Rachel Abbott Books in Order
Rachel Abbott has written 17 books, published between 2011 and 2025. The first book is Only the Innocent (2011) and the newest is Whatever It Takes (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2011–2025
- Confirmed
- 16 of 17 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,842 in 8 of 17 books
Rachel Abbott is the pen name of Sheila Rodgers, an English author of psychological thrillers born in 1952. A self-publisher, Abbott sold more than three million copies of her first seven novels and one novella, all Amazon Kindle bestsellers, and in 2015 she was named the 14th bestselling author on Kindle in the UK over the previous five years. The catalogue lists 17 books from Only the Innocent (2011) to Whatever It Takes (2025). DCI Tom Douglas and Stephanie King are the series listings, and subjects include missing persons, widows, ex-police officers and secrecy.
How many Rachel Abbott books are there?
Rachel Abbott has 17 books, released between 2011 and 2025. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Rachel Abbott Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Rachel Abbott books in the order they were released, 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.
- 120114593/4
- 220134673/4
- 320142843/4
- 420153723/4
- 520151783/4
- 620163483/4
- 72017–3/4
- 820183823/4
- 92018–3/4
- 102019–3/4
- 1120203523/4
- 122020–3/4
- 132021–3/4
- 142023–3/4
- 152023–3/4
- 162024–2/4
- 17Whatever It Takes2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
Rachel Abbott 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.
DCI Tom Douglas in order
12 booksStephanie King in order
4 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Rachel Abbott title here is not listed as part of any series.
Rachel Abbott Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Rachel Abbott books run from Only the Innocent (2011) to Whatever It Takes (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Rachel Abbott in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Rachel Abbott books in order?
You only need to read Rachel Abbott 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 Rachel Abbott
Start with Only the Innocent (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Rachel Abbott book?
Whatever It Takes (2025) is the newest Rachel Abbott book released so far.
Is there a new Rachel Abbott book coming?
No next Rachel Abbott book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Rachel Abbott at a glance
- Still publishing
- Rachel Abbott published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Rachel Abbott books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,842 pages across the 8 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 362 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rachel Abbott books, 10 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the Rachel Abbott books are about
7 of the 17 Rachel Abbott books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: missing persons is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Missing persons 2 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 7 books
- Thrillers 2 of 7 books