Stephen White Books in Order

Stephen White has written 20 books, published between 1991 and 2013. The first book is Privileged Information (1991) and the newest is Compound Fractures (2013). Publication order is the reading order below. All 20 books listed here are in the Alan Gregory series, which has its own page: Alan Gregory books in order.

Books
20
Published
1991–2013
Confirmed
20 of 20 titles
Pages on record
6,845 in 15 of 20 books
Reading time
114–171 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,845 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

Alan Gregory is a clinical psychologist in Boulder, Colorado, and every one of Stephen White's 20 catalogued books is built around him. Privileged Information (1991) opens the run and Compound Fractures (2013) closes it. Forensic psychology and psychological suspense supply the plots, through Private Practices, Higher Authority, Harm's Way, Remote Control and Cold Case.

How many Stephen White books are there?

Stephen White has 20 books, released between 1991 and 2013.

Stephen White Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Stephen White books in the order they were released, 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.

  1. 1
    Privileged InformationAlan Gregory #11991 · 329 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991329
  2. 2
    Private PracticesAlan Gregory #21993 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993432
  3. 3
    Higher AuthorityAlan Gregory #31994 · 431 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994431
  4. 4
    Harm's WayAlan Gregory #41996 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996432
  5. 5
    Remote ControlAlan Gregory #51997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997
  6. 6
    Critical ConditionsAlan Gregory #61998 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998416
  7. 7
    Manner of DeathAlan Gregory #71999 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999400
  8. 8
    Cold CaseAlan Gregory #82000 · 419 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000419
  9. 9
    The ProgramAlan Gregory #92001 · confirmed 3/4
    2001
  10. 10
    Warning SignsAlan Gregory #102002 · 488 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002488
  11. 11
    The Best RevengeAlan Gregory #112003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003
  12. 12
    BlindedAlan Gregory #122004 · 493 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004493
  13. 13
    Missing PersonsAlan Gregory #132005 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005528
  14. 14
    Kill MeAlan Gregory #142006 · 503 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006503
  15. 15
    Dry IceAlan Gregory #152007 · 518 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007518
  16. 16
    Dead TimeAlan Gregory #162008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008
  17. 17
    The SiegeAlan Gregory #172009 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009512
  18. 18
    The Last LieAlan Gregory #182010 · 506 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010506
  19. 19
    Line of FireAlan Gregory #192012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  20. 20
    Compound FracturesAlan Gregory #202013 · 438 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013438

Stephen White series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Stephen White Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Stephen White books run from Privileged Information (1991) to Compound Fractures (2013), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Stephen White in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Stephen White books in order?

You only need to read Stephen White books in order within the Alan Gregory series, which holds 20 of the 20 Stephen White books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Stephen White

Start with the first book of the Stephen White series you want to read: Alan Gregory starts with Privileged Information (1991) and Dr. Alan Gregory starts with Privileged Information (1991). The earliest catalogued title overall is Privileged Information (1991).

What is the newest Stephen White book?

Compound Fractures (2013) is the newest Stephen White book released so far.

Is there a new Stephen White book coming?

No next Stephen White book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Stephen White at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Stephen White title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Stephen White books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,845 pages across the 15 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 438 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stephen White books, 10 of 20, were published in the 2000s.

What the Stephen White books are about

All 20 Stephen White books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: alan gregory (fictitious character) is tagged on 13 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Alan Gregory (Fictitious character) 13 of 20 books
  • Clinical psychologists 11 of 20 books
  • Mystery & detective 10 of 20 books
  • Boulder (colo.) 8 of 20 books
  • Gregory, alan (fictitious character) 7 of 20 books
  • Psychological fiction 7 of 20 books
  • Psychologists 6 of 20 books
  • Colorado 4 of 20 books
  • Forensic psychology 4 of 20 books
  • Suspense 4 of 20 books
  • Physicians 3 of 20 books
  • Psychotherapist and patient 3 of 20 books