Order of William Monk Books

Order of William Monk Books


William Monk is a fictional character created by British novelist Anne Perry. He is the protagonist in a series of detective novels set in the mid-19th century. Monk is clever, sarcastic and very emotional. Once he gets into a case, he becomes determined and then obsessed.

The William Monk series began with The Face of a Stranger in 1990. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Anne Perry’s William Monk books in order of when they were originally released (and in chronological order):

Publication Order of William Monk Books

The Face of a Stranger

(1990)

A Dangerous Mourning

(1991)

Defend and Betray

(1992)

A Sudden, Fearful Death

(1993)

Sins of the Wolf

(1994)

Cain His Brother

(1995)

Weighed in the Balance

(1996)

The Silent Cry

(1997)

A Breach of Promise/The Whited Sepulchres

(1997)

The Twisted Root

(1998)

Slaves of Obsession

(2000)

Funeral in Blue

(2001)

Death of a Stranger

(2002)

The Shifting Tide

(2004)

Dark Assassin

(2005)

Execution Dock

(2009)

Acceptable Loss

(2011)

A Sunless Sea

(2012)

Blind Justice

(2013)

Blood on the Water

(2014)

Corridors of the Night

(2015)

Revenge in a Cold River

(2016)

An Echo of Murder

(2017)

Dark Tide Rising

(2018)

Notes: The Whited Sepulchers is also known as A Breach of Promise.