Candace Robb Books in Order
Candace Robb has written 24 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is The Apothecary Rose (1993) and the newest is A Lion's Ransom (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 17 of the 24 books listed here are in the Owen Archer series, which has its own page: Owen Archer books in order.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1993–2026
- Confirmed
- 24 of 24 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,922 in 18 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 99–148 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,922 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
Candace Robb is an American novelist of historical mysteries set in medieval England. The catalogue holds 24 books published between 1993 and 2026 across the Owen Archer, Margaret Kerr and Kate Clifford series, plus standalones. Owen Archer opens the run with The Apothecary Rose (1993), and the investigations continue through The Lady Chapel (1994), The King's Bishop (1996) and A Gift of Sanctuary (1998). Robb has also written as Emma Campion.
How many Candace Robb books are there?
Candace Robb has 24 books, released between 1993 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
Candace Robb Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Candace Robb 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.
- 119933193/4
- 219933553/4
- 319942873/4
- 419963843/4
- 519973033/4
- 619983203/4
- 719993203/4
- 820002723/4
- 920023363/4
- 1020034463/4
- 1120053203/4
- 1220074003/4
- 132008–3/4
- 1420094803/4
- 1520162353/4
- 162016–3/4
- 1720172973/4
- 1820183043/4
- 1920192563/4
- 2020202883/4
- 212021–3/4
- 222022–3/4
- 232024–3/4
- 242026–3/4
Candace Robb series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Owen Archer books in order 17 books
Candace Robb 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.
Margaret Kerr in order
3 booksKate Clifford in order
3 booksCandace Robb Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Candace Robb books in order?
You only need to read Candace Robb 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 Candace Robb
Start with The Apothecary Rose (1993), the first Owen Archer book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Candace Robb book?
A Lion's Ransom (2026) is the newest Candace Robb book released so far.
Is there a new Candace Robb book coming?
No next Candace Robb book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Candace Robb at a glance
- Still publishing
- Candace Robb published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Candace Robb books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,922 pages across the 18 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Candace Robb books, 7 of 24, were published in the 2000s.
What the Candace Robb books are about
19 of the 24 Candace Robb books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: archer, owen (fictitious character) is tagged on 9 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Archer, owen (fictitious character) 9 of 19 books
- Historical fiction 8 of 19 books
- History 8 of 19 books
- Mystery & detective 8 of 19 books
- Great Britain 7 of 19 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 6 of 19 books
- England 5 of 19 books
- Mystery & detective, traditional 4 of 19 books
- American literature 3 of 19 books
- Government investigators 3 of 19 books
- Great Britain, social life and customs 2 of 19 books
- Murder 2 of 19 books