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Kerry Greenwood Books in Order

Kerry Greenwood has written 60 books, published between 1988 and 2025. The first book is Feral (1988) and the newest is Murder in the Cathedral (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
60
Published
1988–2025
Confirmed
60 of 60 titles
Pages on record
8,607 in 34 of 60 books
Reading time
143–215 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,607 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 34 of 60 titles with a page count on record.

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Kerry Greenwood (17 June 1954 - 26 March 2025) was an Australian author and lawyer. Greenwood's historical detective novels about Phryne Fisher were adapted as the television series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. Greenwood also wrote science fiction, historical fiction, children's stories and plays, and won the 2002 Davitt Award for the young adult novel The Three-Pronged Dagger. The catalogue holds 60 books, from Feral (1988) to Murder in the Cathedral (2025). Other series are Corinna Chapman, Delphic Women and Three Days.

How many Kerry Greenwood books are there?

Kerry Greenwood has 60 books, released between 1988 and 2025. They include 7 separate series.

Kerry Greenwood Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 60 Kerry Greenwood 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 Cocaine Blues / Death by Misadventure / Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates by Kerry Greenwood (1989)
  2. Cover of Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood, book 2 of the Phryne Fisher series (1990)
  3. Cover of Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood, book 3 of the Phryne Fisher series (1991)
  4. Cover of The Green Mill Murder by Kerry Greenwood, book 5 of the Phryne Fisher series (1993)
  5. Cover of Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood, book 6 of the Phryne Fisher series (1994)
  6. Cover of Cassandra by Kerry Greenwood, book 1 of the Delphic Women series (1995)
  7. Cover of Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood, book 7 of the Phryne Fisher series (1995)
  8. Cover of Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood, book 8 of the Phryne Fisher series (1996)
  9. Cover of Medea by Kerry Greenwood, book 3 of the Delphic Women series (1997)
  10. Cover of Raisins and Almonds by Kerry Greenwood, book 9 of the Phryne Fisher series (1997)
  11. Cover of Death Before Wicket by Kerry Greenwood, book 10 of the Phryne Fisher series (1999)
  12. Cover of Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood, book 11 of the Phryne Fisher series (2001)
  13. Cover of The Three-Pronged Dagger by Kerry Greenwood, book 4 of the Kerry Greenwood Standalone Novels series (2002)
  14. Cover of Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry Greenwood, book 12 of the Phryne Fisher series (2002)
  15. Cover of Danger by Kerry Greenwood, book 5 of the Kerry Greenwood Standalone Novels series (2003)
  16. Cover of The Castlemaine Murders by Kerry Greenwood, book 13 of the Phryne Fisher series (2003)
  17. Cover of Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood, book 1 of the Corinna Chapman series (2004)
  18. Cover of On Murder by Kerry Greenwood, book 1 of the On Murder: True Crime Writing In Australia series (2004)
  19. Cover of On Murder 2 by Kerry Greenwood, book 2 of the On Murder: True Crime Writing In Australia series (2004)
  20. Cover of Queen of the Flowers by Kerry Greenwood, book 14 of the Phryne Fisher series (2004)
  21. Cover of Heavenly Pleasures by Kerry Greenwood, book 2 of the Corinna Chapman series (2005)
  22. Cover of Death by Water by Kerry Greenwood, book 15 of the Phryne Fisher series (2005)
  23. Cover of Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood, book 3 of the Corinna Chapman series (2006)
  24. Cover of Lightning Nest by Kerry Greenwood, book 3 of the Stormbringer series (2006)
  1. 1
    FeralThree Days #11988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
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  2. 2
    Cocaine Blues / Death by Misadventure / Miss Phryne Fisher InvestigatesPhryne Fisher #11989 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989326
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  3. 3
    Flying Too HighPhryne Fisher #21990 · 156 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990156
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  4. 4
    Murder on the Ballarat TrainPhryne Fisher #31991 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991160
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  5. 5
    The Wandering IconKerry Greenwood Standalone Novels #11992 · confirmed 3/4
    1992–
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  6. 6
    Death at Victoria DockPhryne Fisher #41992 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992176
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  7. 7
    The Green Mill MurderPhryne Fisher #51993 · 270 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993270
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  8. 8
    The Childstone CycleKerry Greenwood Standalone Novels #21994 · 420 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994420
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  9. 9
    Blood and CircusesPhryne Fisher #61994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994–
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  10. 10
    CassandraDelphic Women #11995 · 395 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995395
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  11. 11
    Ruddy GorePhryne Fisher #71995 · 207 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995207
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  12. 12
    The Thing She LovesKerry Greenwood Non-Fiction #11996 · 154 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996154
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  13. 13
    ElectraDelphic Women #21996 · 329 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996329
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  14. 14
    The Broken WheelThree Days #21996 · confirmed 3/4
    1996–
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  15. 15
    QuestKerry Greenwood Standalone Novels #31996 · 188 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996188
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  16. 16
    WhaleroadThree Days #31996 · 204 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996204
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  17. 17
    Urn BurialPhryne Fisher #81996 · 280 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996280
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  18. 18
    MedeaDelphic Women #31997 · 431 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997431
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  19. 19
    Cave RatsThree Days #41997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  20. 20
    Raisins and AlmondsPhryne Fisher #91997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  21. 21
    Death Before WicketPhryne Fisher #101999 · 232 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999232
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  22. 22
    Alien InvasionsSpinouts Silver #12000 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200048
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  23. 23
    Away with the FairiesPhryne Fisher #112001 · 245 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001245
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  24. 24
    The Three-Pronged DaggerKerry Greenwood Standalone Novels #42002 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002160
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  25. 25
    Murder in MontparnassePhryne Fisher #122002 · 266 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002266
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  26. 26
    DangerKerry Greenwood Standalone Novels #52003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  27. 27
    The Castlemaine MurdersPhryne Fisher #132003 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003252
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  28. 28
    Earthly DelightsCorinna Chapman #12004 · 254 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004254
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  29. 29
    On MurderOn Murder: True Crime Writing In Australia #12004 · 280 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004280
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  30. 30
    On Murder 2On Murder: True Crime Writing In Australia #22004 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004272
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Kerry Greenwood series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Kerry Greenwood 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.

