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Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty Books in Order

Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty has written 24 books, published between 1989 and 2020. The first book is A Question Of Guilt (1989) and the newest is Cold To The Touch (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1989–2020
Pages on record
5,353 in 18 of 24 books
Reading time
89–134 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,353 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

See all 24 books in order Printable Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty checklist

The catalogue lists this author under two names, Frances Fyfield and Frances Hegarty, with 24 crime novels published from 1989 to 2020. The books are mysteries and psychological suspense set largely in London, with women lawyers and police among the subjects. Series characters include Helen West, Sarah Fortune and Geoffrey Bailey, and a third series follows Diana Porteous. A Question Of Guilt (1989) is the first title and Cold To The Touch (2020) the last.

How many Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty books are there?

Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty has 24 books, released between 1989 and 2020. They include 3 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty 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. Cover of A Question Of Guilt by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty, book 1 of the Helen West series (1989)
  2. Cover of Shadows On The Mirror by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty, book 1 of the Sarah Fortune series (1991)
  3. Cover of The Playroom by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty (1991)
  4. Cover of Deep Sleep by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty, book 3 of the Helen West series (1991)
  5. Cover of Half Light by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty (1992)
  6. Cover of Shadow Play by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty, book 4 of the Helen West series (1993)
  7. Cover of Perfectly Pure And Good by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty, book 2 of the Sarah Fortune series (1994)
  8. Cover of A Clear Conscience by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty, book 5 of the Helen West series (1994)
  9. Cover of Let's Dance by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty (1995)
  10. Cover of The Nature Of The Beast by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty (2001)
  11. Cover of Seeking Sanctuary by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty (2003)
  12. Cover of Playing With Fire / Safer Than Houses by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty, book 5 of the Sarah Fortune series
  13. Cover of The Art of Drowning by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty (2006)
  14. Cover of Blood From Stone by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty (2008)
  15. Cover of Gold Digger by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty, book 1 of the Diana Porteous series (2012)
  16. Cover of A Painted Smile by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty, book 3 of the Diana Porteous series (2015)
  17. Cover of Cold To The Touch by Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty, book 6 of the Sarah Fortune series (2020)
  1. 1
    A Question Of GuiltHelen West #11989 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989224
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  2. 2
    Trial by Fire / Not That Kind of PlaceHelen West #21990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  3. 3
    Shadows On The MirrorSarah Fortune #11991 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991278
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  4. 4
    The Playroom1991 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991384
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  5. 5
    Deep SleepHelen West #31991 · 227 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991227
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  6. 6
    Half Light1992 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992352
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  7. 7
    Shadow PlayHelen West #41993 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993288
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  8. 8
    Perfectly Pure And GoodSarah Fortune #21994 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994256
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  9. 9
    A Clear ConscienceHelen West #51994 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994223
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  10. 10
    Let's Dance1995 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995274
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  11. 12
    Blind Date1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  12. 13
    Staring at the LightSarah Fortune #31999 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999307
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  13. 14
    Undercurrents2000 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000416
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  14. 15
    The Nature Of The Beast2001 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001376
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  15. 16
    Seeking Sanctuary2003 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003320
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  16. 17
    Looking DownSarah Fortune #42004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  17. 18
    Playing With Fire / Safer Than HousesSarah Fortune #52005 · 269 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005269
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  18. 19
    The Art of Drowning2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  19. 20
    Blood From Stone2008 · 327 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008327
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  20. 21
    Gold DiggerDiana Porteous #12012 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012309
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  21. 22
    Casting the First StoneDiana Porteous #22013 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013304
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  22. 23
    A Painted SmileDiana Porteous #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  23. 24
    Cold To The TouchSarah Fortune #62020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty 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.

Helen West in order

6 books
  1. 1. A Question Of Guilt
  2. 2. Trial by Fire / Not That Kind of Place
  3. 3. Deep Sleep
  4. 4. Shadow Play
  5. 5. A Clear Conscience
  6. 6. Without Consent

Sarah Fortune in order

6 books
  1. 1. Shadows On The Mirror
  2. 2. Perfectly Pure And Good
  3. 3. Staring at the Light
  4. 4. Looking Down
  5. 5. Playing With Fire / Safer Than Houses
  6. 6. Cold To The Touch

Diana Porteous in order

3 books
  1. 1. Gold Digger
  2. 2. Casting the First Stone
  3. 3. A Painted Smile

Standalone books

9 books

9 Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty books in order?

You only need to read Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty 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 Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty

Start with A Question Of Guilt (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty book?

Cold To The Touch (2020) is the newest Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty book released so far.

Is there a new Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty book coming?

No next Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,353 pages across the 18 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty books, 12 of 24, were published in the 1990s.

What the Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty books are about

All 24 Frances Fyfield / Frances Hegarty books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women lawyers is tagged on 11 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.