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Catherine Cookson Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Catherine Cookson in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 113 books / 10 series

British author best known for the Tilly Trotter and Mallen family sagas. Her books have sold over 100 million copies worldwide, making her one of the most borrowed novelists from UK libraries. This page provides the Catherine Cookson books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Catherine Cookson in Publication Order

1950 Kate Hannigan POoKHB / 1 Buy
1952 The Fifteen Streets POoSN / 1 Buy
1953 Colour Blind POoSN / 2 Buy
1954 A Grand Man POoMASB / 1 Buy
1954 Maggie Rowan POoSN / 3 Buy
1956 The Lord and Mary Ann POoMASB / 2 Buy
1957 Rooney POoSN / 4 Buy
1958 The Devil and Mary Ann POoMASB / 3 Buy
1958 The Menagerie POoSN / 5 Buy
1959 Fanny McBride POoSN / 6 Buy
1960 Fenwick Houses POoSN / 7 Buy
1961 Love and Mary Ann POoMASB / 4 Buy
1962 Life and Mary Ann POoMASB / 5 Buy
1962 The Garment POoSN / 8 Buy
1962 Heritage of Folly(As: Catherine Marchant) POoSN / 9 Buy
1963 The Blind Miller POoSN / 10 Buy
1963 House of Men(As: Catherine Marchant) POoSN / 11 Buy
1963 The House on the Fens / Fen Tiger(As: Catherine Marchant) POoSN / 12 Buy
1964 Marriage and Mary Ann POoMASB / 6 Buy
1964 The Wingless Bird POoSN / 13 Buy
1964 Hannah Massey POoSN / 14 Buy
1965 Mary Ann's Angels POoMASB / 7 Buy
1965 Evil at Roger's Cross / The Iron Facade POoSN / 15 Buy
1965 The Long Corridor POoSN / 16 Buy
1965 Matty Doolin POoSN / 17 Buy
1966 The Unbaited Trap POoSN / 18 Buy
1967 Mary Ann and Bill POoMASB / 8 Buy
1967 Katie Mulholland's Journey POoSN / 19 Buy
1967 Slinky Jane POoSN / 20 Buy
1968 Joe & the Gladiator POoSN / 21 Buy
1968 The Round Tower POoSN / 22 Buy
1969 Our Kate POoNB / 1 Buy
1969 The Nice Bloke POoSN / 23 Buy
1969 The Glass Virgin / The Glassmaker's Daughter POoSN / 24 Buy
1970 Invitation POoSN / 25 Buy
1970 The Nipper POoSN / 26 Buy
1971 The Dwelling Place POoSN / 27 Buy
1971 Feathers in the Fire POoSN / 28 Buy
1972 Pure as the Lily POoSN / 29 Buy
1973 The Mallen Streak POoTMTB / 1 Buy
1973 The Mallen Girl POoTMTB / 2 Buy
1973 Blue Baccy POoSN / 30 Buy
1974 The Mallen Litter / The Mallen Lot POoTMTB / 3 Buy
1974 Our John Willie POoSN / 31 Buy
1975 The Invisible Cord POoSN / 32 Buy
1975 Miss Martha Mary Crawford(As:Catherine Marchant) POoSN / 33 Buy
1975 The Gambling Man POoSN / 34 Buy
1976 The Tide of Life POoSN / 35 Buy
1976 Mrs Flannagan's Trumpet POoSN / 36 Buy
1976 The Slow Awakening(As:Catherine Marchant) POoSN / 37 Buy
