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Willo Davis Roberts Books in Order

92 books are credited to Willo Davis Roberts, published between 1955 and 2016; 3 of them appeared after Willo Davis Roberts's death in 2004. The first book is Murder at Grand Bay (1955) and the newest is The Old House / Buddy Is A Stupid Name for a Girl (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
92
Published
1955–2016
Pages on record
5,669 in 25 of 92 books
See all 92 books in order Printable Willo Davis Roberts checklist

Willo Davis Roberts was an American writer, living from May 29, 1928 to November 19, 2004, known mainly for award-winning mystery and suspense novels for children. The catalogue lists 92 Roberts titles, opening with Murder at Grand Bay (1955). Nurse Kay's Conquest and Once a nurse (both 1966) and Nurse at Mystery Villa (1967) come from the earlier decades, and Shroud of Fog and The Devil Boy date from 1970. Subject tags include brothers and sisters, orphans, grandmothers and child abuse, and Black Pearl is the named series.

How many Willo Davis Roberts books are there?

Willo Davis Roberts has 92 books, released between 1955 and 2016. 3 of them were published after Willo Davis Roberts's death in 2004. 8 of them belong to the Black Pearl series.

Willo Davis Roberts Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 92 Willo Davis Roberts 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.

  1. Cover of White Jade by Willo Davis Roberts (1975)
  2. Cover of Key Witness by Willo Davis Roberts (1975)
  3. Cover of The Jaubert Ring by Willo Davis Roberts (1976)
  4. Cover of Act of Fear by Willo Davis Roberts (1977)
  5. Cover of Don't Hurt Laurie by Willo Davis Roberts (1977)
  6. Cover of Dark Dowry by Willo Davis Roberts, book 1 of the Black Pearl series (1978)
  7. Cover of The Minden Curse by Willo Davis Roberts (1978)
  8. Cover of More Minden Curses by Willo Davis Roberts (1980)
  9. Cover of The Face at the Window by Willo Davis Roberts (1981)
  10. Cover of Elizabeth by Willo Davis Roberts, book 3 of the Sunfire series (1984)
  11. Cover of Caroline by Willo Davis Roberts, book 4 of the Sunfire series (1984)
  12. Cover of Eddie and the Fairy Godpuppy by Willo Davis Roberts (1984)
  13. Cover of The Magic Book by Willo Davis Roberts (1986)
  14. Cover of My Rebel, My Love by Willo Davis Roberts (1986)
  15. Cover of Madawaska by Willo Davis Roberts (1988)
  16. Cover of Nightmare by Willo Davis Roberts (1989)
  17. Cover of To Grandmother's House We Go by Willo Davis Roberts (1990)
  18. Cover of Dark Secrets by Willo Davis Roberts (1991)
  19. Cover of Jo and the Bandit by Willo Davis Roberts (1992)
  20. Cover of What Are We Going to Do About David? by Willo Davis Roberts (1993)
  21. Cover of Undercurrents by Willo Davis Roberts (2002)
  22. Cover of Blood on His Hands by Willo Davis Roberts (2004)
  23. Cover of The One Left Behind by Willo Davis Roberts (2006)
  24. Cover of Surviving Summer Vacation by Willo Davis Roberts (2015)
  1. 1
    Murder at Grand Bay1955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  2. 2
    the girl who wasn't there1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  3. 3
    Once a nurse1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  4. 4
    Nurse Kay's Conquest1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  5. 5
    Nurse at Mystery Villa1967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  6. 6
    Return to Darkness1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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  7. 7
    The Tarot Spell1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  8. 8
    The House at Fern Canyon1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  9. 9
    The Waiting Darkness1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  10. 10
    Invitation to Evil1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  11. 11
    Shroud of Fog1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  12. 12
    Shadow of a Past Love1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  13. 13
    The Devil Boy1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  14. 14
    The Terror Trap1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  15. 15
    King's Pawn1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  16. 16
    The Watchers1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  17. 17
    The Ghosts of Harrel1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  18. 18
    The Gates of Montrain1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  19. 19
    Inherit the Darkness1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  20. 20
    The Face of Danger1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  21. 21
    Sing a Dark Song1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  22. 22
    The Nurses1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  23. 23
    Dangerous legacy1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  24. 24
    Didn't Anybody Know My Wife?1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  25. 25
    The View From the Cherry Tree1975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975–
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  26. 26
    White Jade1975 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975184
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  27. 27
    Key Witness1975 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975186
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  28. 28
    The Gods in Green1975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975–
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  29. 29
    The Secret Lives of Nurses1975 · 269 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975269
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  30. 30
    The Jaubert Ring1976 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976188
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Willo Davis Roberts series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Willo Davis Roberts 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.

Sunfire in order

3 books
  1. 3. Elizabeth
  2. 4. Caroline
  3. 10. Victoria

Standalone books

81 books

81 Willo Davis Roberts titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Willo Davis Roberts books in order?

You only need to read Willo Davis Roberts books in order within the Black Pearl series, which holds 8 of the 92 Willo Davis Roberts books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Willo Davis Roberts

Start with Dark Dowry (1978), the first Black Pearl book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Murder at Grand Bay (1955).

What is the newest Willo Davis Roberts book?

The Old House / Buddy Is A Stupid Name for a Girl (2016) is the newest Willo Davis Roberts book released so far.

Is there a new Willo Davis Roberts book coming?

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

Willo Davis Roberts at a glance

Died
Willo Davis Roberts died in 2004, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Willo Davis Roberts are still being published after Willo Davis Roberts's death in 2004; the newest appeared in 2016.
Release pace
Willo Davis Roberts books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,669 pages across the 25 of 92 books with a recorded length, a median of 204 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Willo Davis Roberts books, 37 of 92, were published in the 1970s.

What the Willo Davis Roberts books are about

28 of the 92 Willo Davis Roberts books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 16 of 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.