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Rachel Gold Books in Order

Rachel Gold by Michael A. Kahn contains 12 books, published between 1988 and 2020. The first book is The Canaan Legacy / Grave Designs (1988) and the newest is Bad Trust (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1988–2020
Pages on record
3,605 in 11 of 12 books
Reading time
60–90 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,605 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable Rachel Gold checklist

Michael A. Kahn's Rachel Gold series contains 12 mysteries published between 1988 and 2020. Rachel Gold is catalogued as a fictitious character, and subject headings include women lawyers, women sleuths, legal mystery, murder, Saint Louis (Missouri) and Chicago. The Canaan Legacy / Grave Designs (1988) opens the run, followed by Death Benefits (1992) and Firm Ambitions (1994). Bad Trust (2020) is the newest title, and the series is listed as likely complete.

How many Rachel Gold books are there?

Rachel Gold has 12 books, released between 1988 and 2020.

Rachel Gold Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Rachel Gold 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 The Canaan Legacy / Grave Designs by Michael A. Kahn, book 1 of the Rachel Gold series (1988)
  2. Cover of Death Benefits by Michael A. Kahn, book 2 of the Rachel Gold series (1992)
  3. Cover of Firm Ambitions by Michael A. Kahn, book 3 of the Rachel Gold series (1994)
  4. Cover of Due Diligence by Michael A. Kahn, book 4 of the Rachel Gold series (1995)
  5. Cover of Sheer Gall by Michael A. Kahn, book 5 of the Rachel Gold series (1996)
  6. Cover of Bearing Witness by Michael A. Kahn, book 6 of the Rachel Gold series (1999)
  7. Cover of Trophy Widow by Michael A. Kahn, book 7 of the Rachel Gold series (2002)
  8. Cover of The Flinch Factor by Michael A. Kahn, book 9 of the Rachel Gold series (2013)
  9. Cover of Face Value by Michael A. Kahn, book 10 of the Rachel Gold series (2014)
  1. 1
    The Canaan Legacy / Grave Designs1988 · 385 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988385
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  2. 2
    Death Benefits1992 · 315 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992315
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  3. 3
    Firm Ambitions1994 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994320
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  4. 4
    Due Diligence1995 · 394 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995394
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  5. 5
    Sheer Gall1996 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996368
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  6. 6
    Bearing Witness1999 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999336
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  7. 7
    Trophy Widow2002 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002400
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  8. 8
    A Handful of Gold2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  9. 9
    The Flinch Factor2013 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013287
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  10. 10
    Face Value2014 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014253
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  11. 11
    The Dead Hand2016 · 227 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016227
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  12. 12
    Bad Trust2020 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020320
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Is there a chronological order for Rachel Gold?

No separate chronological order is on record for Rachel Gold, 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 Rachel Gold books in order?

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

Where to start with Rachel Gold

Start with The Canaan Legacy / Grave Designs (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rachel Gold book?

Bad Trust (2020) is the newest Rachel Gold book released so far.

Is there a new Rachel Gold book coming?

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

Rachel Gold at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Rachel Gold title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Rachel Gold books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
3,605 pages across the 11 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rachel Gold books, 5 of 12, were published in the 1990s.

What the Rachel Gold books are about

11 of the 12 Rachel Gold books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gold, rachel (fictitious character) is tagged on 8 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Michael A. Kahn

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