Nic Roberts Books in Order
Nic Roberts has written 88 books, published between 2017 and 2026. The first book is Bakeries and Bones (2017) and the newest is Face The Threat (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 88
- Published
- 2017–2026
Police detectives head three of the four Nic Roberts series: D.I. Olivia Austin, DS Leah West and DS Maddy Frost, with Westford Bay B&B alongside them. Early titles pair a place with a crime, among them Bakeries and Bones (2017), Beaches and Bodies (2017), Grooms and Graves (2017) and Lighthouses and Lies (2020). The catalogue holds 88 books published between 2017 and 2026, reaching Face The Threat (2026).
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How many Nic Roberts books are there?
Nic Roberts has 88 books, released between 2017 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.
Nic Roberts Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 88 Nic Roberts books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 12017–1/4
- 22017–1/4
- 32017–1/4
- 42020–1/4
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Nic Roberts 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.
D.I. Olivia Austin in order
59 books- 1. Find The Girl
- 2. The Dead Fall
- 3. Kiss and Hell
- 4. Those We Know
- 5. The Lost One
- 6. The Kill Road
- 7. What He Sees
- 8. All Their Faces
- 9. His Other Life
- 10. The Sea Takes
- 11. When He Wakes
- 12. The Hang Trap
- and 47 more in the table above
DS Leah West in order
20 books- 1. Sins Evoked / Sins Remembered
- 2. Deadly Highs
- 3. Murder Match
- 4. Self Killer
- 5. Spa Slaughter
- 6. Taking Aim
- 7. Killer’s Mark
- 8. Vicious Visit
- 9. Murder Revisited
- 10. Doom Magnet
- 11. Diamond Death
- 12. Dark Crusade
- and 8 more in the table above
Westford Bay B&B in order
5 booksDS Maddy Frost in order
4 books- 1. Fate's End
- 2. Fate's Debt
- 3. Fate's Silence
- 4. Fate's Shadow
Do you have to read Nic Roberts books in order?
You only need to read Nic Roberts books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Nic Roberts
Start with Bakeries and Bones (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Nic Roberts book?
Face The Threat (2026) is the newest Nic Roberts book released so far.
Is there a new Nic Roberts book coming?
No next Nic Roberts book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Nic Roberts at a glance
- Still publishing
- Nic Roberts published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Nic Roberts books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Nic Roberts books, 85 of 88, were published in the 2020s.
When Nic Roberts books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Nic Roberts titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 85 titles.
88 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.