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Christobel Kent Books in Order

Christobel Kent has written 17 books, published between 2003 and 2022. The first book is A Party In San Niccolo (2003) and the newest is In Deep Water (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2003–2022
Pages on record
5,872 in 15 of 17 books
Reading time
98–147 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,872 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

See all 17 books in order Printable Christobel Kent checklist

Italy and private investigators recur in the subject tags for Christobel Kent, and Sandro Cellini, a fictitious character named in those tags, gives a series its name. The catalogue holds 17 books from A Party In San Niccolo (2003) to In Deep Water (2022). Titles include A Florentine Revenge (2006), The Drowning River / A Time of Mourning (2009) and The Killing Room (2014). Psychological thrillers, murder, young women and missing persons are also tagged. No new book has appeared since 2022.

How many Christobel Kent books are there?

Christobel Kent has 17 books, released between 2003 and 2022. 6 of them belong to the Sandro Cellini series.

Christobel Kent Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Christobel Kent 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 A Party In San Niccolo by Christobel Kent (2003)
  2. Cover of Late Season by Christobel Kent (2004)
  3. Cover of The Summer House by Christobel Kent (2005)
  4. Cover of The Drowning River / A Time of Mourning by Christobel Kent, book 1 of the Sandro Cellini series (2009)
  5. Cover of A Murder in Tuscany / A Fine and Private Place by Christobel Kent, book 2 of the Sandro Cellini series (2010)
  6. Cover of The Dead Season by Christobel Kent, book 3 of the Sandro Cellini series (2012)
  7. Cover of A Darkness Descending by Christobel Kent, book 4 of the Sandro Cellini series (2013)
  8. Cover of The Crooked House by Christobel Kent (2015)
  9. Cover of The Loving Husband by Christobel Kent (2016)
  10. Cover of What We Did by Christobel Kent (2018)
  11. Cover of In Deep Water by Christobel Kent (2022)
  1. 1
    A Party In San Niccolo2003 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003416
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  2. 2
    Late Season2004 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004432
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  3. 3
    The Summer House2005 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005384
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  4. 4
    A Florentine Revenge2006 · 371 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006371
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  5. 5
    The Drowning River / A Time of MourningSandro Cellini #12009 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009309
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  6. 6
    A Murder in Tuscany / A Fine and Private PlaceSandro Cellini #22010 · 569 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010569
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  7. 7
    The Dead SeasonSandro Cellini #32012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  8. 8
    A Darkness DescendingSandro Cellini #42013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  9. 9
    The Killing RoomSandro Cellini #52014 · 393 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014393
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  10. 10
    The Crooked House2015 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015368
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  11. 11
    The Loving Husband2016 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016416
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  12. 12
    The Day She Disappeared2017 · 406 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017406
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  13. 13
    What We Did2018 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018320
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  14. 14
    A Secret Life2019 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019352
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  15. 15
    The ViperSandro Cellini #62020 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020400
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  16. 16
    The Widower2020 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020352
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  17. 17
    In Deep Water2022 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022384
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Christobel Kent 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.

Sandro Cellini in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Drowning River / A Time of Mourning
  2. 2. A Murder in Tuscany / A Fine and Private Place
  3. 3. The Dead Season
  4. 4. A Darkness Descending
  5. 5. The Killing Room
  6. 6. The Viper

Standalone books

11 books

11 Christobel Kent titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Christobel Kent books in order?

You only need to read Christobel Kent books in order within the Sandro Cellini series, which holds 6 of the 17 Christobel Kent books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Christobel Kent

Start with A Party In San Niccolo (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Christobel Kent book?

In Deep Water (2022) is the newest Christobel Kent book released so far.

Is there a new Christobel Kent book coming?

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

Christobel Kent at a glance

Paused
No new Christobel Kent title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Christobel Kent books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,872 pages across the 15 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Christobel Kent books, 9 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the Christobel Kent books are about

15 of the 17 Christobel Kent books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: italy is tagged on 5 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.