Imogen Robertson Books in Order
Imogen Robertson has written 6 books, published between 2009 and 2014. The first book is Instruments of Darkness (2009) and the newest is Theft of Life (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2009–2014
- Pages on record
- 1,888 in 5 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 31–47 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,888 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
The Crowther and Westerman novels are Imogen Robertson's historical mystery series, running to six books between 2009 and 2014. Instruments of Darkness opened the run, followed by Anatomy of Murder (2010), Island of Bones (2011), Circle of Shadows (2012), The Paris Winter (2013) and Theft of Life (2014). Anatomists, London and eighteenth-century history supply the material, in a register that mixes gothic with thriller. Robertson is a British novelist and poet who has also directed in several media.
How many Imogen Robertson books are there?
Imogen Robertson has 6 books, released between 2009 and 2014. 5 of them belong to the Crowther and Westerman series.
Imogen Robertson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Imogen Robertson 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.
- 120093842/4
- 220104002/4
- 32011–2/4
- 420123842/4
- 5The Paris Winter2013 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420133682/4
- 620143522/4
Imogen Robertson 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.
Crowther and Westerman in order
5 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Imogen Robertson title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Imogen Robertson books in order?
You only need to read Imogen Robertson books in order within the Crowther and Westerman series, which holds 5 of the 6 Imogen Robertson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Imogen Robertson
Start with Instruments of Darkness (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Imogen Robertson book?
Theft of Life (2014) is the newest Imogen Robertson book released so far.
Is there a new Imogen Robertson book coming?
No next Imogen Robertson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Imogen Robertson at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Imogen Robertson title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Imogen Robertson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,888 pages across the 5 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Imogen Robertson books, 5 of 6, were published in the 2010s.
What the Imogen Robertson books are about
All 6 Imogen Robertson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 3 of 6 books
- London (England) 3 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 3 of 6 books
- Anatomists 2 of 6 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 6 books
- Suspense 2 of 6 books
- Thrillers 2 of 6 books