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Kitty Neale Books in Order

Kitty Neale has written 29 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is A Cuckoo in Candle Lane (2004) and the newest is Pride & Joy (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
2004–2026
Pages on record
5,385 in 13 of 29 books
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Kitty Neale writes family sagas set in London. Candle Lane and Battersea Tavern name the two series, and poverty, criminals, orphans and the ties between mothers and daughters run through them. A Cuckoo in Candle Lane opened the catalogue in 2004, followed by Outcast Child, Nobody's Girl, Family Betrayal and Sins of the Father. 29 books reach Pride & Joy in 2026, and they are substantial, a median of 400 pages.

How many Kitty Neale books are there?

Kitty Neale has 29 books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 2 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.

Kitty Neale Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Kitty Neale 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 Mother's Ruin / Another Time, Another Place by Kitty Neale, book 2 of the Candle Lane series (2006)
  2. Cover of No Time for Tears by Kitty Neale (2006)
  3. Cover of Nobody's Girl by Kitty Neale (2007)
  4. Cover of Family Betrayal by Kitty Neale (2008)
  5. Cover of Desperate Measures by Kitty Neale (2009)
  6. Cover of Lost & Found by Kitty Neale (2009)
  7. Cover of Lost Angel by Kitty Neale (2009)
  8. Cover of Forgotten Child by Kitty Neale (2010)
  9. Cover of A Father’s Revenge / A Mother's Struggle by Kitty Neale (2011)
  10. Cover of A Broken Family by Kitty Neale (2012)
  11. Cover of Abandoned Child by Kitty Neale (2013)
  12. Cover of A Daughter’s Disgrace by Kitty Neale (2015)
  13. Cover of A Family Scandal by Kitty Neale (2016)
  14. Cover of A Mother’s Sacrifice by Kitty Neale (2017)
  15. Cover of A Sister’s Sorrow by Kitty Neale (2019)
  16. Cover of A Family Secret by Kitty Neale, book 2 of the Battersea Tavern series (2022)
  1. 1
    A Cuckoo in Candle LaneCandle Lane #12004 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004384
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  2. 2
    Outcast Child2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  3. 3
    Mother's Ruin / Another Time, Another PlaceCandle Lane #22006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  4. 4
    The Empty Hearth2006 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006352
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  5. 5
    No Time for Tears2006 · 233 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006233
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  6. 6
    Nobody's Girl2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  7. 7
    Family Betrayal2008 · 535 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008535
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  8. 8
    Sins of the Father2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  9. 9
    Desperate Measures2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  10. 10
    Lost & Found2009 · 552 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009552
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  11. 11
    Lost Angel2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  12. 12
    Forgotten Child2010 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010496
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  13. 13
    A Father’s Revenge / A Mother's Struggle2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  14. 14
    A Broken Family2012 · 388 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012388
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  15. 15
    Abandoned Child2013 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013400
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  16. 16
    A Daughter’s Disgrace2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  17. 17
    A Family Scandal2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  18. 18
    A Mother’s Sacrifice2017 · 386 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017386
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  19. 19
    A Daughter’s Courage2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  20. 20
    A Sister’s Sorrow2019 · 395 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019395
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  21. 21
    A Family’s Heartbreak2019 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019432
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  22. 22
    A Daughter’s Ruin2020 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020432
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  23. 23
    A Mother's SecretBattersea Tavern #12021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  24. 24
    A Family SecretBattersea Tavern #22022 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022400
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  25. 25
    A Wife's CourageBattersea Tavern #32023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  26. 26
    An Orphan's HopeBattersea Tavern #42024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  27. 27
    Not My Child2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  28. 28
    Fall From Grace2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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  29. 29
    Pride & Joy2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Kitty Neale 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.

Battersea Tavern in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Mother's Secret
  2. 2. A Family Secret
  3. 3. A Wife's Courage
  4. 4. An Orphan's Hope

Candle Lane in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Cuckoo in Candle Lane
  2. 2. Mother's Ruin / Another Time, Another Place

Standalone books

23 books

23 Kitty Neale titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kitty Neale books in order?

You only need to read Kitty Neale books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kitty Neale

Start with A Cuckoo in Candle Lane (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kitty Neale book?

Pride & Joy (2026) is the newest Kitty Neale book released so far.

Is there a new Kitty Neale book coming?

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

Kitty Neale at a glance

Still publishing
Kitty Neale published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Kitty Neale books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,385 pages across the 13 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kitty Neale books, 11 of 29, were published in the 2000s.

What the Kitty Neale books are about

22 of the 29 Kitty Neale books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: london (england) is tagged on 10 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.