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Wesley Peterson Books in Order

Wesley Peterson by Kate Ellis contains 30 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is The Merchant's House (1998) and the newest is The Chapel of Bones (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
1998–2026
Confirmed
10 of 30 titles
Pages on record
7,867 in 23 of 30 books
Reading time
131–197 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,867 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 30 titles with a page count on record.

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Wesley Peterson is a police detective in Kate Ellis's English crime series, where archaeologists and buried history stand beside the murder investigations. The Merchant's House (1998) opens the sequence, followed by The Armada Boy (1999), An Unhallowed Grave (1999), The Funeral Boat (2000), The Bone Garden (2001), A Painted Doom (2002), The Skeleton Room (2003), The Plague Maiden (2004), A Cursed Inheritance (2005) and The Marriage Hearse (2006). Thirty books reach 2026 at close to one a year, at a median 362 pages.

How many Wesley Peterson books are there?

Wesley Peterson has 30 books, released between 1998 and 2026.

Wesley Peterson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Wesley Peterson 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 Merchant's House by Kate Ellis, book 1 of the Wesley Peterson series (1998)
  2. Cover of The Armada Boy by Kate Ellis, book 2 of the Wesley Peterson series (1999)
  3. Cover of An Unhallowed Grave by Kate Ellis, book 3 of the Wesley Peterson series (1999)
  4. Cover of The Funeral Boat by Kate Ellis, book 4 of the Wesley Peterson series (2000)
  5. Cover of A Painted Doom by Kate Ellis, book 6 of the Wesley Peterson series (2002)
  6. Cover of The Skeleton Room by Kate Ellis, book 7 of the Wesley Peterson series (2003)
  7. Cover of The Plague Maiden by Kate Ellis, book 8 of the Wesley Peterson series (2004)
  8. Cover of A Cursed Inheritance by Kate Ellis, book 9 of the Wesley Peterson series (2005)
  9. Cover of The Marriage Hearse by Kate Ellis, book 10 of the Wesley Peterson series (2006)
  10. Cover of The Shining Skull by Kate Ellis, book 11 of the Wesley Peterson series (2007)
  11. Cover of The Blood Pit by Kate Ellis, book 12 of the Wesley Peterson series (2008)
  12. Cover of A Perfect Death by Kate Ellis, book 13 of the Wesley Peterson series (2009)
  13. Cover of The Flesh Tailor by Kate Ellis, book 14 of the Wesley Peterson series (2010)
  14. Cover of The Jackal Man by Kate Ellis, book 15 of the Wesley Peterson series (2011)
  15. Cover of The Cadaver Game by Kate Ellis, book 16 of the Wesley Peterson series (2012)
  16. Cover of The Shadow Collector by Kate Ellis, book 17 of the Wesley Peterson series (2013)
  17. Cover of The Shroud Maker by Kate Ellis, book 18 of the Wesley Peterson series (2014)
  18. Cover of The Death Season by Kate Ellis, book 19 of the Wesley Peterson series (2015)
  19. Cover of The House of Eyes by Kate Ellis, book 20 of the Wesley Peterson series (2016)
  20. Cover of The Mermaid's Scream by Kate Ellis, book 21 of the Wesley Peterson series (2017)
  21. Cover of The Mechanical Devil by Kate Ellis, book 22 of the Wesley Peterson series (2018)
  22. Cover of The Burial Circle by Kate Ellis, book 24 of the Wesley Peterson series (2020)
  23. Cover of The Stone Chamber by Kate Ellis, book 25 of the Wesley Peterson series (2021)
  24. Cover of Serpent's Point by Kate Ellis, book 26 of the Wesley Peterson series (2022)
  1. 1
    The Merchant's House1998 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998246
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  2. 2
    The Armada Boy1999 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999224
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  3. 3
    An Unhallowed Grave1999 · 313 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999313
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  4. 4
    The Funeral Boat2000 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000344
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  5. 5
    The Bone Garden2001 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001232
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  6. 6
    A Painted Doom2002 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002336
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  7. 7
    The Skeleton Room2003 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003374
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  8. 8
    The Plague Maiden2004 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004362
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  9. 9
    A Cursed Inheritance2005 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005320
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  10. 10
    The Marriage Hearse2006 · 297 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006297
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  11. 11
    The Shining Skull2007 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007274
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  12. 12
    The Blood Pit2008 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008346
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  13. 13
    A Perfect Death2009 · 420 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009420
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  14. 14
    The Flesh Tailor2010 · 377 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010377
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  15. 15
    The Jackal Man2011 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011400
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  16. 16
    The Cadaver Game2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  17. 17
    The Shadow Collector2013 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013368
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  18. 18
    The Shroud Maker2014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  19. 19
    The Death Season2015 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015304
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  20. 20
    The House of Eyes2016 · 378 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016378
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  21. 21
    The Mermaid's Scream2017 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017400
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  22. 22
    The Mechanical Devil2018 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018384
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  23. 23
    Dead Man's Lane2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019400
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  24. 24
    The Burial Circle2020 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020384
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  25. 25
    The Stone Chamber2021 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021384
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  26. 26
    Serpent's Point2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  27. 27
    The Killing Place2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  28. 28
    Coffin Island2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  29. 29
    Deadly Remains2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  30. 30
    The Chapel of Bones2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Is there a chronological order for Wesley Peterson?

No separate chronological order is on record for Wesley Peterson, 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 Wesley Peterson books in order?

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

Where to start with Wesley Peterson

Start with The Merchant's House (1998), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Wesley Peterson book?

The Chapel of Bones (2026) is the newest Wesley Peterson book released so far.

Is there a new Wesley Peterson book coming?

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

Wesley Peterson at a glance

Still running
Wesley Peterson is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Wesley Peterson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,867 pages across the 23 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 362 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Wesley Peterson books, 10 of 30, were published in the 2010s.

What the Wesley Peterson books are about

24 of the 30 Wesley Peterson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 18 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Kate Ellis

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