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Ackroyd and Thackeray Books in Order

Ackroyd and Thackeray by Patricia Hall contains 16 books, published between 1993 and 2011. The first book is Death by Election (1993) and the newest is Dust to Dust (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
1993–2011
Pages on record
2,802 in 13 of 16 books
Reading time
47–70 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,802 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

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Ackroyd and Thackeray is a 16-book police procedural series by Patricia Hall, published from 1993 to 2011. The fictitious characters Laura Ackroyd and Michael Thackeray appear in the subject tags, together with women journalists, police and England. Death by Election (1993) opens the series, followed by Dying Fall (1995) and In the Bleak Midwinter (1995). The Italian Girl (1998), Skeleton at the Feast (2000) and Dead Reckoning (2003) come later, and Dust to Dust (2011) is the last.

How many Ackroyd and Thackeray books are there?

Ackroyd and Thackeray has 16 books, released between 1993 and 2011.

Ackroyd and Thackeray Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Ackroyd and Thackeray 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.

  1. Cover of Death by Election by Patricia Hall, book 1 of the Ackroyd and Thackeray series (1993)
  2. Cover of Perils Of The Night by Patricia Hall, book 4 of the Ackroyd and Thackeray series (1997)
  3. Cover of Dead on Arrival by Patricia Hall, book 6 of the Ackroyd and Thackeray series (1999)
  4. Cover of Skeleton at the Feast by Patricia Hall, book 7 of the Ackroyd and Thackeray series (2000)
  5. Cover of Deep Freeze by Patricia Hall, book 8 of the Ackroyd and Thackeray series (2002)
  6. Cover of Dead Reckoning by Patricia Hall, book 10 of the Ackroyd and Thackeray series (2003)
  7. Cover of False Witness by Patricia Hall, book 11 of the Ackroyd and Thackeray series (2004)
  8. Cover of Sins of the Fathers by Patricia Hall, book 12 of the Ackroyd and Thackeray series (2006)
  9. Cover of Death in a Far Country by Patricia Hall, book 13 of the Ackroyd and Thackeray series (2007)
  10. Cover of By Death Divided by Patricia Hall, book 14 of the Ackroyd and Thackeray series (2008)
  1. 1
    Death by Election1993 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993176
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  2. 2
    Dying Fall1995 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995248
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  3. 3
    In the Bleak Midwinter1995 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995250
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  4. 4
    Perils Of The Night1997 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997220
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  5. 5
    The Italian Girl1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  6. 6
    Dead on Arrival1999 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999208
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  7. 7
    Skeleton at the Feast2000 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000250
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  8. 8
    Deep Freeze2002 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002260
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  9. 9
    Death in Dark Waters2002 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4
    20021
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  10. 10
    Dead Reckoning2003 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4
    20031
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  11. 11
    False Witness2004 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004288
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  12. 12
    Sins of the Fathers2006 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006288
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  13. 13
    Death in a Far Country2007 · 311 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007311
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  14. 14
    By Death Divided2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  15. 15
    Devil's Game2009 · 301 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009301
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  16. 16
    Dust to Dust2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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Is there a chronological order for Ackroyd and Thackeray?

No separate chronological order is on record for Ackroyd and Thackeray, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Ackroyd and Thackeray books in order?

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

Where to start with Ackroyd and Thackeray

Start with Death by Election (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ackroyd and Thackeray book?

Dust to Dust (2011) is the newest Ackroyd and Thackeray book released so far.

Is there a new Ackroyd and Thackeray book coming?

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

Ackroyd and Thackeray at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Ackroyd and Thackeray title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Ackroyd and Thackeray books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,802 pages across the 13 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 250 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ackroyd and Thackeray books, 9 of 16, were published in the 2000s.

What the Ackroyd and Thackeray books are about

14 of the 16 Ackroyd and Thackeray books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women journalists is tagged on 10 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Patricia Hall

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