D.I. Charlie Priest Books in Order
Stuart Pawson has written 13 D.I. Charlie Priest books, published between 1995 and 2010. The first book is The Picasso Scam (1995) and the newest is A Very Private Murder (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 1995–2010
- Pages on record
- 3,615 in 11 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 60–90 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,615 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
D.I. Charlie Priest is the title figure of a police procedural series by Stuart Pawson, tagged with England. The catalogue lists 13 Charlie Priest books, beginning with The Picasso Scam (1995) and ending with A Very Private Murder (2010). The Judas Sheep, The Mushroom Man, Deadly Friends, Chill Factor, Laughing Boy and Limestone Cowboy are part of the run. Subject tags mention drug trafficking, fraud and police investigation.
How many D.I. Charlie Priest books are there?
D.I. Charlie Priest has 13 books, released between 1995 and 2010.
D.I. Charlie Priest Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 D.I. Charlie Priest 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.
- 119953522/4
- 219963832/4
- 319963152/4
- 419972882/4
- 519983842/4
- 619992882/4
- 720013622/4
- 820023682/4
- 920032882/4
- 1020042992/4
- 1120062882/4
- 122007–2/4
- 132010–2/4
Do you have to read D.I. Charlie Priest books in order?
You should read the D.I. Charlie Priest books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each D.I. Charlie Priest book also stands alone.
Where to start with D.I. Charlie Priest
Start with The Picasso Scam (1995), the earliest published title.
What is the newest D.I. Charlie Priest book?
A Very Private Murder (2010) is the newest D.I. Charlie Priest book released so far.
Is there a new D.I. Charlie Priest book coming?
No next D.I. Charlie Priest book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
D.I. Charlie Priest at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest D.I. Charlie Priest title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- D.I. Charlie Priest books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,615 pages across the 11 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 315 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most D.I. Charlie Priest books, 6 of 13, were published in the 2000s.
What the D.I. Charlie Priest books are about
All 13 D.I. Charlie Priest books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: series:detective-charlie-priest-mysteries is tagged on 13 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Series:Detective-Charlie-Priest-Mysteries 13 of 13 books
- Crime 11 of 13 books
- Police 10 of 13 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 13 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 6 of 13 books
- England 5 of 13 books
- English fiction 4 of 13 books
- Drug traffic 2 of 13 books
- Investigation 2 of 13 books
More books by Stuart Pawson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Stuart Pawson books in order 13 books