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  • Bibliography:
    12 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2008
  • Latest Book:
    August 2023
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Full Series List in Order

A Josephine Tey Mystery

1 - An Expert in Murder (Jun-2008)
2 - Angel with Two Faces (Jul-2009)
3 - Two for Sorrow (Aug-2011)
4 - Fear in the Sunlight (Apr-2013)
5 - The Death of Lucy Kyte (Jun-2014)
6 - London Rain (Apr-2016)
7 - Nine Lessons (Oct-2017)
8 - Sorry for the Dead (Oct-2019)
9 - The Secrets of Winter (Oct-2020)
10 - Dear Little Corpses (Aug-2022)
11 - Shot With Crimson (Aug-2023)

Book List in Order: 12 titles



  • March 1934. Revered mystery writer Josephine Tey is traveling from Scotland to London for the final week of her celebrated play Richard of Bordeaux. But joy turns to horror when her arrival coincides with the murder of a young woman she had befriende...



  • “As befits a tribute to the golden age of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers et. al., there are plot twists, plot turns and red herrings aplenty.” -- Time Out LondonReal-life British mystery writer Josephine Tey returns as a fictional sleuth in A...



  • They were the most horrific crimes of a new century: the murders of newborn innocents for which two British women were hanged at Holloway Prison in1903. Decades later, mystery writer Josephine Tey has decided to write a novel based on Amelia Sach and...



  • Nicola Upson blends biography and fiction, excitement and menace, and a touch of Alfred Hitchcock in Fear in the Sunlight, a mystery starring real-life writer Josephine Tey. Summer, 1936: Josephine Tey joins her friends in the resort village of Po...



  • In this atmospheric, intriguing historical mystery brimming with psychological tension, an unexpected inheritance plunges beloved British mystery author Josephine Tey into a disturbing puzzle of dark secrets eerily connecting the present and the past...



  • Intrepid writer and amateur sleuth Josephine Tey returns in this sixth installment of Nicola Upson’s popular series -- perfect for fans of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot and Jaqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs -- that unfolds in 1930s London as...



  • Mystery author Josephine Tey once again becomes embroiled in a real-life investigation in this “terrific . . . elegant” historical British mystery set in 1930s England (San Francisco Book Review)   Called to the peaceful wooded churchyard of...




  • At once a compelling murder mystery and a moving exploration of love and grief, critically acclaimed author Nicola Upson's eighth Josephine Tey mystery is a force to be reckoned with. In the summer of 1915, the sudden death of a young girl brings gri...






  • A snowy Christmas gathering on an island off the Cornish coast goes murderously wrong in this festive Golden Age mystery. December 1938, and storm clouds hover once again over Europe. Josephine Tey and Archie Penrose gather with friends for a Corn...



  • It takes a village to bury a child...September 1st, 1939. As the mass evacuation takes place across Britain, thousands of children leave London for the countryside, but when a little girl vanishes without a trace, the reality of separation becomes mo...



  • Violence finds its way to old Hollywood in the eleventh Josephine Tey mystery, perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Jacqueline Winspear.September 1939, and the worries of war follow Josephine Tey to Hollywood, where a different sort of battle is ragi...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Nicola Upson has published 12 books.

Nicola Upson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Shot With Crimson, was published in August 2023.

The first book by Nicola Upson, An Expert in Murder, was published in June 2008.

Yes. Nicola Upson has 1 series.