Order of Sally Spencer Books
Sally Spencer is the pen name of English novelist Alan Rustage, who writes mystery novels (both contemporary and historical). He writes the Inspector Woodend, DCI Monika Paniatowski, Inspector Blackstone and Inspector Ruiz series. Rustage grew up in the North of England. He has taught in England as well as in Iran, but now lives in Madrid, Spain and writes full-time.
Sally Spencer became a published author in 1993 with the novel Salt of the Earth, beginning the Marston Trilogy series. Below is a list of Sally Spencer’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Chief Inspector Woodend Books
| The Salton Killings | (1998) |    |
| Murder at Swann's Lake | (1999) | |
| Death of a Cave Dweller | (2000) | |
| The Dark Lady | (2001) | |
| The Golden Mile to Murder | (2001) | |
| Dead on Cue | (2002) | |
| The Red Herring | (2002) | |
| Death of an Innocent | (2002) | |
| A Death Left Hanging | (2003) | |
| The Enemy Within | (2003) | |
| The Witch Maker | (2004) | |
| The Butcher Beyond | (2004) | |
| Dying in the Dark | (2005) | |
| Stone Killer | (2005) | |
| A Long Time Dead | (2006) | |
| Sins of the Fathers | (2006) | |
| Dangerous Games | (2007) | |
| Death Watch | (2007) | |
| Dying Fall | (2008) | |
| Fatal Quest | (2008) | |
| Fatal Quest is a prequel novel to the Inspector Woodend series. | ||
Publication Order of Jennie Redhead Mystery Books
| The Shivering Turn | (2017) | |
| Dry Bones | (2018) | |
| Daughters of Darkness | (2020) | |
Publication Order of London Books
| Old Father Thames | (1995) | |
| South Of The River | (1998) | |
Publication Order of Marston Trilogy Books
| Salt of the Earth | (1994) | |
| Up Our Street | (1995) | |
| Those Golden Days | (1996) | |
Publication Order of Monika Paniatowski Books
| The Dead Hand of History | (2009) | |
| The Ring of Death | (2010) | |
| Echoes of the Dead | (2011) | |
| Backlash | (2011) | |
| Lambs to the Slaughter | (2012) | |
| A Walk with the Dead | (2013) | |
| Death's Dark Shadow | (2014) | |
| Supping with the Devil | (2014) | |
| Best Served Cold | (2015) | |
| Thicker Than Water | (2016) | |
| Death in Disguise | (2016) | |
| The Hidden | (2017) | |
| Dead End | (2019) | |
| Poison | (2022) | |
| The Final Beat of the Drum | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Inspector Sam Blackstone Books
| A Rendezvous with Death | (2003) | |
| Blackstone and the Tiger | (2004) | |
| Blackstone and the Golden Egg | (2005) | |
| Blackstone and the Fire Bug | (2005) | |
| Blackstone and the Balloon of Death | (2006) | |
| Blackstone and the Heart of Darkness | (2007) | |
| Blackstone and the New World | (2009) | |
| Blackstone and the Wolf of Wall Street | (2010) | |
| Blackstone and the Great War | (2012) | |
| Blackstone and the Endgame | (2013) | |
| Blackstone and the Tiger aka Blackstone and the Great Game. Blackstone and the Golden Egg aka Blackstone and the House of Secrets. Blackstone and the Fire Bug aka Blackstone and the Burning Secret. Blackstone and the Balloon of Death aka Blackstone and the Stage of Death. | ||
Publication Order of Detective Sam Brody Thriller Books
| The Stalker | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Morgan Horse | (1994) | |
| A Picnic in Eden | (1995) | |
| The Silent Land | (1996) | |
| The Paradise Job | (1999) | |
| Pilgrimage of Death | (2016) | |
| The Madeiran Double Cross | (2016) | |
| Violation | (2017) | |
| The Vital Chain | (2017) | |
| A Conspiracy of Aunts | (2017) | |
| The Company | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Juanita's Flowers | (2009) | |
Notes: The Inspector Ruiz series was written under the pen name of James Garcia Woods. The Inspector Blackstone series was originally written using his real name of Alan Rustage, up until Blackstone and the Wolf of Wall Street.
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