Robert Thornhill Books in Order

Robert Thornhill has written 56 books, published between 2009 and 2021. The first book is Lady Justice Takes A. C.R.A.P. (2009) and the newest is Lady Justice and the Mob (2021). Publication order is the reading order below. 45 of the 56 books listed here are in the Lady Justice series, which has its own page: Lady Justice books in order.

Books
56
Published
2009–2021
Pages on record
7,940 in 39 of 56 books
Reading time
132–199 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,940 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 39 of 56 titles with a page count on record.

Robert Thornhill wrote two very different series. Lady Justice is a humorous mystery sequence about a retiree turned crime fighter, opening with Lady Justice Takes A. C.R.A.P. (2009) and running to Lady Justice and the Mob (2021); Rainbow Road is written for children. Together they make a catalogue of 56 books. Retirees, police work, humour and holidays recur as subjects, and the median book runs 226 pages.

How many Robert Thornhill books are there?

Robert Thornhill has 56 books, released between 2009 and 2021. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Robert Thornhill Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 56 Robert Thornhill 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
    Lady Justice Takes A. C.R.A.P.Lady Justice #12009 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009286
  2. 2
    Super Secrets Of Rainbow RoadRainbow Road #12010 · 100 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010100
  3. 3
    Walt's Comfort Food Recipes from Mel's Diner2010 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201096
  4. 42010
  5. 5
    Super Powers of Rainbow RoadRainbow Road #22010 · 104 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010104
  6. 6
    Tears and Triumphs of a New Author2010 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010268
  7. 7
    Hawaiian RainbowsRainbow Road #32010 · 94 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201094
  8. 8
    Patriotic RainbowsRainbow Road #42010 · 94 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201094
  9. 9
    Sports Heroes Of Rainbow RoadRainbow Road #52010 · 88 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201088
  10. 10
    Ghosts and Goblins of Rainbow RoadRainbow Road #62010 · 72 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201072
  11. 11
    Christmas Crooks of Rainbow RoadRainbow Road #72010 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201096
  12. 12
    Lady Justice Gets Lei'dLady Justice #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  13. 13
    Lady Justice and the Avenging AngelsLady Justice #42011 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011242
  14. 142011
  15. 15
    Lady Justice And Dr. DeathLady Justice #62011 · 238 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011238
  16. 16
    Short Stories To Tickle Your Funnybone2012 · 180 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012180
  17. 17
    Wolves in Sheep's Clothing2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  18. 18
    Lady Justice And The VigilanteLady Justice #72012 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012234
  19. 19
    Lady Justice and the WatchersLady Justice #82012 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012248
  20. 20
    Lady Justice and the CandidateLady Justice #92012 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012218
  21. 21
    Lady Justice and the Book Club MurdersLady Justice #102012 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012234
  22. 22
    Lady Justice and the Cruise Ship MurdersLady Justice #112012 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012240
  23. 23
    Lady Justice and the Class ReunionLady Justice #122013 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013252
  24. 24
    Lady Justice and the AssassinLady Justice #132013 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013222
  25. 25
    Lady Justice and the LotteryLady Justice #142013 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013222
  26. 26
    Lady Justice and the VetLady Justice #152013 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013220
  27. 27
    Lady Justice and the Organ TradersLady Justice #162014 · 214 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014214
  28. 28
    Lady Justice and the Pharaoh's CurseLady Justice #172014 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014240
  29. 29
    Lady Justice in the Eye of the StormLady Justice #182014 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014232
  30. 30
    Lady Justice on the Dark SideLady Justice #192015 · 226 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015226

Robert Thornhill series in order

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

Robert Thornhill 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.

Rainbow Road in order

7 books
  1. 1. Super Secrets Of Rainbow Road
  2. 2. Super Powers of Rainbow Road
  3. 3. Hawaiian Rainbows
  4. 4. Patriotic Rainbows
  5. 5. Sports Heroes Of Rainbow Road
  6. 6. Ghosts and Goblins of Rainbow Road
  7. 7. Christmas Crooks of Rainbow Road

Standalone books

4 books

4 Robert Thornhill titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Robert Thornhill books in order?

You only need to read Robert Thornhill 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 Robert Thornhill

Start with Lady Justice Takes A. C.R.A.P. (2009), the first Lady Justice book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Robert Thornhill book?

Lady Justice and the Mob (2021) is the newest Robert Thornhill book released so far.

Is there a new Robert Thornhill book coming?

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

Robert Thornhill at a glance

Paused
No new Robert Thornhill title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Robert Thornhill books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,940 pages across the 39 of 56 books with a recorded length, a median of 226 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Robert Thornhill books, 49 of 56, were published in the 2010s.

What the Robert Thornhill books are about

12 of the 56 Robert Thornhill books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 5 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.