Jodi Taylor

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  • Bibliography:
    53 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2013
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

The Chronicles of St. Mary's

1 - Just One Damned Thing After Another (Sep-2013)
2 - A Symphony of Echoes (Jan-2014)
2.5 - When a Child is Born (Nov-2013)
3 - A Second Chance (Aug-2014)
3.5 - Roman Holiday (Jun-2014)
4 - A Trail Through Time (Mar-2015)
4.5 - Christmas Present (Feb-2015)
5 - No Time Like The Past (May-2015)
6 - What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (Jul-2015)
6.4 - Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings: A Chronicles of St. Mary's Short Story (Nov-2015)
6.5 - The Very First Damned Thing (Dec-2015)
6.6 - The Great St. Mary's Day Out (Aug-2016)
6.7 - My Name is Markham (Dec-2016)
7 - Lies, Damned Lies, and History (May-2017)
8 - Blood, Sweat, and Tea (Jul-2017)
8.5 - Christmas Past (Dec-2017)
8.6 - The Battersea Barricades (Apr-2018)
9 - An Argumentation of Historians (Apr-2018)
9.5 - The Steam Pump Jump (Jul-2018)
10 - Hope for the Best (Apr-2019)
11 - Plan for the Worst (Apr-2020)
12 - Another Time, Another Place (Apr-2021)
13 - A Catalogue of Catastrophe (Apr-2022)
14 - The Good, The Bad and The History (Jun-2023)
The Long and Short of It (Jun-2017)

Elizabeth Cage

1 - White Silence (Jan-2018)
2 - Dark Light (Oct-2018)
3 - Long Shadows (Aug-2021)

Frogmorton Farm

1 - The Nothing Girl (May-2014)
1.5 - Little Donkey (Feb-2015)
2 - The Something Girl (Mar-2017)
3 - Joy to the World (Nov-2020)

The Time Police

1 - Doing Time (Oct-2019)
2 - Hard Time (Oct-2020)
3 - Saving Time (Oct-2021)
3.5 - The Toast of Time (Dec-2021)
4 - About Time (Oct-2022)
4.5 - Santa Grint (Dec-2022)
5 - Killing Time (Jun-2024)

Book List in Order: 53 titles

  • Just One Damned Thing After Another

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 1

    'One of my favourite books of all time' CHARLAINE HARRIS 'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K. MCDONNELL'A great mix of British properness and humour with a large dollop of histor...

  • When a Child is Born

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 2.5

    A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. It's Christmas Day 1066 and a team from St Mary's is going to witness the coronation of William th...

  • A Symphony of Echoes

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 2

    The second book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.Wher...

  • The Nothing Girl

    Frogmorton Farm - 1

    Getting a life isn't always easy. And hanging on to it is even harder . . . Discover this funny, heart-warming tale of self-discovery from Jodi Taylor, author of the internationally bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series.Nobody ever notices litt...

  • Roman Holiday

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 3.5

    A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. Question: What sort of idiot installs his mistress in his wife's house? Especially when that mistr...

  • A Second Chance

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 3

    The third book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.Histo...

  • Christmas Present

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 4.5

    A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. It's Christmas Eve at St Mary'sAnd all through the houseNothing is stirring...Except for Max, Pete...

  • Little Donkey

    Frogmorton Farm - 1.5

    A Frogmorton Farm short story. Catch up with the characters from Jodi Taylor's bestselling novel, The Nothing Girl, as they navigate the complexities of the local nativity play in their own, unique fashion.It's Christmas and Jenny Checkland is beset ...

  • A Trail Through Time

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 4

    The fourth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.Some...



  • No Time Like The Past

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 5

    The fifth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.A Fet...

  • What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 6

    The sixth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.What ...

  • Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings: A Chronicles of St. Mary's Short Story

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 6.4

    A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. It's Christmas at St Mary's and time for Max's obligatory illegal jump. On this occasion, however,...

  • The Very First Damned Thing

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 6.5

    A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. Ever wondered how it all began?It's two years since the final victory at the Battersea Barricades....

  • A Bachelor Establishment

    High adventure and dark mystery combine in a sparkling historical romance, by Jodi Taylor writing as Isabella Barclay from The Chronicles of St. Mary's. Bascombe, widowed and tied to an impoverished estate, has learned to ask little of life. With...

