Roger the Chapman Books in Order
Kate Sedley has written 22 Roger the Chapman books, published between 1991 and 2013. The first book is Death and the Chapman (1991) and the newest is The Christmas Wassail (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 1991–2013
- Pages on record
- 3,528 in 14 of 22 books
- Reading time
- 59–88 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,528 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 22 titles with a page count on record.
Roger the Chapman is a pedlar who solves murders in Kate Sedley's medieval mysteries, set in England during the Wars of the Roses. Forty-four books are catalogued between 1991 and 2013, opening with Death and the Chapman (1991) and closing with The Christmas Wassail (2013). The Plymouth Cloak (1992), The Hanged Man (1993), also published as The Weaver's Tale, then The Holy Innocents (1994), The Wicked Winter (1995), The Brothers of Glastonbury (1997) and The Goldsmith's Daughter (2001) fall between.
How many Roger the Chapman books are there?
Roger the Chapman has 22 books, released between 1991 and 2013.
Roger the Chapman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 Roger the Chapman 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.
- 11991–2/4
- 21992–2/4
- 319932482/4
- 41994–2/4
- 51995–2/4
- 619952882/4
- 719972882/4
- 819982472/4
- 919992462/4
- 1020012242/4
- 1120022502/4
- 1220032242/4
- 1320042492/4
- 1420052522/4
- 1520052522/4
- 1620072562/4
- 1720082562/4
- 182009–2/4
- 192010–2/4
- 202011–2/4
- 212012–2/4
- 2220132482/4
Do you have to read Roger the Chapman books in order?
You should read the Roger the Chapman books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Roger the Chapman book also stands alone.
Where to start with Roger the Chapman
Start with Death and the Chapman (1991), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Roger the Chapman book?
The Christmas Wassail (2013) is the newest Roger the Chapman book released so far.
Is there a new Roger the Chapman book coming?
No next Roger the Chapman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Roger the Chapman at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Roger the Chapman title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Roger the Chapman books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,528 pages across the 14 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 250 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Roger the Chapman books, 9 of 22, were published in the 2000s.
What the Roger the Chapman books are about
All 22 Roger the Chapman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 18 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 18 of 22 books
- Peddling 12 of 22 books
- Historical fiction 10 of 22 books
- Mystery & detective 9 of 22 books
- Peddlers and peddling 7 of 22 books
- England 6 of 22 books
- Great Britain 5 of 22 books
- Mystery & detective, traditional 5 of 22 books
- Investigation 3 of 22 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 3 of 22 books
- Peddlers 3 of 22 books
- Crime 2 of 22 books
More books by Kate Sedley
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Kate Sedley books in order 45 books