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Tate and Bell Books in Order

9 books from The Highgate Cemetery Murder (2024) to A Murder in Belgravia (2026). Rated 4.6 across 2,094 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. The Highgate Cemetery Murder

    Book 1 2024 4.4 (808)

    His heart pounding, the man scribbles the words in his notebook as fast as he can: “Woman dead in Highgate. Man in caped coat.Milky way and red streaks.I’m being followed.” Hours later, the man’s cold body lies in the city mortuary,…

  2. Murder at Traitors' Gate

    Book 2 2024 4.7 (354)

    The chill of winter has descended on London. But for Sebastian Bell and Gemma Tate, there will be little cheer this season… Gemma Tate has a new job and a new address.

  3. Murder at the Foundling Hospital

    Book 3 2024 4.7 (255)

    Gemma’s boots slip on uneven ground and her black cape catches in the wind as she runs. “Please, not Lucy,” she prays. Nurse Gemma Tate is heartbroken when she hears that one of her young charges at the Foundling Hospital has been killed.

  4. Murder at the Orpheus Theatre

    Book 4 2025 4.7 (182)

    A totally enthralling historical mystery She looks hardly more than a child, sleeping, her lashes long and thick as they rest against her rounded cheeks.

  5. Murder on Platform Four

    Book 5 2025 4.6 (154)

    A mysterious woman’s murder leads Sebastian and Gemma to risk everything to find a remorseless killer. Inspector Sebastian Bell arrives at Paddington station through thick Victorian mist, hoping to reconcile with his estranged brother.

  6. Murder on the Prince Regent

    Book 6 2025 4.8 (129)

    The ship rocks violently, and Gemma leans against the door to steady herself, but the figure on the narrow cabin bed doesn’t move at all… London, 1859.

  7. The Carnival Murders

    Book 7 2026 4.8 (129)

    A captivating and pulse-pounding historical mystery The discovery of a murdered woman sparks a nightmare that may destroy everything for Gemma and Sebastian… In a respectable London neighborhood, nurse Gemma Tate and her fiancé, Inspector…

  8. Murder on Devil’s Ridge

    Book 8 2026 4.8 (83)

    The girl lies on the ancient stone, her brown hair falling loosely onto the crude altar. Her narrow little arms are crossed just beneath the strange, angular dagger protruding from her chest.

  9. A Murder in Belgravia

    Book 9 2026

    A powerful politician dies at an elegant dinner party. But was it murder? And if so, who wanted him dead? When a prominent Member of Parliament collapses during a private dinner attended by London’s elite, his personal physician swiftly…

About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Tate and Bell is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.