Wesley Baker's books in order
7 books across three series — true travel memoirs, sun-soaked Mediterranean novels and a Cold War spy thriller. Every book can be read on its own; this guide shows the publication order, the order the stories happen in, and the best place to start each series.
Echoes Travel Memoirs in order
Read the Echoes memoirs in the order they were published: Echoes of a Season, Spanish Sunshine, Echoes in Andalusia, then Echoes in Mallorca. The stories inside happen in a different order — Mallorca, then Andalusia, then Echoes of a Season and Spanish Sunshine — which is shown alongside for interest.
Start hereEchoes of a Season
Publication order
- 1
- 2Spanish Sunshine
Costa Brava, summer 1992 — untold stories
Sun, sea and the years that made a lifetime.
- 3Echoes in Andalusia
Costa del Sol, late 1980s
Whitewashed villages, warm evenings and stories that stay.
- 4Echoes in Mallorca
Mallorca, 1980s — the first season
A first season overseas, remembered in vivid colour.
Chronological order (as the stories happened)
- 1Echoes in Mallorca
Mallorca, 1980s — the first season
A first season overseas, remembered in vivid colour.
- 2Echoes in Andalusia
Costa del Sol, late 1980s
Whitewashed villages, warm evenings and stories that stay.
- 3
- 4Spanish Sunshine
Costa Brava, summer 1992 — untold stories
Sun, sea and the years that made a lifetime.
Sunshine Seasons in order
Each novel is written to be enjoyed on its own, but reading in series order follows the seasons as they unfold — from the summer of 1984 on the Costa Brava to the winter of 1984 in the Austrian Alps.
Start hereA Season in the Sun
Series order
- 1
- 2A Season in the Snow
St. Johann in Tirol, December 1984
One winter. One village. A story that melts the heart.
The James Barker Files in order
The Spy Who Found Me is the first book in The James Barker Files, so it is the place to start.
Start hereThe Spy Who Found Me
Series order
- 1The Spy Who Found Me
London 1986 and Barcelona 2018
A past buried in the Cold War. A message that changes everything.
Reading order questions
- What order should I read Wesley Baker's books in?
- Each of Wesley Baker's three series can be read on its own. For the Echoes Travel Memoirs, start with Echoes of a Season, then Spanish Sunshine, Echoes in Andalusia and Echoes in Mallorca. For Sunshine Seasons, read A Season in the Sun, then A Season in the Snow. The James Barker Files begins with The Spy Who Found Me.
- How many books has Wesley Baker written?
- Wesley Baker has published 7 books across three series: four Echoes Travel Memoirs, two Sunshine Seasons novels and one James Barker Files spy thriller.
- Do the Echoes Travel Memoirs need to be read in order?
- No. Every Echoes memoir stands alone. Echoes of a Season was published first, while Echoes in Mallorca tells the earliest story — Wesley's first season overseas in the 1980s.
- Which comes first, A Season in the Sun or A Season in the Snow?
- A Season in the Sun is Book One of Sunshine Seasons, set on the Costa Brava in summer 1984. A Season in the Snow is Book Two, set in St. Johann in Tirol in December 1984.
- Where should I start if I like spy thrillers?
- Start with The Spy Who Found Me, the first book in The James Barker Files — a Cold War thriller moving between London in 1986 and Barcelona in 2018.
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