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Barbara Holloway Books in Order

Barbara Holloway by Kate Wilhelm contains 14 books, published between 1991 and 2017. The first book is Death Qualified (1991) and the newest is Mirror, Mirror (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
1991–2017
Pages on record
5,279 in 13 of 14 books
Reading time
88–132 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,279 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Barbara Holloway is a legal mystery series by Kate Wilhelm. Barbara Holloway is a woman lawyer, and the books run on murder cases and investigations set in Oregon. Fourteen titles go from Death Qualified (1991) to Mirror, Mirror (2017), taking in The Best Defense (1994), Defense for the Devil (1999), Desperate Measures (2001), Clear and Convincing Proof (2003) and Sleight of Hand (2006). The median volume runs 422 pages. Nothing new has appeared since 2017.

How many Barbara Holloway books are there?

Barbara Holloway has 14 books, released between 1991 and 2017.

Barbara Holloway Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Barbara Holloway 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 Qualified by Kate Wilhelm, book 1 of the Barbara Holloway series (1991)
  2. Cover of The Best Defense by Kate Wilhelm, book 2 of the Barbara Holloway series (1994)
  3. Cover of Malice Prepense / For the Defense by Kate Wilhelm, book 3 of the Barbara Holloway series (1996)
  4. Cover of Defense for the Devil by Kate Wilhelm, book 4 of the Barbara Holloway series (1999)
  5. Cover of No Defense by Kate Wilhelm, book 5 of the Barbara Holloway series (2000)
  6. Cover of Desperate Measures by Kate Wilhelm, book 6 of the Barbara Holloway series (2001)
  7. Cover of Clear and Convincing Proof by Kate Wilhelm, book 7 of the Barbara Holloway series (2003)
  8. Cover of The Unbidden Truth by Kate Wilhelm, book 8 of the Barbara Holloway series (2004)
  9. Cover of Sleight of Hand by Kate Wilhelm, book 9 of the Barbara Holloway series (2006)
  10. Cover of A Wrongful Death by Kate Wilhelm, book 10 of the Barbara Holloway series (2007)
  11. Cover of Cold Case by Kate Wilhelm, book 11 of the Barbara Holloway series (2008)
  12. Cover of Heaven is High by Kate Wilhelm, book 12 of the Barbara Holloway series (2011)
  13. Cover of Mirror, Mirror by Kate Wilhelm, book 14 of the Barbara Holloway series (2017)
  1. 1
    Death Qualified1991 · 440 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991440
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  2. 2
    The Best Defense1994 · 422 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994422
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  3. 3
    Malice Prepense / For the Defense1996 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996480
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  4. 4
    Defense for the Devil1999 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999448
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  5. 5
    No Defense2000 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000448
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  6. 6
    Desperate Measures2001 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001448
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  7. 7
    Clear and Convincing Proof2003 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003344
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  8. 8
    The Unbidden Truth2004 · 443 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004443
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  9. 9
    Sleight of Hand2006 · 410 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006410
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  10. 10
    A Wrongful Death2007 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007344
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  11. 11
    Cold Case2008 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008362
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  12. 12
    Heaven is High2011 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011290
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  13. 13
    By Stone By Blade By Fire2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    Mirror, Mirror2017 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017400
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Is there a chronological order for Barbara Holloway?

No separate chronological order is on record for Barbara Holloway, 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 Barbara Holloway books in order?

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

Where to start with Barbara Holloway

Start with Death Qualified (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Barbara Holloway book?

Mirror, Mirror (2017) is the newest Barbara Holloway book released so far.

Is there a new Barbara Holloway book coming?

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

Barbara Holloway at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Barbara Holloway title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Barbara Holloway books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,279 pages across the 13 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 422 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Barbara Holloway books, 7 of 14, were published in the 2000s.

What the Barbara Holloway books are about

12 of the 14 Barbara Holloway books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women lawyers is tagged on 12 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Kate Wilhelm

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