Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Expert in Murder | 2008 | Nicola Upson | Buy |
| 2 | Angel with Two Faces | 2009 | Nicola Upson | Buy |
| 3 | Two for Sorrow | 2010 | Nicola Upson | Buy |
| 4 | Fear in the Sunlight | 2012 | Nicola Upson | Buy |
| 5 | The Death of Lucy Kyte | 2013 | Nicola Upson | Buy |
| 6 | London Rain | 2015 | Nicola Upson | Buy |
| 7 | Nine Lessons | 2017 | Nicola Upson | Buy |
| 8 | Sorry for the Dead | 2019 | Nicola Upson | Buy |
| 9 | The Dead of Winter | 2020 | Nicola Upson | N/A |
| 10 | The Secrets of Winter / Dead of Winter | 2020 | Nicola Upson | Buy |
| 11 | Dear Little Corpses | 2022 | Nicola Upson | Buy |
| 12 | Shot With Crimson | 2023 | Nicola Upson | Buy |
Nicola Upson’s Josephine Tey series has twelve books published between 2008 and 2023. The series begins with An Expert in Murder and follows a mystery format, with new entries appearing every one to two years through the 2010s and into the 2020s. Reading in publication order is recommended since characters and storylines develop across the books.
The series maintained a regular rhythm over its fifteen-year run. Early entries like Angel with Two Faces (2009), Two for Sorrow (2010), and Fear in the Sunlight (2012) established the pattern, while later titles such as Dear Little Corpses (2022) and Shot With Crimson (2023) brought the total to twelve. Two entries from 2020, The Dead of Winter and The Secrets of Winter / Dead of Winter, appear to be related editions of the same story.