4
- 162013–4/4
- 1720132304/4
- 1820142144/4
- 1920142294/4
- 2020142304/4
- 212014–4/4
- 222014–4/4
- 2320152394/4
- 2420152684/4
- 252015–4/4
- 2620152464/4
- 2720152824/4
- 2820152494/4
- 2920163004/4
- 3020163124/4
- 3120162504/4
- 3220161263/4
- 3320163084/4
- 342017–3/4
- 3520173204/4
- 3620173264/4
- 372017–4/4
- 3820173204/4
- 3920173084/4
- 4020182604/4
- 4120182484/4
- 4220182684/4
- 4320183084/4
- 4420182644/4
- 4520192664/4
- 462019–4/4
- 4720193144/4
- 4820192864/4
- 492020–4/4
- 502020–4/4
- 512020–4/4
- 522020–3/4
- 532020–4/4
- 542021–4/4
- 552021–4/4
- 562021–4/4
- 572021–4/4
- 5820222824/4
- 592022–4/4
- 602022–4/4
- 612022–4/4
- 622023–4/4
- 632023–4/4
- 642023–4/4
- 652023–4/4
- 662024–4/4
- 672024–4/4
- 682024–4/4
- 692024–4/4
- 702025–4/4
- 712025–3/4
- 722025–4/4
- 732025–4/4
- 742026–4/4
- 752026–3/4
- 762026–4/4
- 772026–3/4
- 782027–3/4
C.J. Archer series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Cleopatra Fox books in order 13 books
- Glass and Steele books in order 14 books
- Glass Library books in order 6 books
- Ministry of Curiosities books in order 10 books
C.J. Archer 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.
After The Rift in order
7 booksAssassins Guild in order
4 books- 1. The Charmer
- 2. The Rebel
- 3. The Saint
- 4. The Sinner
Lord Hawkesbury's Players in order
3 booksEmily Chambers Spirit Medium Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. The Medium
- 2. Possession
- 3. Evermore
1st Freak House Trilogy in order
3 books2nd Freak House Trilogy in order
3 books3rd Freak House Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. Ghost Girl
- 2. Banished
- 3. My Soul To Take
Uncensored Memoirs of a Book Hunter in order
3 booksWitchblade Chronicles in order
2 books- 1. Honor Bound
- 2. Kiss of Ash
C.J. Archer Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
C.J. Archer Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read C.J. Archer books in order?
You only need to read C.J. Archer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with C.J. Archer
Start with the first book of the C.J. Archer series you want to read: Cleopatra Fox starts with Murder at the Mayfair Hotel (2020), Glass and Steele starts with The Watchmaker's Daughter (2016) and Glass Library starts with The Librarian of Crooked Lane (2022). The earliest catalogued title overall is Her Secret Desire / A Secret Life (2011).
What is the newest C.J. Archer book?
Murder Under the Mistletoe (2026) is the newest C.J. Archer book released so far.
Is there a new C.J. Archer book coming?
Yes. Invisible People (2027) is the next C.J. Archer book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
C.J. Archer at a glance
- Still publishing
- C.J. Archer is still publishing. Invisible People is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- C.J. Archer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,800 pages across the 33 of 78 books with a recorded length, a median of 268 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most C.J. Archer books, 48 of 78, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 71 of the 78 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the C.J. Archer books are about
26 of the 78 C.J. Archer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 20 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 20 of 26 books
- Fantasy 15 of 26 books
- Romance 7 of 26 books
- History 3 of 26 books
- Nobility 2 of 26 books
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