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Catrin Collier Books in Order

Catrin Collier has written 50 books, published between 1990 and 2019. The first book is Without Trace (1990) and the newest is A Dragon's Legacy (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Catrin Collier is the pen name of Karen Jones.

Books
50
Published
1990–2019
Pages on record
4,110 in 12 of 50 books
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Catrin Collier is the pen name of Karen Watkins, a Welsh novelist born in 1948 and known for historical fiction. The Hearts of Gold series is set in Pontypridd, Collier's home town, between 1930 and 1950, and its first book became a BBC drama in 2003. Other names include Katherine John and K. A. John for crime, Katherine Hardy for TV novelisations and Caro French for modern fiction. The catalogue lists 50 books from Without Trace (1990) to A Dragon's Legacy (2019), including the Detective Trevor Joseph, Swansea Girls and Tiger Bay series.

How many Catrin Collier books are there?

Catrin Collier has 50 books, released between 1990 and 2019. They include 11 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Catrin Collier Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 50 Catrin Collier 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 Without Trace by Catrin Collier, book 1 of the Detective Trevor Joseph series (1990)
  2. Cover of Hearts Of Gold by Catrin Collier, book 1 of the Hearts of Gold series (1992)
  3. Cover of Lady Luck (As:Caro French) by Catrin Collier, book 1 of the Farcreek series (1995)
  4. Cover of Lady Lay (As:Caro French) by Catrin Collier, book 2 of the Farcreek series (1995)
  5. Cover of Midnight Murders / Six Foot Under by Catrin Collier, book 2 of the Detective Trevor Joseph series (1996)
  6. Cover of The Grand by Catrin Collier, book 1 of the Grand series (1997)
  7. Cover of Murder of a Dead Man by Catrin Collier, book 3 of the Detective Trevor Joseph series (1997)
  8. Cover of By Any Name (As: Katherine John) by Catrin Collier (1998)
  9. Cover of Under New Management by Catrin Collier, book 2 of the Grand series (1998)
  10. Cover of Black Daffodil by Catrin Collier, book 5 of the Detective Trevor Joseph series (2008)
  11. Cover of The Destruction of Evidence by Catrin Collier, book 6 of the Detective Trevor Joseph series (2010)
  12. Cover of The Amber Knight (As: Katherine John) by Catrin Collier (2013)
  13. Cover of The Defeated Aristocrat (As: Katherine John) by Catrin Collier (2014)
  14. Cover of Collected Short Stories Volume One (As: Katherine John) by Catrin Collier, book 1 of the Katherine John series
  1. 1
    Without TraceDetective Trevor Joseph #11990 · 426 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990426
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  2. 2
    Hearts Of GoldHearts of Gold #11992 · 510 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992510
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  3. 3
    One Blue MoonHearts of Gold #21993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  4. 4
    Broken RainbowsHearts of Gold #31993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  5. 5
    Lady Luck (As:Caro French)Farcreek #11995 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995192
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  6. 6
    Lady Lay (As:Caro French)Farcreek #21995 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995192
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  7. 7
    Lady Chance (As:Caro French)Farcreek #31995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  8. 8
    All That GlittersHearts of Gold #41995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  9. 9
    Midnight Murders / Six Foot UnderDetective Trevor Joseph #21996 · 731 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996731
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  10. 10
    Such Sweet SorrowHearts of Gold #51996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  11. 11
    A Silver LiningHearts of Gold #61996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  12. 12
    The GrandGrand #11997 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997256
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  13. 13
    Murder of a Dead ManDetective Trevor Joseph #31997 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997314
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  14. 14
    Past RememberingHearts of Gold #71997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  15. 15
    By Any Name (As: Katherine John)1998 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998274
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  16. 16
    Under New ManagementGrand #21998 · 398 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998398
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  17. 17
    Spoils Of WarHearts of Gold #82000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  18. 18
    Swansea GirlsSwansea Girls #12001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  19. 19
    Swansea SummerSwansea Girls #22002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  20. 20
    Beggars And ChoosersBeggars and Choosers #12003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  21. 21
    HomecomingSwansea Girls #32003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  22. 22
    Winners And LosersBeggars and Choosers #22004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  23. 23
    Sinners And ShadowsBeggars and Choosers #32004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  24. 24
    Finders And KeepersBeggars and Choosers #42005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  25. 25
    Tiger Bay BluesTiger Bay #12006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  26. 26
    Tiger RagtimeTiger Bay #22006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  27. 27
    The Corpse's TaleDetective Trevor Joseph #42006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  28. 28
    One Last Summer2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  29. 29
    Black DaffodilDetective Trevor Joseph #52008 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008320
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  30. 30
    Magda's DaughterHearts of Gold #92008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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Catrin Collier series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Catrin Collier 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.

Beggars and Choosers in order

5 books
  1. 1. Beggars And Choosers
  2. 2. Winners And Losers
  3. 3. Sinners And Shadows
  4. 4. Finders And Keepers
  5. 5. Black-eyed Devils

Farcreek in order

3 books
  1. 1. Lady Luck (As:Caro French)
  2. 2. Lady Lay (As:Caro French)
  3. 3. Lady Chance (As:Caro French)

Swansea Girls in order

3 books
  1. 1. Swansea Girls
  2. 2. Swansea Summer
  3. 3. Homecoming

Long Road to Baghdad in order

3 books
  1. 1. Long Road To Baghdad
  2. 2. Winds Of Eden
  3. 3. Scorpion Sunset

Glyndŵr in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Foretold Son
  2. 2. Glorious Shall Their Dragon Be
  3. 3. My Child's Child To Weep

Tsar's Dragons in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Tsar's Dragons
  2. 2. Princes & Peasants
  3. 3. A Dragon's Legacy

Grand in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Grand
  2. 2. Under New Management

Tiger Bay in order

2 books
  1. 1. Tiger Bay Blues
  2. 2. Tiger Ragtime

Katherine John in order

1 book
  1. 1. Collected Short Stories Volume One (As: Katherine John)

Standalone books

6 books

6 Catrin Collier titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Catrin Collier books in order?

You only need to read Catrin Collier books in order within each series: the books listed here span 11 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Catrin Collier

Start with the first book of the Catrin Collier series you want to read: Hearts of Gold starts with Hearts Of Gold (1992) and Detective Trevor Joseph starts with Without Trace (1990). The earliest catalogued title overall is Without Trace (1990).

What is the newest Catrin Collier book?

A Dragon's Legacy (2019) is the newest Catrin Collier book released so far.

Is there a new Catrin Collier book coming?

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

Catrin Collier at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Catrin Collier title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Catrin Collier books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,110 pages across the 12 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 317 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Catrin Collier books, 18 of 50, were published in the 2010s.

What the Catrin Collier books are about

10 of the 50 Catrin Collier books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 2 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.