Wendy James Books in Order
Wendy James has written 9 books, published between 2005 and 2021. The first book is Out of the Silence (2005) and the newest is A Little Bird (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2005–2021
- Pages on record
- 966 in 3 of 9 books
Wendy James, born in Sydney in 1966, is an Australian author of crime and literary fiction who lives in Newcastle, New South Wales. Nine books are catalogued between 2005 and 2021, opening with Out of the Silence (2005) and closing with A Little Bird (2021). Subjects record Australian fiction, families, mothers and daughters, teenagers and cyberbullying. The Steele Diaries, Why She Loves Him, Where Have You Been, The Mistake, The Lost Girls, The Golden Child and An Accusation fill out the listing. James is the eldest sister of the young adult author Rebecca James.
How many Wendy James books are there?
Wendy James has 9 books, released between 2005 and 2021.
Wendy James Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Wendy James 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.
- 1Out of the Silence2005 · 351 pages · confirmed 1/420053511/4
- 2The Steele Diaries2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 3Why She Loves Him2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 4Where Have You Been2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 5The Mistake2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 6The Lost Girls2014 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/420142801/4
- 7The Golden Child2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 8An Accusation2019 · 335 pages · confirmed 1/420193351/4
- 9A Little Bird2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
Wendy James 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
9 books9 Wendy James titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Wendy James books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 9 Wendy James books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Wendy James
Start with Out of the Silence (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Wendy James book?
A Little Bird (2021) is the newest Wendy James book released so far.
Is there a new Wendy James book coming?
No next Wendy James book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Wendy James at a glance
- Paused
- No new Wendy James title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Wendy James books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 966 pages across the 3 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 335 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Wendy James books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Wendy James books are about
3 of the 9 Wendy James 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.
- Australian fiction 1 of 3 books
- Cyberbullying 1 of 3 books
- Cyberbullying -- Fiction 1 of 3 books
- Family life 1 of 3 books
- Families -- Fiction 1 of 3 books
- History 1 of 3 books
- Mothers and daughters 1 of 3 books
- Mothers and daughters -- Fiction 1 of 3 books
- Teenagers -- Fiction 1 of 3 books