Sara Woods Books in Order
Sara Woods has written 55 books, published between 1961 and 1987. The first book is Bloody Instructions (1961) and the newest is Naked Villainy (1987). Publication order is the reading order below. 45 of the 55 books listed here are in the Antony Maitland series, which has its own page: Antony Maitland books in order.
Sara Woods is the pen name of Lana Hutton Bowen-Judd. Sara Woods also publishes as Anne Burton, Margaret Leek, Mary Challis.
- Books
- 55
- Published
- 1961–1987
- Pages on record
- 7,423 in 36 of 55 books
- Reading time
- 124–186 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,423 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 36 of 55 titles with a page count on record.
Sara Woods was the pen name of Lana Hutton Bowen-Judd (1922-1985), a British mystery writer who also published as Anne Burton, Mary Challis and Margaret Leek. Antony Maitland recurs across the catalogue, with lawyers and legal settings among the subjects. 55 books appeared between 1961 and 1987, from Bloody Instructions (1961) to Naked Villainy (1987). Jeremy Locke, Richard Trenton and Stephen Marryat head further series. Output peaked in the 1980s, at a median 192 pages.
How many Sara Woods books are there?
Sara Woods has 55 books, released between 1961 and 1987. They include 4 separate series.
Sara Woods Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 55 Sara Woods 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.
- 119611982/4
- 219622132/4
- 31963–2/4
- 41963–2/4
- 51964–2/4
- 61964–2/4
- 71965–2/4
- 819662242/4
- 919672612/4
- 101968–2/4
- 1119702162/4
- 1219701782/4
- 1319711842/4
- 1419711922/4
- 1519711782/4
- 1619722152/4
- 1719731812/4
- 1819731922/4
- 1919742152/4
- 2019751562/4
- 2119762242/4
- 221977–2/4
- 2319771912/4
- 241978–2/4
- 2519791902/4
- 261980–2/4
- 2719801942/4
- 2819801902/4
- 2919801892/4
- 301980–2/4
- 311980–2/4
- 3219801912/4
- 3319802222/4
- 3419801912/4
- 351981–2/4
- 3619812222/4
- 3719812212/4
- 381981–2/4
- 391981–2/4
- 4019811912/4
- 4119822182/4
- 4219821902/4
- 4319821902/4
- 4419833482/4
- 451983–2/4
- 4619831902/4
- 4719841882/4
- 481984–2/4
- 4919842532/4
- 5019852222/4
- 511985–2/4
- 5219851842/4
- 531986–2/4
- 5419862212/4
- 551987–2/4
Sara Woods series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Antony Maitland books in order 45 books
Sara Woods 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.
Jeremy Locke in order
4 booksRichard Trenton in order
3 booksStephen Marryat in order
3 booksDo you have to read Sara Woods books in order?
You only need to read Sara Woods books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Sara Woods
Start with Bloody Instructions (1961), the first Antony Maitland book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Sara Woods book?
Naked Villainy (1987) is the newest Sara Woods book released so far.
Is there a new Sara Woods book coming?
No next Sara Woods book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sara Woods at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sara Woods title on record dates from 1987, 39 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sara Woods books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,423 pages across the 36 of 55 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sara Woods books, 30 of 55, were published in the 1980s.
What the Sara Woods books are about
40 of the 55 Sara Woods books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: maitland, antony (fictitious character) is tagged on 36 of 40. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Maitland, antony (fictitious character) 36 of 40 books
- Antony Maitland (Fictitious character) 31 of 40 books
- Legal stories 31 of 40 books
- Lawyers 25 of 40 books
- England 24 of 40 books
- Mystery & detective, traditional 22 of 40 books
- Mystery & detective 11 of 40 books
- Fiction in English 4 of 40 books