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Lady Hardcastle Books in Order

T.E. Kinsey has written 14 Lady Hardcastle books, published between 2014 and 2026. The first book is A Quiet Life in the Country (2014) and the newest is Murder on the Rocks (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2014–2026
Confirmed
14 of 14 titles
Pages on record
2,150 in 7 of 14 books
Reading time
36–54 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,150 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

See all 14 books in order Printable Lady Hardcastle checklist

Lady Hardcastle is the amateur detective of T.E. Kinsey's historical mysteries, set in the English countryside. A Quiet Life in the Country (2014) opens the series, and 14 catalogued books reach Murder on the Rocks in 2026. Women detectives, household employees, country life and eccentrics run through the subject records, with murder investigation in every title.

How many Lady Hardcastle books are there?

Lady Hardcastle has 14 books, released between 2014 and 2026.

Lady Hardcastle Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Lady Hardcastle 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 A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey, book 1 of the Lady Hardcastle Mysteries series (2014)
  2. Cover of In the Market for Murder by T.E. Kinsey, book 2 of the Lady Hardcastle Mysteries series (2015)
  3. Cover of The Burning Issue of the Day by T.E. Kinsey, book 6 of the Lady Hardcastle Mysteries series (2019)
  4. Cover of Death Beside the Seaside by T.E. Kinsey, book 7 of the Lady Hardcastle Mysteries series (2019)
  5. Cover of The Fatal Flying Affair by T.E. Kinsey, book 8 of the Lady Hardcastle Mysteries series (2020)
  6. Cover of An Act of Foul Play by T.E. Kinsey, book 10 of the Lady Hardcastle Mysteries series (2022)
  1. 1
    A Quiet Life in the CountryLady Hardcastle Mysteries #12014 · 250 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014250
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  2. 2
    In the Market for MurderLady Hardcastle Mysteries #22015 · 267 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015267
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  3. 3
    Death Around the BendLady Hardcastle Mysteries #32017 · 315 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017315
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  4. 4
    Christmas at The GrangeLady Hardcastle Mysteries #42017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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  5. 5
    A Picture of MurderLady Hardcastle Mysteries #52018 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018320
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  6. 6
    The Burning Issue of the DayLady Hardcastle Mysteries #62019 · 316 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019316
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  7. 7
    Death Beside the SeasideLady Hardcastle Mysteries #72019 · 379 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019379
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  8. 8
    The Fatal Flying AffairLady Hardcastle Mysteries #82020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  9. 9
    Rotten To The CoreLady Hardcastle Mysteries #92022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  10. 10
    An Act of Foul PlayLady Hardcastle Mysteries #102022 · 303 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2022303
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  11. 11
    A Fire at the ExhibitionLady Hardcastle Mysteries #112023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  12. 12
    An Assassination on the AgendaLady Hardcastle Mysteries #122024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  13. 13
    The Beast of Littleton WoodsLady Hardcastle Mysteries #132025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  14. 14
    Murder on the RocksLady Hardcastle Mysteries #142026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Do you have to read Lady Hardcastle books in order?

You should read the Lady Hardcastle books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Lady Hardcastle book also stands alone.

Where to start with Lady Hardcastle

Start with A Quiet Life in the Country (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lady Hardcastle book?

Murder on the Rocks (2026) is the newest Lady Hardcastle book released so far.

Is there a new Lady Hardcastle book coming?

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

Lady Hardcastle at a glance

Still running
Lady Hardcastle is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Lady Hardcastle books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,150 pages across the 7 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 315 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lady Hardcastle books, 7 of 14, were published in the 2020s.

What the Lady Hardcastle books are about

2 of the 14 Lady Hardcastle books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by T.E. Kinsey

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