Gregg Dunnett Books in Order

Gregg Dunnett has written 18 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is The Surfer's Handbook: How to Get Better (2009) and the newest is Perfect Stranger (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2009–2026
Pages on record
288 in 1 of 18 books

Gregg Dunnett's catalogue opens with a surfing manual, The Surfer's Handbook: How to Get Better (2009), then turns to crime fiction from The Wave at Hanging Rock (2016) onward. Three series are recorded: the Rockpools books, which begin with The Things you find in Rockpools (2018), the Sinister Coast Collection, and the Detective Erica Sands novels. Eighteen books are catalogued through Perfect Stranger (2026), and coastal and island settings recur in the titles.

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How many Gregg Dunnett books are there?

Gregg Dunnett has 18 books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 2 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Gregg Dunnett Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Gregg Dunnett 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. 12009–
  2. 2
    The Wave at Hanging RockSinister Coast Collection #12016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
  3. 3
    The Desert RunSinister Coast Collection #22017 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017288
  4. 4
    Killing Kind2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
  5. 5
    The Things you find in RockpoolsRockpools #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
  6. 6
    The Girl on the Burning BoatSinister Coast Collection #32018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
  7. 7
    The Lornea Island Detective ClubRockpools #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  8. 8
    The Glass TowerSinister Coast Collection #42019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  9. 9
    The Appearance of MysteryRockpools #32020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
  10. 10
    The CoveDetective Erica Sands #12021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  11. 11
    The Island of DragonsRockpools #42021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  12. 12
    Little Ghosts2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
  13. 13
    The TrapDetective Erica Sands #22023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
  14. 14
    Falling From Grace2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
  15. 15
    The Lake House Children2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
  16. 16
    Deep Blue Lies2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
  17. 17
    The HuntDetective Erica Sands #32025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
  18. 18
    Perfect Stranger2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–

Gregg Dunnett 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.

Sinister Coast Collection

4 books

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

Rockpools in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Things you find in Rockpools
  2. 2. The Lornea Island Detective Club
  3. 3. The Appearance of Mystery
  4. 4. The Island of Dragons

Detective Erica Sands in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Cove
  2. 2. The Trap
  3. 3. The Hunt

Standalone books

7 books

7 Gregg Dunnett titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gregg Dunnett books in order?

You only need to read Gregg Dunnett 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 Gregg Dunnett

Start with The Surfer's Handbook: How to Get Better (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gregg Dunnett book?

Perfect Stranger (2026) is the newest Gregg Dunnett book released so far.

Is there a new Gregg Dunnett book coming?

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

Gregg Dunnett at a glance

Still publishing
Gregg Dunnett published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Gregg Dunnett books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
288 pages across the 1 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gregg Dunnett books, 10 of 18, were published in the 2020s.

When Gregg Dunnett books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Gregg Dunnett titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 10 titles.

2000s
1
2010s
7
2020s
10

18 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.