Robert Wilson Books in Order
Robert Wilson has written 13 books, published between 1995 and 2015. The first book is Instruments of Darkness (1995) and the newest is Stealing People (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 1995–2015
- Pages on record
- 4,662 in 12 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 78–117 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,662 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
Robert Wilson writes British crime thrillers across three series. Bruce Medway works in West Africa, introduced in Instruments of Darkness (1995) and continuing through The Big Killing (1996), Blood Is Dirt (1997) and A Darkening Stain (1998). Javier Falcon works in Spain, from The Blind Man of Seville (2003) through The Silent and the Damned (2005), The Hidden Assassins (2006) and The Ignorance of Blood (2009). Charles Boxer heads a third sequence. A Small Death in Lisbon (1999) and The Company of Strangers (2001) stand outside the series. Thirteen books date from 1995 to 2015, at a median 404 pages.
How many Robert Wilson books are there?
Robert Wilson has 13 books, released between 1995 and 2015. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Robert Wilson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Robert Wilson 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.
- 119953362/4
- 219963122/4
- 319972982/4
- 419982872/4
- 5A Small Death in Lisbon1999 · 451 pages · confirmed 2/419994512/4
- 6The Company of Strangers2001 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/420014802/4
- 720034342/4
- 820053722/4
- 1020094322/4
- 1120114072/4
- 122014–2/4
- 1320154002/4
Robert Wilson 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.
Bruce Medway in order
4 booksJavier Falcon in order
4 booksCharles Boxer in order
3 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Robert Wilson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Robert Wilson books in order?
You only need to read Robert Wilson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Robert Wilson
Start with Instruments of Darkness (1995), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Robert Wilson book?
Stealing People (2015) is the newest Robert Wilson book released so far.
Is there a new Robert Wilson book coming?
No next Robert Wilson 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 Wilson at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Robert Wilson title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Robert Wilson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,662 pages across the 12 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 404 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Robert Wilson books, 5 of 13, were published in the 2000s.
What the Robert Wilson books are about
All 13 Robert Wilson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 6 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 6 of 13 books
- British 5 of 13 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 13 books
- Police 5 of 13 books
- Africa 3 of 13 books
- Bruce Medway (Fictitious character) 3 of 13 books
- Spain 3 of 13 books
- Suspense 3 of 13 books
- Charlie Boxer (Fictitious character) 2 of 13 books
- Crimes against 2 of 13 books