Sarah Andrews Books in Order
Sarah Andrews has written 13 books, published between 1994 and 2011. The first book is Tensleep (1994) and the newest is Rock Bottom (2011). Publication order is the reading order below. 11 of the 13 books listed here are in the Em Hansen Mystery series, which has its own page: Em Hansen Mystery books in order.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 1994–2011
- Pages on record
- 3,728 in 11 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 62–93 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,728 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
Em Hansen is the recurring figure in Sarah Andrews's catalogue, listed in the subject headings as a fictitious character alongside women geologists and forensic geology. Two series carry the Andrews credit: Em Hansen Mystery and Valena Walker. Thirteen books are catalogued between 1994 and 2011, from Tensleep (1994) to Rock Bottom (2011), taking in A Fall in Denver (1995), Bone Hunter (1999), An Eye for Gold (2000), Fault Line (2002) and Earth Colors (2004). Denver, Utah and Salt Lake City sit among the places indexed.
How many Sarah Andrews books are there?
Sarah Andrews has 13 books, released between 1994 and 2011. They include 2 separate series.
Sarah Andrews Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Sarah Andrews 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.
- 119943042/4
- 219952722/4
- 319973522/4
- 419983682/4
- 519993532/4
- 620003842/4
- 720023362/4
- 820033522/4
- 920043682/4
- 1020053682/4
- 1120062711/4
- 122007–2/4
- 132011–2/4
Sarah Andrews series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Em Hansen Mystery books in order 11 books
- Em Hansen books in order 11 books
Sarah Andrews 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.
Valena Walker in order
1 bookLonely Planet in order
1 bookDo you have to read Sarah Andrews books in order?
You only need to read Sarah Andrews 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 Sarah Andrews
Start with the first book of the Sarah Andrews series you want to read: Em Hansen Mystery starts with Tensleep (1994) and Em Hansen starts with Tensleep (1994). The earliest catalogued title overall is Tensleep (1994).
What is the newest Sarah Andrews book?
Rock Bottom (2011) is the newest Sarah Andrews book released so far.
Is there a new Sarah Andrews book coming?
No next Sarah Andrews book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sarah Andrews at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sarah Andrews title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sarah Andrews books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,728 pages across the 11 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sarah Andrews books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2000s.
What the Sarah Andrews books are about
All 13 Sarah Andrews books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: em hansen (fictitious character) is tagged on 8 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Em Hansen (Fictitious character) 8 of 13 books
- Women geologists 8 of 13 books
- Hansen, em (fictitious character) 6 of 13 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 6 of 13 books
- Forensic geology 5 of 13 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 13 books
- Utah 3 of 13 books
- Denver (colo.) 2 of 13 books
- Forensic pathologists 2 of 13 books
- Salt lake city (utah) 2 of 13 books