Tasha Alexander Books in Order
Tasha Alexander has written 27 books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is And Only to Deceive (2005) and the newest is Murder on the Sacred River (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 25 of the 27 books listed here are in the Lady Emily series, which has its own page: Lady Emily books in order.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 2005–2026
- Confirmed
- 27 of 27 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,827 in 16 of 27 books
- Reading time
- 80–121 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,827 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 27 titles with a page count on record.
Lady Emily Ashton investigates murders in Tasha Alexander's historical mystery series, set among the English upper class. And Only to Deceive (2005) opens the run, and the catalogue reaches 27 books, with Murder on the Sacred River the most recent. Aristocracy, heiresses and social custom fill the subject list, and standalone novels sit beside the Lady Emily books.
Source: Wikidata
How many Tasha Alexander books are there?
Tasha Alexander has 27 books, released between 2005 and 2026. 25 of them belong to the Lady Emily series.
Tasha Alexander Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Tasha Alexander 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.
- 120053213/4
- 220072973/4
- 320073203/4
- 420082963/4
- 520093073/4
- 620103063/4
- 720113243/4
- 820123093/4
- 920132883/4
- 1020142923/4
- 112014–3/4
- 1220152883/4
- 132015–3/4
- 1420162873/4
- 152017–3/4
- 1620172883/4
- 172018–3/4
- 182018–3/4
- 1920182963/4
- 202019–3/4
- 2120203043/4
- 2220213043/4
- 232022–3/4
- 242023–3/4
- 252024–3/4
- 262025–3/4
- 272026–3/4
Tasha Alexander series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Lady Emily books in order 25 books
Tasha Alexander 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.
Tasha Alexander Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Tasha Alexander Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Tasha Alexander books run from And Only to Deceive (2005) to Murder on the Sacred River (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Tasha Alexander in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Tasha Alexander books in order?
You only need to read Tasha Alexander books in order within the Lady Emily series, which holds 25 of the 27 Tasha Alexander books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Tasha Alexander
Start with And Only to Deceive (2005), the first Lady Emily book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Tasha Alexander book?
Murder on the Sacred River (2026) is the newest Tasha Alexander book released so far.
Is there a new Tasha Alexander book coming?
No next Tasha Alexander book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Tasha Alexander at a glance
- Still publishing
- Tasha Alexander published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Tasha Alexander books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,827 pages across the 16 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 300 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Tasha Alexander books, 15 of 27, were published in the 2010s.
When Tasha Alexander books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Tasha Alexander titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 15 titles.
27 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Tasha Alexander books are about
16 of the 27 Tasha Alexander books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 7 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 7 of 16 books
- Murder 7 of 16 books
- Investigation 6 of 16 books
- Upper class 6 of 16 books
- Suspense 5 of 16 books
- England 4 of 16 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 16 books
- Social life and customs 4 of 16 books
- Aristocracy (social class) 3 of 16 books
- Heiresses 3 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 3 of 16 books