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Ariana Franklin Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Ariana Franklin in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 21 books / 4 series

British author best known for the Mistress of the Art of Death historical mystery series. Her novels have sold over one million copies and won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger. This page provides the Ariana Franklin books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Ariana Franklin in Publication Order

1970 Stately Ghosts of England POoNB / 1 Buy
1979 Road From Singapore POoNB / 2 Buy
1980 Fitzempress' Law POoSN / 1 Buy
1981 King Of The Last Days POoSN / 2 Buy
1985 Morning Gift POoSN / 3 Buy
1988 Terrible Beauty POoNB / 3 Buy
1988 Daughter of Lir POoSN / 4 Buy
1991 The Pirate Queen POoSN / 5 Buy
1994 The Vizard Mask POoSN / 6 Buy
1996 Shores Of Darkness POoSN / 7 Buy
1998 Blood Royal POoSN / 8 Buy
2002 A Catch of Consequence POoMHB / 1 Buy
2003 Taking Liberties POoMHB / 2 Buy
2006 The Sparks Fly Upward POoMHB / 3 Buy
2006 City of Shadows POoSN / 9 Buy
2007 Mistress of the Art of Death POoMotAoDB / 1 Buy
2008 The Serpent's Tale / Death Maze POoMotAoDB / 2 Buy
2009 Relics of the Dead / Grave Goods POoMotAoDB / 3 Buy
2010 A Murderous Procession / The Assassin's Prayer POoMotAoDB / 4 Buy
2014 The Siege Winter POoSN / 10 Buy
2020 Death and the Maiden(With: Samantha Norman) POoMotAoDB / 5 Buy

Complete Ariana Franklin Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Makepeace Hedley Reading Order 3 books / 2002-2006
01 A Catch of Consequence 2002 Buy
02 Taking Liberties 2003 Buy
03 The Sparks Fly Upward 2006 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 3 books / 1970-1988
01 Stately Ghosts of England 1970 Buy
02 Road From Singapore 1979 Buy
03 Terrible Beauty 1988 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 10 books / 1980-2014
01 Fitzempress' Law 1980 Buy
02 King Of The Last Days 1981 Buy
03 Morning Gift 1985 Buy
04 Daughter of Lir 1988 Buy
05 The Pirate Queen 1991 Buy
06 The Vizard Mask 1994 Buy
07 Shores Of Darkness 1996 Buy
08 Blood Royal 1998 Buy
09 City of Shadows 2006 Buy
10 The Siege Winter 2014 Buy
01 Mistress of the Art of Death 2007 Buy
02 The Serpent's Tale / Death Maze 2008 Buy
03 Relics of the Dead / Grave Goods 2009 Buy
04 A Murderous Procession / The Assassin's Prayer 2010 Buy
05 Death and the Maiden(With: Samantha Norman) 2020 Buy

Where to start with Ariana Franklin

What is the best order to read Ariana Franklin books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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