Erica Wright Books in Order

Erica Wright has written 99 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Instructions for Killing the Jackal (2011) and the newest is Lipstick (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 91 of the 99 books listed here are in the Object Lessons series, which has its own page: Object Lessons books in order.

Books
99
Published
2011–2026
Pages on record
1,443 in 8 of 99 books

Erica Wright writes poetry and crime fiction. The Kat Stone novels follow a private investigator in New York, and Wright also contributes to Object Lessons, a series of short books each devoted to one everyday object: Driver's License, Drone, Golf Ball, Remote Control, Glass, Hotel. The catalogue holds 99 titles dated 2011 to 2026, from Instructions for Killing the Jackal (2011) to Lipstick (2026), at a median of 152 pages.

How many Erica Wright books are there?

Erica Wright has 99 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Erica Wright Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 99 Erica Wright 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. 1
    Instructions for Killing the Jackal2011 · 58 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201158
  2. 2
    Driver's LicenseObject Lessons #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  3. 3
    The Red ChameleonKat Stone #12014 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014320
  4. 4
    Remote ControlObject Lessons #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  5. 5
    DroneObject Lessons #32014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  6. 6
    Golf BallObject Lessons #42014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  7. 7
    The Granite MothKat Stone #22015 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015240
  8. 8
    HotelObject Lessons #52015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  9. 9
    RefrigeratorObject Lessons #62015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  10. 10
    Phone BoothObject Lessons #72015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  11. 11
    Shipping ContainerObject Lessons #82015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  12. 12
    GlassObject Lessons #92015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  13. 13
    WasteObject Lessons #102015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  14. 14
    SilenceObject Lessons #112015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  15. 15
    QuestionnaireObject Lessons #122016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  16. 16
    DustObject Lessons #132016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  17. 17
    TreeObject Lessons #142016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  18. 18
    BookshelfObject Lessons #152016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  19. 19
    Cigarette LighterObject Lessons #162016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  20. 20
    HoodObject Lessons #172016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  21. 21
    BreadObject Lessons #182016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  22. 22
    HairObject Lessons #192016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  23. 23
    PasswordObject Lessons #202016 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016136
  24. 24
    All the Bayou Stories End with Drowned2017 · 65 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201765
  25. 25
    EggObject Lessons #212017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017
  26. 26
    TrafficObject Lessons #222017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017
  27. 27
    EarthObject Lessons #232017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017
  28. 28
    Personal StereoObject Lessons #242017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017
  29. 29
    Shopping MallObject Lessons #252017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017
  30. 30
    VeilObject Lessons #262017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017

Erica Wright series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Erica Wright 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.

Kat Stone in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Red Chameleon
  2. 2. The Granite Moth
  3. 3. The Kingfisher Murder
  4. 4. The Blue Kingfisher

Standalone books

4 books

4 Erica Wright titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Erica Wright books in order?

You only need to read Erica Wright books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Erica Wright

Start with Driver's License (2014), the first Object Lessons book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Instructions for Killing the Jackal (2011).

What is the newest Erica Wright book?

Lipstick (2026) is the newest Erica Wright book released so far.

Is there a new Erica Wright book coming?

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

Erica Wright at a glance

Still publishing
Erica Wright published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Erica Wright books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,443 pages across the 8 of 99 books with a recorded length, a median of 152 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Erica Wright books, 52 of 99, were published in the 2010s.

What the Erica Wright books are about

8 of the 99 Erica Wright books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.