Em Hansen Books in Order
Sarah Andrews has written 11 Em Hansen books, published between 1994 and 2011. The first book is Tensleep (1994) and the newest is Rock Bottom (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1994–2011
- Pages on record
- 3,457 in 10 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 58–86 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,457 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Em Hansen is a woman geologist and sleuth in Sarah Andrews's Em Hansen Mystery series, with forensic geology among the catalogue subjects. Places recorded in the subjects include Denver, Salt Lake City, Wyoming and Meeteetse. Tensleep (1994) opens the run of 11 books, and A Fall in Denver (1995) and Mother Nature (1997) follow. Later books include Bone Hunter (1999), Fault Line (2002), Killer Dust (2003) and Dead Dry (2005). Rock Bottom (2011) is the newest, and the catalogue marks the series as likely complete.
How many Em Hansen books are there?
Em Hansen has 11 books, released between 1994 and 2011.
Em Hansen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Em Hansen 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.
- 119943042/4
- 219952722/4
- 319973522/4
- 419983682/4
- 519993532/4
- 620003842/4
- 720023362/4
- 820033522/4
- 920043682/4
- 1020053682/4
- 112011–2/4
Do you have to read Em Hansen books in order?
You should read the Em Hansen books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Em Hansen book also stands alone.
Where to start with Em Hansen
Start with Tensleep (1994), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Em Hansen book?
Rock Bottom (2011) is the newest Em Hansen book released so far.
Is there a new Em Hansen book coming?
No next Em Hansen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Em Hansen at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Em Hansen title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Em Hansen books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,457 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Em Hansen books, 5 of 11, were published in the 2000s.
What the Em Hansen books are about
All 11 Em Hansen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women geologists is tagged on 7 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women geologists 7 of 11 books
- Hansen, em (fictitious character) 6 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 6 of 11 books
- Forensic geology 5 of 11 books
- Utah 3 of 11 books
- Denver (colo.) 2 of 11 books
- Forensic pathologists 2 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 11 books
- Salt lake city (utah) 2 of 11 books
More books by Sarah Andrews
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Sarah Andrews books in order 13 books
Series that include Em Hansen books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Em Hansen Mystery books in order 11 books