Anna Travis Books in Order

Anna Travis by Lynda La Plante contains 9 books, published between 2004 and 2013. The first book is Above Suspicion (2004) and the newest is Wrongful Death (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2004–2013
Confirmed
9 of 9 titles
Pages on record
3,033 in 6 of 9 books
Reading time
51–76 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,033 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

Anna Travis is a detective created by Lynda La Plante, working murder and serial murder cases in London alongside James Langton. The series holds 9 books published between 2004 and 2013, opening with Above Suspicion (2004) and running through The Red Dahlia (2006), Clean Cut (2007), Deadly Intent (2008), Silent Scream (2009), Blind Fury (2010), Blood Line (2011) and Backlash (2012) to Wrongful Death (2013). The series is complete.

How many Anna Travis books are there?

Anna Travis has 9 books, released between 2004 and 2013.

Anna Travis Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Anna Travis 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
    Above Suspicion2004 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004400
  2. 2
    The Red Dahlia2006 · 485 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006485
  3. 3
    Clean Cut2007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007
  4. 4
    Deadly Intent2008 · 641 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008641
  5. 5
    Silent Scream2009 · 515 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009515
  6. 6
    Blind Fury2010 · 492 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010492
  7. 7
    Blood Line2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  8. 8
    Backlash2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  9. 9
    Wrongful Death2013 · 500 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013500

Is there a chronological order for Anna Travis?

No separate chronological order is on record for Anna Travis, 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 Anna Travis books in order?

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

Where to start with Anna Travis

Start with Above Suspicion (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Anna Travis book?

Wrongful Death (2013) is the newest Anna Travis book released so far.

Is there a new Anna Travis book coming?

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

Anna Travis at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Anna Travis title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Anna Travis books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,033 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 496 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Anna Travis books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2000s.

What the Anna Travis books are about

8 of the 9 Anna Travis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Lynda La Plante

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

Other series by Lynda La Plante

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.