Anne Perry Books in Order

Anne Perry was a British historical mystery author best known for two long-running Victorian detective series: the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels, and the William Monk series, and the spin-off Daniel Pitt series. Named by The Times as one of the twentieth century’s 100 Masters of Crime, she also won the Edgar Award for Best Short Story in 2000 for Heroes and received a lifetime achievement award from Malice Domestic in 2009. Her books sold over 26 million copies worldwide.

This page lists all Anne Perry books in order, including the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series, the William Monk series, the Daniel Pitt series, the Elena Standish series, the World War I series, Christmas novellas, and standalone fiction.

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Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Series (Books in Order)

The Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series follows police inspector Thomas Pitt and his socially well-connected wife Charlotte as they investigate murders in late Victorian London, in 1880s and 1890s society. Thomas handles the police side while Charlotte, being from the high society, has access to upper-class drawing rooms, which makes her an essential part of the investigation. The cases regularly involve questions of class, gender, and the gap between respectable appearances and what actually happens behind closed doors.

Reading Order

1. The Cater Street Hangman, 1979
2. Callander Square, 1980
3. Paragon Walk, 1981
4. Resurrection Row, 1981
5. Rutland Place, 1983
6. Bluegate Fields, 1984
7. Death in the Devil’s Acre, 1985
8. Cardington Crescent, 1987
9. Silence in Hanover Close, 1988
10. Bethlehem Road, 1990
11. Highgate Rise, 1991
12. Belgrave Square, 1992
13. Farriers’ Lane, 1993
14. The Hyde Park Headsman, 1994
15. Traitors Gate, 1995
16. Pentecost Alley, 1996
17. Ashworth Hall, 1997
18. Brunswick Gardens, 1998
19. Bedford Square, 1998
20. Half Moon Street, 1998
21. The Whitechapel Conspiracy, 2001
22. Southampton Row, 2002
23. Seven Dial, 2003
24. Long Spoon Lane, 2005
25. Buckingham Palace Gardens, 2008
26. Betrayal at Lisson Grove, 2010
27. Dorchester Terrace, 2011
28. Midnight at Marble Arch, 2012
29. Death on Blackheath, 2014
30. The Angel Court Affair, 2015
31. Treachery at Lancaster Gate, 2015
32.  Murder on the Serpentine, 2016

Related Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Books

• Charlotte and Thomas Pitt: A Mysterious Profile, 2022

Daniel Pitt Series (Books in Order)

The Daniel Pitt series follows barrister Daniel Pitt, the son of Thomas and Charlotte Pitt, who is building his legal career in Edwardian London between 1910 and 1913. Daniel is working with his pathologist wife Miriam fford Croft. The series is set in the same universe as the Pitt and Monk novels but stands on its own. Death Times Seven (2026), the seventh and final novel, was completed by Victoria Zackheim after Anne Perry’s death in 2023.

Reading Order

1. Twenty-One Days, 2017
2. Triple Jeopardy, 2018
3. One Fatal Flaw, 2019
4. Death With a Double Edge, 2020
5. Three Debts Paid, 2021
6. The Fourth Enemy, 2022
7. Death Times Seven, 2026

William Monk Series (Books in Order)

The William Monk series follows detective William Monk, who wakes after a carriage accident in 1856 with no memory of who he is or what kind of man he was before. He works with Crimean War nurse Hester Latterly and, later, barrister Oliver Rathbone, solving murders and navigating a Victorian London that is darker and grimier than the Pitt novels. The series is set roughly 30 years earlier than the Pitt novels, in the 1850s–1860s. Monk’s amnesia is an important part in the series, as he recovers bits and pieces of his past as the books progress.

Reading Order

1. The Face of a Stranger, 1990
2. A Dangerous Mourning, 1991
3. Defend and Betray, 1992
4. A Sudden Fearful Death, 1993
5. The Sins of the Wolf, 1994
6. Cain His Brother, 1995
7. Weighed in the Balance, 1996
8. The Silent Cry, 1997
9. Whited Sepulchres, 1997
10. The Twisted Root, 1999
11. Slaves And Obsession, 2000
12. A Funeral in Blue, 2001
13. Death of a Stranger, 2002
14. The Shifting Tide, 2004
15. Dark Assassin, 2015
16. Execution Dock, 2009
17. Acceptable Loss, 2011
18. A Sunless Sea, 2012
19. Blind Justice, 2013
20. Blood on the Water, 2014
21. Corridors of the Night, 2015
22. Revenge in a Cold River, 2016
23. An Echo of Murder, 2017
24. Dark Tide Rising, 2018

Christmas Novella Series (Books in Order)

The Christmas series is a standalone set of short seasonal mysteries set in Victorian England. Most feature characters connected to the Pitt or Monk universes, though each novella can be read independently, as they sit outside the main reading order.

