Clare Francis Books in Order
Clare Francis has written 14 books, published between 1977 and 2008. The first book is Come Hell Or High Water (1977) and the newest is Unforgotten (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1977–2008
- Pages on record
- 5,652 in 13 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 94–141 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,652 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Before turning to fiction, Clare Francis sailed single-handed across the Atlantic twice. The British novelist, born 17 April 1946 and appointed MBE, was the first woman to skipper a successful boat in the Whitbread Around the World race. The catalogue lists 14 books from 1977 to 2008, opening with Come Hell Or High Water and Woman Alone (both 1977). Later titles include Night Sky, Red Crystal, Wolf Winter, Deceit and Betrayal, ending with Unforgotten (2008). Subject tags include thrillers, sailors and the Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race.
How many Clare Francis books are there?
Clare Francis has 14 books, released between 1977 and 2008.
Clare Francis Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Clare Francis 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.
- 1Come Hell Or High Water1977 · 473 pages · confirmed 1/419774731/4
- 2Woman Alone1977 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/419771841/4
- 3Come Wind or Weather1978 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419782241/4
- 4Night Sky1983 · 586 pages · confirmed 1/419835861/4
- 5Red Crystal1986 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/419864161/4
- 6Wolf Winter1987 · 540 pages · confirmed 1/419875401/4
- 7Requiem / The Killing Winds1989 · 674 pages · confirmed 1/419896741/4
- 8Deceit1993 · 375 pages · confirmed 1/419933751/4
- 9Betrayal1996 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/419964481/4
- 10A Dark Devotion1997 · 486 pages · confirmed 1/419974861/4
- 11Keep Me Close1999 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/419994641/4
- 12A Death Divided2001 · 394 pages · confirmed 1/420013941/4
- 13Homeland2004 · 388 pages · confirmed 1/420043881/4
- 14Unforgotten2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
Clare Francis 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.
Standalone books
14 books14 Clare Francis titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Clare Francis books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 14 Clare Francis books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Clare Francis
Start with Come Hell Or High Water (1977), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Clare Francis book?
Unforgotten (2008) is the newest Clare Francis book released so far.
Is there a new Clare Francis book coming?
No next Clare Francis book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Clare Francis at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Clare Francis title on record dates from 2008, 18 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Clare Francis books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 5,652 pages across the 13 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Clare Francis books, 4 of 14, were published in the 1990s.
What the Clare Francis books are about
12 of the 14 Clare Francis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: adultery is tagged on 2 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Adultery 2 of 12 books
- Great Britain 2 of 12 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 12 books
- Missing persons 2 of 12 books
- Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race 2 of 12 books
- Romans, nouvelles 2 of 12 books
- Thrillers 2 of 12 books