Stig Abell Books in Order
Stig Abell has written 6 books, published between 2018 and 2026. The first book is How Britain Really Works (2018) and the newest is A Twist in the River (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2018–2026
- Pages on record
- 416 in 1 of 6 books
Stig Abell is an English journalist and radio presenter who edited The Times Literary Supplement from 2016 to 2020 and was managing editor of The Sun from 2013 to 2016. Abell's six catalogued books fall into two halves: nonfiction on British politics, economics, the health service and the press, starting with How Britain Really Works (2018), and the Jake Jackson novels, which begin with Death Under a Little Sky (2023). A Twist in the River follows in 2026.
How many Stig Abell books are there?
Stig Abell has 6 books, released between 2018 and 2026. 4 of them belong to the Jake Jackson series.
Stig Abell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Stig Abell 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.
- 1How Britain Really Works2018 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420184161/4
- 2Things I learned on the 6:282020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 32023–1/4
- 42024–1/4
- 52025–1/4
- 62026–1/4
Stig Abell 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.
Jake Jackson in order
4 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Stig Abell titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Stig Abell books in order?
You only need to read Stig Abell books in order within the Jake Jackson series, which holds 4 of the 6 Stig Abell books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Stig Abell
Start with How Britain Really Works (2018), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Stig Abell book?
A Twist in the River (2026) is the newest Stig Abell book released so far.
Is there a new Stig Abell book coming?
No next Stig Abell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Stig Abell at a glance
- Still publishing
- Stig Abell published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Stig Abell books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 416 pages across the 1 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stig Abell books, 5 of 6, were published in the 2020s.
What the Stig Abell books are about
1 of the 6 Stig Abell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Digital media 1 of 1 books
- Economics 1 of 1 books
- Education and state 1 of 1 books
- Great Britain, history 1 of 1 books
- Law 1 of 1 books
- National health services 1 of 1 books
- Politics and government 1 of 1 books
- Press 1 of 1 books