  • The Great St. Mary's Day Out

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 6.6

    Everyone deserves to get away for a bit. Even the miscreants at St Mary's. Astonishingly, Dr. Bairstow has declared a holiday. Even more astonishingly - he's paying for it. Needless to say, there are strings attached. They have to record the 1601...

  • My Name is Markham

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 6.7

    A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. Like a smaller and much scruffier Greta Garbo - finally - Markham speaks!It's Christmas and time f...

  • The Something Girl

    Frogmorton Farm - 2

    Life on Frogmorton Farm is never peaceful for long . . . Discover book two in the magical Frogmorton Farm series from Jodi Taylor, author of the internationally bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's.Life is good at Frogmorton Farm. Yes, Jenny and Russ...

  • And the Rest is History

    The eighth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.Beca...

  • Lies, Damned Lies, and History

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 7

    The seventh book in the bestselling British madcap time-travelling series, served with a dash of wit that seems to be everyone's cup of tea. Behind the seemingly innocuous facade of St. Mary's Institute of Historical Research, a different kind of...



  • The Long and Short of It

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's

    In print for the very first time, The Long and Short of It collects eight unmissable short stories from the international bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series.With introductions plus the brand new short story, A Perfect Storm.When a Child is Bo...

  • Blood, Sweat, and Tea

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 8

    The eighth book in the bestselling British madcap time-travelling series, served with a dash of wit that seems to be everyone’s cup of tea. Behind the seemingly innocuous facade of St. Mary’s Institute of Historical Research, a different kind...

  • A Perfect Storm

    A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. You don't have to travel through time to experience catastrophe on an epic scale, as the disaster-...

  • Christmas Past

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 8.5

    A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. The First Farrell Family Christmas.Max, Leon and Matthew - together at last for Christmas at St Ma...

  • White Silence

    Elizabeth Cage - 1

    The first instalment in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author, Jodi Taylor.'I don't know who I am. I don't know what I am.'Elizabeth Cage is a child when she discovers that there are things in this world that...

  • An Argumentation of Historians

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 9

    The ninth book in the bestselling British madcap time-travelling series, served with a dash of wit that seems to be everyone’s cup of tea. Behind the seemingly innocuous facade of St. Mary’s Institute of Historical Research, a different kind ...

  • The Battersea Barricades

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 8.6

    A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. It's not easy being a rebel.So many new skills to assimilate.Never mind strategic planning, weapon...

  • The Steam Pump Jump

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 9.5

    A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. Not one to let being banged up in Sick Bay stop her, Max has had a brilliant idea. But she needs M...

  • Dark Light

    Elizabeth Cage - 2

    The second novel in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author Jodi Taylor.Betrayed, terrified and alone, Elizabeth Cage has fled her home. With no plan and no friends, she arrives at the picturesque village of Gr...

  • Hope for the Best

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 10

    The tenth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde, Ben Aaronovitch or Doctor Who, you won't be able to resist Jodi ...



  • When Did You Last See Your Father?

    A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.**Includes bonus St Mary's escapades Desiccated Water and Markham and the Anal Probing and original...

  • Doing Time

    The Time Police - 1

    'Not enough stars to do this justice. I loved it' Reader review ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐Introducing THE TIME POLICE - an irresistible spinoff from the internationally bestselling CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S. A long time ago in the future, the secret of time tr...

  • Why is Nothing Ever Simple?

    A special Chronicles of St Mary's Christmas short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.It's Christmas at St Mary's and time for the traditional illicit jump. Except thi...

  • Plan for the Worst

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 11

    'A great mix of British properness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun' ***** BOOK 11 IN THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S SERIESFor fans of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club, Jasper Fforde and Doctor Who.I would...

  • Hard Time

    The Time Police - 2

    'Perfect for anyone who loves fast-paced action with strong, memorable characters who drive the story forward with a combination of ingenuity and incompetence. Highly recommended' BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY'Immersive, heart-warming, entertaining' THE SC...

  • Joy to the World

    Frogmorton Farm - 3

    A Frogmorton Farm short story from the bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's. Perfect for fans of Sarah Addison Allen, Kristen Ashley and Genevieve Cogman.It's Christmas time again and all is not well at Frogmorton Farm.Jenny and Russell'...

