Charlene Weir Books in Order
Charlene Weir has written 8 books, published between 1992 and 2015. The first book is The Winter Widow (1992) and the newest is Unknown Footprints (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1992–2015
- Pages on record
- 2,117 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 35–53 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,117 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Susan Wren, a woman police chief working in the imaginary Kansas town of Hampstead, is the recurring figure in Charlene Weir's catalogue, grouped as Susan Wren / Kansas Cozy Mysteries. Eight books are recorded, from The Winter Widow (1992) to Unknown Footprints (2015), filed under detective and mystery stories and the police procedural. The gap between titles averages 3.3 years. Seven books have a recorded length, at a median of 301 pages.
How many Charlene Weir books are there?
Charlene Weir has 8 books, released between 1992 and 2015. 7 of them belong to the Susan Wren / Kansas Cozy Mysteries series.
Charlene Weir Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Charlene Weir 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.
- 119922522/4
- 21993–2/4
- 319953012/4
- 419983362/4
- 520012562/4
- 620033462/4
- 720072942/4
- 8Unknown Footprints2015 · 332 pages · confirmed 2/420153322/4
Charlene Weir 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.
Susan Wren / Kansas Cozy Mysteries in order
7 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Charlene Weir title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Charlene Weir books in order?
You only need to read Charlene Weir books in order within the Susan Wren / Kansas Cozy Mysteries series, which holds 7 of the 8 Charlene Weir books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Charlene Weir
Start with The Winter Widow (1992), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Charlene Weir book?
Unknown Footprints (2015) is the newest Charlene Weir book released so far.
Is there a new Charlene Weir book coming?
No next Charlene Weir book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Charlene Weir at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Charlene Weir title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Charlene Weir books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,117 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 301 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Charlene Weir books, 4 of 8, were published in the 1990s.
What the Charlene Weir books are about
6 of the 8 Charlene Weir books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: susan wren (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Susan Wren (Fictitious character) 6 of 6 books
- Police 5 of 6 books
- Policewomen 5 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 6 books
- Policewomen in fiction 2 of 6 books
- Women police chiefs 2 of 6 books