Inspector Sam Blackstone books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Inspector Sam Blackstone series?"

"There are fourteen books in the Inspector Sam Blackstone series, published between 2003 and 2013."

Q: "What is the first book in the Inspector Sam Blackstone series?"

"The first book in the Inspector Sam Blackstone series is A Rendezvous with Death, published in 2003."

Q: "What time period does the Inspector Sam Blackstone series cover?"

"The series begins in the late Victorian era and stretches into the early twentieth century, with the final book set during the Great War. Blackstone's investigations take him from the streets of London to locations as far-flung as New York and the European continent, giving Spencer room to explore a wide range of historical settings."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	A Rendezvous with Death	2003	Sally Spencer	Buy
2	Blackstone and the Rendezvous with Death	2003	Sally Spencer	N/A
3	Blackstone and the Great Game	2003	Sally Spencer	N/A
4	Blackstone and the Tiger / Blackstone and the Great Game	2004	Sally Spencer	Buy
5	Blackstone and the Golden Egg	2005	Sally Spencer	N/A
6	Blackstone and the Golden Egg / Blackstone and the House of Secrets	2005	Sally Spencer	Buy
7	Blackstone and the Fire Bug	2005	Sally Spencer	N/A
8	Blackstone and the Fire Bug / Blackstone and the Burning Secret	2005	Sally Spencer	Buy
9	Blackstone and the Balloon of Death / Blackstone and the Stage of Death	2006	Sally Spencer	Buy
10	Blackstone and the Heart of Darkness	2007	Sally Spencer	Buy
11	Blackstone and the New World	2009	Sally Spencer	Buy
12	Blackstone and the Wolf of Wall Street	2010	Sally Spencer	Buy
13	Blackstone and the Great War	2012	Sally Spencer	Buy
14	Blackstone and the Endgame	2013	Sally Spencer	Buy

Inspector Sam Blackstone is Sally Spencer’s answer to the Victorian detective story. Published between 2003 and 2013, these fourteen books follow a Scotland Yard inspector through the fog and danger of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century London. Blackstone is a tough, street-smart copper, different from Spencer’s Lancashire detectives but written with the same attention to period and setting.

The series has an adventurous streak that sets it apart from the Woodend and Paniatowski books. Blackstone’s cases take him well beyond London, with entries like Blackstone and the New World sending him to America, and Blackstone and the Great War placing him in the middle of the First World War. Some of the titles in the series were published under alternate names for different markets, which can make the reading order confusing, but the table above sorts them by publication date. Spencer brings the same careful plotting and strong sense of place to these historical mysteries as she does to her modern-set police procedurals.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Inspector Sam Blackstone series?

There are fourteen books in the Inspector Sam Blackstone series, published between 2003 and 2013.

What is the first book in the Inspector Sam Blackstone series?

The first book in the Inspector Sam Blackstone series is A Rendezvous with Death, published in 2003.

What time period does the Inspector Sam Blackstone series cover?

The series begins in the late Victorian era and stretches into the early twentieth century, with the final book set during the Great War. Blackstone’s investigations take him from the streets of London to locations as far-flung as New York and the European continent, giving Spencer room to explore a wide range of historical settings.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order