  • The Ordeal of the Haunted Room

    A Christmas ghost story - Chronicles of St Mary's style! For fans of Doctor Who and Jasper Fforde... and A Christmas Carol. Where better for the annual festive jump than the chance to experience a real Victorian Christmas?On the longest night of 1895...

  • Another Time, Another Place

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 12

    'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K. MCDONNELL'A great mix of British properness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun' *****BOOK 12 IN THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING...

  • Long Story Short

    Now in print for the very first time, this unmissable collection brings together seven short stories from the internationally bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series, and one special guest tale from somewhere completely different. **Includes brand...

  • Long Shadows

    Elizabeth Cage - 3

    BOOK 3 IN THE GRIPPING SUPERNATURAL SERIES BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'SI don't know who I am. I don't know what I am. The identity of Elizabeth Cage has always been a mystery. Even she doesn't know who, or what, she is. Bu...



  • Saving Time

    The Time Police - 3

    **PRE-ORDER KILLING TIME - BOOK FIVE IN THE TIME POLICE SERIES - NOW**From the bestselling author of THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S.Life is good for Team Weird, now heroes and fully fledged Time Police officers. Luke can't wait to bear arms. Jane has a ...

  • The Toast of Time

    The Time Police - 3.5

    A Christmas short story from the 'Queen of Time', internationally bestselling author of The Chronicles of St Mary's, Jodi Taylor.'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K. MCDONNELLOnc...

  • A Catalogue of Catastrophe

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 13

    'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K. MCDONNELL BOOK 13 IN THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S SERIESFor fans of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series, J...

  • About Time

    The Time Police - 4

    From the million-copy bestselling author of THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S.'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time' C. K. MCDONNELL* Don't miss the brand new Time Police novel - KILLING TIME - coming June 2024, available to pre-order now *---Twen...

  • Santa Grint

    The Time Police - 4.5

    The brand new TIME POLICE short story from million-copy bestselling author of THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S.It all begins when the Time Police hold their first Children's Christmas Party. Their most dangerous mission yet . . .No good deed ever goes unp...

  • The Good, The Bad and The History

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's - 14

    BOOK 14 IN THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S SERIES, FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JODI TAYLOR. ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐'Brilliant, hilarious, keeps you on your toes' Reader review 'The characters make me come back time and time again' Reader review 'I have no...

  • Christmas Pie

    Merry Christmas from Jodi Taylor. It's time for St Mary's traditional Christmas jump - even though it's only September...St Mary's has never lacked for enemies, but danger has never been closer to home. A state of war has broken out between St Mary's...

  • Storm Christopher

    A brand new Frogmorton Farm short story, from the bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's. With their children off on a school trip Russell and Jenny are contemplating their first peaceful weekend for many years.SPOILER ALERT: That doesn't ...

  • Killing Time

    The Time Police - 5

    'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time' C. K. MCDONNELLFrom the million-copy bestselling author of THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S.A ghost train, lost in Time, hurtles through the night...Two members of Team 236 are trapped on board. Not ideal un...

  • The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal

    From the globally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's and Time Police series - the origin story of bounty hunters extraordinaire: Smallhope and Pennyroyal.'Clever, funny and made my heart hurt in the best way' STEPHANIE BUTLAND***Meet ...



  • Lights! Camera! Mayhem!

    Jodi Taylor and the disaster magnets of St Mary's return with a story of chaos and catastrophe, to wish you a very Merry Christmas.Coming to a screen near you...TEMPORA, THE TIME TRAVELLING TOURISTStarring Astrid Gustafsson as Helen of Troy - 'the fa...

  • Bad Moon

    BOOK 4 IN THE GRIPPING SUPERNATURAL SERIES BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'SI will send the serpent. I always send the serpent. It's kind of my signature move. Things are not going well for Elizabeth Cage. It all started with ...

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  • And Now for Something Completely Different

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    A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. Here's a question for you. What's the most exciting thing ever found in a fire bucket? And don't s...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jodi Taylor has published 53 books.

The next book by Jodi Taylor, Untitled, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Jodi Taylor, Just One Damned Thing After Another, was published in September 2013.

Yes. Jodi Taylor has 4 series.
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