Kerry Tombs Books in Order
Kerry Tombs has written 11 books, published between 2006 and 2020. The first book is The Malvern Murders (2006) and the newest is Ravenscroft's Last Case (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2006–2020
- Pages on record
- 1,777 in 7 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 30–44 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,777 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Samuel Ravenscroft and Tom Crabb are the recurring figures in Kerry Tombs's English historical mysteries. Eleven books are catalogued between 2006 and 2020, opening with The Malvern Murders (2006) and closing with Ravenscroft's Last Case (2020). The titles name the towns: The Worcester Whisperers (2008), The Ledbury Lamplighters (2009), The Tewkesbury Tomb (2011), The Droitwich Deceivers (2012), The Pershore Poisoners (2014), The Upton Undertakers (2015) and The Herefordshire Hangmen (2017). London, murder investigation and Jack the Ripper appear among the subjects.
How many Kerry Tombs books are there?
Kerry Tombs has 11 books, released between 2006 and 2020. 10 of them belong to the Ravenscroft series.
Kerry Tombs Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Kerry Tombs 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.
- 120062682/4
- 220082242/4
- 320092242/4
- 42011–2/4
- 520122992/4
- 620143202/4
- 720152242/4
- 8Passing By2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 92017–2/4
- 102020–2/4
- 1120202182/4
Kerry Tombs 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.
Ravenscroft in order
10 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Kerry Tombs title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kerry Tombs books in order?
You only need to read Kerry Tombs books in order within the Ravenscroft series, which holds 10 of the 11 Kerry Tombs books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Kerry Tombs
Start with The Malvern Murders (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kerry Tombs book?
Ravenscroft's Last Case (2020) is the newest Kerry Tombs book released so far.
Is there a new Kerry Tombs book coming?
No next Kerry Tombs book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kerry Tombs at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Kerry Tombs title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Kerry Tombs books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,777 pages across the 7 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kerry Tombs books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Kerry Tombs books are about
6 of the 11 Kerry Tombs 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 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 4 of 6 books
- History 3 of 6 books
- Samuel Ravenscroft (Fictitious character) 3 of 6 books
- Tom Crabb (Fictitious character) 3 of 6 books