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Louise Welsh Books in Order

Louise Welsh has written 11 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is The Cutting Room (2002) and the newest is The Cut Up (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2002–2026
Pages on record
1,842 in 6 of 11 books
Reading time
31–46 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,842 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Louise Welsh checklist
Photo of Louise Welsh, author

Louise Welsh, born in London in 1965 and living in Glasgow, writes psychological thrillers. The Cutting Room (2002) opens the catalogue and The Cut Up (2026) is the newest of 11 catalogued books. The Plague Times Trilogy holds A Lovely Way to Burn (2014), Death Is a Welcome Guest (2015) and No Dominion (2017); Rilke is the recurring figure of the other series, and auctioneers, Scotland and murder fill the subjects. Welsh has written three plays and an opera, edited volumes of prose and poetry, and took the Corine Literature Prize in 2004.

How many Louise Welsh books are there?

Louise Welsh has 11 books, released between 2002 and 2026. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Louise Welsh Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Louise Welsh 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 Cutting Room by Louise Welsh, book 1 of the Rilke series (2002)
  2. Cover of Tamburlaine Must Die by Louise Welsh (2004)
  3. Cover of The Bullet Trick by Louise Welsh (2006)
  4. Cover of Naming the Bones by Louise Welsh (2010)
  5. Cover of The Girl on the Stairs by Louise Welsh (2012)
  6. Cover of A Lovely Way to Burn by Louise Welsh, book 1 of the Plague Times Trilogy (2014)
  7. Cover of No Dominion by Louise Welsh, book 3 of the Plague Times Trilogy (2017)
  1. 1
    The Cutting RoomRilke #12002 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002294
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Tamburlaine Must Die2004 · 149 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004149
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Bullet Trick2006 · 363 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006363
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Naming the Bones2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Girl on the Stairs2012 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012294
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    A Lovely Way to BurnPlague Times Trilogy #12014 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014358
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Death Is a Welcome GuestPlague Times Trilogy #22015 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    No DominionPlague Times Trilogy #32017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Second CutRilke #22022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    To the Dogs2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Cut UpRilke #32026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Louise Welsh 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.

Rilke in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Cutting Room
  2. 2. The Second Cut
  3. 3. The Cut Up

Plague Times Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Lovely Way to Burn
  2. 2. Death Is a Welcome Guest
  3. 3. No Dominion

Standalone books

5 books

5 Louise Welsh titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Louise Welsh books in order?

You only need to read Louise Welsh 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 Louise Welsh

Start with The Cutting Room (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Louise Welsh book?

The Cut Up (2026) is the newest Louise Welsh book released so far.

Is there a new Louise Welsh book coming?

No next Louise Welsh 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 Louise Welsh has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 1 nomination for Louise Welsh. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Louise Welsh at a glance

Still publishing
Louise Welsh published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Louise Welsh books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,842 pages across the 6 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 326 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Louise Welsh books, 5 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Louise Welsh books are about

8 of the 11 Louise Welsh books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.