Josie Prescott Books in Order
Jane K. Cleland has written 17 Josie Prescott books, published between 2006 and 2021: 14 in the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries series and 3 related titles. The first book is Consigned to Death (2006) and the newest main-line book is Jane Austen's Lost Letters (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2006–2021
- Pages on record
- 3,323 in 11 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 55–83 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,323 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Josie Prescott is a fictitious character in 17 books by Jane K. Cleland, published from 2006 to 2021. Subject tags on the books include antiques, antique dealers, appraisers, New Hampshire, murder investigation and women sleuths. Consigned to Death (2006) is the first title, and Deadly Appraisal (2007), Antiques to Die For (2008), Killer Keepsakes (2009) and Silent Auction (2010) follow. Later titles include Dolled Up for Murder (2012) and Lethal Treasure (2013), and Jane Austen's Lost Letters (2021) is the newest.
How many Josie Prescott books are there?
Josie Prescott has 17 books, released between 2006 and 2021. 14 of them belong to the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries series, and 3 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Josie Prescott Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Josie Prescott 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.
- 120063042/4
- 220073522/4
- 32008–2/4
- 42008–2/4
- 52009–2/4
- 620092882/4
- 720103282/4
- 82011–2/4
- 92012–2/4
- 1020132962/4
- 1120142902/4
- 122015–2/4
- 1320152912/4
- 1420162912/4
- 1520182912/4
- 1720213042/4
Do you have to read Josie Prescott books in order?
You should read the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 3 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Josie Prescott book also stands alone.
Where to start with Josie Prescott
Start with Consigned to Death (2006), the earliest published book in the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries series.
What is the newest Josie Prescott book?
Jane Austen's Lost Letters (2021) is the newest book in the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries series.
Is there a new Josie Prescott book coming?
No next Josie Prescott book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Josie Prescott at a glance
- Paused
- No new main-line Josie Prescott title has appeared for 5 years. The last was Jane Austen's Lost Letters (2021).
- Release pace
- Josie Prescott books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,323 pages across the 11 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 291 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Josie Prescott books, 9 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the Josie Prescott books are about
12 of the 17 Josie Prescott 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 9 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Investigation 9 of 12 books
- Murder 9 of 12 books
- Antiques 5 of 12 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 4 of 12 books
- New hampshire 4 of 12 books
- Antique dealers 3 of 12 books
- Appraisers 3 of 12 books
- Expertising 3 of 12 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 12 books
- Prescott Josie (Fictitious character) 3 of 12 books
- American literature 2 of 12 books
- Auctioneers 2 of 12 books
More books by Jane K. Cleland
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Jane K. Cleland books in order 24 books