Rebecca Forster Reading Order

1 book (2019–2019)

3 books (2015–2015)

Rebecca Forster's Bailey Devlin series comprises three mystery thrillers published in 2015, following publication order. The complete series includes The Day Bailey Devlin Picked Up a Penny, The Day Bailey Devlin's Horoscope Came True, and The Day Bailey Devlin's Ship Came in, each exploring pivotal moments in the protagonist's life through interconnected narratives.

Start with The Day Bailey Devlin Picked Up a Penny and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Day Bailey Devlin Picked Up a Penny 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Day Bailey Devlin's Horoscope Came True 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Day Bailey Devlin's Ship Came in 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (2004–2024)

Rebecca Forster's Josie Bates series consists of ten mystery and thriller novels following a legal defense attorney, beginning with Hostile Witness in 2004 and concluding most recently with The 9th Witness in 2024. The series is ongoing and should be read in publication order, as each book builds upon the previous installments. Spanning two decades of publication, the novels blend legal drama with character development across a complete narrative arc.

Start with Hostile Witness, the first of 10 books in the Josie Bates series.

#	Title
1	Hostile Witness 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Silent Witness 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Privileged Witness 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Expert Witness 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Eyewitness 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dark Witness 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Forgotten Witness 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Hannah's Diary 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Lost Witness 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The 9th Witness 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2016–2022)

The O'Brien/Anderson series by Rebecca Forster consists of five mystery thrillers published between 2016 and 2022, with the sequence likely now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Severed Relations and continuing through Foreign Relations, Secret Relations, Distant Relations, and concluding with Intimate Relations. This series blends mystery and literary fiction elements across its interconnected narratives.

Start with Severed Relations, the first of 5 books in the O'Brien/Anderson series.

#	Title
1	Severed Relations 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Foreign Relations 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Secret Relations 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Distant Relations 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Intimate Relations 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2020–2020)

17 books (1989–2011)

Rebecca Forster's seventeen standalone novels span from 1989 to 2011, offering independent mystery and thriller stories that can be read in any order, though following publication order provides the most rewarding experience of watching the author's craft evolve. The complete series includes titles such as A Delicate Matter, Privileged Secrets, Golden Threads, and Character Witness, among others, each delivering self-contained narratives within the mystery and literary fiction genres. Beginning with A Delicate Matter and concluding with two final entries, this finished collection represents over two decades of Forster's storytelling in the suspense and mystery landscape.

Start with A Delicate Matter, the first of 17 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	A Delicate Matter 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Privileged Secrets 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Golden Threads 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Rainbow's End 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Reckless Ones 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Checks and Balances 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Vanities 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Beyond Malice 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Vows: Which Ones Can a Woman Break? 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dreams 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Keeping Counsel 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Seasons 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Character Witness 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Mentor 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Before Her Eyes 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Wilde's Gamble 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Matthias Ring 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible