Gabrielle Lord Books in Order
Gabrielle Lord has written 35 books, published between 1980 and 2021. The first book is Fortress (1980) and the newest is Shattered (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 1980–2021
- Pages on record
- 4,854 in 21 of 35 books
- Reading time
- 81–121 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,854 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 35 titles with a page count on record.
Gabrielle Lord is an Australian writer of psychological thrillers, described as Australia's first lady of crime. Fortress (1980) opens a catalogue of 35 books that holds the Gemma Lincoln and Jack McCain crime series alongside Conspiracy 365, written for younger readers around the character Callum Ormond. Kidnapping, family secrets and death recur through the subjects. Shattered (2021) is Lord's most recent catalogued title.
How many Gabrielle Lord books are there?
Gabrielle Lord has 35 books, released between 1980 and 2021. They include 4 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.
Gabrielle Lord Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 Gabrielle Lord 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.
- 1Fortress1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 2Tooth and Claw1983 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/419831561/4
- 3Jumbo1986 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/419861571/4
- 4Salt1990 · 348 pages · confirmed 1/419903481/4
- 5Whipping Boy1992 · 339 pages · confirmed 1/419923391/4
- 6Bones1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 7The Sharp End1998 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419983201/4
- 819992881/4
- 92002–1/4
- 102002–1/4
- 112003–1/4
- 1220053761/4
- 132005–1/4
- 142009–1/4
- 1520101921/4
- 1620101811/4
- 1720101811/4
- 1820101921/4
- 1920101811/4
- 202010–1/4
- 2120101791/4
- 2220101811/4
- 232010–1/4
- 2420101791/4
- 2520102391/4
- 2620112081/4
- 272013–1/4
- 2820131841/4
- 2920131811/4
- 3020131921/4
- 31Dishonour2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 322017–1/4
- 33Sisters2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420194001/4
- 342021–1/4
- 352021–1/4
Gabrielle Lord series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Conspiracy 365 books in order 17 books
Gabrielle Lord 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.
Gemma Lincoln in order
4 booksJack McCain in order
3 books48 Hours in order
2 booksStandalone books
9 books9 Gabrielle Lord titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Gabrielle Lord books in order?
You only need to read Gabrielle Lord books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Gabrielle Lord
Start with January (2009), the first Conspiracy 365 book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Fortress (1980).
What is the newest Gabrielle Lord book?
Shattered (2021) is the newest Gabrielle Lord book released so far.
Is there a new Gabrielle Lord book coming?
No next Gabrielle Lord book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gabrielle Lord at a glance
- Paused
- No new Gabrielle Lord title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Gabrielle Lord books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,854 pages across the 21 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gabrielle Lord books, 19 of 35, were published in the 2010s.
What the Gabrielle Lord books are about
24 of the 35 Gabrielle Lord books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: callum ormond (fictitious character) is tagged on 8 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Callum Ormond (Fictitious character) 8 of 24 books
- Children's fiction 8 of 24 books
- Death 8 of 24 books
- Fathers 8 of 24 books
- Adventure stories 6 of 24 books
- Family secrets 6 of 24 books
- Boys 4 of 24 books
- Family life 4 of 24 books
- Teenagers 4 of 24 books
- Kidnapping 3 of 24 books
- Brothers 2 of 24 books