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.

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 September 2026.

  1. 1
    Death In ShanghaiInspector Danilov #12015 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015356
  2. 2
    The Irish InheritanceJayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery #12016 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016330
  3. 3
    City Of ShadowsInspector Danilov #22016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  4. 4
    The Somme LegacyJayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery #22017 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017376
  5. 5
    The American CandidateJayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery #32017 · 358 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017358
  6. 6
    The Murder GameInspector Danilov #32017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017
  7. 7
    Where The Truth LiesDI Ridpath #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  8. 8
    The Killing TimeInspector Danilov #42018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  9. 9
    The Vanished ChildJayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery #42018 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018320
  10. 10
    The Silent ChristmasJayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery #52018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  11. 11
    Where The Dead FallDI Ridpath #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  12. 12
    Where the Silence CallsDI Ridpath #32019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  13. 13
    The Sinclair BetrayalJayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery #62019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  14. 14
    The Merchant's DaughterJayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery #72019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  15. 15
    Where the Innocent DieDI Ridpath #42020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  16. 16
    When the Past KillsDI Ridpath #52020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  17. 17
    The Christmas CarolJayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery #82020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  18. 18
    When the Evil WaitsDI Ridpath #62021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  19. 19
    When the Guilty CryDI Ridpath #72021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  20. 20
    When the Night EndsDI Ridpath #82022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  21. 21
    The Missing FatherJayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery #92022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  22. 22
    What the Shadows HideDI Ridpath #92023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  23. 23
    The Irish ConvictJayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery #102023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  24. 24
    The Coffin in the WallDI Emma Christie Crime Thriller #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  25. 25
    Death on the DeeDI Emma Christie Crime Thriller #22024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  26. 26
    What the Dead WantDI Ridpath #102024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  27. 27
    The Bones of ChesterDI Emma Christie Crime Thriller #32025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025
  28. 28
    The Salford SiouxJayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery #112025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025
  29. 29
    What the Dark WhispersDI Ridpath #112025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025
  30. 30
    The Dead of DevaDI Emma Christie Crime Thriller #42026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026
  31. 31
    What the Dying SeeDI Ridpath #122026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026

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.

Do 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.

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