1977 The Girl POoSN / 38 Buy
1977 Go Tell It to Mrs Golightly POoSN / 39 Buy
1978 The Cinder Path POoSN / 40 Buy
1979 The Man Who Cried POoSN / 41 Buy
1980 Tilly Trotter / Tilly POoTTTTB / 1 Buy
1980 Lanky Jones POoSN / 42 Buy
1981 Tilly Trotter Wed / Tilly Wed POoTTTTB / 2 Buy
1982 Tilly Trotter Widowed / Tilly Alone POoTTTTB / 3 Buy
1982 The Whip POoSN / 43 Buy
1983 Hamilton POoTHTB / 1 Buy
1984 Goodbye Hamilton POoTHTB / 2 Buy
1984 The Black Velvet Gown POoSN / 44 Buy
1985 Harold POoTHTB / 3 Buy
1985 The Bannaman Legacy / Dinner of Herbs POoSN / 45 Buy
1986 Bill Bailey POoTBCB / 1 Buy
1986 Catherine Cookson Country POoNB / 2 Buy
1986 The Moth / The Thorman Inheritance POoSN / 46 Buy
1987 Bill Bailey's Lot POoTBCB / 2 Buy
1987 Parson's Daughter POoSN / 47 Buy
1988 Rory's Fortune POoSN / 48 Buy
1988 The Harrogate Secret POoSN / 49 Buy
1988 The Cultured Handmaiden POoSN / 50 Buy
1989 Bill Baileys Daughter POoTBCB / 3 Buy
1989 The Black Candle POoSN / 51 Buy
1989 The Spaniard's Gift POoSN / 52 Buy
1990 Nancy Nutall and The Mongrel POoPB / 1 Buy
1990 Let Me Make Myself Plain POoNB / 3 Buy
1990 The Gillyvors / Daughter of Scandal POoSN / 53 Buy
1991 My Beloved Son POoSN / 54 Buy
1991 Love Child POoSN / 55 Buy
1991 The Rag Nymph POoSN / 56 Buy
1992 The House of Women POoSN / 57 Buy
1992 The Maltese Angel POoSN / 58 Buy
1993 The Year of the Virgins POoSN / 59 Buy
1993 The Golden Straw POoSN / 60 Buy
1994 Justice Is A Woman POoSN / 61 Buy
1994 The Tinker's Girl POoSN / 62 Buy
1995 Plainer Still POoNB / 4 Buy
1995 The Obsession POoSN / 63 Buy
1995 A Ruthless Need POoSN / 64 Buy
1996 The Upstart POoSN / 65 Buy
1996 The Branded Man POoSN / 66 Buy
1996 The Bonny Dawn POoSN / 67 Buy
1997 The Desert Crop POoSN / 68 Buy
1997 An Unsuitable Match POoSN / 69 Buy
1997 The Lady on My Left / The Mists of Memory POoSN / 70 Buy
1998 The Bondage of Love POoTBCB / 4 Buy
1998 The Solace of Sin POoSN / 71 Buy
1998 Riley POoSN / 72 Buy
1998 The Blind Years POoSN / 73 Buy
1999 My Land of the North POoNB / 5 Buy
1999 The Thursday Friend POoSN / 74 Buy
1999 A House Divided POoSN / 75 Buy
2000 Kate Hannigan's Girl POoKHB / 2 Buy
2000 Rosie Of The River POoSN / 76 Buy
2001 The Simple Soul and Other Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy
2001 The Silent Lady POoSN / 77 Buy
2002 Just a Saying POoSSC / 2 Buy
2003 Kate's Daughter: The Real Catherine Cookson(With: Piers Dudgeon) POoNB / 6 Buy
2011 Bill and the Mary Ann Shaughnessy POoMASB / 9 Buy
2017 Before I Go POoNB / 7 Buy
2017 Saint Christopher and the Gravedigger POoSN / 78 Buy
2017 The Rag Maid POoSN / 79 Buy

