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Jessica Fellowes Books in Order

Jessica Fellowes has written 12 books, published between 2011 and 2023. The first book is The World of Downton Abbey (2011) and the newest is The Mitford Secret (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2011–2023
Pages on record
1,532 in 4 of 12 books
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Jessica Fellowes writes murder mysteries and companion books to television. The English author, born in 1974, began with The World of Downton Abbey (2011) and wrote four further Downton companions, among them A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey (2014) and the official guide to all six seasons (2015). The Mitford Murders sequence opens in 2017 and runs through Bright Young Dead, The Mitford Scandal, The Mitford Trial and The Mitford Vanishing to The Mitford Secret (2023). Twelve books are catalogued in total. Fellowes is a niece of Julian Fellowes.

How many Jessica Fellowes books are there?

Jessica Fellowes has 12 books, released between 2011 and 2023. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Jessica Fellowes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Jessica Fellowes 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 The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes, book 1 of the Mitford Murders series (2017)
  2. Cover of The Mitford Scandal by Jessica Fellowes, book 3 of the Mitford Murders series (2019)
  3. Cover of The Mitford Trial by Jessica Fellowes, book 4 of the Mitford Murders series (2020)
  4. Cover of The Mitford Vanishing by Jessica Fellowes, book 5 of the Mitford Murders series (2021)
  5. Cover of The Best Friend by Jessica Fellowes (2022)
  6. Cover of The Mitford Secret by Jessica Fellowes, book 6 of the Mitford Murders series (2023)
  1. 1
    The World of Downton AbbeyWorld of Downton Abbey #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  2. 2
    The Chronicles of Downton Abbey: A New EraWorld of Downton Abbey #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    A Year in the Life of Downton AbbeyWorld of Downton Abbey #32014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  4. 4
    The Wit and Wisdom of Downton AbbeyWorld of Downton Abbey #42015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  5. 5
    Downton Abbey: A Celebration: The Official Companion to All Six SeasonsWorld of Downton Abbey #52015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  6. 6
    The Mitford MurdersMitford Murders #12017 · 421 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017421
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  7. 7
    Bright Young DeadMitford Murders #22018 · 391 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018391
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  8. 8
    The Mitford ScandalMitford Murders #32019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Mitford TrialMitford Murders #42020 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020352
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  10. 10
    The Mitford VanishingMitford Murders #52021 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021368
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Best Friend2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    The Mitford SecretMitford Murders #62023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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Jessica Fellowes 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.

Mitford Murders in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Mitford Murders
  2. 2. Bright Young Dead
  3. 3. The Mitford Scandal
  4. 4. The Mitford Trial
  5. 5. The Mitford Vanishing
  6. 6. The Mitford Secret

World of Downton Abbey in order

5 books
  1. 1. The World of Downton Abbey
  2. 2. The Chronicles of Downton Abbey: A New Era
  3. 3. A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey
  4. 4. The Wit and Wisdom of Downton Abbey
  5. 5. Downton Abbey: A Celebration: The Official Companion to All Six Seasons

Standalone books

1 book

1 Jessica Fellowes title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jessica Fellowes books in order?

You only need to read Jessica Fellowes 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 Jessica Fellowes

Start with The World of Downton Abbey (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jessica Fellowes book?

The Mitford Secret (2023) is the newest Jessica Fellowes book released so far.

Is there a new Jessica Fellowes book coming?

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

Jessica Fellowes at a glance

Paused
No new Jessica Fellowes title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Jessica Fellowes books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,532 pages across the 4 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 380 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jessica Fellowes books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jessica Fellowes books are about

4 of the 12 Jessica Fellowes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.