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Julie Wassmer Books in Order

Julie Wassmer has written 11 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is The Whitstable Pearl Mystery (2015) and the newest is Murder at St Alfred's (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2015–2026
Pages on record
2,460 in 8 of 11 books
Reading time
41–62 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,460 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

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Julie Wassmer writes the Whitstable Pearl Mysteries, English seaside crime novels named for the coastal town of Whitstable. Restaurateurs, police, fishers, anonymous letters and murder are the subjects the series records. Murder-on-Sea and The Whitstable Pearl Mystery both appeared in 2015, followed by May Day Murder (2016), Murder on the Pilgrims Way (2017), Disappearance at Oare (2018), Murder on the Downs (2020) and Murder at the Allotment (2024). Eleven Wassmer titles reach Murder at St Alfred's (2026).

How many Julie Wassmer books are there?

Julie Wassmer has 11 books, released between 2015 and 2026.

Julie Wassmer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Julie Wassmer 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 The Whitstable Pearl Mystery by Julie Wassmer, book 1 of the Whitstable Pearl Mystery series (2015)
  2. Cover of Murder-on-Sea by Julie Wassmer, book 2 of the Whitstable Pearl Mystery series (2015)
  3. Cover of May Day Murder by Julie Wassmer, book 3 of the Whitstable Pearl Mystery series (2016)
  4. Cover of Murder on the Pilgrims Way by Julie Wassmer, book 4 of the Whitstable Pearl Mystery series (2017)
  5. Cover of Murder Fest by Julie Wassmer, book 6 of the Whitstable Pearl Mystery series (2019)
  6. Cover of Murder on the Downs by Julie Wassmer, book 7 of the Whitstable Pearl Mystery series (2020)
  7. Cover of Murder at Mount Ephraim by Julie Wassmer, book 9 of the Whitstable Pearl Mystery series (2022)
  1. 1
    The Whitstable Pearl MysteryWhitstable Pearl Mystery #12015 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015310
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  2. 2
    Murder-on-SeaWhitstable Pearl Mystery #22015 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015310
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  3. 3
    May Day MurderWhitstable Pearl Mystery #32016 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016288
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  4. 4
    Murder on the Pilgrims WayWhitstable Pearl Mystery #42017 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017304
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  5. 5
    Disappearance at OareWhitstable Pearl Mystery #52018 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018304
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  6. 6
    Murder FestWhitstable Pearl Mystery #62019 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019304
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  7. 7
    Murder on the DownsWhitstable Pearl Mystery #72020 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020320
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  8. 8
    Strictly MurderWhitstable Pearl Mystery #82021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  9. 9
    Murder at Mount EphraimWhitstable Pearl Mystery #92022 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022320
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  10. 10
    Murder at the AllotmentWhitstable Pearl Mystery #102024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  11. 11
    Murder at St Alfred'sWhitstable Pearl Mystery #112026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Julie Wassmer 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.

Whitstable Pearl Mystery in order

11 books
  1. 1. The Whitstable Pearl Mystery
  2. 2. Murder-on-Sea
  3. 3. May Day Murder
  4. 4. Murder on the Pilgrims Way
  5. 5. Disappearance at Oare
  6. 6. Murder Fest
  7. 7. Murder on the Downs
  8. 8. Strictly Murder
  9. 9. Murder at Mount Ephraim
  10. 10. Murder at the Allotment
  11. 11. Murder at St Alfred's

Do you have to read Julie Wassmer books in order?

You only need to read Julie Wassmer books in order within the Whitstable Pearl Mystery series, which holds 11 of the 11 Julie Wassmer books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Julie Wassmer

Start with The Whitstable Pearl Mystery (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Julie Wassmer book?

Murder at St Alfred's (2026) is the newest Julie Wassmer book released so far.

Is there a new Julie Wassmer book coming?

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

Julie Wassmer at a glance

Still publishing
Julie Wassmer published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Julie Wassmer books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,460 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 307 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Julie Wassmer books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Julie Wassmer books are about

7 of the 11 Julie Wassmer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.