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ⓘ About Christine Poulson
She has a PhD in History of Art. During her career as an art historian, she worked as curator of ceramics at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and as curator for the William Morris Society at Kelmscott House in Hammersmith, London. The city of Cambridge as well as the surrounding Fens, with their unique, sometimes sinister atmosphere, provided her the setting for her debut novel. She was spurred on by her own experience of being made redundant. She has written widely on nineteenth century literature and art, and wrote a book of nonfiction on Arthurian legend in British art from 1840 to 1920. Christine’s debut novel, called “Dead Letters”, was released in the year 2002. Her work is from the mystery genre.
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Criminal Pursuits: This Is Me
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Christine Poulson?
She has a PhD in History of Art. During her career as an art historian, she worked as curator of ceramics at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and as curator for the William Morris Society at Kelmscott House in Hammersmith, London. The city of Cambridge as well as the surrounding Fens, with their unique, sometimes sinister atmosphere, provided her the setting for her debut novel.
Which Christine Poulson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Cassandra James in Cambridge series, the earliest of Christine Poulson's multi-book series: it opens with Dead Letters / Murder Is Academic (2002) and runs to 3 books across 2002–2006, ending with Footfall (2006). Christine Poulson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Christine Poulson written?
Christine Poulson has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2025. 6 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Cassandra James in Cambridge series with 3 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Christine Poulson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Christine Poulson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Cassandra James in Cambridge (2002–2006, 3 books) and Katie Flanagan (2016–2019, 3 books).
How are Christine Poulson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Christine Poulson's 17 books into 2 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Cassandra James in Cambridge (3 books, 2002–2006); Katie Flanagan (3 books, 2016–2019).