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Jane Thynne Books in Order

Jane Thynne has written 14 books, published between 1997 and 2025. The first book is Patrimony (1997) and the newest is The Judgement of Stars (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
1997–2025
Pages on record
3,396 in 9 of 14 books
Reading time
57–85 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,396 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Jane Thynne writes historical espionage. The British novelist, journalist and broadcaster has 14 books catalogued from Patrimony (1997) to The Judgement of Stars (2025). Clara Vine is her main series, Black Roses (2013), The Winter Garden (2014), A War of Flowers (2015) and Faith and Beauty (2015), several of them retitled for other markets, and Rose Ransom is the second. Actresses, intelligence officers, murder and wartime Germany supply the material.

How many Jane Thynne books are there?

Jane Thynne has 14 books, released between 1997 and 2025. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Jane Thynne Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Jane Thynne 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.

  1. Cover of Patrimony by Jane Thynne (1997)
  2. Cover of The Shell House by Jane Thynne (1999)
  3. Cover of Black Roses by Jane Thynne, book 1 of the Clara Vine series (2013)
  4. Cover of Tips for Meanies by Jane Thynne (2014)
  5. Cover of The Winter Garden / Woman in the Shadows by Jane Thynne, book 2 of the Clara Vine series (2014)
  6. Cover of A War of Flowers / The Scent of Secrets by Jane Thynne, book 3 of the Clara Vine series (2015)
  7. Cover of Solitaire by Jane Thynne, book 5 of the Clara Vine series (2016)
  8. Cover of The Words I Never Wrote by Jane Thynne (2020)
  9. Cover of Widowland by Jane Thynne, book 1 of the Rose Ransom series (2021)
  1. 1
    Patrimony1997 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997256
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  2. 2
    The Shell House1999 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999288
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  3. 3
    The Weighing of the Heart2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  4. 4
    Black RosesClara Vine #12013 · 471 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013471
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  5. 5
    Tips for Meanies2014 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014112
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  6. 6
    The Winter Garden / Woman in the ShadowsClara Vine #22014 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014480
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  7. 7
    A War of Flowers / The Scent of SecretsClara Vine #32015 · 422 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015422
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  8. 8
    Faith and Beauty / The Pursuit of PearlsClara Vine #42015 · 485 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015485
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  9. 9
    SolitaireClara Vine #52016 · 466 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016466
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  10. 10
    The Words I Never Wrote2020 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020416
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  11. 11
    WidowlandRose Ransom #12021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  12. 12
    Queen Wallis / Queen HighRose Ransom #22023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  13. 13
    Midnight in Vienna2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  14. 14
    The Judgement of StarsClara Vine #62025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Jane Thynne series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Jane Thynne 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.

Rose Ransom in order

2 books
  1. 1. Widowland
  2. 2. Queen Wallis / Queen High

Standalone books

6 books

6 Jane Thynne titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jane Thynne books in order?

You only need to read Jane Thynne books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jane Thynne

Start with Black Roses (2013), the first Clara Vine book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Patrimony (1997).

What is the newest Jane Thynne book?

The Judgement of Stars (2025) is the newest Jane Thynne book released so far.

Is there a new Jane Thynne book coming?

No next Jane Thynne 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 Thynne at a glance

Still publishing
Jane Thynne published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Jane Thynne books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,396 pages across the 9 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 422 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jane Thynne books, 7 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jane Thynne books are about

9 of the 14 Jane Thynne books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 3 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.