Mario Escobar Books in Order
Mario Escobar has written 16 books, published between 2014 and 2026. The first book is Botanist (2014) and the newest is Library of Forbidden Books (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 2014–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,719 in 6 of 16 books
The Second World War runs through most of Mario Escobar's fiction. 16 catalogued books span Botanist (2014) to Library of Forbidden Books (2026), with Auschwitz Lullaby (2016), Children of the Stars (2017), Remember Me (2019) and The Librarian of Saint-Malo (2020) among them. Nazi persecution, concentration camps, prisoners and Romani lives fill the subjects. Imperfect Crimes is the one named series, and Escobar remains actively publishing.
How many Mario Escobar books are there?
Mario Escobar has 16 books, released between 2014 and 2026. 4 of them belong to the Imperfect Crimes series.
Mario Escobar Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Mario Escobar 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.
- 12014–2/4
- 2The Circle2014 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/420141442/4
- 3Caribbean Island2014 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/420141582/4
- 4Auschwitz Lullaby2016 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/420162812/4
- 52017–2/4
- 62017–2/4
- 72017–2/4
- 8Children of the Stars2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 9Remember Me2019 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/420193842/4
- 10The Librarian of Saint-Malo2020 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/420203842/4
- 11The Teacher of Warsaw2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 12The Swiss Nurse2023 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420233682/4
- 13The Forgotten Names2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 14A Bookseller in Madrid2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 15Auschwitz Love Song2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 16Library of Forbidden Books2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Mario Escobar 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.
Imperfect Crimes in order
4 books- 1. Botanist
- 2. Uncle Jack
- 3. The Bullet
- 4. Book Club
Standalone books
12 books12 Mario Escobar titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mario Escobar books in order?
You only need to read Mario Escobar books in order within the Imperfect Crimes series, which holds 4 of the 16 Mario Escobar books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Mario Escobar
Start with Botanist (2014), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mario Escobar book?
Library of Forbidden Books (2026) is the newest Mario Escobar book released so far.
Is there a new Mario Escobar book coming?
No next Mario Escobar book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mario Escobar at a glance
- Still publishing
- Mario Escobar published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Mario Escobar books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,719 pages across the 6 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 324 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mario Escobar books, 9 of 16, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mario Escobar books are about
3 of the 16 Mario Escobar books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance literature is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance literature 2 of 3 books
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp) 1 of 3 books
- Concentration camp inmates 1 of 3 books
- Historical fiction 1 of 3 books
- Nazi persecution 1 of 3 books
- Prisoners and prisons 1 of 3 books
- Romanies 1 of 3 books
- World War, 1939-1945 1 of 3 books