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M.M. Kaye Books in Order

14 books are credited to M.M. Kaye, published between 1953 and 2025; 1 of them appeared after M.M. Kaye's death in 2004. The first book is Death in Kashmir / Death Walked in Kashmir (1953) and the newest is Death in the Andamans (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

M.M. Kaye also publishes as Mollie Hamilton.

Books
14
Published
1953–2025
Pages on record
3,095 in 9 of 14 books
Reading time
52–77 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,095 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

See all 14 books in order Printable M.M. Kaye checklist

M.M. Kaye was a British writer, born in 1908 and died in 2004, and The Far Pavilions (1978) is her most famous book. The Death In... mysteries account for much of the catalogue, each named for a place: Kashmir (1953), Berlin (1955), Cyprus (1956), Kenya (1958), Zanzibar (1959) and the Andamans (1960). The Share of Summer volumes sit alongside them, with biography, childhood and women authors among their subject headings. India and British social life recur across the run. Fourteen books are catalogued, spanning 1953 to 2025.

How many M.M. Kaye books are there?

M.M. Kaye has 14 books, released between 1953 and 2025. 1 of them were published after M.M. Kaye's death in 2004. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

M.M. Kaye Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 M.M. Kaye 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. Cover of Death in Berlin / Death Walked in Berlin by M.M. Kaye, book 2 of the Death In... series (1955)
  2. Cover of Shadow of the Moon by M.M. Kaye (1956)
  3. Cover of Death in Cyprus / Death Walked in Cyprus by M.M. Kaye, book 3 of the Death In... series (1956)
  4. Cover of Death in Zanzibar / The House of Shade by M.M. Kaye, book 5 of the Death In... series (1959)
  5. Cover of Death in the Andamans / Night on the Island by M.M. Kaye, book 6 of the Death In... series (1960)
  6. Cover of The Sun in the Morning by M.M. Kaye, book 1 of the Share of Summer series (1990)
  7. Cover of Enchanted Evening by M.M. Kaye, book 3 of the Share of Summer series (1999)
  1. 1
    Death in Kashmir / Death Walked in KashmirDeath In... #11953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  2. 2
    Death in Berlin / Death Walked in BerlinDeath In... #21955 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1955272
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  3. 3
    Shadow of the Moon1956 · confirmed 2/4
    1956–
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  4. 4
    Death in Cyprus / Death Walked in CyprusDeath In... #31956 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1956272
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  5. 5
    Death in Kenya / Later Than You ThinkDeath In... #41958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  6. 6
    Death in Zanzibar / The House of ShadeDeath In... #51959 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1959272
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  7. 7
    Death in the Andamans / Night on the IslandDeath In... #61960 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1960272
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  8. 8
    Trade Wind1963 · 630 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1963630
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  9. 9
    The Far Pavilions1978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  10. 10
    Ordinary Princess1980 · 122 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980122
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  11. 11
    The Sun in the MorningShare of Summer #11990 · 454 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990454
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  12. 12
    Golden AfternoonShare of Summer #21997 · 417 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997417
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  13. 13
    Enchanted EveningShare of Summer #31999 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999384
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  14. 14
    Death in the AndamansDeath In... #72025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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M.M. Kaye 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.

Death In... in order

7 books
  1. 1. Death in Kashmir / Death Walked in Kashmir
  2. 2. Death in Berlin / Death Walked in Berlin
  3. 3. Death in Cyprus / Death Walked in Cyprus
  4. 4. Death in Kenya / Later Than You Think
  5. 5. Death in Zanzibar / The House of Shade
  6. 6. Death in the Andamans / Night on the Island
  7. 7. Death in the Andamans

Share of Summer in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Sun in the Morning
  2. 2. Golden Afternoon
  3. 3. Enchanted Evening

Standalone books

4 books

4 M.M. Kaye titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read M.M. Kaye books in order?

You only need to read M.M. Kaye 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 M.M. Kaye

Start with Death in Kashmir / Death Walked in Kashmir (1953), the earliest published title.

What is the newest M.M. Kaye book?

Death in the Andamans (2025) is the newest M.M. Kaye book released so far.

Is there a new M.M. Kaye book coming?

No next M.M. Kaye 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.M. Kaye at a glance

Died
M.M. Kaye died in 2004, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to M.M. Kaye are still being published after M.M. Kaye's death in 2004; the newest appeared in 2025.
Release pace
M.M. Kaye books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
Length
3,095 pages across the 9 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most M.M. Kaye books, 6 of 14, were published in the 1950s.

What the M.M. Kaye books are about

12 of the 14 M.M. Kaye books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 5 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.