Books in Order: A Comprehensive Guide to Kate Rhodes Literary Works

Kate Rhodes started out as a poet — her first book was the 2005 collection Reversal — which is an unusual first act for a crime writer. After completing a doctorate and teaching English at universities in both Britain and the United States, she gave up the lecture hall for full-time writing, and her debut novel, Crossbones Yard, arrived in 2012 to launch the Alice Quentin series.

The six novels in this guide span 2012 to 2018, from Crossbones Yard through Fatal Harmony. Rhodes lives in Cambridge, England, with her husband, and her books pair suspense with layered characters and close psychological detail — a combination that has earned her a serious reputation in crime fiction.