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Joanna Piercy Books in Order

Priscilla Masters has written 16 books featuring Joanna Piercy, published between 1995 and 2025. The first book is Winding Up the Serpent / Killer on the Moors (1995) and the newest is Bloodline (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
1995–2025
Confirmed
16 of 16 titles
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Joanna Piercy is the character named in Priscilla Masters's DI Joanna Piercy series, which counts 16 books from 1995 to 2025. The first entry is listed as Winding Up the Serpent / Killer on the Moors (1995). Titles such as Catch the Fallen Sparrow / Burnt on the Moors (1996) and Scaring Crows / Missing on the Moors (1999) also carry a second name. Bloodline (2025) is the most recent entry, and the series is ongoing.

How many Joanna Piercy books are there?

Joanna Piercy appears in 16 books, released between 1995 and 2025.

Joanna Piercy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Joanna Piercy books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Almost a Whisper / Blood on the Moors by Priscilla Masters, book 15 of the DI Joanna Piercy series (2022)
  1. 1
    Winding Up the Serpent / Killer on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #11995 · confirmed 3/4
    1995–
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  2. 2
    Catch the Fallen Sparrow / Burnt on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #21996 · confirmed 3/4
    1996–
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  3. 3
    A Wreath For My Sister / Frozen on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #31997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  4. 4
    And None Shall Sleep / Kidnap on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #41997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  5. 5
    Scaring Crows / Missing on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #51999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
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  6. 6
    Embroidering Shrouds / Murder on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #62001 · confirmed 3/4
    2001–
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  7. 7
    Endangering Innocents / Hidden on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #72003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  8. 8
    Wings Over the Watcher / Stalker on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #82006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  9. 9
    Grave Stones / Revenge on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #92009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  10. 10
    A Velvet Scream / Alone on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #102011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  11. 11
    The Final Curtain / Fear on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #112013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  12. 12
    Guilty Waters / Guilt on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #122015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  13. 13
    Crooked Street / Crooked Lane / Trapped on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #132016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  14. 14
    Taken on the Moors / Blood on the RocksDI Joanna Piercy #142019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  15. 15
    Almost a Whisper / Blood on the MoorsDI Joanna Piercy #152022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  16. 16
    BloodlineDI Joanna Piercy #162025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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Do you have to read Joanna Piercy books in order?

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

Where to start with Joanna Piercy

Start with Winding Up the Serpent / Killer on the Moors (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Joanna Piercy book?

Bloodline (2025) is the newest Joanna Piercy book released so far.

Is there a new Joanna Piercy book coming?

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

Joanna Piercy at a glance

Still running
Joanna Piercy is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Joanna Piercy books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Busiest decade
Most Joanna Piercy books, 5 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

What the Joanna Piercy books are about

1 of the 16 Joanna Piercy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • English literature 1 of 1 books

More books by Priscilla Masters

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