Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quiet as a Nun | 1977 | Antonia Fraser | Buy |
| 2 | Tartan Tragedy: A Jemima Shore Mystery | 1978 | Antonia Fraser | N/A |
| 3 | The Wild Island | 1978 | Antonia Fraser | Buy |
| 4 | A Splash of Red | 1981 | Antonia Fraser | Buy |
| 5 | Cool Repentance | 1982 | Antonia Fraser | Buy |
| 6 | Oxford Blood | 1985 | Antonia Fraser | Buy |
| 7 | Jemima Shore’s First Case | 1986 | Antonia Fraser | Buy |
| 8 | Your Royal Hostage | 1987 | Antonia Fraser | Buy |
| 9 | The Cavalier Case | 1990 | Antonia Fraser | Buy |
| 10 | Jemima Shore at the Sunny Grave | 1991 | Antonia Fraser | Buy |
| 11 | Political Death | 1994 | Antonia Fraser | Buy |
The Jemima Shore series follows a London-based TV presenter who keeps getting mixed up in murder investigations. Antonia Fraser wrote these mysteries over nearly two decades, starting with Quiet as a Nun in 1977 and wrapping up with Political Death in 1994. Each novel is a standalone mystery, but reading them in order lets you follow Jemima’s personal life and career as they develop.
Fraser brought her deep knowledge of British social circles into the mysteries. The books are set in places like Scottish estates, Oxford colleges, and London townhouses. Jemima Shore was also adapted for television, with Patricia Hodge playing the character in a Thames Television series during the 1980s.