Catherine LeVendeur Books in Order

Catherine LeVendeur by Sharan Newman contains 10 books, published between 1993 and 2004. The first book is Death Comes As Epiphany (1993) and the newest is The Witch in the Well (2004). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1993–2004
Pages on record
2,241 in 6 of 10 books
Reading time
37–56 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,241 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

Catherine LeVendeur is the fictitious character at the centre of Sharan Newman's historical mystery sequence, and the subjects record women detectives, women sleuths, nuns, Jewish families and France. Newman is credited on all 10 books. The series opens with Death Comes As Epiphany (1993) and closes with The Witch in the Well (2004), taking in The Devil's Door (1994), The Wandering Arm (1995), Strong as Death (1996), Cursed in the Blood (1998), The Difficult Saint (1999), To Wear the White Cloak (2000), Heresy (2002) and The Outcast Dove (2003). The median recorded length is 352 pages.

How many Catherine LeVendeur books are there?

Catherine LeVendeur has 10 books, released between 1993 and 2004.

Catherine LeVendeur Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Catherine LeVendeur 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
    Death Comes As Epiphany1993 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993322
  2. 2
    The Devil's Door1994 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994432
  3. 3
    The Wandering Arm1995 · 351 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995351
  4. 4
    Strong as Death1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996
  5. 5
    Cursed in the Blood1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998
  6. 6
    The Difficult Saint1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999
  7. 7
    To Wear the White Cloak2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000
  8. 8
    Heresy2002 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002352
  9. 9
    The Outcast Dove2003 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003432
  10. 10
    The Witch in the Well2004 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004352

Is there a chronological order for Catherine LeVendeur?

No separate chronological order is on record for Catherine LeVendeur, 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 Catherine LeVendeur books in order?

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

Where to start with Catherine LeVendeur

Start with Death Comes As Epiphany (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Catherine LeVendeur book?

The Witch in the Well (2004) is the newest Catherine LeVendeur book released so far.

Is there a new Catherine LeVendeur book coming?

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

Catherine LeVendeur at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Catherine LeVendeur title on record dates from 2004, 22 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Catherine LeVendeur books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,241 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Catherine LeVendeur books, 6 of 10, were published in the 1990s.

What the Catherine LeVendeur books are about

6 of the 10 Catherine LeVendeur books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Sharan Newman

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