Ann Cleeves audiobooks in order
Everything Ann Cleeves has on this site: 2 series, 21 books published 1999–2025.
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Ann Cleeves2 series · 21 books · 1999–2025Photo: TimDuncan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped, via Wikimedia CommonsWhere to start
Each series here has its own listening order. Vera Stanhope is the longest, at 11 books. Publication order, though the books are largely standalone and you can start almost anywhere. The Glass Room is the one novel never adapted for the television series, if you want something unfamiliar.
Series in order
Every book, in order
All 21 books across 2 series. Each links to its Audible listing.
Shetland
- 1
Raven Black (2006) - 2
White Nights (2008) - 3
Red Bones (2009) - 4
Blue Lightning (2010) - 5
Dead Water (2013) - 6
Thin Air (2014) - 7
Too Good to Be True (novella) (2016) - 8
Cold Earth (2016) - 9
Wild Fire (2018) - 10
The Killing Stones (2025)
Vera Stanhope
- 1
The Crow Trap (1999) - 2
Telling Tales (2005) - 3
Hidden Depths (2007) - 4
Silent Voices (2011) - 5
The Glass Room (2012) - 6
Harbour Street (2014) - 7
The Moth Catcher (2015) - 8
The Seagull (2017) - 9
The Darkest Evening (2020) - 10
The Rising Tide (2022) - 11
The Dark Wives (2024)
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Portraits — Agatha Christie: Photo: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0 · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons; Andrzej Sapkowski: Photo: Niccolò Caranti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons; Anthony Trollope: Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons; Arthur Conan Doyle: Photo: Walter Benington · Public domain · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons; Ben Aaronovitch: Photo: Andrew Davidson at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons.