Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose | 2002 | Robert Wainwright | Buy |
| 2 | The Lost Boy | 2004 | Robert Wainwright | Buy |
| 3 | Born or Bred? | 2009 | Robert Wainwright | Buy |
| 4 | The Killing of Caroline Byrne | 2009 | Robert Wainwright | Buy |
| 5 | Australia, You Little* Beauty | 2010 | Robert Wainwright | Buy |
| 6 | This Is Me | 2012 | Robert Wainwright | Buy |
| 7 | Sheila | 2014 | Robert Wainwright | Buy |
| 8 | The Brilliant Outsider | 2015 | Robert Wainwright | Buy |
| 9 | Miss Muriel Matters | 2017 | Robert Wainwright | Buy |
| 10 | Rocky Road | 2018 | Robert Wainwright | Buy |
| 11 | Enid | 2020 | Robert Wainwright | Buy |
| 12 | Nellie: The Life and Loves of Dame Nellie Melba | 2021 | Robert Wainwright | Buy |
| 13 | On the Scent | 2022 | Robert Wainwright | Buy |
| 14 | The Fall of the House of Montagu | 2025 | Robert Wainwright | N/A |
Robert Wainwright’s nonfiction covers a wide range of Australian subjects, from biography to true crime to cultural history. His first book, Rose (2002), told the story of Rose Hancock, one of Australia’s wealthiest women. He has since written about the suspicious death of model Caroline Byrne (The Killing of Caroline Byrne, 2009), the nature-versus-nurture debate in a criminal case (Born or Bred?, 2009), and the lives of notable Australian women in Sheila (2014).
Several of Wainwright’s books focus on historical figures who deserve wider recognition. Miss Muriel Matters (2017) tells the story of an Australian-born suffragette who chained herself to the grille in the British House of Commons. Nellie (2021) is about Dame Nellie Melba, the famous opera singer. On the Scent (2022) explores the world of perfume. Across all his work, Wainwright brings a journalist’s research habits and a storyteller’s instinct for detail.