Sarah Painter Books in Order
Sarah Painter has written 21 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is The Language of Spells (2013) and the newest is The Crow Moon (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 2013–2026
- Confirmed
- 10 of 21 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,998 in 7 of 21 books
Sarah Painter writes fantasy. The Language of Spells (2013) opens a catalogue of 21 books that reaches The Crow Moon (2026), divided across four series: Crow Investigations, Language of Spells, Unholy Island and Practical Cursework. One title stands outside the fiction, Stop Worrying; Start Writing (2017), on fear, self-doubt and procrastination for writers. Painter continues to publish.
Lydia Crow, the private investigator at the center of the Crow Investigations series, works cases in London that draw her into conflicts between powerful families within the city's magical underworld, as well as into her own family's affairs.
How many Sarah Painter books are there?
Sarah Painter has 21 books, released between 2013 and 2026. They include 4 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Sarah Painter Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Sarah Painter 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.
- 12013–2/4
- 22015–2/4
- 3In the Light of What We See2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 4Stop Worrying; Start Writing: How to Overcome Fear, Self-Doubt and Procrastination2017 · 130 pages · confirmed 2/420171302/4
- 520182423/4
- 6Beneath the Water2018 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/420183382/4
- 720192983/4
- 820193023/4
- 9The Lost Girls2019 · 332 pages · confirmed 2/420193322/4
- 102020–2/4
- 1120203563/4
- 122020–3/4
- 132021–3/4
- 142022–3/4
- 152022–3/4
- 162023–2/4
- 172024–2/4
- 182024–2/4
- 192025–3/4
- 202026–2/4
- 212026–3/4
Sarah Painter series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Crow Investigations books in order 10 books
Sarah Painter 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.
Language of Spells in order
3 booksUnholy Island in order
3 booksPractical Cursework in order
1 book- 1. Hollow Magic
Standalone books
4 books4 Sarah Painter titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Sarah Painter books in order?
You only need to read Sarah Painter 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 Sarah Painter
Start with The Night Raven (2018), the first Crow Investigations book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Language of Spells (2013).
What is the newest Sarah Painter book?
The Crow Moon (2026) is the newest Sarah Painter book released so far.
Is there a new Sarah Painter book coming?
No next Sarah Painter 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 Painter at a glance
- Still publishing
- Sarah Painter published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Sarah Painter books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,998 pages across the 7 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 302 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sarah Painter books, 12 of 21, were published in the 2020s.