Imogen and Hugh Croft Books in Order

Katherine Pathak has written 10 Imogen and Hugh Croft books, published between 2013 and 2020. The first book is Aoife's Chariot (2013) and the newest is A Better Place (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2013–2020
Pages on record
1,924 in 7 of 10 books
Reading time
32–48 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,924 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

Imogen and Hugh Croft are the pair at the centre of 10 mysteries by Katherine Pathak, published between 2013 and 2020. Pathak is credited alone on every book. Aoife's Chariot (2013) opens the run, followed by The Only Survivor (2013), Full Beam (2014), Lawful Death (2014), Memorial for the Dead (2014) and The Woman Who Vanished (2014). Mystery at Christmas Cottage (2015), The Ghost Of Marchmont Hall (2015) and the story collection The Flawed Emerald and Other Stories (2016) continue it, and A Better Place closed the sequence in 2020.

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How many Imogen and Hugh Croft books are there?

Imogen and Hugh Croft has 10 books, released between 2013 and 2020.

Imogen and Hugh Croft Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Imogen and Hugh Croft 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 October 2026.

  1. 1
    Aoife's ChariotImogen and Hugh Croft Mysteries #12013 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013298
  2. 2
    The Only SurvivorImogen and Hugh Croft Mysteries #22013 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013312
  3. 3
    Lawful DeathImogen and Hugh Croft Mysteries #32014 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014292
  4. 4
    Full BeamImogen and Hugh Croft Mysteries #42014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  5. 5
    The Woman Who VanishedImogen and Hugh Croft Mysteries #52014 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014294
  6. 6
    Memorial for the DeadImogen and Hugh Croft Mysteries #62014 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014292
  7. 7
    The Ghost Of Marchmont HallImogen and Hugh Croft Mysteries #72015 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015232
  8. 8
    Mystery at Christmas CottageImogen and Hugh Croft Mysteries #82015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  9. 10
    A Better PlaceImogen and Hugh Croft Mysteries #102020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–

Do you have to read Imogen and Hugh Croft books in order?

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

Where to start with Imogen and Hugh Croft

Start with Aoife's Chariot (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Imogen and Hugh Croft book?

A Better Place (2020) is the newest Imogen and Hugh Croft book released so far.

Is there a new Imogen and Hugh Croft book coming?

No next Imogen and Hugh Croft book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Imogen and Hugh Croft at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Imogen and Hugh Croft title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Imogen and Hugh Croft books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,924 pages across the 7 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 292 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Imogen and Hugh Croft books, 9 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

When Imogen and Hugh Croft books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Imogen and Hugh Croft titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 9 titles.

2010s
9
2020s
1

10 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.