The Recurring Cast
Character · William Monk · 24 books

Oliver Rathbone

Barrister · Anne Perry

Sir Oliver Rathbone is a brilliant, elegant barrister who takes on the cases Monk and Hester bring him, and whose own life becomes increasingly complicated.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Face of a Stranger (1990)
Latest appearance
Dark Tide Rising (2018)
Books
24 (24 major)
Series
William Monk
Author
Anne Perry
Circle
William Monk

Where to meet Oliver Rathbone

Oliver Rathbone first appears in The Face of a Stranger (1990), in a major role, book 1 of the William Monk series.

Buy The Face of a Stranger

Every book with Oliver Rathbone

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1990MThe Face of a Strangermajor role · William MonkBuy
  2. 1991MA Dangerous Mourningmajor role · William MonkBuy
  3. 1992MDefend and Betraymajor role · William MonkBuy
  4. 1993MA Sudden, Fearful Deathmajor role · William MonkBuy
  5. 1994MThe Sins of the Wolfmajor role · William MonkBuy
  6. 1995MCain His Brothermajor role · William MonkBuy
  7. 1996MWeighed in the Balancemajor role · William MonkBuy
  8. 1997MThe Silent Crymajor role · William MonkBuy
  9. 1998MA Breach of Promisemajor role · William MonkBuy
  10. 1999MThe Twisted Rootmajor role · William MonkBuy
  11. 2000MSlaves of Obsessionmajor role · William MonkBuy
  12. 2001MFuneral in Bluemajor role · William MonkBuy
  13. 2002MDeath of a Strangermajor role · William MonkBuy
  14. 2004MThe Shifting Tidemajor role · William MonkBuy
  15. 2006MDark Assassinmajor role · William MonkBuy
  16. 2009MExecution Dockmajor role · William MonkBuy
  17. 2011MAcceptable Lossmajor role · William MonkBuy
  18. 2012MA Sunless Seamajor role · William MonkBuy
  19. 2013MBlind Justicemajor role · William MonkBuy
  20. 2014MBlood on the Watermajor role · William MonkBuy
  21. 2015MCorridors of the Nightmajor role · William MonkBuy
  22. 2016MRevenge in a Cold Rivermajor role · William MonkBuy
  23. 2017MAn Echo of Murdermajor role · William MonkBuy
  24. 2018MDark Tide Risingmajor role · William MonkBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Hester LatterlyCrimean War nurse who marries Monk24
William MonkDetective who has lost his memory, later of the Thames River Police24
Callandra DaviotHester’s friend and patron11
ScuffStreet boy taken in by Monk and Hester9
John RuncornMonk’s former superior6