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Catherine Chidgey books in order · Catherine Chidgey reading order · 10 books · 1998 to 2026

Catherine Chidgey Books in Order and Reading Order

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Catherine Chidgey is one of New Zealand’s leading novelists. Her books range from Nazi Germany in The Wish Child and Remote Sympathy to 1980s Wellington in Pet and an alternative 1970s England in The Book of Guilt.

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Catherine Chidgey books in order

Catherine Chidgey’s first book is In a Fishbone Church (1998). There are 10 books in all, published from 1998 to 2026.

The Catherine Chidgey reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Novels

10 booksLiterary fictionPsychological suspense
  1. 1In a Fishbone Church1998With Bridget and Christina · Set in New ZealandBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Golden Deeds2000With Patrick Mercer and Colette · Set in EnglandBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Transformation2003With Lucien Goulet and Marion Unger · Set in Tampa, FloridaBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Wish Child2016With Sieglinde and Erich · Set in GermanyBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Beat of the Pendulum2017Set in New ZealandBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Remote Sympathy2020With Dietrich Hahn and Lenard Weber · Set in Weimar, GermanyBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Axeman’s Carnival2022With Tama · Set in Central OtagoBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Pet2023With Justine and Mrs Price · Set in WellingtonBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Book of Guilt2025With Vincent · Set in New Forest, EnglandBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Starving Bride2026With Hazel Whitlock · Set in BlackpoolBuy on Amazon

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Characters

19 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Leads

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