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Tess Stimson Books in Order

Tess Stimson has written 18 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is Hard News (1993) and the newest is The Perfect Accident (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
1993–2026
Pages on record
2,987 in 8 of 18 books
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Tess Stimson writes about marriage and its failures, with subjects covering adultery, love triangles, motherhood, nannies and sisters. Hard News (1993) opens her catalogue, followed by Soft Focus (1995) and Pole Position (1996), and the later run takes in The Adultery Club (2007), The Infidelity Chain (2008), Who Loves You Best (2010) and The Wife Who Ran Away (2011). Stimson has 18 books, reaching The Perfect Accident in 2026.

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How many Tess Stimson books are there?

Tess Stimson has 18 books, released between 1993 and 2026.

Tess Stimson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Tess Stimson 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.

  1. Cover of Hard News by Tess Stimson (1993)
  2. Cover of Soft Focus by Tess Stimson (1995)
  3. Cover of Pole Position by Tess Stimson (1996)
  4. Cover of The Adultery Club by Tess Stimson (2007)
  5. Cover of The Infidelity Chain by Tess Stimson (2008)
  6. Cover of Beat the Bitch by Tess Stimson (2009)
  7. Cover of Who Loves You Best by Tess Stimson (2010)
  8. Cover of The Wife Who Ran Away by Tess Stimson (2011)
  9. Cover of The Nanny by Tess Stimson (2013)
  10. Cover of The Lying Game by Tess Stimson (2013)
  11. Cover of An Open Marriage by Tess Stimson (2014)
  12. Cover of One in Three by Tess Stimson (2020)
  1. 1
    Hard News1993 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993336
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  2. 2
    Soft Focus1995 · 454 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995454
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  3. 3
    Pole Position1996 · 369 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996369
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  4. 4
    The Adultery Club2007 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007400
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  5. 5
    The Infidelity Chain2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Beat the Bitch2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  7. 7
    The Cradle Snatcher2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    What's Yours Is Mine2010 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010340
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Who Loves You Best2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Wife Who Ran Away2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Nanny2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  12. 12
    The Lying Game2013 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013320
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  13. 13
    An Open Marriage2014 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    A Mother’s Secret / Picture of Innocence2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  15. 15
    One in Three2020 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020448
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  16. 16
    Stolen2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  17. 17
    The New House2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  18. 18
    The Perfect Accident2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Tess Stimson 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.

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18 books

18 Tess Stimson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Tess Stimson books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 18 Tess Stimson books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Tess Stimson

Start with Hard News (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tess Stimson book?

The Perfect Accident (2026) is the newest Tess Stimson book released so far.

Is there a new Tess Stimson book coming?

No next Tess Stimson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Tess Stimson at a glance

Still publishing
Tess Stimson published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Tess Stimson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,987 pages across the 8 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 354 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tess Stimson books, 6 of 18, were published in the 2010s.

When Tess Stimson books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Tess Stimson titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 6 titles.

1990s
3
2000s
4
2010s
6
2020s
5

18 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Tess Stimson books are about

14 of the 18 Tess Stimson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: man-woman relationships is tagged on 7 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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