Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn Books in Order
Charlotte MacLeod has written 12 Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn books, published between 1979 and 1998. The first book is The Family Vault (1979) and the newest is The Balloon Man (1998). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1979–1998
- Confirmed
- 12 of 12 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,946 in 8 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 32–49 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,946 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn are the title characters of Charlotte MacLeod's Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn Mysteries, catalogued across 12 books from 1979 to 1998. The Family Vault (1979) is the first. The Withdrawing Room, The Palace Guard, The Bilbao Looking Glass and The Convivial Codfish followed. Subject tags include cozy mystery, women sleuths, detectives, Boston and Massachusetts. The Balloon Man (1998) is the last, and the run is likely complete.
How many Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn books are there?
Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn has 12 books, released between 1979 and 1998.
Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn 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.
- 119793683/4
- 219801923/4
- 31981–3/4
- 41983–3/4
- 519842203/4
- 619852173/4
- 719872083/4
- 819872133/4
- 91990–3/4
- 1019922563/4
- 1119952723/4
- 121998–3/4
Do you have to read Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn books in order?
You should read the Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn
Start with The Family Vault (1979), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn book?
The Balloon Man (1998) is the newest Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn book released so far.
Is there a new Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn book coming?
No next Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn title on record dates from 1998, 28 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,946 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 218 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn books, 7 of 12, were published in the 1980s.
What the Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn books are about
11 of the 12 Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bittersohn, max (fictitious character) is tagged on 10 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Bittersohn, max (fictitious character) 10 of 11 books
- Boston (Mass.) 10 of 11 books
- Kelling, sarah (fictitious character) 10 of 11 books
- Massachusetts 9 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 9 of 11 books
- Sarah Kelling (Fictitious character) 4 of 11 books
More books by Charlotte MacLeod
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Charlotte MacLeod books in order 48 books