Roth Books in Order
Roth by Andrew Taylor contains 5 books, published between 1997 and 2014. The first book is The Four Last Things (1997) and the newest is Fallen Angel (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 1997–2014
- Confirmed
- 5 of 5 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,888 in 4 of 5 books
- Reading time
- 31–47 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,888 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 5 titles with a page count on record.
Roth is a crime sequence by Andrew Taylor, five books long. The Four Last Things (1997) and The Judgement of Strangers (1997) open it, The Office of the Dead followed in 1999, Requiem for an Angel in 2002 and Fallen Angel in 2014. The Appleyard and Byfield families run through the books, alongside serial murder, the abduction of children, women clergy and village life. The series is complete.
How many Roth books are there?
Roth has 5 books, released between 1997 and 2014.
Roth Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 Roth 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.
- 1The Four Last Things1997 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/419974003/4
- 2The Judgement of Strangers1997 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/419974003/4
- 3The Office of the Dead1999 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/419994483/4
- 4Requiem for an Angel2002 · 640 pages · confirmed 3/420026403/4
- 5Fallen Angel2014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
Is there a chronological order for Roth?
No separate chronological order is on record for Roth, 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 Roth books in order?
You should read the Roth books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Roth book also stands alone.
Where to start with Roth
Start with The Four Last Things (1997), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Roth book?
Fallen Angel (2014) is the newest Roth book released so far.
Is there a new Roth book coming?
No next Roth book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Roth at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Roth title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Roth books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,888 pages across the 4 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 424 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Roth books, 3 of 5, were published in the 1990s.
What the Roth books are about
4 of the 5 Roth books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: appleyard family (fictitious characters) is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Appleyard family (Fictitious characters) 3 of 4 books
- Byfield family (Fictitious characters) 3 of 4 books
- Serial murders 3 of 4 books
- Abduction 1 of 4 books
- Children 1 of 4 books
- Clergy 1 of 4 books
- Crimes against 1 of 4 books
- Criminals 1 of 4 books
- Girls 1 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 4 books
- Retribution 1 of 4 books
More books by Andrew Taylor
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Andrew Taylor books in order 56 books