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ⓘ About Sara Woods
Sara Woods is one of the pen names used by legendary British writer Lana Hutton Bowen-Judd for writing mystery, thriller, and suspense stories. She is best known for writing the Anthony Maitland novels, featuring the main protagonist as an English barrister named Anthony Maitland. A few other pen names used by Woods throughout her career include Anne Burton, Margaret Leek, and Mary Chillis. They were used for writing the Richard Trenton books, Anne Marryat books, and the Jeremy Locke books respectively. Woods received support from her husband, Anthony George Bowen-Judd for writing several of her books. Author Woods was born as Eileen B Hutton on March 7, 1922, in Bradford, Yorkshire. She received her early education at the Sacred Heart Convent in Filey, Yorkshire.
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Who is Sara Woods?
Sara Woods is one of the pen names used by legendary British writer Lana Hutton Bowen-Judd for writing mystery, thriller, and suspense stories. She is best known for writing the Anthony Maitland novels, featuring the main protagonist as an English barrister named Anthony Maitland. A few other pen names used by Woods throughout her career include Anne Burton, Margaret Leek, and Mary Chillis.
Which Sara Woods series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Antony Maitland series, the earliest of Sara Woods's multi-book series: it opens with Bloody Instructions (1961) and runs to 45 books across 1961–1987, ending with Naked Villainy (1987). Sara Woods's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Sara Woods written?
Sara Woods has 55 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1961 and 1987. Every one of them sits in one of 4 named series — the largest being the Antony Maitland series with 45 books.
In what order should Sara Woods's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sara Woods's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Antony Maitland (1961–1987, 45 books), Jeremy Locke (1980–1981, 4 books) and Richard Trenton (1980–1981, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are Sara Woods's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sara Woods's 55 books into 4 named series, with no standalone titles: Antony Maitland (45 books, 1961–1987); Jeremy Locke (4 books, 1980–1981); Richard Trenton (3 books, 1980–1981); Stephen Marryat (3 books, 1980–1981).