Rona Parish Books in Order

Rona Parish by Anthea Fraser contains 10 books, published between 2003 and 2017. The first book is Brought to Book (2003) and the newest is Retribution (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2003–2017
Pages on record
2,005 in 9 of 10 books
Reading time
33–50 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,005 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

Rona Parish is Anthea Fraser's mystery series, following a writer and biographer who investigates in an English town. Ten books run from Brought to Book (2003) to Retribution (2017), through Jigsaw (2004), Person or Persons Unknown (2005), Rogue in Porcelain (2007) and A Question of Identity (2012). Median length is 224 pages, and no later title is recorded.

How many Rona Parish books are there?

Rona Parish has 10 books, released between 2003 and 2017.

Rona Parish Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Rona Parish 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
    Brought to Book2003 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003224
  2. 2
    Jigsaw2004 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004252
  3. 3
    Person or Persons Unknown2005 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005249
  4. 4
    A Family Concern2006 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006240
  5. 5
    Rogue in Porcelain2007 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007250
  6. 6
    Next Door to Murder2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008
  7. 7
    Unfinished Portrait2010 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010216
  8. 8
    A Question of Identity2012 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012201
  9. 9
    Justice Postponed2014 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014187
  10. 10
    Retribution2017 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017186

Is there a chronological order for Rona Parish?

No separate chronological order is on record for Rona Parish, 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 Rona Parish books in order?

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

Where to start with Rona Parish

Start with Brought to Book (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rona Parish book?

Retribution (2017) is the newest Rona Parish book released so far.

Is there a new Rona Parish book coming?

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

Rona Parish at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Rona Parish title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Rona Parish books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,005 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rona Parish books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2000s.

What the Rona Parish books are about

All 10 Rona Parish books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Anthea Fraser

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