Margaret Frazer Books in Order
Margaret Frazer has written 38 books, published between 1992 and 2012. The first book is The Novice's Tale (1992) and the newest is Circle of Witches (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1992–2012
- Pages on record
- 6,206 in 23 of 38 books
- Reading time
- 103–155 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,206 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 38 titles with a page count on record.
Margaret Frazer was the pen name of Gail Lynn Brown (26 November 1946 to 4 February 2013), an American writer of more than twenty historical mystery novels plus short stories. The name was first shared with Mary Monica Pulver Kuhfeld for The Novice's Tale (1992), which introduced the Benedictine nun Dame Frevisse, and the partnership lasted through The Murderer's Tale (1996), the sixth Frevisse book. From The Prioress' Tale (1997), an Edgar Award nominee, Gail Brown wrote as Margaret Frazer alone. The catalogue lists 38 books up to Circle of Witches (2012), with Joliffe the Player also among the characters and subjects including nuns, women sleuths and England.
How many Margaret Frazer books are there?
Margaret Frazer has 38 books, released between 1992 and 2012. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
Margaret Frazer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Margaret Frazer 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.
- 119922402/4
- 219932402/4
- 319942172/4
- 419942082/4
- 519952402/4
- 6199612/4
- 719972562/4
- 819982472/4
- 919992742/4
- 1020002882/4
- 1120023122/4
- 1220032402/4
- 1320043122/4
- 1420043362/4
- 1520052882/4
- 1620052722/4
- 1720062882/4
- 1820063522/4
- 1920073042/4
- 2020073722/4
- 212007–2/4
- 2220093292/4
- 23Neither Pity, Love, Nor Fear2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 242010–2/4
- 252010–2/4
- 26Strange Gods, Strange Men2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 272010–2/4
- 28Shakespeare's Mousetrap / That Same PitSister Frevisse Short Stories/Novellas #32010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 29Volo te Habere...2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 30This World's Eternity2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 3120102902/4
- 322011–2/4
- 332011–2/4
- 342011–2/4
- 35The Death of Kings2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 362011–2/4
- 372011–2/4
- 38Circle of Witches2012 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/420123002/4
Margaret Frazer series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Sister Frevisse books in order 22 books
Margaret Frazer books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Sister Frevisse books in order
17 books by Margaret Frazer- 1. The Novice's Tale
- 2. The Servant's Tale
- 3. The Outlaw's Tale
- 4. The Bishop's Tale
- 5. The Boy's Tale
- 6. The Murderer's Tale
- 7. The Prioress' Tale
- 8. The Maiden's Tale
- 9. The Reeve's Tale
- 10. The Squire's Tale
- 11. The Clerk's Tale
- 12. The Bastard's Tale
- and 5 more in the table above
Joliffe the Player in order
7 booksSister Frevisse Short Stories/Novellas
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Bischop Pecock Tales in order
3 booksStandalone books
6 books6 Margaret Frazer titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Margaret Frazer books in order?
You only need to read Margaret Frazer 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 Margaret Frazer
Start with The Novice's Tale (1992), the first Sister Frevisse book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Margaret Frazer book?
Circle of Witches (2012) is the newest Margaret Frazer book released so far.
Is there a new Margaret Frazer book coming?
No next Margaret Frazer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Margaret Frazer at a glance
- Died
- Margaret Frazer died in 2013, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Margaret Frazer on record dates from 2012.
- Release pace
- Margaret Frazer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,206 pages across the 23 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Margaret Frazer books, 16 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
What the Margaret Frazer books are about
24 of the 38 Margaret Frazer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: nuns is tagged on 14 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Nuns 14 of 24 books
- Historical fiction 12 of 24 books
- Frevisse, sister (fictitious character) 11 of 24 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 11 of 24 books
- History 10 of 24 books
- Sister Frevisse (Fictitious character) 9 of 24 books
- Actors and actresses 7 of 24 books
- Joliffe (Fictitious character : Frazer) 7 of 24 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 24 books
- Social life and customs 5 of 24 books
- England 4 of 24 books