M.J. Lee Books in Order
M.J. Lee has written 31 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is Death In Shanghai (2015) and the newest is What the Dying See (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 31
- Published
- 2015–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,740 in 5 of 31 books
M.J. Lee writes crime fiction across four series. Inspector Danilov is set in Shanghai and opens with Death In Shanghai (2015); DI Ridpath and DI Emma Christie carry the contemporary police procedurals; and the Jayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery books turn investigations into family history, beginning with The Irish Inheritance (2016). The catalogue holds 31 books dated 2015 to 2026, at a median 356 pages, and Lee publishes two or three a year.
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How many M.J. Lee books are there?
M.J. Lee has 31 books, released between 2015 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.
M.J. Lee Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 M.J. Lee 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 November 2026.
- 120153562/4
- 220163302/4
- 32016–2/4
- 420173762/4
- 520173582/4
- 62017–2/4
- 72018–2/4
- 82018–2/4
- 920183202/4
- 102018–2/4
- 112019–2/4
- 122019–2/4
- 132019–2/4
- 142019–2/4
- 152020–2/4
- 162020–2/4
- 172020–2/4
- 182021–2/4
- 192021–2/4
- 202022–2/4
- 212022–2/4
- 222023–2/4
- 232023–2/4
- 242024–2/4
- 252024–2/4
- 262024–2/4
- 272025–2/4
- 282025–2/4
- 292025–2/4
- 302026–2/4
- 312026–2/4
M.J. Lee 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.
DI Ridpath in order
12 booksJayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery in order
11 booksInspector Danilov in order
4 booksDI Emma Christie Crime Thriller in order
4 booksDo you have to read M.J. Lee books in order?
You only need to read M.J. Lee books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with M.J. Lee
Start with Death In Shanghai (2015), the earliest published title.
What is the newest M.J. Lee book?
What the Dying See (2026) is the newest M.J. Lee book released so far.
Is there a new M.J. Lee book coming?
No next M.J. Lee book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
M.J. Lee at a glance
- Still publishing
- M.J. Lee published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- M.J. Lee books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,740 pages across the 5 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 356 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most M.J. Lee books, 17 of 31, were published in the 2020s.
When M.J. Lee books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when M.J. Lee titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 17 titles.
31 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the M.J. Lee books are about
1 of the 31 M.J. Lee books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- China -- Shanghai 1 of 1 books
- Crime 1 of 1 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 1 books
- Shanghai (china) 1 of 1 books
- Shanghai (China) -- Fiction 1 of 1 books