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Nell Bray Books in Order

Nell Bray by Gillian Linscott contains 11 books, published between 1991 and 2004. The first book is Sister Beneath the Sheet (1991) and the newest is Blood on the Wood (2004). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1991–2004
Pages on record
2,319 in 9 of 11 books
Reading time
39–58 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,319 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

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Gillian Linscott's Nell Bray series is a historical mystery run of 11 books published from 1991 to 2004, filed under women sleuths. The fictional character Nell Bray gives the series its name, and subject headings include suffragists, women detectives, dramatists, England and World War I. Sister Beneath the Sheet (1991) is the first, followed by Hanging on the Wire (1993), Widow's Peak / An Easy Day for a Lady (1994), Stage Fright (1994) and Crown Witness (1995). Dead Man's Music / Dead Man's Sweetheart (1996), Dance On Blood (1998), Absent Friends (1999), The Perfect Daughter (2000) and Dead Man Riding (2002) come later. Blood on the Wood (2004) is the newest.

How many Nell Bray books are there?

Nell Bray has 11 books, released between 1991 and 2004.

Nell Bray Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Nell Bray 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 Stage Fright by Gillian Linscott, book 4 of the Nell Bray series (1994)
  2. Cover of Dance On Blood by Gillian Linscott, book 7 of the Nell Bray series (1998)
  3. Cover of Absent Friends by Gillian Linscott, book 8 of the Nell Bray series (1999)
  4. Cover of Dead Man Riding by Gillian Linscott, book 10 of the Nell Bray series (2002)
  5. Cover of Blood on the Wood by Gillian Linscott, book 11 of the Nell Bray series (2004)
  1. 1
    Sister Beneath the Sheet1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  2. 2
    Hanging on the Wire1993 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993215
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  3. 3
    Widow's Peak / An Easy Day for a Lady1994 · 210 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994210
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  4. 4
    Stage Fright1994 · 267 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994267
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  5. 5
    Crown Witness1995 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995218
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  6. 6
    Dead Man's Music / Dead Man's Sweetheart1996 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996246
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  7. 7
    Dance On Blood1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998256
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  8. 8
    Absent Friends1999 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999282
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  9. 9
    The Perfect Daughter2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  10. 10
    Dead Man Riding2002 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002314
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  11. 11
    Blood on the Wood2004 · 311 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004311
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Is there a chronological order for Nell Bray?

No separate chronological order is on record for Nell Bray, 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 Nell Bray books in order?

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

Where to start with Nell Bray

Start with Sister Beneath the Sheet (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nell Bray book?

Blood on the Wood (2004) is the newest Nell Bray book released so far.

Is there a new Nell Bray book coming?

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

Nell Bray at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Nell Bray title on record dates from 2004, 22 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Nell Bray books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,319 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nell Bray books, 8 of 11, were published in the 1990s.

What the Nell Bray books are about

9 of the 11 Nell Bray books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Gillian Linscott

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