Jordan Lacey Books in Order

Jordan Lacey by Stella Whitelaw contains 9 books, published between 2000 and 2014. The first book is Pray and Die (2000) and the newest is Jazz and Die (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2000–2014
Pages on record
1,602 in 7 of 9 books
Reading time
27–40 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,602 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

Jordan Lacey is a woman private investigator and the recurring figure in Stella Whitelaw's mystery novels. The catalogue files the books under private investigators, women detectives, murder, crime and investigation. Nine titles run from Pray and Die (2000) to Jazz and Die (2014), each ending in the same two words: Wave and Die (2001), Spin and Die (2002), Hide and Die (2003), Jest and Die (2004), Ring and Die (2005), Turn and Die (2007) and Fold and Die (2009). Whitelaw is credited on every book, and the median recorded length is 219 pages.

How many Jordan Lacey books are there?

Jordan Lacey has 9 books, released between 2000 and 2014.

Jordan Lacey Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Jordan Lacey 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
    Pray and Die2000 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000224
  2. 2
    Wave and Die2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001
  3. 3
    Spin and Die2002 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002256
  4. 4
    Hide and Die2003 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003256
  5. 5
    Jest and Die2004 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004218
  6. 6
    Ring and Die2005 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005212
  7. 7
    Turn and Die2007 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007217
  8. 8
    Fold and Die2009 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009219
  9. 9
    Jazz and Die2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014

Is there a chronological order for Jordan Lacey?

No separate chronological order is on record for Jordan Lacey, 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 Jordan Lacey books in order?

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

Where to start with Jordan Lacey

Start with Pray and Die (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jordan Lacey book?

Jazz and Die (2014) is the newest Jordan Lacey book released so far.

Is there a new Jordan Lacey book coming?

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

Jordan Lacey at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Jordan Lacey title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Jordan Lacey books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,602 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 219 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jordan Lacey books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2000s.

What the Jordan Lacey books are about

8 of the 9 Jordan Lacey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Stella Whitelaw

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