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. 14 of the 24 books listed here are in the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries series, which has its own page: Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries books in order.
- 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.
How many Jane K. Cleland books are there?
Jane K. Cleland has 24 books, released between 1996 and 2025. 14 of them belong to the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries series.
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 September 2026.
- 2How to Create High-Impact Designs1997 · confirmed 2/41997–2/4
- 3Putting First What Matters Most: Proven Strategies for Success in Work and in Life2001 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/420012912/4
- 4Business Writing for Results: How to Create a Sense of Urgency and Increase Response to All of Your Business Communications2003 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/420032402/4
- 520063042/4
- 620073522/4
- 72008–2/4
- 82008–2/4
- 92009–2/4
- 1020092882/4
- 1120103282/4
- 122011–2/4
- 132012–2/4
- 1420132962/4
- 1520142902/4
- 162015–2/4
- 1720152912/4
- 18Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot2016 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/420162302/4
- 1920162912/4
- 20Mastering Plot Twists2018 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/420182342/4
- 2120182912/4
- 2320213042/4
- 24Beat the Bots2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
Jane K. Cleland characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
Jane K. Cleland books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries books in order
14 books by Jane K. Cleland- 1. Consigned to Death
- 2. Deadly Appraisal
- 3. Antiques to Die For
- 4. Killer Keepsakes
- 5. Silent Auction
- 6. Deadly Threads
- 7. Dolled Up for Murder
- 8. Lethal Treasure
- 9. Blood Rubies
- 10. Ornaments of Death
- 11. The Glow of Death
- 12. Antique Blues
- and 2 more in the table above
Josie Prescott Short Stories/Novellas
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
7 books7 Jane K. Cleland titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jane K. Cleland books in order?
You only need to read Jane K. Cleland books in order within the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries series, which holds 14 of the 24 Jane K. Cleland books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Jane K. Cleland
Start with the first book of the Jane K. Cleland series you want to read: Josie Prescott starts with Consigned to Death (2006) and Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries starts with Consigned to Death (2006). The earliest catalogued title overall is How to Create High-Impact Newsletters (1996).
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.
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.
- Investigation 9 of 16 books
- Murder 9 of 16 books
- Josie Prescott (Fictitious character) 8 of 16 books
- Antiques 5 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 4 of 16 books
- New hampshire 4 of 16 books
- Antique dealers 3 of 16 books
- Appraisers 3 of 16 books
- Expertising 3 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 16 books
- Prescott Josie (Fictitious character) 3 of 16 books
- American literature 2 of 16 books