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Frances Doughty Books in Order

Frances Doughty by Linda Stratmann contains 8 books, published between 2011 and 2018. The first book is The Poisonous Seed (2011) and the newest is Murder at the Bayswater Bicycle Club (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2011–2018
Pages on record
1,129 in 4 of 8 books
Reading time
19–28 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,129 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

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Frances Doughty is the fictitious woman detective of Linda Stratmann's historical mystery series, catalogued under crime, women sleuths and the history of London. Subject headings also name pharmacists and suffragists. Eight books run from The Poisonous Seed (2011) to Murder at the Bayswater Bicycle Club (2018), by way of The Daughters of Gentlemen (2012), A Case of Doubtful Death (2013), An Appetite for Murder (2014), The Children of Silence (2015), Death in Bayswater (2016) and A True and Faithful Brother (2017). Median recorded length is 286 pages.

How many Frances Doughty books are there?

Frances Doughty has 8 books, released between 2011 and 2018.

Frances Doughty Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Frances Doughty 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 Poisonous Seed by Linda Stratmann, book 1 of the Frances Doughty series (2011)
  2. Cover of The Daughters of Gentlemen by Linda Stratmann, book 2 of the Frances Doughty series (2012)
  3. Cover of A Case of Doubtful Death by Linda Stratmann, book 3 of the Frances Doughty series (2013)
  4. Cover of An Appetite for Murder by Linda Stratmann, book 4 of the Frances Doughty series (2014)
  5. Cover of The Children of Silence by Linda Stratmann, book 5 of the Frances Doughty series (2015)
  6. Cover of Death in Bayswater by Linda Stratmann, book 6 of the Frances Doughty series (2016)
  7. Cover of A True and Faithful Brother by Linda Stratmann, book 7 of the Frances Doughty series (2017)
  1. 1
    The Poisonous Seed2011 · 269 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011269
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  2. 2
    The Daughters of Gentlemen2012 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012286
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  3. 3
    A Case of Doubtful Death2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  4. 4
    An Appetite for Murder2014 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014286
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  5. 5
    The Children of Silence2015 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015288
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  6. 6
    Death in Bayswater2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  7. 7
    A True and Faithful Brother2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  8. 8
    Murder at the Bayswater Bicycle Club2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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Is there a chronological order for Frances Doughty?

No separate chronological order is on record for Frances Doughty, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Frances Doughty books in order?

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

Where to start with Frances Doughty

Start with The Poisonous Seed (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Frances Doughty book?

Murder at the Bayswater Bicycle Club (2018) is the newest Frances Doughty book released so far.

Is there a new Frances Doughty book coming?

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

Frances Doughty at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Frances Doughty title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Frances Doughty books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,129 pages across the 4 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 286 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Frances Doughty books, 8 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Frances Doughty books are about

All 8 Frances Doughty books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: london (england) is tagged on 7 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Linda Stratmann

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

Characters in the Frances Doughty books

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Other series by Linda Stratmann

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