Deborah Challinor Books in Order

Deborah Challinor has written 22 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is Grey Ghosts (1998) and the newest is Black Velvet and Vengeance (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1998–2026
Confirmed
22 of 22 titles
Pages on record
1,901 in 6 of 22 books

Deborah Ann Challinor is a New Zealand historian and novelist, appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2018 for literature and historical research. The catalogue lists 22 books from Grey Ghosts (1998) to 2026, covering fiction and non-fiction. Vietnam War veterans and personal narratives appear among the subjects. Fiction series include Convict Girls, Tatty Crowe, Kitty/Smuggler's Wife and Children Of War Trilogy. Black Velvet and Vengeance is the newest title.

Source: Wikidata

How many Deborah Challinor books are there?

Deborah Challinor has 22 books, released between 1998 and 2026. They include 5 separate series.

Deborah Challinor Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Deborah Challinor 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Grey GhostsDeborah Challinor Non-Fiction #11998 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998288
  2. 2
    TamarChildren Of War Trilogy/Tamar Deane Trilogy #11998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
  3. 3
    Who'll Stop The Rain?Deborah Challinor Non-Fiction #22000 · 187 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000187
  4. 4
    White FeathersChildren Of War Trilogy/Tamar Deane Trilogy #22003 · 397 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003397
  5. 5
    Union BelleDeborah Challinor Standalone Novels #12005 · 391 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005391
  6. 6
    Blue SmokeChildren Of War Trilogy/Tamar Deane Trilogy #32005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005–
  7. 7
    KittyKitty/Smuggler's Wife #12006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
  8. 8
    AmberKitty/Smuggler's Wife #22007 · 319 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007319
  9. 9
    FireDeborah Challinor Standalone Novels #22008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
  10. 10
    Isle of TearsDeborah Challinor Standalone Novels #32009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
  11. 11
    Band of GoldKitty/Smuggler's Wife #32010 · 319 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010319
  12. 12
    Behind the SunConvict Girls #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
  13. 13
    Girl of ShadowsConvict Girls #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
  14. 14
    The Silk ThiefConvict Girls #32016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
  15. 15
    A Tattooed HeartConvict Girls #42016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
  16. 16
    The Cloud Leopard's DaughterKitty/Smuggler's Wife #42016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
  17. 17
    From the AshesFrom the Ashes/The Restless Years #12019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
  18. 18
    The Jacaranda HouseFrom the Ashes/The Restless Years #22020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
  19. 19
    The Leonard GirlsFrom the Ashes/The Restless Years #32022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
  20. 20
    Black Silk and SympathyTatty Crowe #12024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
  21. 21
    Black Silk and Buried SecretsTatty Crowe #22025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
  22. 22
    Black Velvet and VengeanceTatty Crowe #32026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–

Deborah Challinor 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.

Kitty/Smuggler's Wife in order

4 books
  1. 1. Kitty
  2. 2. Amber
  3. 3. Band of Gold
  4. 4. The Cloud Leopard's Daughter

Convict Girls in order

4 books
  1. 1. Behind the Sun
  2. 2. Girl of Shadows
  3. 3. The Silk Thief
  4. 4. A Tattooed Heart

Children Of War Trilogy/Tamar Deane Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Tamar
  2. 2. White Feathers
  3. 3. Blue Smoke

Deborah Challinor Standalone Novels

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

From the Ashes/The Restless Years in order

3 books
  1. 1. From the Ashes
  2. 2. The Jacaranda House
  3. 3. The Leonard Girls

Tatty Crowe in order

3 books
  1. 1. Black Silk and Sympathy
  2. 2. Black Silk and Buried Secrets
  3. 3. Black Velvet and Vengeance

Deborah Challinor Non-Fiction

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Deborah Challinor books in order?

You only need to read Deborah Challinor books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Deborah Challinor

Start with Grey Ghosts (1998), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Deborah Challinor book?

Black Velvet and Vengeance (2026) is the newest Deborah Challinor book released so far.

Is there a new Deborah Challinor book coming?

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

Deborah Challinor at a glance

Still publishing
Deborah Challinor published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Deborah Challinor books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,901 pages across the 6 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 319 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Deborah Challinor books, 8 of 22, were published in the 2000s.

When Deborah Challinor books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Deborah Challinor titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 8 titles.

1990s
2
2000s
8
2010s
7
2020s
5

22 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Deborah Challinor books are about

8 of the 22 Deborah Challinor books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.