Lauren Haney Books in Order
Lauren Haney has written 9 books, published between 1997 and 2003. The first book is The Right Hand of Amon (1997) and the newest is A Path of Shadows (2003). Publication order is the reading order below. 8 of the 9 books listed here are in the Lieutenant Bak series, which has its own page: Lieutenant Bak books in order.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1997–2003
- Pages on record
- 610 in 2 of 9 books
Lauren Haney is the pen name of Betty Winkelman (1936-2022), an American mystery novelist. The Lieutenant Bak series carries the name, with Lieutenant Bak as the recurring character and Egypt, history and mystery and detective fiction recorded among the subjects. Nine books run from The Right Hand of Amon (1997) to two 2003 titles, A Path of Shadows and Flesh of the God. Two books have a recorded length, at a median of 305 pages.
How many Lauren Haney books are there?
Lauren Haney has 9 books, released between 1997 and 2003. 8 of them belong to the Lieutenant Bak series.
Lauren Haney Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Lauren Haney 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.
- 119973201/4
- 21999–1/4
- 319992901/4
- 42000–1/4
- 52001–1/4
- 6Murder in the Land of Wawat2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 72002–1/4
- 82003–1/4
- 92003–1/4
Lauren Haney series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Lieutenant Bak books in order 8 books
Lauren Haney 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
1 book1 Lauren Haney title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Lauren Haney books in order?
You only need to read Lauren Haney books in order within the Lieutenant Bak series, which holds 8 of the 9 Lauren Haney books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Lauren Haney
Start with The Right Hand of Amon (1997), the first Lieutenant Bak book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Lauren Haney book?
A Path of Shadows (2003) is the newest Lauren Haney book released so far.
Is there a new Lauren Haney book coming?
No next Lauren Haney book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lauren Haney at a glance
- Died
- Lauren Haney died in 2022, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Lauren Haney on record dates from 2003.
- Release pace
- Lauren Haney books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 610 pages across the 2 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 305 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lauren Haney books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the Lauren Haney books are about
2 of the 9 Lauren Haney books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bak, lieutenant (fictitious character) is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Bak, lieutenant (fictitious character) 2 of 2 books
- Egypt 2 of 2 books
- History 2 of 2 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 2 books