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ⓘ About Alison James
After her three year stint as a criminal paralegal, she worked as a commercial copywriter and then as a TV storyliner, before she came full circle to writing fiction once more. During her time as a paralegal, she worked on some serious criminal cases which included fraud, rape, and murder. This meant that her working day involved liaising with police detectives and watching as they solved cases. It was only a few years later, after her stint writing for television drama, that she realized her experience working in crime actually qualified her to write police procedurals herself. After a few efforts at coming up with characters, Detectives Rachel Prince and Mark Brickall came into being, and their first three cases were all published in the year 2018.
All Book Series by Alison James
The Friendship Pact / The School Friend
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alison James?
After her three year stint as a criminal paralegal, she worked as a commercial copywriter and then as a TV storyliner, before she came full circle to writing fiction once more. During her time as a paralegal, she worked on some serious criminal cases which included fraud, rape, and murder. This meant that her working day involved liaising with police detectives and watching as they solved cases.
Which Alison James series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Detective Rachel Prince series, the earliest of Alison James's multi-book series: it opens with Lola is Missing / The Lying Kind (2018) and runs to 3 books across 2018, ending with Perfect Girls (2018). Alison James's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alison James written?
Alison James has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2025. Every one of them sits in one of 2 named series — the largest being the AlisonJames Standalone Novels series with 9 books.
In what order should Alison James's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alison James's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Detective Rachel Prince (2018, 3 books) and AlisonJames Standalone Novels (2019–2025, 9 books).
How are Alison James's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alison James's 12 books into 2 named series, with no standalone titles: AlisonJames Standalone Novels (9 books, 2019–2025); Detective Rachel Prince (3 books, 2018).