Kerry Greenwood Standalone Novels

9 books

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

Three Days in order

4 books
  1. 1. Feral
  2. 2. The Broken Wheel
  3. 3. Whaleroad
  4. 4. Cave Rats

Delphic Women in order

3 books
  1. 1. Cassandra
  2. 2. Electra
  3. 3. Medea

Stormbringer in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Rat and the Raven
  2. 2. Raven's Rising
  3. 3. Lightning Nest

Adventures In Love & Time in order

3 books
  1. 1. Herotica
  2. 2. Herotica 2
  3. 3. Mytherotica

Kerry Greenwood Non-Fiction

2 books

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

On Murder: True Crime Writing In Australia in order

2 books
  1. 1. On Murder
  2. 2. On Murder 2

Spinouts Silver in order

1 book
  1. 1. Alien Invasions

Kerry Greenwood Short Story

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Kerry Greenwood books in order?

You only need to read Kerry Greenwood books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kerry Greenwood

Start with the first book of the Kerry Greenwood series you want to read: Phryne Fisher starts with Cocaine Blues / Death by Misadventure / Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates (1989) and Corinna Chapman starts with Earthly Delights (2004). The earliest catalogued title overall is Feral (1988).

What is the newest Kerry Greenwood book?

Murder in the Cathedral (2025) is the newest Kerry Greenwood book released so far.

Is there a new Kerry Greenwood book coming?

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

Awards Kerry Greenwood has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Kerry Greenwood. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Ned Kelly Awards2003Won

Kerry Greenwood at a glance

Died
Kerry Greenwood died in 2025, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Kerry Greenwood on record dates from 2025.
Release pace
Kerry Greenwood books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
8,607 pages across the 34 of 60 books with a recorded length, a median of 251 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kerry Greenwood books, 23 of 60, were published in the 2000s.

What the Kerry Greenwood books are about

37 of the 60 Kerry Greenwood books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 22 of 37. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.