J.A. Baker Books in Order
J.A. Baker has written 21 books, published between 2017 and 2026. The first book is Undercurrent / The Girl In The Water (2017) and the newest is Such a Strange Little Girl (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 2017–2026
- Pages on record
- 540 in 2 of 21 books
Twenty-one books stand under J.A. Baker's name, published between 2017 and 2026, many of them under two titles apiece: Her Dark Retreat, also The Retreat, and Undercurrent, also The Girl In The Water, both 2017; Finding Eva, also The Toxic Friend, and The Uninvited, also The Intruder, both 2018; The Cleansing, also The Stranger, in 2019. The Other Mother (2017), The Woman at Number 19 (2019), In the Dying Minutes (2020) and Looking For Leo (2021) follow, and Such a Strange Little Girl (2026) is the newest. No series is recorded, and the books run to a median of 270 pages.
How many J.A. Baker books are there?
J.A. Baker has 21 books, released between 2017 and 2026.
J.A. Baker Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 J.A. Baker 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.
- 1Undercurrent / The Girl In The Water2017 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/420172621/4
- 2Her Dark Retreat / The Retreat2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 3The Other Mother2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 4Finding Eva / The Toxic Friend2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 5The Uninvited / The Intruder2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 6The Cleansing / The Stranger2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 7The Woman at Number 192019 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/420192781/4
- 8The Girl I Used to Be / The Quiet One2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 9In the Dying Minutes2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 10Looking For Leo2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 11The Face of Clara Morgan2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 12The Midnight Child2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 13Here Lies Alice2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 14Local Girl Missing2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 15The Last Wife2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 16The Woman in the Woods2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 17The Perfect Parents2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 18Hush Little Baby2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 19The Good Daughter2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 20Mother Knows Best2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 21Such a Strange Little Girl2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
J.A. Baker 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.
Standalone books
21 books21 J.A. Baker titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read J.A. Baker books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 21 J.A. Baker books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with J.A. Baker
Start with Undercurrent / The Girl In The Water (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest J.A. Baker book?
Such a Strange Little Girl (2026) is the newest J.A. Baker book released so far.
Is there a new J.A. Baker book coming?
No next J.A. Baker book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
J.A. Baker at a glance
- Still publishing
- J.A. Baker published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- J.A. Baker books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 540 pages across the 2 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 270 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most J.A. Baker books, 14 of 21, were published in the 2020s.