Jane K. Cleland Books in Order

Jane K. Cleland has written 24 books, published between 1996 and 2025. The first book is How to Create High-Impact Newsletters (1996) and the newest is Beat the Bots (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1996–2025
Pages on record
4,417 in 16 of 24 books
Reading time
74–110 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,417 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

Antiques appraiser Josie Prescott is the detective Jane K. Cleland is known for. The Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries are traditional mysteries set in New Hampshire, beginning with Consigned to Death in 2006 and continuing through Deadly Appraisal (2007), Antiques to Die For (2008) and a strand of short stories and novellas. The American author also writes non-fiction on the craft of writing, and earlier titles handled business communication, among them How to Create High-Impact Newsletters in 1996. Cleland has won and been nominated for numerous awards, the Josie Prescott series has been optioned for film and television, and the catalogue reaches Beat the Bots in 2025.

Source: Wikidata

How many Jane K. Cleland books are there?

Jane K. Cleland has 24 books, released between 1996 and 2025.

Jane K. Cleland Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Jane K. Cleland books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. 1
    How to Create High-Impact Newsletters1996 · 99 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199699
  2. 21997–
  3. 32001291
  4. 42003240
  5. 5
    Consigned to DeathJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #12006 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006304
  6. 6
    Deadly AppraisalJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #22007 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007352
  7. 7
    Killing TimeJosie Prescott Short Stories/Novellas #12008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
  8. 8
    Antiques to Die ForJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #32008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
  9. 9
    Designed to KillJosie Prescott Short Stories/Novellas #22009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
  10. 10
    Killer KeepsakesJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #42009 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009288
  11. 11
    Silent AuctionJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #52010 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010328
  12. 12
    Deadly ThreadsJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #62011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  13. 13
    Dolled Up for MurderJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #72012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  14. 14
    Lethal TreasureJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #82013 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013296
  15. 15
    Blood RubiesJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #92014 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014290
  16. 16
    Booked for DeathJosie Prescott Short Stories/Novellas #32015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
  17. 17
    Ornaments of DeathJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #102015 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015291
  18. 18
    Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot2016 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016230
  19. 19
    The Glow of DeathJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #112016 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016291
  20. 20
    Mastering Plot Twists2018 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018234
  21. 21
    Antique BluesJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #122018 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018291
  22. 22
    Hidden TreasureJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #132020 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020288
  23. 23
    Jane Austen's Lost LettersJosie Prescott Antiques Mysteries #142021 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021304
  24. 24
    Beat the Bots2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–

Jane K. Cleland 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.

Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries in order

14 books
  1. 1. Consigned to Death
  2. 2. Deadly Appraisal
  3. 3. Antiques to Die For
  4. 4. Killer Keepsakes
  5. 5. Silent Auction
  6. 6. Deadly Threads
  7. 7. Dolled Up for Murder
  8. 8. Lethal Treasure
  9. 9. Blood Rubies
  10. 10. Ornaments of Death
  11. 11. The Glow of Death
  12. 12. Antique Blues
  13. and 2 more in the table above

Josie Prescott Short Stories/Novellas

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

7 books

7 Jane K. Cleland titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jane K. Cleland books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 24 Jane K. Cleland books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Jane K. Cleland

Start with How to Create High-Impact Newsletters (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jane K. Cleland book?

Beat the Bots (2025) is the newest Jane K. Cleland book released so far.

Is there a new Jane K. Cleland book coming?

No next Jane K. Cleland book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Jane K. Cleland at a glance

Still publishing
Jane K. Cleland published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Jane K. Cleland books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,417 pages across the 16 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 291 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jane K. Cleland books, 11 of 24, were published in the 2010s.

When Jane K. Cleland books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Jane K. Cleland titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 11 titles.

1990s
2
2000s
8
2010s
11
2020s
3

24 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Jane K. Cleland books are about

16 of the 24 Jane K. Cleland books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 9 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.