Inspector Ramsay Books in Order
Inspector Ramsay by Ann Cleeves contains 6 books, published between 1990 and 1997. The first book is A Lesson In Dying (1990) and the newest is The Baby Snatcher (1997). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1990–1997
- Confirmed
- 6 of 6 titles
- Pages on record
- 899 in 4 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 15–22 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 899 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Inspector Stephen Ramsay is a police detective in England, and Ann Cleeves wrote six books around him. A Lesson In Dying (1990) opens the series, followed by Murder In My Backyard (1991), A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy (1992), Killjoy (1993), The Healers (1995) and The Baby Snatcher (1997). Police procedure and murder investigation carry the run, which is catalogued as complete.
How many Inspector Ramsay books are there?
Inspector Ramsay has 6 books, released between 1990 and 1997.
Inspector Ramsay Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Inspector Ramsay 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.
- 1A Lesson In Dying1990 · 165 pages · confirmed 4/419901654/4
- 2Murder In My Backyard1991 · 251 pages · confirmed 4/419912514/4
- 3A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy1992 · 215 pages · confirmed 4/419922154/4
- 4Killjoy1993 · confirmed 3/41993–3/4
- 5The Healers1995 · confirmed 3/41995–3/4
- 6The Baby Snatcher1997 · 268 pages · confirmed 3/419972683/4
Is there a chronological order for Inspector Ramsay?
No separate chronological order is on record for Inspector Ramsay, 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 Inspector Ramsay books in order?
You should read the Inspector Ramsay books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Inspector Ramsay book also stands alone.
Where to start with Inspector Ramsay
Start with A Lesson In Dying (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Inspector Ramsay book?
The Baby Snatcher (1997) is the newest Inspector Ramsay book released so far.
Is there a new Inspector Ramsay book coming?
No next Inspector Ramsay book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Inspector Ramsay at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Inspector Ramsay title on record dates from 1997, 29 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Inspector Ramsay books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 899 pages across the 4 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 233 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Inspector Ramsay books, 6 of 6, were published in the 1990s.
- Corroboration
- 3 of the 6 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Inspector Ramsay books are about
5 of the 6 Inspector Ramsay books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- England 5 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 5 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 5 books
- Crime 1 of 5 books
- Police 1 of 5 books
- Stephen Ramsay (Fictitious character) 1 of 5 books
- Thrillers 1 of 5 books
More books by Ann Cleeves
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Ann Cleeves
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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