Gil Cunningham Books in Order

Gil Cunningham by Pat McIntosh contains 11 books, published between 2004 and 2016. The first book is The Harper's Quine (2004) and the newest is The Lanimer Bride (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2004–2016
Total pages
3,376 across 11 books
Reading time
56–84 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,376 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute.

Gil Cunningham is a notary who investigates crimes in Pat McIntosh's historical mystery series, which is set in medieval Scotland. The catalogue subjects include murder, missing children and the Middle Ages. The 11 books run from The Harper's Quine (2004) to The Lanimer Bride (2016). The Nicholas Feast (2005), The Merchant's Mark (2006), St Mungo's Robin (2007), A Pig of Cold Poison (2010) and The King's Corrodian (2013) fall in between. The catalogue marks the series as likely complete.

How many Gil Cunningham books are there?

Gil Cunningham has 11 books, released between 2004 and 2016.

Gil Cunningham Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Gil Cunningham 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
    The Harper's Quine2004 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004320
  2. 2
    The Nicholas Feast2005 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005224
  3. 3
    The Merchant's Mark2006 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006320
  4. 4
    St Mungo's Robin2007 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007288
  5. 5
    The Rough Collier2008 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008304
  6. 6
    The Stolen Voice2009 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009336
  7. 7
    A Pig of Cold Poison2010 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010320
  8. 8
    The Counterfeit Madam2011 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011304
  9. 9
    The Fourth Crow2012 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012320
  10. 10
    The King's Corrodian2013 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013320
  11. 11
    The Lanimer Bride2016 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016320

Is there a chronological order for Gil Cunningham?

No separate chronological order is on record for Gil Cunningham, 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 Gil Cunningham books in order?

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

Where to start with Gil Cunningham

Start with The Harper's Quine (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gil Cunningham book?

The Lanimer Bride (2016) is the newest Gil Cunningham book released so far.

Is there a new Gil Cunningham book coming?

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

Gil Cunningham at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Gil Cunningham title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Gil Cunningham books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,376 pages across all 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gil Cunningham books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Gil Cunningham books are about

All 11 Gil Cunningham books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: notaries is tagged on 9 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Pat McIntosh

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

Characters in the Gil Cunningham books

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