Amanda Roberts Books in Order

Sherryl Woods has written 9 books featuring Amanda Roberts, published between 1989 and 1995. The first book is Reckless (1989) and the newest is White Lightning (1995). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1989–1995
Confirmed
9 of 9 titles
Total pages
2,266 across 9 books
Reading time
38–57 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,266 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute.

Amanda Roberts is a fictitious character in nine books by Sherryl Woods, published between 1989 and 1995. Catalogue subjects record women journalists, ex-police officers, Atlanta and Georgia, banks and banking, and corrupt practices, filed under women sleuths. Body and Soul and Reckless (1989) open the run, followed by Stolen Moments (1990), Ties That Bind (1991), Bank on It (1993), Hide and Seek (1993), Wages of Sin (1994), Deadly Obsession (1995) and White Lightning (1995). Amanda Roberts Mystery is the series recorded here.

How many Amanda Roberts books are there?

Amanda Roberts appears in 9 books, released between 1989 and 1995.

Amanda Roberts Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Amanda 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. 1
    RecklessAmanda Roberts Mystery #11989 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989240
  2. 2
    Body and SoulAmanda Roberts Mystery #21989 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989256
  3. 3
    Stolen MomentsAmanda Roberts Mystery #31990 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990256
  4. 4
    Ties That BindAmanda Roberts Mystery #41991 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991256
  5. 5
    Bank on ItAmanda Roberts Mystery #51993 · 231 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993231
  6. 6
    Hide and SeekAmanda Roberts Mystery #61993 · 235 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993235
  7. 7
    Wages of SinAmanda Roberts Mystery #71994 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994224
  8. 8
    Deadly ObsessionAmanda Roberts Mystery #81995 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995256
  9. 9
    White LightningAmanda Roberts Mystery #91995 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995312

Do you have to read Amanda Roberts books in order?

You should read the Amanda Roberts books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Amanda Roberts book also stands alone.

Where to start with Amanda Roberts

Start with Reckless (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Amanda Roberts book?

White Lightning (1995) is the newest Amanda Roberts book released so far.

Is there a new Amanda Roberts book coming?

No next Amanda 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.

Amanda Roberts at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Amanda Roberts title on record dates from 1995, 31 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Amanda Roberts books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,266 pages across all 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Amanda Roberts books, 7 of 9, were published in the 1990s.

What the Amanda Roberts books are about

All 9 Amanda Roberts books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women journalists is tagged on 9 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Sherryl Woods

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.