S.J. Parris Books in Order
S.J. Parris has written 11 books, published between 2010 and 2025. The first book is Heresy (2010) and the newest is The Midwinter Martyr (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 10 of the 11 books listed here are in the Giordano Bruno series, which has its own page: Giordano Bruno books in order.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2010–2025
- Confirmed
- 11 of 11 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,310 in 6 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 39–58 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,310 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Historical thrillers set in Britain are S.J. Parris's field, with the Inquisition, heresy and the philosopher Giordano Bruno at their centre. The Giordano Bruno novels open with Heresy (2010) and run through Prophecy (2011), Sacrilege (2012), Treachery (2014), Conspiracy (2016), Execution (2020) and Alchemy (2023); Sophia de Wolfe leads a second series. Parris's 11 catalogued books reach The Midwinter Martyr (2025) at a median of 429 pages. Read the Bruno books in publication order, if you want the investigations in sequence.
How many S.J. Parris books are there?
S.J. Parris has 11 books, released between 2010 and 2025. They include 2 separate series.
S.J. Parris Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 S.J. Parris 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.
- 12010–3/4
- 220113843/4
- 32012–3/4
- 42013643/4
- 520145403/4
- 620164743/4
- 720204963/4
- 820203523/4
- 92023–3/4
- 102025–3/4
- 112025–3/4
S.J. Parris series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Giordano Bruno books in order 10 books
S.J. Parris 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.
Sophia de Wolfe in order
1 bookS.J. Parris Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the S.J. Parris books run from Heresy (2010) to The Midwinter Martyr (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for S.J. Parris in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read S.J. Parris books in order?
You only need to read S.J. Parris 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 S.J. Parris
Start with Heresy (2010), the first Giordano Bruno book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest S.J. Parris book?
The Midwinter Martyr (2025) is the newest S.J. Parris book released so far.
Is there a new S.J. Parris book coming?
No next S.J. Parris book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
S.J. Parris at a glance
- Still publishing
- S.J. Parris published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- S.J. Parris books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,310 pages across the 6 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 429 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most S.J. Parris books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the S.J. Parris books are about
8 of the 11 S.J. Parris 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 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 5 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 4 of 8 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 8 books
- History 3 of 8 books
- Suspense 3 of 8 books
- Great Britain 2 of 8 books