Amanda Pepper Books in Order

Amanda Pepper by Gillian Roberts contains 14 books, published between 1987 and 2007. The first book is Caught Dead in Philadelphia (1987) and the newest is All's Well That Ends (2007). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
1987–2007
Pages on record
2,628 in 11 of 14 books
Reading time
44–66 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,628 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

The Amanda Pepper series by Gillian Roberts contains 14 mysteries published from 1987 to 2007. Amanda Pepper, the title character, appears in subject tags as a woman detective and a preparatory school English teacher. Caught Dead in Philadelphia (1987) is the first book, and All's Well That Ends (2007) is the last. Philly Stakes, The Mummers' Curse, Adam and Evil and Helen Hath No Fury are among the titles in between. Other subject tags include sisters, summer and censorship.

How many Amanda Pepper books are there?

Amanda Pepper has 14 books, released between 1987 and 2007.

Amanda Pepper Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Amanda Pepper 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. 1
    Caught Dead in Philadelphia1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987
  2. 2
    Philly Stakes1989 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989208
  3. 3
    I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia1992 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992232
  4. 4
    With Friends Like These...1993 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993249
  5. 5
    How I Spent My Summer Vacation1994 · 233 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994233
  6. 6
    In the Dead of Summer1995 · 243 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995243
  7. 7
    The Mummers' Curse1996 · 231 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996231
  8. 8
    The Bluest Blood1998 · 261 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998261
  9. 9
    Adam and Evil1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998
  10. 10
    Helen Hath No Fury2000 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000228
  11. 11
    Claire and Present Danger2003 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003244
  12. 12
    Till the End of Tom2004 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004244
  13. 13
    A Hole in Juan2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006
  14. 14
    All's Well That Ends2007 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007255

Is there a chronological order for Amanda Pepper?

No separate chronological order is on record for Amanda Pepper, 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 Amanda Pepper books in order?

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

Where to start with Amanda Pepper

Start with Caught Dead in Philadelphia (1987), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Amanda Pepper book?

All's Well That Ends (2007) is the newest Amanda Pepper book released so far.

Is there a new Amanda Pepper book coming?

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

Amanda Pepper at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Amanda Pepper title on record dates from 2007, 19 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Amanda Pepper books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,628 pages across the 11 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 243 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Amanda Pepper books, 7 of 14, were published in the 1990s.

What the Amanda Pepper books are about

13 of the 14 Amanda Pepper books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women teachers is tagged on 11 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Gillian Roberts

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