Reading Order

1. A Christmas Journey, 2003 (also titled Journey Towards Christmas)
2. A Christmas Visitor, 2004
3. A Christmas Guest, 2005
4. A Christmas Secret, 2006
5. A Christmas Beginning, 2007
6. A Christmas Grace, 2008
7. A Christmas Promise, 2009
8. A Christmas Odyssey, 2010
9. A Christmas Homecoming, 2011
10. A Christmas Garland, 2012
11. A Christmas Hope, 2013
12. A New York Christmas, 2014
13. A Christmas Escape, 2015
14. A Christmas Message, 2016
15.  A Christmas Return, 2017
16. A Christmas Revelation, 2018
17. A Christmas Gathering, 2019
18. A Christmas Resolution, 2020
19. A Christmas Legacy, 2021
20. A Christmas Deliverance, 2022
21. A Christmas Vanishing, 2023

World War I Series (Books in Order)

The World War I series follows the Reavley family, particularly brothers Matthew and Joseph, while they expose a hidden plot that begins before the outbreak of the First World War. The conspiracy plot runs continuously across all five novels.

Reading Order

1. No Graves As Yet, 2003
2. Shoulder the Sky, 2004
3. Angels in the Gloom, 2005
4. At Some Disputed Barricade, 2006
5. We Shall Not Sleep, 2007

Elena Standish Series (Books in Order)

The Elena Standish series follows photographer Elena Standish, who becomes an MI6 operative in 1930s Europe as Hitler rises to power. Set in the pre-WWII years, the cases take Elena from Italy and Vienna to Washington. Each book involves to a specific espionage mission. The shorter series has a faster pace than the Victorian Pitt and Monk series, and the spy thriller elements place it in a different genre altogether.

Reading Order

1. Death in Focus, 2019
2. A Question of Betrayal, 2020
3. A Darker Reality, 2021
4. A Truth to Lie For, 2022
5. The Traitor Among Us, 2023

Tathea Series (Books in Order)

Reading Order

1. Tathea, 1999
2. Come Armageddon, 2001

Timepiece Series (Books in Order)

The Timepiece young adult mystery novella series follows a teenager, Rosie, who time-travels to real historical events using a mysterious watch. This is the only young adult series written by Anne Perry.

Reading Order

1. Tudor Rose, 2011
2. Rose of No Man’s Land, 2011
3. Blood Red Rose, 2012
4. Rose Between Two Thorns, 2012

Standalone Novels

• Fashionable Funeral, 1992
• A Dish Taken Cold, 1999
• The One Thing More, 2000
• Naked Came the Phoenix, 2001 (serial novel with J.D. Robb, Val McDermid, J.A. Jance, Lisa Scottoline, et al)
• I’d Kill for That, 2004
• The Sheen on the Silk, 2010

Anthologies

Non-Fiction Books

• Letters From The Highlands, 2004
• Anne Perry: Interiors, 2009
• Put Your Heart On The Page: An Introduction To Writing, 2014
• Put Your Heart On The Page: Plotting To Enrich Your Back Story, 2015

Anne Perry Biography

Anne Perry was the pen name of Juliet Marion Hulme, a British historical mystery author best known for the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt, William Monk, and Daniel Pitt series. She was an international bestseller whose books sold in the millions and helped define the modern historical mystery genre.
Official website: anneperry.us

Anne Perry was born on October 28, 1938, in London. Her father, Dr. Henry Hulme, was a physicist. She spent part of her childhood in England, South Africa, and New Zealand, where she was diagnosed with tuberculosis. In 1954, when she was 15, she and her friend Pauline Parker were convicted in New Zealand of murdering Pauline’s mother.

After her release, she returned to Britain, changed her name to Anne Perry, which she later used in her long writing career, and eventually joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1968 while living in the United States. She later settled in the Scottish village of Portmahomack.

Her first novel, The Cater Street Hangman, published in 1979, was the beginning of the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series, followed by the William Monk series in 1990. Over more than four decades, she wrote more than 100 books, including historical mysteries, Christmas novellas, World War I novels, and later series featuring Daniel Pitt and Elena Standish.

Her identity as Juliet Hulme became public knowledge in 1994 following the release of Peter Jackson’s film Heavenly Creatures, which was based on the 1954 case. Perry continued writing until her death. She died in Los Angeles on April 10, 2023, at age 84. She was named by The Times as one of the twentieth century’s 100 Masters of Crime, and in 2015 she received the Premio de Honor Aragón Negro.

Anne Perry Book Adaptations

• The Cater Street Hangman – adapted into the TV film The Cater Street Hangman (1998)

Anne Perry Awards and Honors

Awards

• The Face of a Stranger – Agatha Award, Best Novel (1991)
• Heroes – Edgar Award, Best Short Story (2000)
• Malice Domestic Lifetime Achievement Award (2009)
• Premio de Honor Aragón Negro (2015)

Nominations and Shortlists

• The Face of a Stranger – Macavity Award, Best Novel (1991)
• Defend and Betray – Agatha Award, Best Novel (1993)
• Heroes – Macavity Award, Best Mystery Short Story (2000)
• Half Moon Street – Macavity Award, Best Novel (2001)
• Buckingham Palace Gardens – Agatha Award, Best Novel (2009)

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