P Division Books in Order
Peter Turnbull has written 10 P Division books, published between 1981 and 1998: 9 in the P Division series and 1 related title. The first book is Deep and Crisp and Even (1981) and the newest main-line book is The Man with No Face (1998). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1981–1998
- Pages on record
- 1,869 in 9 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 31–47 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,869 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
P Division covers Peter Turnbull's police procedural novels set in Scotland, 10 books published between 1981 and 1998. The run opens with Deep and Crisp and Even (1981) and ends with The Man with No Face (1998). Subject headings name Ray Sussock as a recurring fictitious character and record police corruption, corruption investigation, public welfare and amateur theatre. Peter Turnbull is credited on every title; the nine books with a recorded length reach a median of 205 pages.
How many P Division books are there?
P Division has 10 books, released between 1981 and 1998. 9 of them belong to the P Division series, and 1 related title sit outside it: other titles.
P Division Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 P Division 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.
- 119811912/4
- 219822052/4
- 319831892/4
- 419841732/4
- 519882242/4
- 619892242/4
- 719911602/4
- 819922512/4
- 919942522/4
- 101998–2/4
Do you have to read P Division books in order?
You should read the P Division series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each P Division book also stands alone.
Where to start with P Division
Start with Deep and Crisp and Even (1981), the earliest published book in the P Division series.
What is the newest P Division book?
The Man with No Face (1998) is the newest book in the P Division series.
Is there a new P Division book coming?
No next P Division book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
P Division at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line P Division title on record is The Man with No Face (1998), 28 years ago.
- Release pace
- P Division books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,869 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 205 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most P Division books, 6 of 10, were published in the 1980s.
What the P Division books are about
All 10 P Division books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, police procedural is tagged on 9 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 9 of 10 books
- Scotland 9 of 10 books
- Police 6 of 10 books
- Fiction - Mystery/ Detective 3 of 10 books
- Large Print 3 of 10 books
- Mystery & Detective - General 3 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 10 books
More books by Peter Turnbull
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Peter Turnbull books in order 48 books