Patricia Cornwell
On-Sale Dates is a record of book on-sale dates, each checked against publisher and retailer sources and re-checked nightly.
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Next: Rapid and Fatal, goes on sale 19 Jan 2027, in 88 days. Status: Pending.
Different places start the on-sale day at different moments. What the stores state about the day is further down this panel, under its heading.
One source, Apple Books (US), gives 19 Jan 2027. A second source is needed before this is listed.
What the on-sale day means
Not one of Apple Books and Kobo names an hour or a time zone for a digital pre-order. What each store says happens on the on-sale day is in its own sentence below.
An on-sale date is the first day a store is allowed to sell the book. That rule is written down at Penguin Random House, Penguin Random House UK and Hachette UK Distribution.
Every quoted sentence in full, with its link
- Apple Books
When your pre-ordered item becomes available, your payment method is billed and you receive an email.
- Kobo
You’re billed for the book on the day it’s released, not the day you pre-order.
- Penguin Random House
The date that a title is allowed to go “on-sale” and appear on shelves and on display in stores for customers to purchase
- Penguin Random House UK
These titles are supplied to retailers in advance to enable stock to be available for sale on publication day, but must not be sold or otherwise supplied to consumers before the Controlled Publication Date.
- Hachette UK Distribution
The Customer shall not sell or make available to the general public or any third party any Goods before the publication date of such Goods unless authorised specifically in writing by Hachette UK Distribution.
Reader questions and answers
Is Rapid and Fatal out yet?
Rapid and Fatal is not out yet. It goes on sale on 19 Jan 2027, and the date stands at Pending. Apple Books (US) is the first source on file to state that day.
What day does Rapid and Fatal go on sale?
Rapid and Fatal goes on sale on Tuesday 19 Jan 2027, and the date stands at Pending. One source on file states that same day. The date has stood unchanged since 9 Sep 2026.
Does Rapid and Fatal have an audiobook?
No audiobook of Rapid and Fatal is listed anywhere the site checks, and the alert fires on the day one is.
When does the paperback of Rapid and Fatal come out?
No paperback of Rapid and Fatal is listed anywhere the site checks, and the alert fires on the day one is.
Is Rapid and Fatal out in the UK?
The UK Ebook of Rapid and Fatal is dated 28 Jan 2027, and the date stands at Pending. Apple Books (UK) is the first source on file to state that day.
Books and editions
| Books and editions | Tier | Region | On-sale date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid and Fatal | |||
| Hardcover A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Hardcover A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | UK | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Paperback A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Paperback A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | UK | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Ebook | Pending | US | Unverified: 19 Jan 2027 |
| Ebook | Pending | UK | Unverified: 28 Jan 2027 |
| Audiobook A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Audiobook A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | UK | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| No date Not yet listed: Hardcover US, Hardcover UK, Paperback US, Paperback UK, Audiobook US, Audiobook UK Get an alert | |||
Release rhythm
Roughly every 13 months, from the 16 books since 2004, the longest gap is 60 months.
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Change log
- Rapid and Fatal: On 9 Sep 2026, No date became 19 Jan 2027. Title accepted from discovery: Apple Books (US) listing.
- Rapid and Fatal: On 10 Sep 2026, Pending became Listed. Nightly check: Apple Books (US), Google Books.
- Rapid and Fatal: On 10 Sep 2026, No date became 28 Jan 2027. Edition first seen: Apple Books (UK).
- Rapid and Fatal: On 17 Sep 2026, Pending became Listed. Nightly check: Apple Books (UK), Google Books.
- Rapid and Fatal: On 1 Oct 2026, Listed became Pending. Nightly check: Apple Books (US).
- Rapid and Fatal: On 1 Oct 2026, Listed became Pending. Nightly check: Apple Books (UK).