Jefferson Tayte Books in Order
Steve Robinson has written 8 Jefferson Tayte books, published between 2011 and 2021. The first book is In the Blood (2011) and the newest is The Girl in the Painting (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2011–2021
- Pages on record
- 2,384 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 40–60 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,384 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Jefferson Tayte is the genealogist at the centre of Steve Robinson's Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Mystery series, catalogued under crime, historical and detective fiction. Subject headings name genealogists, scientists, monarchy, London and England, and the steamship Empress of Ireland with its shipwreck victims and Quebec. Eight books run from In the Blood (2011) to The Girl in the Painting (2021), by way of The Last Queen of England (2012), To The Grave (2012), The Lost Empress (2014), Kindred (2016), Dying Games (2017) and Letters from the Dead (2018). Anyone after Jefferson Tayte books in order finds nothing newer than 2021.
How many Jefferson Tayte books are there?
Jefferson Tayte has 8 books, released between 2011 and 2021.
Jefferson Tayte Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Jefferson Tayte 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.
- 120113922/4
- 220123262/4
- 320123222/4
- 420143242/4
- 520163522/4
- 620173202/4
- 720183482/4
- 82021–2/4
Do you have to read Jefferson Tayte books in order?
You should read the Jefferson Tayte books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Jefferson Tayte book also stands alone.
Where to start with Jefferson Tayte
Start with In the Blood (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jefferson Tayte book?
The Girl in the Painting (2021) is the newest Jefferson Tayte book released so far.
Is there a new Jefferson Tayte book coming?
No next Jefferson Tayte book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jefferson Tayte at a glance
- Paused
- No new Jefferson Tayte title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Jefferson Tayte books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,384 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 326 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jefferson Tayte books, 7 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Jefferson Tayte books are about
5 of the 8 Jefferson Tayte books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: genealogists is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Genealogists 4 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 5 books
- Scientists 2 of 5 books
- Crime 1 of 5 books
- Empress of Ireland (Steamship) 1 of 5 books
- England 1 of 5 books
- Historical fiction 1 of 5 books
- London (England) 1 of 5 books
- Monarchy 1 of 5 books
- Quebec (province) 1 of 5 books
- Shipwreck victims 1 of 5 books
- Shipwrecks 1 of 5 books
More books by Steve Robinson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Steve Robinson books in order 11 books