Pentecost and Parker Books in Order
Pentecost and Parker by Stephen Spotswood contains 5 books, published between 2020 and 2025. The first book is Fortune Favours the Dead (2020) and the newest is Dead in the Frame (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2020–2025
- Pages on record
- 704 in 2 of 5 books
Pentecost and Parker is a detective series by Stephen Spotswood set in the 1940s, with a pair of women private investigators at its centre. Five books run from Fortune Favours the Dead (2020) to Dead in the Frame (2025), by way of Murder Under Her Skin (2021), Secrets Typed in Blood (2022) and Murder Crossed Her Mind (2023). Circus life and multiple sclerosis appear among the listed subjects. The series is ongoing.
How many Pentecost and Parker books are there?
Pentecost and Parker has 5 books, released between 2020 and 2025.
Pentecost and Parker Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 Pentecost and Parker 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.
- 1Fortune Favours the Dead2020 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420203361/4
- 2Murder Under Her Skin2021 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420213681/4
- 3Secrets Typed in Blood2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 4Murder Crossed Her Mind2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 5Dead in the Frame2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Pentecost and Parker?
No separate chronological order is on record for Pentecost and Parker, 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 Pentecost and Parker books in order?
You should read the Pentecost and Parker books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Pentecost and Parker book also stands alone.
Where to start with Pentecost and Parker
Start with Fortune Favours the Dead (2020), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Pentecost and Parker book?
Dead in the Frame (2025) is the newest Pentecost and Parker book released so far.
Is there a new Pentecost and Parker book coming?
No next Pentecost and Parker book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Pentecost and Parker at a glance
- Still running
- Pentecost and Parker is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Pentecost and Parker books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 704 pages across the 2 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Pentecost and Parker books, 5 of 5, were published in the 2020s.
What the Pentecost and Parker books are about
3 of the 5 Pentecost and Parker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american literature is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- American literature 2 of 3 books
- Circus 1 of 3 books
- Investigation 1 of 3 books
- Multiple sclerosis 1 of 3 books
- Murder 1 of 3 books
- Nineteen forties 1 of 3 books
- Patients 1 of 3 books
- Women private investigators 1 of 3 books
More books by Stephen Spotswood
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Stephen Spotswood books in order 5 books