The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 5 books · 1989 to 2006 · Set in London

Sarah Fortune Books in Order

Sarah Fortune is a London solicitor with an unconventional private life, who helps people others have given up on.

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Series facts

Books
5
Published
1989 to 2006
First book
Shadows on the Mirror
Latest
The Art of Drowning (2006)
Setting
Set in London

The reading order

Every Sarah Fortune book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

5 books · Set in London
  1. 1Shadows on the Mirror1989With Sarah FortuneBy day, Sarah Fortune is a lawyer at a Mayfair firm, and her private life becomes dangerously complicated when she is linked to a body found off the English coast.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Perfectly Pure and Good1994With Sarah FortuneSarah Fortune is sent to a seaside town to settle a family’s estate, and is drawn into the family’s lives and the ghosts of her own past.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Staring at the Light1999With Sarah FortuneSarah Fortune takes temporary custody of her client, a gifted artist released from prison, while hiding his wife from his vengeful twin brother.Buy on Amazon
  4. 4Looking Down2004With Sarah FortuneHoping to see a crow on the cliffs of Dover, Richard Beaumont watches a young woman fall, and no one recognises her or reports her missing.Buy on Amazon
  5. 5The Art of Drowning2006With Sarah FortuneBuy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read in publication order, starting with Shadows on the Mirror. Each novel stands alone.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Sarah Fortune book
BookSarah Fortune
1 Shadows on the MirrorLLead
2 Perfectly Pure and GoodLLead
3 Staring at the LightLLead
4 Looking DownLLead
5 The Art of DrowningLLead

Characters in the Sarah Fortune books

1 character from Frances Fyfield’s chart, with the number of Sarah Fortune books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Sarah FortuneSolicitor5Shadows on the Mirror 1989