Sally Cabot Gunning Books in Order
Sally Cabot Gunning has written 16 books, published between 1990 and 2021. The first book is Hot Water (1990) and the newest is Painting the Light (2021). Publication order is the reading order below. 10 of the 16 books listed here are in the Peter Bartholomew Mysteries series, which has its own page: Peter Bartholomew Mysteries books in order.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1990–2021
- Total pages
- 4,571 across 16 books
- Reading time
- 76–114 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,571 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Sally Cabot Gunning began with Hot Water (1990), and the catalogue now counts 16 books through Painting the Light (2021). Under Water (1992), Ice Water (1993) and Deep Water (1996) are among the earlier titles. Gunning's two series are Peter Bartholomew Mysteries and Satucket. Subjects on the listing include the fictitious character Peter Bartholomew, private investigators, historical fiction, Massachusetts and fathers and daughters.
How many Sally Cabot Gunning books are there?
Sally Cabot Gunning has 16 books, released between 1990 and 2021. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Sally Cabot Gunning Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Sally Cabot Gunning 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.
- 119902492/4
- 219922242/4
- 319932422/4
- 419932402/4
- 519942892/4
- 619952882/4
- 719962272/4
- 819972562/4
- 919982762/4
- 1019992882/4
- 1120063362/4
- 1220083072/4
- 1320102732/4
- 14Benjamin Franklin's Bastard (As: Sally Cabot)2013 · 353 pages · confirmed 2/420133532/4
- 15Monticello2016 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/420163552/4
- 16Painting the Light2021 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420213682/4
Sally Cabot Gunning series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Sally Cabot Gunning 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.
Satucket in order
3 booksStandalone books
3 books3 Sally Cabot Gunning titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Sally Cabot Gunning books in order?
You only need to read Sally Cabot Gunning 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 Sally Cabot Gunning
Start with Hot Water (1990), the first Peter Bartholomew Mysteries book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Sally Cabot Gunning book?
Painting the Light (2021) is the newest Sally Cabot Gunning book released so far.
Is there a new Sally Cabot Gunning book coming?
No next Sally Cabot Gunning book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sally Cabot Gunning at a glance
- Paused
- No new Sally Cabot Gunning title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Sally Cabot Gunning books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,571 pages across all 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 282 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sally Cabot Gunning books, 10 of 16, were published in the 1990s.
What the Sally Cabot Gunning books are about
12 of the 16 Sally Cabot Gunning books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: peter bartholomew (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Peter Bartholomew (Fictitious character) 6 of 12 books
- History 4 of 12 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 12 books
- Bartholomew, peter (fictitious character) 2 of 12 books
- Massachusetts 2 of 12 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 12 books