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Tessa Harris Books in Order

Tessa Harris has written 14 books, published between 2011 and 2025. The first book is The Anatomist's Apprentice (2011) and the newest is The Florence Sisters (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2011–2025
Pages on record
3,427 in 10 of 14 books
Reading time
57–86 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,427 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

See all 14 books in order Printable Tessa Harris checklist

Historical mystery is Tessa Harris's form. Dr. Thomas Silkstone, an anatomist, leads one series and Constance Piper the other. Fourteen books are catalogued between The Anatomist's Apprentice (2011) and The Florence Sisters (2025), taking in The Dead Shall Not Rest (2012), The Lazarus Curse (2014), The Sixth Victim (2017) and The Angel Makers (2018). Murder investigation, physicians, forensic science and London settings recur as subjects.

How many Tessa Harris books are there?

Tessa Harris has 14 books, released between 2011 and 2025. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Tessa Harris Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Tessa Harris 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 The Anatomist's Apprentice by Tessa Harris, book 1 of the Dr. Thomas Silkstone series (2011)
  2. Cover of The Dead Shall Not Rest by Tessa Harris, book 2 of the Dr. Thomas Silkstone series (2012)
  3. Cover of The Devil's Breath by Tessa Harris, book 3 of the Dr. Thomas Silkstone series (2013)
  4. Cover of The Lazarus Curse by Tessa Harris, book 4 of the Dr. Thomas Silkstone series (2014)
  5. Cover of Shadow of the Raven by Tessa Harris, book 5 of the Dr. Thomas Silkstone series (2015)
  6. Cover of Beneath a Starless Sky by Tessa Harris (2020)
  7. Cover of The Light We Left Behind by Tessa Harris (2021)
  1. 1
    The Anatomist's ApprenticeDr. Thomas Silkstone #12011 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011310
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  2. 2
    The Dead Shall Not RestDr. Thomas Silkstone #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    The Devil's BreathDr. Thomas Silkstone #32013 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013356
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  4. 4
    The Lazarus CurseDr. Thomas Silkstone #42014 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014338
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  5. 5
    Shadow of the RavenDr. Thomas Silkstone #52015 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015355
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  6. 6
    Secrets in the StonesDr. Thomas Silkstone #62016 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016350
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  7. 7
    The Sixth VictimConstance Piper Mystery #12017 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017304
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  8. 8
    The Angel MakersConstance Piper Mystery #22018 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018326
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  9. 9
    A Deadly DeceptionConstance Piper Mystery #32019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019320
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  10. 10
    Beneath a Starless Sky2020 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020384
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  11. 11
    The Light We Left Behind2021 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021384
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  12. 12
    The Paris Notebook2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  13. 13
    The Tuscan Daughter2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  14. 14
    The Florence Sisters2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Tessa Harris 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.

Dr. Thomas Silkstone in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Anatomist's Apprentice
  2. 2. The Dead Shall Not Rest
  3. 3. The Devil's Breath
  4. 4. The Lazarus Curse
  5. 5. Shadow of the Raven
  6. 6. Secrets in the Stones

Constance Piper Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Sixth Victim
  2. 2. The Angel Makers
  3. 3. A Deadly Deception

Standalone books

5 books

5 Tessa Harris titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Tessa Harris books in order?

You only need to read Tessa Harris 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 Tessa Harris

Start with The Anatomist's Apprentice (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tessa Harris book?

The Florence Sisters (2025) is the newest Tessa Harris book released so far.

Is there a new Tessa Harris book coming?

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

Tessa Harris at a glance

Still publishing
Tessa Harris published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Tessa Harris books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,427 pages across the 10 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 344 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tessa Harris books, 9 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Tessa Harris books are about

8 of the 14 Tessa Harris books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 7 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.