Claire McNab Books in Order
Claire McNab has written 33 books, published between 1988 and 2020. The first book is Lessons in Murder (1988) and the newest is Aspects of the Heart (2020). Publication order is the reading order below. 17 of the 33 books listed here are in the Carol Ashton Mysteries series, which has its own page: Carol Ashton Mysteries books in order.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 1988–2020
- Pages on record
- 6,202 in 31 of 33 books
- Reading time
- 103–155 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,202 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 31 of 33 titles with a page count on record.
Claire McNab writes lesbian crime fiction set largely in Australia. Detective Inspector Carol Ashton heads the longest series, opening with Lessons in Murder in 1988, and the Denise Cleever thrillers and Kylie Kendall mysteries follow with an intelligence officer and a private investigator. Policewomen, women detectives and lesbian relationships run through 33 books, reaching Aspects of the Heart in 2020 at a median of 201 pages.
How many Claire McNab books are there?
Claire McNab has 33 books, released between 1988 and 2020. They include 3 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Claire McNab Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Claire McNab 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.
- 119881841/4
- 219892051/4
- 319892201/4
- 419912241/4
- 5Under the Southern Cross1992 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/419921801/4
- 619922031/4
- 7Silent Heart1993 · 173 pages · confirmed 1/419931731/4
- 819941901/4
- 919951891/4
- 1019961961/4
- 11The Loving Lesbian1997 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/419972141/4
- 1219972041/4
- 1319982011/4
- 141999–1/4
- 1519992021/4
- 1620002221/4
- 1720002041/4
- 1820012161/4
- 1920012151/4
- 2020021981/4
- 2120031681/4
- 2220031671/4
- 2320031621/4
- 2420041881/4
- 2520041731/4
- 2620052271/4
- 2720051841/4
- 2820051821/4
- 29Writing My Love2006 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/420061851/4
- 3020062111/4
- 3120072721/4
- 3220172431/4
- 33Aspects of the Heart2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
Claire McNab series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Carol Ashton Mysteries books in order 17 books
- DI Carol Ashton books in order 17 books
Claire McNab 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.
Denise Cleever Thrillers in order
6 booksKylie Kendall Mysteries in order
5 booksStandalone books
5 books5 Claire McNab titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Claire McNab books in order?
You only need to read Claire McNab books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Claire McNab
Start with the first book of the Claire McNab series you want to read: Carol Ashton Mysteries starts with Lessons in Murder (1988) and DI Carol Ashton starts with Lessons in Murder (1988). The earliest catalogued title overall is Lessons in Murder (1988).
What is the newest Claire McNab book?
Aspects of the Heart (2020) is the newest Claire McNab book released so far.
Is there a new Claire McNab book coming?
No next Claire McNab book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Claire McNab at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Claire McNab title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Claire McNab books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,202 pages across the 31 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 201 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Claire McNab books, 16 of 33, were published in the 2000s.
What the Claire McNab books are about
32 of the 33 Claire McNab books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lesbians is tagged on 32 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Lesbians 32 of 32 books
- Carol Ashton (Fictitious character) 17 of 32 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 15 of 32 books
- Policewomen 14 of 32 books
- Australia 8 of 32 books
- Ashton, carol (fictitious character) 7 of 32 books
- Denise Cleever (Fictitious character) 6 of 32 books
- Women intelligence officers 6 of 32 books
- Australians 5 of 32 books
- Kylie Kendall (Fictitious character) 5 of 32 books