Fiona Barton Books in Order
Fiona Barton has written 5 books, published between 2016 and 2024. The first book is The Widow (2016) and the newest is Talking To Strangers (2024). One more title is announced: Repeat After Me (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2016–2024
- Confirmed
- 6 of 6 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,223 in 3 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 20–31 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,223 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Fiona Barton writes psychological thrillers about secrets kept inside marriages and small communities. The Widow (2016) opens the Kate Waters series, followed by The Child and The Suspect, with a journalist working the cases. Elise King takes over in Local Gone Missing and Talking To Strangers. Six books make up the catalogue, with Repeat After Me scheduled for 2027, at a median of 416 pages.
How many Fiona Barton books are there?
Fiona Barton has 5 published books, released between 2016 and 2024. They include 2 separate series. One more, Repeat After Me (2027), is announced.
Fiona Barton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Fiona Barton 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.
- 120163243/4
- 220174833/4
- 320194163/4
- 42022–3/4
- 52024–3/4
- 62027–3/4
Fiona Barton 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.
Kate Waters in order
3 books- 1. The Widow
- 2. The Child
- 3. The Suspect
Elise King in order
2 booksFiona Barton Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Fiona Barton books in order?
You only need to read Fiona Barton 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 Fiona Barton
Start with The Widow (2016), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Fiona Barton book?
Talking To Strangers (2024) is the newest Fiona Barton book released so far.
Is there a new Fiona Barton book coming?
Yes. Repeat After Me (2027) is the next Fiona Barton book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Fiona Barton at a glance
- Still publishing
- Fiona Barton is still publishing. Repeat After Me is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Fiona Barton books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,223 pages across the 3 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Fiona Barton books, 3 of 6, were published in the 2010s.
What the Fiona Barton books are about
3 of the 6 Fiona Barton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Suspense 3 of 3 books
- Thrillers 2 of 3 books
- Death 1 of 3 books
- Family secrets 1 of 3 books
- Infants 1 of 3 books
- Journalists 1 of 3 books
- Kidnapping 1 of 3 books
- Marriage 1 of 3 books
- Secrecy 1 of 3 books
- Secrets 1 of 3 books
- Thrillers, psychological 1 of 3 books