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Jane Austen Mysteries Books in Order

Jane Austen Mysteries by Stephanie Barron contains 16 books, published between 1996 and 2023: 15 in the Jane Austen Mysteries series and 1 related title. The first book is Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (1996) and the newest main-line book is Jane and the Final Mystery (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
1996–2023
Pages on record
3,317 in 11 of 16 books
Reading time
55–83 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,317 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

See all 16 books in order Printable Jane Austen Mysteries checklist

Jane Austen Mysteries is Stephanie Barron's historical mystery series, with Jane Austen (1775-1817) and women sleuths among the recorded subjects. The 16 books run from Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (1996) to Jane and the Final Mystery (2023). Jane and the Man of the Cloth (1997), Jane and the Stillroom Maid (2000), Jane and the Ghosts of Netley (2003) and Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron (2010) fall in between. Recorded subjects also include England, the upper class and Regency romance.

How many Jane Austen Mysteries books are there?

Jane Austen Mysteries has 16 books, released between 1996 and 2023. 15 of them belong to the Jane Austen Mysteries series, and 1 related title sit outside it: companion books.

Jane Austen Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Jane Austen Mysteries 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 Jane and the Man of the Cloth by Stephanie Barron, book 2 of the Jane Austen Mysteries series (1997)
  2. Cover of Jane and the Wandering Eye by Stephanie Barron, book 3 of the Jane Austen Mysteries series (1998)
  3. Cover of Jane and the Genius of the Place by Stephanie Barron, book 4 of the Jane Austen Mysteries series (1999)
  4. Cover of Jane and the Stillroom Maid by Stephanie Barron, book 5 of the Jane Austen Mysteries series (2000)
  5. Cover of Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House by Stephanie Barron, book 6 of the Jane Austen Mysteries series (2001)
  6. Cover of Jane and the Barque of Frailty by Stephanie Barron, book 9 of the Jane Austen Mysteries series (2006)
  7. Cover of Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron by Stephanie Barron, book 10 of the Jane Austen Mysteries series (2010)
  8. Cover of Jane and the Canterbury Tale by Stephanie Barron, book 11 of the Jane Austen Mysteries series (2011)
  9. Cover of Jane and the Year Without a Summer by Stephanie Barron, book 14 of the Jane Austen Mysteries series (2022)
  10. Cover of Jane and the Final Mystery by Stephanie Barron, book 15 of the Jane Austen Mysteries series (2023)
  1. 1
    Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave ManorJane Austen Mysteries #11996 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996304
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  2. 2
    Jane and the Man of the ClothJane Austen Mysteries #21997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  3. 3
    Jane and the Wandering EyeJane Austen Mysteries #31998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  4. 4
    Jane and the Genius of the PlaceJane Austen Mysteries #41999 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999384
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  5. 5
    Jane and the Stillroom MaidJane Austen Mysteries #52000 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000336
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  6. 6
    Jane and the Prisoner of Wool HouseJane Austen Mysteries #62001 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001291
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  7. 7
    Jane and the Ghosts of NetleyJane Austen Mysteries #72003 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003352
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  8. 8
    Jane and His Lordship's LegacyJane Austen Mysteries #82005 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005292
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  9. 9
    Jane and the Barque of FrailtyJane Austen Mysteries #92006 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006368
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  10. 10
    Jane and the Madness of Lord ByronJane Austen Mysteries #102010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  11. 11
    Jane and the Canterbury TaleJane Austen Mysteries #112011 · 307 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011307
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  12. 12
    On Hosting Your Regency-Era Christmas PartyJane Austen Companion #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  13. 13
    Jane and the Twelve Days of ChristmasJane Austen Mysteries #122014 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014346
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  14. 14
    Jane and the Waterloo MapJane Austen Mysteries #132016 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    20161
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  15. 15
    Jane and the Year Without a SummerJane Austen Mysteries #142022 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022336
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  16. 16
    Jane and the Final MysteryJane Austen Mysteries #152023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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Do you have to read Jane Austen Mysteries books in order?

You should read the Jane Austen Mysteries series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (companion books) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Jane Austen Mysteries book also stands alone.

Where to start with Jane Austen Mysteries

Start with Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (1996), the earliest published book in the Jane Austen Mysteries series.

What is the newest Jane Austen Mysteries book?

Jane and the Final Mystery (2023) is the newest book in the Jane Austen Mysteries series.

Is there a new Jane Austen Mysteries book coming?

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

Jane Austen Mysteries at a glance

Paused
No new main-line Jane Austen Mysteries title has appeared for 3 years. The last was Jane and the Final Mystery (2023).
Release pace
Jane Austen Mysteries books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,317 pages across the 11 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jane Austen Mysteries books, 5 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jane Austen Mysteries books are about

12 of the 16 Jane Austen Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: austen, jane, 1775-1817 is tagged on 12 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Stephanie Barron

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.