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Peter Bartholomew Mysteries Books in Order

Peter Bartholomew Mysteries by Sally Cabot Gunning contains 10 books, published between 1990 and 1999. The first book is Hot Water (1990) and the newest is Fire Water (1999). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1990–1999
Total pages
2,579 across 10 books
Reading time
43–64 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,579 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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Peter Bartholomew Mysteries is a detective series by Sally Cabot Gunning, credited to her on all 10 catalogued books. Every title ends in the word Water: Hot Water (1990), Under Water (1992), Ice Water (1993), Troubled Water (1993), Rough Water (1994), Still Water (1995), Deep Water (1996), Muddy Water (1997), Dirty Water (1998) and Fire Water (1999). Catalogue subjects record Peter Bartholomew as a fictitious character, Massachusetts and private investigators. All 10 volumes have page counts recorded, with a median of 252 pages.

How many Peter Bartholomew Mysteries books are there?

Peter Bartholomew Mysteries has 10 books, released between 1990 and 1999.

Peter Bartholomew Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Peter Bartholomew Mysteries 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 Hot Water by Sally Cabot Gunning, book 1 of the Peter Bartholomew Mysteries series (1990)
  2. Cover of Under Water by Sally Cabot Gunning, book 2 of the Peter Bartholomew Mysteries series (1992)
  3. Cover of Troubled Water by Sally Cabot Gunning, book 4 of the Peter Bartholomew Mysteries series (1993)
  4. Cover of Still Water by Sally Cabot Gunning, book 6 of the Peter Bartholomew Mysteries series (1995)
  5. Cover of Deep Water by Sally Cabot Gunning, book 7 of the Peter Bartholomew Mysteries series (1996)
  6. Cover of Muddy Water by Sally Cabot Gunning, book 8 of the Peter Bartholomew Mysteries series (1997)
  7. Cover of Fire Water by Sally Cabot Gunning, book 10 of the Peter Bartholomew Mysteries series (1999)
  1. 1
    Hot Water1990 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990249
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  2. 2
    Under Water1992 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992224
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  3. 3
    Ice Water1993 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993242
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  4. 4
    Troubled Water1993 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993240
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  5. 5
    Rough Water1994 · 289 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994289
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  6. 6
    Still Water1995 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995288
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  7. 7
    Deep Water1996 · 227 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996227
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  8. 8
    Muddy Water1997 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997256
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  9. 9
    Dirty Water1998 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998276
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  10. 10
    Fire Water1999 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999288
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Is there a chronological order for Peter Bartholomew Mysteries?

No separate chronological order is on record for Peter Bartholomew Mysteries, 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 Peter Bartholomew Mysteries books in order?

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

Where to start with Peter Bartholomew Mysteries

Start with Hot Water (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Peter Bartholomew Mysteries book?

Fire Water (1999) is the newest Peter Bartholomew Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Peter Bartholomew Mysteries book coming?

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

Peter Bartholomew Mysteries at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Peter Bartholomew Mysteries title on record dates from 1999, 27 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Peter Bartholomew Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,579 pages across all 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 252 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Peter Bartholomew Mysteries books, 10 of 10, were published in the 1990s.

What the Peter Bartholomew Mysteries books are about

6 of the 10 Peter Bartholomew Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: peter bartholomew (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Peter Bartholomew (Fictitious character) 6 of 6 books
  • Bartholomew, peter (fictitious character) 2 of 6 books
  • Massachusetts 2 of 6 books
  • Mystery & detective 2 of 6 books

More books by Sally Cabot Gunning

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