Alison James Books in Order
Alison James has written 12 books, published between 2018 and 2025. The first book is Lola is Missing / The Lying Kind (2018) and the newest is The Good Neighbour (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2018–2025
Alison James writes crime and domestic suspense, 12 books of it catalogued between 2018 and 2025. Detective Rachel Prince heads the one series; the rest are standalone novels. Lola is Missing (2018) opens the catalogue and The Good Neighbour (2025) is the newest title, with Her Sister's Child (2020), The Guilty Wife (2021) and The Woman in Carriage 3 (2023) in between.
Alison James is also the author of The School Friend, a novel not among the titles listed above.
How many Alison James books are there?
Alison James has 12 books, released between 2018 and 2025. 3 of them belong to the Detective Rachel Prince series.
Alison James Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Alison James books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12018–2/4
- 22018–2/4
- 32018–2/4
- 42019–2/4
- 52020–2/4
- 62020–2/4
- 72021–2/4
- 82022–2/4
- 92023–2/4
- 102023–1/4
- 112024–2/4
- 122025–2/4
Alison James books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
AlisonJames Standalone Novels
9 books9 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Detective Rachel Prince in order
3 booksDo you have to read Alison James books in order?
You only need to read Alison James books in order within the Detective Rachel Prince series, which holds 3 of the 12 Alison James books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Alison James
Start with Lola is Missing / The Lying Kind (2018), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Alison James book?
The Good Neighbour (2025) is the newest Alison James book released so far.
Is there a new Alison James book coming?
No next Alison James book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Alison James at a glance
- Still publishing
- Alison James published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Alison James books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Alison James books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2020s.