Jill Churchill Books in Order
Jill Churchill has written 38 books, published between 1975 and 2007. The first book is Kings and Queens: The Plantagenets of England (1975) and the newest is The Accidental Florist (2007). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1975–2007
- Confirmed
- 38 of 38 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,697 in 24 of 38 books
- Reading time
- 112–167 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,697 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 38 titles with a page count on record.
Jill Churchill was the pen name of Janice Young Brooks (1943-2023), an American author whose first Jane Jeffry novel took both the Agatha and the Macavity Award. The Jane Jeffry mysteries place a single mother as the detective in Chicago, and the Grace & Favor series runs alongside them. Churchill also wrote historical romance and nonfiction, beginning with Kings and Queens: The Plantagenets of England in 1975. Thirty-eight catalogued books close with The Accidental Florist (2007).
How many Jill Churchill books are there?
Jill Churchill has 38 books, released between 1975 and 2007. They include 3 separate series.
Jill Churchill Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Jill Churchill 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.
- 1Kings and Queens: The Plantagenets of EnglandJill Churchill Non-Fiction #11975 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/419751603/4
- 21975–3/4
- 319774343/4
- 41980–3/4
- 51980–3/4
- 61980–3/4
- 71981–3/4
- 8198113/4
- 91983–3/4
- 101984–3/4
- 111985–3/4
- 121986–3/4
- 1319875743/4
- 1419886633/4
- 1519891853/4
- 161989–3/4
- 1719912143/4
- 1819924483/4
- 1919931923/4
- 2019942243/4
- 2119942163/4
- 2219952563/4
- 231996–3/4
- 2419962883/4
- 2519972563/4
- 2619982563/4
- 2719992613/4
- 2819992673/4
- 2919992883/4
- 3020002723/4
- 3120012603/4
- 322002–3/4
- 3320032723/4
- 3420032453/4
- 3520042563/4
- 362004–3/4
- 372005–3/4
- 3820072093/4
Jill Churchill 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.
Jane Jeffry in order
16 books- 1. Grime and Punishment
- 2. A Farewell to Yarns
- 3. A Quiche Before Dying
- 4. The Class Menagerie
- 5. A Knife to Remember
- 6. From Here to Paternity
- 7. Silence of the Hams
- 8. War and Peas
- 9. Fear of Frying
- 10. The Merchant of Menace
- 11. A Groom with a View
- 12. Mulch Ado About Nothing
- and 4 more in the table above
Jill Churchill Standalone Novels
12 books12 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Grace & Favor in order
6 booksLady Of Fire in order
3 books- 1. Lady of Fire
- 2. Seaflame
- 3. Oriana
Jill Churchill Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Jill Churchill books in order?
You only need to read Jill Churchill books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Jill Churchill
Start with Kings and Queens: The Plantagenets of England (1975), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jill Churchill book?
The Accidental Florist (2007) is the newest Jill Churchill book released so far.
Is there a new Jill Churchill book coming?
No next Jill Churchill book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jill Churchill at a glance
- Died
- Jill Churchill died in 2023, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Jill Churchill on record dates from 2007.
- Release pace
- Jill Churchill books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,697 pages across the 24 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jill Churchill books, 13 of 38, were published in the 1990s.
What the Jill Churchill books are about
30 of the 38 Jill Churchill books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: jeffry, jane (fictitious character) is tagged on 13 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Jeffry, jane (fictitious character) 13 of 30 books
- Chicago (Ill.) 12 of 30 books
- Mystery & detective 10 of 30 books
- Illinois 9 of 30 books
- Brothers and sisters 6 of 30 books
- Jane Jeffry (Fictitious character) 6 of 30 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 6 of 30 books
- Romance 4 of 30 books
- Single mothers 4 of 30 books
- Brewster, lily (fictitious character) 3 of 30 books
- Depressions 3 of 30 books