Cathi Unsworth Books in Order
Cathi Unsworth has written 9 books, published between 2005 and 2023. The first book is The Not Knowing (2005) and the newest is Season of the Witch (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2005–2023
- Confirmed
- 1 of 9 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,025 in 8 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 50–76 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,025 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Cathi Unsworth, born 11 June 1968, is an English novelist and music journalist. Crime fiction and music history make up the work: subject headings list English noir, police procedural mystery, London and England, journalists and the Second World War. Nine catalogued books run from The Not Knowing (2005) to Season of the Witch (2023), Unsworth's book on Goth. Melody Maker, Dazed & Confused and Bizarre are among the magazines that have carried Unsworth's journalism. The books reach a median of 388 pages.
How many Cathi Unsworth books are there?
Cathi Unsworth has 9 books, released between 2005 and 2023.
Cathi Unsworth Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Cathi Unsworth 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.
- 1The Not Knowing2005 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/420052751/4
- 220062803/4
- 3The Singer2007 · 462 pages · confirmed 1/420074621/4
- 4Bad Penny Blues2009 · 433 pages · confirmed 1/420094331/4
- 5Weirdo2012 · 407 pages · confirmed 1/420124071/4
- 6Without the Moon2016 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420163521/4
- 7That Old Black Magic2020 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420203681/4
- 8Defying Gravity: Jordan's Story2022 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420224481/4
- 9Season of the Witch2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Cathi Unsworth 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.
Akashic Noir in order
1 book- 14. London Noir
Standalone books
8 books8 Cathi Unsworth titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Cathi Unsworth books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 9 Cathi Unsworth books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Cathi Unsworth
Start with The Not Knowing (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Cathi Unsworth book?
Season of the Witch (2023) is the newest Cathi Unsworth book released so far.
Is there a new Cathi Unsworth book coming?
No next Cathi Unsworth book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Cathi Unsworth at a glance
- Paused
- No new Cathi Unsworth title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Cathi Unsworth books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,025 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 388 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Cathi Unsworth books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the Cathi Unsworth books are about
8 of the 9 Cathi Unsworth books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Crime 2 of 8 books
- England 2 of 8 books
- Journalists 2 of 8 books
- London (England) 2 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 2 of 8 books
- World War, 1939-1945 2 of 8 books