Sally Spencer Books in Order
Sally Spencer has written 66 books, published between 1994 and 2023. The first book is Salt of the Earth (1994) and the newest is The Final Beat of the Drum (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 66
- Published
- 1994–2023
- Confirmed
- 65 of 66 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,831 in 46 of 66 books
- Reading time
- 197–296 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,831 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 46 of 66 titles with a page count on record.
Sally Spencer writes English police procedurals, and the catalogue holds 66 books from Salt of the Earth (1994) to The Final Beat of the Drum (2023). Chief Inspector Charlie Woodend, DCI Monika Paniatowski and Inspector Sam Blackstone are the recurring detectives. Spencer's series also include the Marston Trilogy, Jennie Redhead Mystery and Detective Sam Brody Thriller, alongside standalone novels. The Salton Killings (1998) and Murder at Swann's Lake (1999) are among the earlier titles. No new Spencer title has appeared since 2023.
How many Sally Spencer books are there?
Sally Spencer has 66 books, released between 1994 and 2023. They include 7 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Sally Spencer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 66 Sally Spencer 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.
- 119944154/4
- 219941584/4
- 319953603/4
- 419954484/4
- 519954164/4
- 619965073/4
- 71996–4/4
- 819982194/4
- 919982814/4
- 1019992244/4
- 1119992564/4
- 1220002184/4
- 1320011864/4
- 1420014004/4
- 1520022564/4
- 1620022524/4
- 1720023684/4
- 1820032564/4
- 192003–4/4
- 2020033684/4
- 21Blackstone and the Tiger / Blackstone and the Great GameInspector Sam Blackstone #22004 · 256 pages · confirmed 4/420042564/4
- 2220042174/4
- 2320042324/4
- 24Blackstone and the Golden Egg / Blackstone and the House of SecretsInspector Sam Blackstone #32005 · 224 pages · confirmed 4/420052244/4
- 25Blackstone and the Fire Bug / Blackstone and the Burning SecretInspector Sam Blackstone #42005 · 332 pages · confirmed 3/420053323/4
- 2620052174/4
- 2720052174/4
- 28Blackstone and the Balloon of Death / Blackstone and the Stage of DeathInspector Sam Blackstone #52006 · 202 pages · confirmed 4/420062024/4
- 2920062334/4
- 3020062324/4
- 3120072194/4
- 3220072244/4
- 3320072174/4
- 342008–4/4
- 352008–3/4
- 362009–4/4
- 372009–4/4
- 382009–4/4
- 3920102404/4
- 402010–3/4
- 412011–4/4
- 4220112164/4
- 4320122084/4
- 442012–4/4
- 4520132184/4
- 462013–4/4
- 472014–4/4
- 4820142244/4
- 4920152164/4
- 502016–3/4
- 5120161983/4
- 5220162203/4
- 5320162244/4
- 5420162184/4
- 5520172184/4
- 562017–4/4
- 572017–3/4
- 582017–4/4
- 6020182034/4
- 6120192084/4
- 6220202244/4
- 632021–4/4
- 64Poison2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 652022–4/4
- 662023–4/4
Sally Spencer characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- DCI Monika Paniatowski books in order 15 books
- Inspector Blackstone books in order 10 books
Sally Spencer 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.
Chief Inspector Woodend in order
20 books- 1. The Salton Killings
- 2. Murder at Swann's Lake
- 3. Death of a Cave Dweller
- 4. The Dark Lady
- 5. The Golden Mile to Murder
- 6. Dead on Cue
- 7. The Red Herring
- 8. Death of an Innocent
- 9. A Death Left Hanging
- 10. The Enemy Within
- 11. The Witch Maker
- 12. The Butcher Beyond
- and 8 more in the table above
Monika Paniatowski in order
15 books- 1. The Dead Hand of History
- 2. The Ring of Death
- 3. Echoes of the Dead
- 4. Backlash
- 5. Lambs to the Slaughter
- 6. A Walk with the Dead
- 7. Death's Dark Shadow
- 8. Supping with the Devil
- 9. Best Served Cold
- 10. Thicker Than Water
- 11. Death in Disguise
- 12. The Hidden
- and 3 more in the table above
Sally Spencer Standalone Novels
10 books10 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Inspector Sam Blackstone in order
10 books- 1. A Rendezvous with Death
- 2. Blackstone and the Tiger / Blackstone and the Great Game
- 3. Blackstone and the Golden Egg / Blackstone and the House of Secrets
- 4. Blackstone and the Fire Bug / Blackstone and the Burning Secret
- 5. Blackstone and the Balloon of Death / Blackstone and the Stage of Death
- 6. Blackstone and the Heart of Darkness
- 7. Blackstone and the New World
- 8. Blackstone and the Wolf of Wall Street
- 9. Blackstone and the Great War
- 10. Blackstone and the Endgame
Marston Trilogy in order
3 booksJennie Redhead Mystery in order
3 booksLondon in order
2 booksSally Spencer Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Detective Sam Brody Thriller in order
1 book- 1. The Stalker
Standalone books
1 book1 Sally Spencer title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Sally Spencer books in order?
You only need to read Sally Spencer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Sally Spencer
Start with the first book of the Sally Spencer series you want to read: DCI Monika Paniatowski starts with The Dead Hand of History (2009) and Inspector Blackstone starts with A Rendezvous with Death (2003). The earliest catalogued title overall is Salt of the Earth (1994).
What is the newest Sally Spencer book?
The Final Beat of the Drum (2023) is the newest Sally Spencer book released so far.
Is there a new Sally Spencer book coming?
No next Sally Spencer 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 Spencer at a glance
- Paused
- No new Sally Spencer title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Sally Spencer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,831 pages across the 46 of 66 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sally Spencer books, 27 of 66, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 56 of the 66 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 65 in at least three.
What the Sally Spencer books are about
56 of the 66 Sally Spencer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 37 of 56. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Police 37 of 56 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 22 of 56 books
- England 18 of 56 books
- Charlie Woodend (Fictitious character) 17 of 56 books
- Woodend, charlie (fictitious character) 16 of 56 books
- Investigation 15 of 56 books
- Murder 15 of 56 books
- Mystery & detective 13 of 56 books
- Crime 9 of 56 books
- Monika Paniatowski (Fictitious character) 9 of 56 books
- Sam Blackstone (Fictitious character) 8 of 56 books
- Social life and customs 6 of 56 books
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