Complete Catherine Cookson Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Picture Reading Order 1 book / 1990
01 Nancy Nutall and The Mongrel 1990 Buy
01 Hamilton 1983 Buy
02 Goodbye Hamilton 1984 Buy
03 Harold 1985 Buy
01 Tilly Trotter / Tilly 1980 Buy
02 Tilly Trotter Wed / Tilly Wed 1981 Buy
03 Tilly Trotter Widowed / Tilly Alone 1982 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 79 books / 1952-2017
01 The Fifteen Streets 1952 Buy
02 Colour Blind 1953 Buy
03 Maggie Rowan 1954 Buy
04 Rooney 1957 Buy
05 The Menagerie 1958 Buy
06 Fanny McBride 1959 Buy
07 Fenwick Houses 1960 Buy
08 The Garment 1962 Buy
09 Heritage of Folly(As: Catherine Marchant) 1962 Buy
10 The Blind Miller 1963 Buy
11 House of Men(As: Catherine Marchant) 1963 Buy
12 The House on the Fens / Fen Tiger(As: Catherine Marchant) 1963 Buy
13 The Wingless Bird 1964 Buy
14 Hannah Massey 1964 Buy
15 Evil at Roger's Cross / The Iron Facade 1965 Buy
16 The Long Corridor 1965 Buy
17 Matty Doolin 1965 Buy
18 The Unbaited Trap 1966 Buy
19 Katie Mulholland's Journey 1967 Buy
20 Slinky Jane 1967 Buy
21 Joe & the Gladiator 1968 Buy
22 The Round Tower 1968 Buy
23 The Nice Bloke 1969 Buy
24 The Glass Virgin / The Glassmaker's Daughter 1969 Buy
25 Invitation 1970 Buy
26 The Nipper 1970 Buy
27 The Dwelling Place 1971 Buy
28 Feathers in the Fire 1971 Buy
29 Pure as the Lily 1972 Buy
30 Blue Baccy 1973 Buy
31 Our John Willie 1974 Buy
32 The Invisible Cord 1975 Buy
33 Miss Martha Mary Crawford(As:Catherine Marchant) 1975 Buy
34 The Gambling Man 1975 Buy
35 The Tide of Life 1976 Buy
36 Mrs Flannagan's Trumpet 1976 Buy
37 The Slow Awakening(As:Catherine Marchant) 1976 Buy
38 The Girl 1977 Buy
39 Go Tell It to Mrs Golightly 1977 Buy
40 The Cinder Path 1978 Buy
41 The Man Who Cried 1979 Buy
42 Lanky Jones 1980 Buy
43 The Whip 1982 Buy
44 The Black Velvet Gown 1984 Buy
45 The Bannaman Legacy / Dinner of Herbs 1985 Buy
46 The Moth / The Thorman Inheritance 1986 Buy
47 Parson's Daughter 1987 Buy
48 Rory's Fortune 1988 Buy
49 The Harrogate Secret 1988 Buy
50 The Cultured Handmaiden 1988 Buy
51 The Black Candle 1989 Buy
52 The Spaniard's Gift 1989 Buy
53 The Gillyvors / Daughter of Scandal 1990 Buy
54 My Beloved Son 1991 Buy
55 Love Child 1991 Buy
56 The Rag Nymph 1991 Buy
57 The House of Women 1992 Buy
58 The Maltese Angel 1992 Buy
59 The Year of the Virgins 1993 Buy
60 The Golden Straw 1993 Buy
61 Justice Is A Woman 1994 Buy
62 The Tinker's Girl 1994 Buy
63 The Obsession 1995 Buy
64 A Ruthless Need 1995 Buy
65 The Upstart 1996 Buy
66 The Branded Man 1996 Buy
67 The Bonny Dawn 1996 Buy
68 The Desert Crop 1997 Buy
69 An Unsuitable Match 1997 Buy
70 The Lady on My Left / The Mists of Memory 1997 Buy
71 The Solace of Sin 1998 Buy
72 Riley 1998 Buy
73 The Blind Years 1998 Buy
74 The Thursday Friend 1999 Buy
75 A House Divided 1999 Buy
76 Rosie Of The River 2000 Buy
77 The Silent Lady 2001 Buy
78 Saint Christopher and the Gravedigger 2017 Buy
79 The Rag Maid 2017 Buy
The Mallen Trilogy Reading Order 3 books / 1973-1974
01 The Mallen Streak 1973 Buy
02 The Mallen Girl 1973 Buy
03 The Mallen Litter / The Mallen Lot 1974 Buy
01 The Simple Soul and Other Stories 2001 Buy
02 Just a Saying 2002 Buy
Kate Hannigan Reading Order 2 books / 1950-2000
01 Kate Hannigan 1950 Buy
02 Kate Hannigan's Girl 2000 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 7 books / 1969-2017
01 Our Kate 1969 Buy
02 Catherine Cookson Country 1986 Buy
03 Let Me Make Myself Plain 1990 Buy
04 Plainer Still 1995 Buy
05 My Land of the North 1999 Buy
06 Kate's Daughter: The Real Catherine Cookson(With: Piers Dudgeon) 2003 Buy
07 Before I Go 2017 Buy
01 A Grand Man 1954 Buy
02 The Lord and Mary Ann 1956 Buy
03 The Devil and Mary Ann 1958 Buy
04 Love and Mary Ann 1961 Buy
05 Life and Mary Ann 1962 Buy
06 Marriage and Mary Ann 1964 Buy
07 Mary Ann's Angels 1965 Buy
08 Mary Ann and Bill 1967 Buy
09 Bill and the Mary Ann Shaughnessy 2011 Buy
01 Bill Bailey 1986 Buy
02 Bill Bailey's Lot 1987 Buy
03 Bill Baileys Daughter 1989 Buy
04 The Bondage of Love 1998 Buy

Where to start with Catherine Cookson

What is the best order to read Catherine Cookson books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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