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Ian Rober Books in Order

Janie Bolitho has written 11 books featuring Ian Rober, published between 1993 and 2002. The first book is Kindness Can Kill (1993) and the newest is Lessons In Logic (2002). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1993–2002
Total pages
2,831 across 11 books
Reading time
47–71 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,831 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 11 books in order Printable Ian Rober checklist

Ian Rober is the character entry for Janie Bolitho's police mysteries; the subject headings and the series name spell the character Ian Roper. The 11 books run from Kindness Can Kill (1993) to Lessons In Logic (2002). Motive for Murder (1994), Dangerous Deceit (1995), Finger of Fate (1996), An Absence of Angels (1998) and Baptised in Blood (2001) are among them. Subject headings add England, department stores, murder and investigation. The listing is likely complete.

How many Ian Rober books are there?

Ian Rober appears in 11 books, released between 1993 and 2002.

Ian Rober Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Ian Rober 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 Kindness Can Kill by Janie Bolitho, book 1 of the Ian Roper series (1993)
  2. Cover of Dangerous Deceit by Janie Bolitho, book 4 of the Ian Roper series (1995)
  3. Cover of Victims Of Violence by Janie Bolitho, book 9 of the Ian Roper series (1999)
  4. Cover of Baptised in Blood by Janie Bolitho, book 10 of the Ian Roper series (2001)
  5. Cover of Lessons In Logic by Janie Bolitho, book 11 of the Ian Roper series (2002)
  1. 1
    Kindness Can KillIan Roper #11993 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993252
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  2. 2
    Motive for MurderIan Roper #21994 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994208
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  3. 3
    Ripe For RevengeIan Roper #31995 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995256
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  4. 4
    Dangerous DeceitIan Roper #41995 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995286
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  5. 5
    Finger of FateIan Roper #51996 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996262
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  6. 6
    Sequence of ShameIan Roper #61996 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996310
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  7. 7
    An Absence of AngelsIan Roper #71998 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998304
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  8. 8
    Exposure of EvilIan Roper #81998 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998224
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  9. 9
    Victims Of ViolenceIan Roper #91999 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999224
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  10. 10
    Baptised in BloodIan Roper #102001 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001281
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  11. 11
    Lessons In LogicIan Roper #112002 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002224
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Do you have to read Ian Rober books in order?

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

Where to start with Ian Rober

Start with Kindness Can Kill (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ian Rober book?

Lessons In Logic (2002) is the newest Ian Rober book released so far.

Is there a new Ian Rober book coming?

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

Ian Rober at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Ian Rober title on record dates from 2002, 24 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Ian Rober books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,831 pages across all 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ian Rober books, 9 of 11, were published in the 1990s.

What the Ian Rober books are about

5 of the 11 Ian Rober books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Janie Bolitho

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