Josephine Tey Books in Order
19 books are credited to Josephine Tey, published between 1929 and 1981; 3 of them appeared after Josephine Tey's death in 1952. The first book is Kif: An Unvarnished History (1929) and the newest is The Pen of My Aunt (1981). Publication order is the reading order below.
Josephine Tey is the pen name of Elizabeth MacKintosh. Josephine Tey also publishes as Gordon Daviot.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 1929–1981
- Confirmed
- 19 of 19 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,642 in 10 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 44–66 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,642 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
Josephine Tey wrote detective fiction in the English traditional mode, with Inspector Alan Grant investigating across most of the novels. The Man in the Queue (1929), also published as Killer in the Crowd, introduces Grant, and A Shilling for Candles follows. Tey also wrote plays as Gordon Daviot, among them Richard of Bordeaux and Claverhouse, and the novel Kif: An Unvarnished History (1929). Nineteen titles make up the catalogue, which is complete.
How many Josephine Tey books are there?
Josephine Tey has 19 books, released between 1929 and 1981. 3 of them were published after Josephine Tey's death in 1952. They include 3 separate series.
Josephine Tey Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Josephine Tey 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.
- 119293163/4
- 219292563/4
- 31931–3/4
- 41934–3/4
- 519362383/4
- 61937–3/4
- 719391423/4
- 81946–3/4
- 919462353/4
- 101946–3/4
- 1119482993/4
- 1219492863/4
- 1319502233/4
- 141951–3/4
- 1519524243/4
- 1619522233/4
- 171954–3/4
- 181966–3/4
- 191981–3/4
Josephine Tey 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 Tey Plays in order
2 booksInspector Alan Grant in order
6 booksJosephine Tey Standalone Novels
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Gordon Daviot Plays as Gordon Daviot in order
5 booksJosephine Tey Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Josephine Tey Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Josephine Tey books run from Kif: An Unvarnished History (1929) to The Pen of My Aunt (1981), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Josephine Tey in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Josephine Tey books in order?
You only need to read Josephine Tey 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 Josephine Tey
Start with Kif: An Unvarnished History (1929), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Josephine Tey book?
The Pen of My Aunt (1981) is the newest Josephine Tey book released so far.
Is there a new Josephine Tey book coming?
No next Josephine Tey book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Josephine Tey has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Josephine Tey. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Grand Prix de Littérature Policière1969Wonfor The Daughter of Time
Josephine Tey at a glance
- Died
- Josephine Tey died in 1952, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Josephine Tey are still being published after Josephine Tey's death in 1952; the newest appeared in 1981.
- Release pace
- Josephine Tey books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,642 pages across the 10 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 247 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Josephine Tey books, 5 of 19, were published in the 1950s.
What the Josephine Tey books are about
11 of the 19 Josephine Tey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: alan grant (fictitious character) is tagged on 4 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Alan Grant (Fictitious character) 4 of 11 books
- England 4 of 11 books
- Police 4 of 11 books
- Great Britain 3 of 11 books
- Lesbians 2 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective, traditional 2 of 11 books