Order of Book Series
0

Penny Grubb Books in Order

Penny Grubb has written 11 books, published between 1997 and 2021. The first book is Writing a Textbook (1997) and the newest is Boxed In (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1997–2021
Pages on record
916 in 4 of 11 books
See all 11 books in order Printable Penny Grubb checklist

Penny Grubb writes the Annie Raymond mysteries, featuring a woman private investigator, and also publishes guides on writing and study. The catalogue lists 11 books from Writing a Textbook (1997) to Boxed In (2021). Annie Raymond titles include Like False Money (2010), The Doll Makers, The Jawbone Gang, Where There's Smoke and Syrup Trap City. The Writers' Toolkit (2012) and Preparing for Higher Education Study (2019) are among the non-fiction titles.

How many Penny Grubb books are there?

Penny Grubb has 11 books, released between 1997 and 2021. 7 of them belong to the Annie Raymond series.

Penny Grubb Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Penny Grubb 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 Writing a Textbook by Penny Grubb (1997)
  2. Cover of Software Maintenance by Penny Grubb (2003)
  3. Cover of Like False Money by Penny Grubb, book 1 of the Annie Raymond series (2010)
  4. Cover of The Jawbone Gang by Penny Grubb, book 2 of the Annie Raymond series (2011)
  5. Cover of The Doll Makers by Penny Grubb, book 3 of the Annie Raymond series (2011)
  6. Cover of Where There's Smoke by Penny Grubb, book 4 of the Annie Raymond series (2012)
  1. 1
    Writing a Textbook1997 · 118 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997118
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Software Maintenance2003 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003350
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Like False MoneyAnnie Raymond #12010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Jawbone GangAnnie Raymond #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Doll MakersAnnie Raymond #32011 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The Writers' Toolkit2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Where There's SmokeAnnie Raymond #42012 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Tiger BloodAnnie Raymond #52016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Syrup Trap CityAnnie Raymond #62017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Preparing for Higher Education Study2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Boxed InAnnie Raymond #72021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Penny Grubb 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.

Annie Raymond in order

7 books
  1. 1. Like False Money
  2. 2. The Jawbone Gang
  3. 3. The Doll Makers
  4. 4. Where There's Smoke
  5. 5. Tiger Blood
  6. 6. Syrup Trap City
  7. 7. Boxed In

Standalone books

4 books

4 Penny Grubb titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Penny Grubb books in order?

You only need to read Penny Grubb books in order within the Annie Raymond series, which holds 7 of the 11 Penny Grubb books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Penny Grubb

Start with Writing a Textbook (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Penny Grubb book?

Boxed In (2021) is the newest Penny Grubb book released so far.

Is there a new Penny Grubb book coming?

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

Penny Grubb at a glance

Paused
No new Penny Grubb title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Penny Grubb books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
916 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Penny Grubb books, 8 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Penny Grubb books are about

6 of the 11 Penny Grubb books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: annie raymond (fictitious character) is tagged on 2 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.