Peter N. Walker Books in Order

Peter N. Walker has written 35 books, published between 1967 and 1999. The first book is Carnaby & the Hijackers (1967) and the newest is Teenage Cop (1999). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
35
Published
1967–1999
Pages on record
8,140 in 33 of 35 books
Reading time
136–204 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,140 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 35 titles with a page count on record.

Peter N. Walker is a British crime writer. The catalogue holds 35 titles published between 1967 and 1999, opening with Carnaby & the Hijackers (1967) and closing with Teenage Cop (1999). Murder, courts, law and punishment are the recurring subjects, and the listing also carries non-fiction on English legal procedure and books tied to television programmes. Walker's series are Carnaby, Panda One, Ross MacAllister and Emmerdale Farm. The 1970s are the busiest decade.

How many Peter N. Walker books are there?

Peter N. Walker has 35 books, released between 1967 and 1999. They include 4 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.

Peter N. Walker Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 35 Peter N. Walker 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. 1
    Carnaby & the HijackersCarnaby #11967 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1967200
  2. 2
    Carnaby and the GaolbreakersCarnaby #21968 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1968358
  3. 3
    Carnaby and the AssassinsCarnaby #31968 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1968304
  4. 4
    Carnaby and the ConspiratorsCarnaby #41969 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969320
  5. 5
    Courts of Law1970 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970207
  6. 6
    Carnaby and the SaboteursCarnaby #51970 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970304
  7. 7
    Panda One on DutyPanda One #11971 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971336
  8. 8
    Carnaby and the EliminatorsCarnaby #61971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971
  9. 9
    Identification Parade1972 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972302
  10. 10
    Punishment1972 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972159
  11. 11
    Carnaby and the DemonstratorsCarnaby #71972 · 317 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972317
  12. 12
    Panda One InvestigatesPanda One #21973 · 351 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973351
  13. 13
    Carnaby and the InfiltratorsCarnaby #81974 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974200
  14. 14
    Dovingsby Death1975 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975190
  15. 15
    Carnaby and the KidnappersCarnaby #91976 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976384
  16. 16
    Witchcraft for Panda OnePanda One #31978 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978191
  17. 17
    Carlton Plot1980 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980176
  18. 18
    Carnaby and the CounterfeitersCarnaby #101980 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980188
  19. 19
    Siege for Panda OnePanda One #41981 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981192
  20. 20
    Robber in a Mole Trap1985 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985192
  21. 21
    Baby Relax1986 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986128
  22. 22
    Emmerdale Farm, A Friend In Need (As:James Ferguson)Emmerdale Farm #11987 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987186
  23. 23
    Emmerdale Farm (As:James Ferguson)Emmerdale Farm #21988 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988120
  24. 24
    Emmerdale Farm, Divided Loyalties (As:James Ferguson)Emmerdale Farm #31988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988
  25. 25
    Murders And Mysteries From The North York Moors1988 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988192
  26. 26
    Emmerdale Farm, Wives And Lovers (As:James Ferguson)Emmerdale Farm #41989 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989189
  27. 27
    Emmerdale's Yorkshire (As:James Ferguson)Emmerdale Farm #51990 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990120
  28. 28
    Fatal Accident1990 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990326
  29. 29
    False AlibiDetective Superintendent Mark Pemberton #11991 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991191
  30. 30
    Murders & Mysteries From The Yorkshire Dales1991 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991192
  31. 31
    Special Duty1992 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992336
  32. 32
    Missing from Home1993 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993352
  33. 33
    Murder Beneath the TreesRoss MacAllister #11996 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996297
  34. 34
    Murder by the LakeRoss MacAllister #21996 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996304
  35. 35
    Teenage Cop1999 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999336

Peter N. Walker series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Peter N. Walker 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.

Emmerdale Farm in order

5 books
  1. 1. Emmerdale Farm, A Friend In Need (As:James Ferguson)
  2. 2. Emmerdale Farm (As:James Ferguson)
  3. 3. Emmerdale Farm, Divided Loyalties (As:James Ferguson)
  4. 4. Emmerdale Farm, Wives And Lovers (As:James Ferguson)
  5. 5. Emmerdale's Yorkshire (As:James Ferguson)

Panda One in order

4 books
  1. 1. Panda One on Duty
  2. 2. Panda One Investigates
  3. 3. Witchcraft for Panda One
  4. 4. Siege for Panda One

Ross MacAllister in order

2 books
  1. 1. Murder Beneath the Trees
  2. 2. Murder by the Lake

Detective Superintendent Mark Pemberton in order

1 book
  1. 1. False Alibi

Standalone books

13 books

13 Peter N. Walker titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Peter N. Walker books in order?

You only need to read Peter N. Walker 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 Peter N. Walker

Start with Carnaby & the Hijackers (1967), the first Carnaby book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Peter N. Walker book?

Teenage Cop (1999) is the newest Peter N. Walker book released so far.

Is there a new Peter N. Walker book coming?

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

Peter N. Walker at a glance

Died
Peter N. Walker died in 2017, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Peter N. Walker on record dates from 1999.
Release pace
Peter N. Walker books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,140 pages across the 33 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 200 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Peter N. Walker books, 12 of 35, were published in the 1970s.

What the Peter N. Walker books are about

22 of the 35 Peter N. Walker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 5 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Fiction in English 5 of 22 books
  • History 3 of 22 books
  • Large print books 3 of 22 books
  • Livres en gros caractères 3 of 22 books
  • Murder 2 of 22 books