Josephine Cox Books in Order
64 books are credited to Josephine Cox, published between 1988 and 2026; 9 of them appeared after Josephine Cox's death in 2020. The first book is Her Father's Sins (1988) and the newest is The Winter Secret (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 64
- Published
- 1988–2026
- Confirmed
- 64 of 64 titles
- Pages on record
- 20,174 in 50 of 64 books
- Reading time
- 336–504 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 20,174 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 50 of 64 titles with a page count on record.
Josephine Cox (1938-2020), also published as Jo Cox, was an English novelist of family saga and romance. Her books were frequent bestsellers, and UK Public Lending Right figures often placed her among the three most borrowed authors in the country. Dysfunctional families, domestic life and English social custom run through the work. Sixty-four catalogued titles open with Her Father's Sins (1988), include the Emma Grady Trilogy, and reach The Winter Secret (2026).
How many Josephine Cox books are there?
Josephine Cox has 64 books, released between 1988 and 2026. 9 of them were published after Josephine Cox's death in 2020. They include 2 separate series.
Josephine Cox Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 64 Josephine Cox 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.
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- 219883063/4
- 319894483/4
- 419905943/4
- 519913423/4
- 619913433/4
- 719915663/4
- 819923843/4
- 919925123/4
- 1019924143/4
- 1119923143/4
- 1219936083/4
- 1319935653/4
- 1419945043/4
- 1519945023/4
- 1619953003/4
- 1719955033/4
- 1819953403/4
- 1919964803/4
- 2019964373/4
- 2119974483/4
- 2219973443/4
- 2319974373/4
- 2419983843/4
- 2519983843/4
- 2619983203/4
- 2719993123/4
- 2819993203/4
- 2919994483/4
- 3019994483/4
- 3120004363/4
- 3220004353/4
- 3320014373/4
- 3420023043/4
- 3520035763/4
- 3620033203/4
- 3720043683/4
- 3820044963/4
- 3920053203/4
- 4020054483/4
- 4120063203/4
- 4220073203/4
- 4320083733/4
- 442008853/4
- 4520093743/4
- 462009–3/4
- 4720104083/4
- 482011–3/4
- 492012–3/4
- 5020133923/4
- 512014–3/4
- 5220153243/4
- 5320163413/4
- 542018–3/4
- 5520204163/4
- 562021–3/4
- 572022–3/4
- 582023–3/4
- 592024–3/4
- 602025–3/4
- 612026–3/4
- 632026–3/4
- 642026–3/4
Josephine Cox 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.
Josephine Cox Standalone Novels
58 books58 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Emma Grady Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. Outcast
- 2. Alley Urchin
- 3. Vagabonds
Journey in order
2 books- 1. The Journey
- 2. Journey's End
Josephine Cox Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Josephine Cox books in order?
You only need to read Josephine Cox 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 Josephine Cox
Start with Her Father's Sins (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Josephine Cox book?
The Winter Secret (2026) is the newest Josephine Cox book released so far.
Is there a new Josephine Cox book coming?
No next Josephine Cox book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Josephine Cox at a glance
- Died
- Josephine Cox died in 2020, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Josephine Cox are still being published after Josephine Cox's death in 2020; the newest appeared in 2026.
- Release pace
- Josephine Cox books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 20,174 pages across the 50 of 64 books with a recorded length, a median of 388 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Josephine Cox books, 27 of 64, were published in the 1990s.
What the Josephine Cox books are about
52 of the 64 Josephine Cox books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: man-woman relationships is tagged on 11 of 52. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Man-woman relationships 11 of 52 books
- Social life and customs 10 of 52 books
- Manners and customs 9 of 52 books
- Romance 9 of 52 books
- Family life 7 of 52 books
- Friendship 4 of 52 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 52 books
- Domestic fiction 3 of 52 books
- Dysfunctional families 3 of 52 books
- England 3 of 52 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 52 books