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ⓘ About Sarah Painter
Sarah Painter is a renowned Scottish author of paranormal, fantasy, fiction, urban fantasy, mystery, and suspense stories. She has penned several bestselling novels in her career, including The Language of Spells. Painter is particularly well known for writing the popular book series called Crow Investigations. Over the course of her career, Painter has penned ‘book club’ fiction containing historical elements and atmospheric settings. In one of her novels called The Lost Girls, Painter has described a twisty and wonderfully dark supernatural thriller story. Whenever Painter achieves success with one particular genre, she finds it difficult to continue with it and so, she moves on to try her hand at a different genre.
All Book Series by Sarah Painter
Stop Worrying; Start Writing: How to Overcome Fear, Self-Doubt and Procrastination
Single-title series · published 2017
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sarah Painter?
Sarah Painter is a renowned Scottish author of paranormal, fantasy, fiction, urban fantasy, mystery, and suspense stories. She has penned several bestselling novels in her career, including The Language of Spells. Painter is particularly well known for writing the popular book series called Crow Investigations.
Which Sarah Painter series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Language of Spells series, the earliest of Sarah Painter's multi-book series: it opens with The Language of Spells (2013) and runs to 3 books across 2013–2020, ending with The Secrets of Ghosts (2020). Sarah Painter's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Sarah Painter written?
Sarah Painter has 21 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2026. 17 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Crow Investigations series with 10 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sarah Painter's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sarah Painter's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Language of Spells (2013–2020, 3 books), Crow Investigations (2018–2026, 10 books) and Unholy Island (2023–2024, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are Sarah Painter's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sarah Painter's 21 books into 4 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Crow Investigations (10 books, 2018–2026); The Language of Spells (3 books, 2013–2020); Unholy Island (3 books, 2023–2024); Practical Cursework (1 book, 2026).