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John Rawlings Books in Order

John Rawlings by Deryn Lake contains 17 books, published between 1994 and 2022. The first book is Death in the Dark Walk (1994) and the newest is Death on the River Thames (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
1994–2022
Pages on record
3,496 in 13 of 17 books
Reading time
58–87 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,496 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

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John Rawlings is a historical mystery series by Deryn Lake, with subject tags that include pharmacists, London and England. Death in the Dark Walk (1994) opens the 17-book series, and Death on the River Thames (2022) is the newest. Death at the Beggar's Opera (1995), Death at Apothecaries' Hall (2000) and Death at St. James's Palace (2002) are among the entries. Books have arrived roughly every 1.8 years, and the series has been dormant since 2022.

How many John Rawlings books are there?

John Rawlings has 17 books, released between 1994 and 2022.

John Rawlings Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 John Rawlings 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 in the Dark Walk by Deryn Lake, book 1 of the John Rawlings series (1994)
  2. Cover of Death at the Beggar's Opera by Deryn Lake, book 2 of the John Rawlings series (1995)
  3. Cover of Death at the Devil's Tavern by Deryn Lake, book 3 of the John Rawlings series (1996)
  4. Cover of Death on the Romney Marsh by Deryn Lake, book 4 of the John Rawlings series (1998)
  5. Cover of Death in the Peerless Pool by Deryn Lake, book 5 of the John Rawlings series (1999)
  6. Cover of Death at Apothecaries' Hall by Deryn Lake, book 6 of the John Rawlings series (2000)
  7. Cover of Death in the West Wind by Deryn Lake, book 7 of the John Rawlings series (2001)
  8. Cover of Death at St. James's Palace by Deryn Lake, book 8 of the John Rawlings series (2002)
  9. Cover of Death in the Valley of Shadows by Deryn Lake, book 9 of the John Rawlings series (2003)
  10. Cover of Death in the Setting Sun by Deryn Lake, book 10 of the John Rawlings series (2004)
  11. Cover of Death and the Cornish Fiddler by Deryn Lake, book 11 of the John Rawlings series (2006)
  12. Cover of Death in Hellfire by Deryn Lake, book 12 of the John Rawlings series (2007)
  13. Cover of Death and the Black Pyramid by Deryn Lake, book 13 of the John Rawlings series (2009)
  14. Cover of Death on the Rocks by Deryn Lake, book 15 of the John Rawlings series (2014)
  1. 1
    Death in the Dark Walk1994 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994288
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  2. 2
    Death at the Beggar's Opera1995 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995192
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  3. 3
    Death at the Devil's Tavern1996 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996244
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  4. 4
    Death on the Romney Marsh1998 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998216
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  5. 5
    Death in the Peerless Pool1999 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999200
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  6. 6
    Death at Apothecaries' Hall2000 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000208
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  7. 7
    Death in the West Wind2001 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001464
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  8. 8
    Death at St. James's Palace2002 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002288
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  9. 9
    Death in the Valley of Shadows2003 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003288
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  10. 10
    Death in the Setting Sun2004 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004288
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  11. 11
    Death and the Cornish Fiddler2006 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006288
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  12. 12
    Death in Hellfire2007 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007336
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  13. 13
    Death and the Black Pyramid2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  14. 14
    Death at the Wedding Feast2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  15. 15
    Death on the Rocks2014 · 196 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014196
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  16. 16
    Death at the Boston Tea Party2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  17. 17
    Death on the River Thames2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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Is there a chronological order for John Rawlings?

No separate chronological order is on record for John Rawlings, 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 John Rawlings books in order?

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

Where to start with John Rawlings

Start with Death in the Dark Walk (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest John Rawlings book?

Death on the River Thames (2022) is the newest John Rawlings book released so far.

Is there a new John Rawlings book coming?

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

John Rawlings at a glance

Paused
No new John Rawlings title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
John Rawlings books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,496 pages across the 13 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most John Rawlings books, 8 of 17, were published in the 2000s.

What the John Rawlings books are about

12 of the 17 John Rawlings books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 9 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Deryn Lake

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