T.E. Kinsey Books in Order
T.E. Kinsey has written 16 books, published between 2014 and 2026. The first book is A Quiet Life in the Country (2014) and the newest is Murder on the Rocks (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 2014–2026
- Confirmed
- 16 of 16 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,485 in 8 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 41–62 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,485 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
T.E. Kinsey writes historical mysteries set in the British countryside, with women detectives, household employees, country life and eccentric neighbours among the catalogued subjects. Lady Hardcastle heads the main series, from A Quiet Life in the Country (2014) through Death Around the Bend (2017) and Death Beside the Seaside (2019); the Dizzy Heights Mysteries form a second. Sixteen catalogued books reach Murder on the Rocks in 2026.
How many T.E. Kinsey books are there?
T.E. Kinsey has 16 books, released between 2014 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
T.E. Kinsey Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 T.E. Kinsey 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.
- 120142503/4
- 220152673/4
- 320173153/4
- 42017–3/4
- 520183203/4
- 620193163/4
- 720193793/4
- 82020–3/4
- 920213353/4
- 102021–3/4
- 112022–3/4
- 1220223033/4
- 132023–3/4
- 142024–3/4
- 152025–3/4
- 162026–3/4
T.E. Kinsey characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Lady Hardcastle books in order 14 books
T.E. Kinsey 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.
Lady Hardcastle Mysteries in order
14 books- 1. A Quiet Life in the Country
- 2. In the Market for Murder
- 3. Death Around the Bend
- 4. Christmas at The Grange
- 5. A Picture of Murder
- 6. The Burning Issue of the Day
- 7. Death Beside the Seaside
- 8. The Fatal Flying Affair
- 9. Rotten To The Core
- 10. An Act of Foul Play
- 11. A Fire at the Exhibition
- 12. An Assassination on the Agenda
- and 2 more in the table above
Dizzy Heights Mystery in order
2 booksDo you have to read T.E. Kinsey books in order?
You only need to read T.E. Kinsey 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 T.E. Kinsey
Start with A Quiet Life in the Country (2014), the first Lady Hardcastle book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest T.E. Kinsey book?
Murder on the Rocks (2026) is the newest T.E. Kinsey book released so far.
Is there a new T.E. Kinsey book coming?
No next T.E. Kinsey book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
T.E. Kinsey at a glance
- Still publishing
- T.E. Kinsey published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- T.E. Kinsey books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,485 pages across the 8 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 316 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most T.E. Kinsey books, 9 of 16, were published in the 2020s.
What the T.E. Kinsey books are about
3 of the 16 T.E. Kinsey 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.
- Country life 1 of 3 books
- Eccentrics and eccentricities 1 of 3 books
- English literature 1 of 3 books
- Great Britain 1 of 3 books
- Investigation 1 of 3 books
- Murder 1 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 1 of 3 books
- Social life and customs 1 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 1 of 3 books
- Women household employees 1 of 3 books