Susan Spann Books in Order
Susan Spann has written 9 books, published between 2013 and 2022. The first book is Claws of the Cat (2013) and the newest is Fires of Edo (2022). Publication order is the reading order below. 8 of the 9 books listed here are in the Shinobi Mystery series, which has its own page: Shinobi Mystery books in order.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2013–2022
- Pages on record
- 2,252 in 8 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 38–56 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,252 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Susan Spann is credited on 9 catalogued books published between 2013 and 2022. Catalogue subjects record historical mystery, ninja, samurai, Buddhist priests, murder and Japan. Claws of the Cat (2013) opens the list and Fires of Edo (2022) closes it, taking in Blade of the Samurai (2014), Flask of the Drunken Master (2015), The Ninja's Daughter (2016), Betrayal at Iga (2017), Trial on Mount Koya (2018) and Ghost of the Bamboo Road (2019). Climb: Leaving Safe and Finding Strength on 100 Summits in Japan (2020) also carries the credit. Shinobi Mystery is the recorded series.
How many Susan Spann books are there?
Susan Spann has 9 books, released between 2013 and 2022. 8 of them belong to the Shinobi Mystery series.
Susan Spann Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Susan Spann 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.
- 120132752/4
- 220142932/4
- 320152912/4
- 420162492/4
- 520172562/4
- 620182562/4
- 720192722/4
- 8Climb: Leaving Safe and Finding Strength on 100 Summits in Japan2020 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/420203602/4
- 92022–2/4
Susan Spann series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Shinobi Mystery books in order 8 books
Susan Spann 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.
Standalone books
1 book1 Susan Spann title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Susan Spann books in order?
You only need to read Susan Spann books in order within the Shinobi Mystery series, which holds 8 of the 9 Susan Spann books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Susan Spann
Start with Claws of the Cat (2013), the first Shinobi Mystery book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Susan Spann book?
Fires of Edo (2022) is the newest Susan Spann book released so far.
Is there a new Susan Spann book coming?
No next Susan Spann book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Susan Spann at a glance
- Paused
- No new Susan Spann title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Susan Spann books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,252 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 274 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Susan Spann books, 7 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Susan Spann books are about
7 of the 9 Susan Spann books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Investigation 6 of 7 books
- Murder 6 of 7 books
- Ninja 6 of 7 books
- Samurai 6 of 7 books
- Japan 4 of 7 books
- Crime 3 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 3 of 7 books
- History 2 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 7 books