Author · updated 2026
Catherine Cookson Books in Order
Every Catherine Cookson book in publication order — 113 in total, spanning 1950–2018.
Publication Order of Kate Hannigan Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate Hannigan | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Kate Hannigan's Girl | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Mary Ann Shaughnessy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Grand Man | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Lord And Mary Ann | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Devil and Mary Ann | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Love and Mary Ann | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Life And Mary Ann | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Marriage and Mary Ann | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Mary Ann's Angels | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Mary Ann and Bill | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Bill and the Mary Ann Shaughnessy | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Mallen Trilogy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mallen Streak | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Mallen Girl | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The mallen Litter | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Tiller Trotter Trilogy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tilly Trotter | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Tilly Trotter Wed | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Tilly Trotter Widowed | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Tilly Alone | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Hamilton Trilogy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Goodbye Hamilton | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Harold | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Bailey Chronicles Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Bailey | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Bill Bailey's Lot | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Bill Baileys Daughter | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Bondage of Love | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fifteen Streets | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Colour Blind | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Maggie Rowan | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Rooney | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Menagerie | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Fanny McBride | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Fenwick Houses | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Garment | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Heritage Of Folly (As: Catherine Marchant) | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Blind Miller | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | House of Men (As: Catherine Marchant) | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The House on the Fens/Fen Tiger (As: Catherine Marchant) | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Wingless Bird | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Hannah Massey | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Long Corridor | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Evil at Roger's Cross/The Iron Facade | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Matty Doolin | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Unbaited Trap | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Katie Mulholland's Journey | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Slinky Jane | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Joe & the Gladiator | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Round Tower | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Glass Virgin | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Nice Bloke | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Invitation | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Nipper | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Dwelling Place | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Feathers In The Fire | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Pure As The Lily | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Blue Baccy | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Our John Willie | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Invisible Cord | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | THE GAMBLING MAN | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Miss Martha Mary Crawford | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Mrs Flannagan's Trumpet | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The Tide of Life | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Slow Awakening | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Girl | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Go Tell It To Mrs Golightly | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | The Cinder Path | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Man Who Cried | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Lanky Jones | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The Whip | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | The Black Velvet Gown | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The Bannaman Legacy / Dinner of Herbs | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Moth | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Parson's Daughter | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Rory's Fortune | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | The Harrogate Secret | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | The Cultured Handmaiden | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | The Spaniard's Gift | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | The Black Candle | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | The Gillyvors | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | My Beloved Son | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Love Child | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | The Rag Nymph | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | The House Of Women | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | The Maltese Angel | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Year of the Virgins | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | The Golden Straw | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Justice Is A Woman | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | The Tinker's Girl | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | A Ruthless Need | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | The Obsession | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | The Upstart | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | The Branded Man | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | The Bonny Dawn | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | The Desert Crop | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | The Lady On My Left | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | The Solace of Sin | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | Riley | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | The Blind Years | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | The Thursday Friend | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | A House Divided | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | Rosie Of The River | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | The Silent Lady | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | Saint Christopher and the Gravedigger | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | The Rag Maid | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | The Glassmaker�� Daughter | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Simple Soul And Other Stories | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Just A Saying | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Nutall And The Mongrel | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our Kate | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Catherine Cookson Country | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Let Me Make Myself Plain | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Plainer Still | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | My Land of the North | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Before I Go | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 113, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate Hannigan | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Fifteen Streets | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Colour Blind | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | A Grand Man | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Maggie Rowan | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Lord And Mary Ann | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Rooney | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Devil and Mary Ann | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Menagerie | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Fanny McBride | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Fenwick Houses | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Love and Mary Ann | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Life And Mary Ann | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Garment | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Heritage Of Folly (As: Catherine Marchant) | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Blind Miller | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | House of Men (As: Catherine Marchant) | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The House on the Fens/Fen Tiger (As: Catherine Marchant) | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Marriage and Mary Ann | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Wingless Bird | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Hannah Massey | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Mary Ann's Angels | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Long Corridor | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Evil at Roger's Cross/The Iron Facade | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Matty Doolin | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Unbaited Trap | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Mary Ann and Bill | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Katie Mulholland's Journey | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Slinky Jane | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Joe & the Gladiator | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Round Tower | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Glass Virgin | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Nice Bloke | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Our Kate | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Invitation | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The Nipper | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The Dwelling Place | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Feathers In The Fire | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Pure As The Lily | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | The Mallen Streak | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Mallen Girl | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Blue Baccy | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The mallen Litter | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Our John Willie | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The Invisible Cord | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | THE GAMBLING MAN | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Miss Martha Mary Crawford | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Mrs Flannagan's Trumpet | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | The Tide of Life | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Slow Awakening | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | The Girl | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Go Tell It To Mrs Golightly | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | The Cinder Path | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | The Man Who Cried | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Tilly Trotter | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Lanky Jones | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Tilly Trotter Wed | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Tilly Trotter Widowed | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Tilly Alone | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | The Whip | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Hamilton | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | The Black Velvet Gown | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Goodbye Hamilton | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Harold | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | The Bannaman Legacy / Dinner of Herbs | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Bill Bailey | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | The Moth | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Catherine Cookson Country | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Bill Bailey's Lot | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | Parson's Daughter | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | Rory's Fortune | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | The Harrogate Secret | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | The Cultured Handmaiden | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | Bill Baileys Daughter | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | The Spaniard's Gift | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | The Black Candle | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | The Gillyvors | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | Nancy Nutall And The Mongrel | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | Let Me Make Myself Plain | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | My Beloved Son | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 | Love Child | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 82 | The Rag Nymph | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 83 | The House Of Women | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 84 | The Maltese Angel | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 85 | Year of the Virgins | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 86 | The Golden Straw | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 87 | Justice Is A Woman | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 88 | The Tinker's Girl | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 89 | A Ruthless Need | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 90 | The Obsession | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 91 | Plainer Still | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 92 | The Upstart | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 93 | The Branded Man | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 94 | The Bonny Dawn | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 95 | The Desert Crop | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 96 | The Lady On My Left | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 97 | The Bondage of Love | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 98 | The Solace of Sin | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 99 | Riley | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 100 | The Blind Years | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 101 | The Thursday Friend | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 102 | A House Divided | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 103 | My Land of the North | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 104 | Kate Hannigan's Girl | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 105 | Rosie Of The River | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 106 | The Silent Lady | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 107 | The Simple Soul And Other Stories | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 108 | Just A Saying | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 109 | Bill and the Mary Ann Shaughnessy | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 110 | Saint Christopher and the Gravedigger | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 111 | The Rag Maid | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 112 | Before I Go | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 113 | The Glassmaker�� Daughter | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
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