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Jane Whitefield Books in Order

Jane Whitefield by Thomas Perry contains 10 books, published between 1995 and 2026. The first book is Vanishing Act (1995) and the newest is The Tree of Light and Flowers (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1995–2026
Confirmed
10 of 10 titles
Pages on record
3,085 in 8 of 10 books
Reading time
51–77 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,085 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

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Jane Whitefield is a Seneca woman who makes a living helping people vanish, and Thomas Perry has written ten books about that work. Vanishing Act (1995) opens the series, followed by Dance for the Dead (1996), Shadow Woman (1997), The Face-Changers (1998) and Blood Money (1999); Runner (2009) restarted the run after a decade. Fugitives, organised crime and Seneca history and belief run through the novels, which are told in the third person. The Tree of Light and Flowers arrives in 2026.

How many Jane Whitefield books are there?

Jane Whitefield has 10 books, released between 1995 and 2026.

Jane Whitefield Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Jane Whitefield 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 Vanishing Act by Thomas Perry, book 1 of the Jane Whitefield series (1995)
  2. Cover of Dance for the Dead by Thomas Perry, book 2 of the Jane Whitefield series (1996)
  3. Cover of Shadow Woman by Thomas Perry, book 3 of the Jane Whitefield series (1997)
  4. Cover of The Face-Changers by Thomas Perry, book 4 of the Jane Whitefield series (1998)
  5. Cover of Blood Money by Thomas Perry, book 5 of the Jane Whitefield series (1999)
  6. Cover of Runner by Thomas Perry, book 6 of the Jane Whitefield series (2009)
  7. Cover of Poison Flower by Thomas Perry, book 7 of the Jane Whitefield series (2012)
  8. Cover of A String of Beads by Thomas Perry, book 8 of the Jane Whitefield series (2014)
  9. Cover of The Left-Handed Twin by Thomas Perry, book 9 of the Jane Whitefield series (2021)
  1. 1
    Vanishing Act1995 · 351 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995351
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  2. 2
    Dance for the Dead1996 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996416
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  3. 3
    Shadow Woman1997 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997432
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  4. 4
    The Face-Changers1998 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998432
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  5. 5
    Blood Money1999 · 351 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999351
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  6. 6
    Runner2009 · 441 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009441
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  7. 7
    Poison Flower2012 · 274 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012274
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  8. 8
    A String of Beads2014 · 388 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014388
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  9. 9
    The Left-Handed Twin2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  10. 10
    The Tree of Light and Flowers2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Jane Whitefield Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Jane Whitefield books run from Vanishing Act (1995) to The Tree of Light and Flowers (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Jane Whitefield in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Jane Whitefield books in order?

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

Where to start with Jane Whitefield

Start with Vanishing Act (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jane Whitefield book?

The Tree of Light and Flowers (2026) is the newest Jane Whitefield book released so far.

Is there a new Jane Whitefield book coming?

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

Jane Whitefield at a glance

Still running
Jane Whitefield is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jane Whitefield books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
3,085 pages across the 8 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 402 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jane Whitefield books, 5 of 10, were published in the 1990s.

What the Jane Whitefield books are about

8 of the 10 Jane Whitefield books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: indians of north america is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Thomas Perry

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