Ann Purser

Ann Purser is a British author that has written general fiction, though most people know her best for her mystery novels. Ann Pursuer’s strength lies in her ability to transport readers to rural British villages where life isn’t quite as sweet and innocent as is often assumed. +Biography English Villages are Ann Purser’s bread and butter. Of course, the author relies upon the charm of characters like Lois Meade to keep readers engaged.

The best place to start is the Round Ringford series, the earliest of Ann Purser's multi-book series: it opens with Pastures New (1995) and runs to 6 books across 1995–1999, ending with Mixed Doubles (1999). Ann Purser's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Ann Purser has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1978 and 2014. 25 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Lois Meade Mystery series with 14 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ann Purser's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Round Ringford (1995–1999, 6 books), Lois Meade Mystery (2002–2014, 14 books) and Ivy Beasley Mystery (2010–2014, 5 books).

This guide splits Ann Purser's 27 books into 3 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Lois Meade Mystery (14 books, 2002–2014); Round Ringford (6 books, 1995–1999); Ivy Beasley Mystery (5 books, 2010–2014).