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Catherine Jinks Books in Order

Catherine Jinks has written 50 books, published between 1992 and 2025. The first book is Pagan's Crusade (1992) and the newest is Panic (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
50
Published
1992–2025
Pages on record
5,162 in 20 of 50 books
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Catherine Jinks, born in 1963, is an Australian novelist who writes for readers of every age. Four Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards stand on the record, together with the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, the Aurealis Award for science fiction, the Adelaide Festival Award and the Davitt Award for crime fiction. The catalogue holds 50 books from Pagan's Crusade (1992) to Panic (2025). Pagan in Exile (1994), Pagan's Vows (1995) and Pagan's Scribe (1996) follow the debut, and the Pagan Chronicles is one of the series headings, with Allie's Ghost Hunters, City of Orphans, Paranormal Support Groups and Theophilius Grey beside it. Subject tags name monasteries, monks, the Middle Ages, ghosts, horror and friendship.

How many Catherine Jinks books are there?

Catherine Jinks has 50 books, released between 1992 and 2025. They include 6 series and 31 titles listed outside any series.

Catherine Jinks Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 50 Catherine Jinks 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.

  1. Cover of Pagan's Vows by Catherine Jinks, book 3 of the Pagan Chronicles (1995)
  2. Cover of Eye To Eye by Catherine Jinks (1997)
  3. Cover of Piggy In The Middle by Catherine Jinks (1998)
  4. Cover of The Horrible Holiday by Catherine Jinks (1998)
  5. Cover of The Inquisitor by Catherine Jinks (1999)
  6. Cover of The Stinking Great Lie by Catherine Jinks (1999)
  7. Cover of You'll Wake The Baby! by Catherine Jinks (2000)
  8. Cover of The Notary by Catherine Jinks (2000)
  9. Cover of To Die for by Catherine Jinks (2000)
  10. Cover of Bella Vista by Catherine Jinks (2001)
  11. Cover of The Gentleman's Garden by Catherine Jinks (2002)
  12. Cover of Daryl's Dinner by Catherine Jinks (2002)
  13. Cover of Eustace by Catherine Jinks, book 2 of the Allie's Ghost Hunters series (2003)
  14. Cover of Eloise by Catherine Jinks, book 3 of the Allie's Ghost Hunters series (2003)
  15. Cover of Elysium by Catherine Jinks, book 4 of the Allie's Ghost Hunters series (2007)
  16. Cover of The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group by Catherine Jinks, book 2 of the Paranormal Support Groups series (2010)
  1. 1
    Pagan's CrusadePagan Chronicles #11992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  2. 2
    Pagan in ExilePagan Chronicles #21994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  3. 3
    Witch Bank1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  4. 4
    Pagan's VowsPagan Chronicles #31995 · 330 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995330
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  5. 5
    An Evening With The Messiah1996 · 381 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996381
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  6. 6
    Pagan's ScribePagan Chronicles #41996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  7. 7
    Eye To Eye1997 · 150 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997150
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  8. 8
    Little White Secrets1997 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997352
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  9. 9
    Piggy In The Middle1998 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998216
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  10. 10
    The Horrible Holiday1998 · 72 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199872
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  11. 11
    The Inquisitor1999 · 393 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999393
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  12. 12
    The Future Trap1999 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999192
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  13. 13
    The Stinking Great Lie1999 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999120
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  14. 14
    You'll Wake The Baby!2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200032
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  15. 15
    The Notary2000 · 561 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000561
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  16. 16
    To Die for2000 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000192
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  17. 17
    What's Hector McKerrow Doing These Days?2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  18. 18
    Bella Vista2001 · 305 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001305
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  19. 19
    The Rapture2001 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001416
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  20. 20
    EglantineAllie's Ghost Hunters #12002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  21. 21
    The Gentleman's Garden2002 · 434 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002434
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  22. 22
    Daryl's Dinner2002 · 72 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200272
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  23. 23
    EustaceAllie's Ghost Hunters #22003 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003168
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  24. 24
    EloiseAllie's Ghost Hunters #32003 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003180
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  25. 25
    Spinning Around2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  26. 26
    The Road2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  27. 27
    Evil GeniusGenius #12005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  28. 28
    Pagan's DaughterPagan Chronicles #52006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  29. 29
    The Secret Familiar2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  30. 30
    ElysiumAllie's Ghost Hunters #42007 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007180
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Catherine Jinks 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.

Pagan Chronicles in order

5 books
  1. 1. Pagan's Crusade
  2. 2. Pagan in Exile
  3. 3. Pagan's Vows
  4. 4. Pagan's Scribe
  5. 5. Pagan's Daughter

Allie's Ghost Hunters in order

4 books
  1. 1. Eglantine
  2. 2. Eustace
  3. 3. Eloise
  4. 4. Elysium

Genius in order

3 books
  1. 1. Evil Genius
  2. 2. Genius Squad
  3. 3. The Genius Wars

City of Orphans / Bogle in order

3 books
  1. 1. How to Catch a Bogle / A Very Unusual Pursuit
  2. 2. A Plague of Bogles / A Very Peculiar Plague
  3. 3. The Last Bogler / A Very Singular Guild

Paranormal Support Groups in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Reformed Vampire Support Group
  2. 2. The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group

Theophilius Grey in order

2 books
  1. 1. Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief
  2. 2. Theophilus Grey and the Traitor's Mask

Standalone books

31 books

31 Catherine Jinks titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Catherine Jinks books in order?

You only need to read Catherine Jinks books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Catherine Jinks

Start with Pagan's Crusade (1992), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Catherine Jinks book?

Panic (2025) is the newest Catherine Jinks book released so far.

Is there a new Catherine Jinks book coming?

No next Catherine Jinks book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Catherine Jinks at a glance

Still publishing
Catherine Jinks published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Catherine Jinks books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,162 pages across the 20 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 204 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Catherine Jinks books, 22 of 50, were published in the 2000s.

What the Catherine Jinks books are about

14 of the 50 Catherine Jinks books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 4 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.