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Lee Jackson (British)

4 Series • 13 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Decimus Webb Books
Start with: A Metropolitan Murder (2004)
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Publication Order of Sarah Tanner Books
Start with: A Most Dangerous Woman (2007)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: London Dust (2003)

ⓘ About Lee Jackson (British)

Lee Jackson is an English author of mystery books best known for his Sarah Tanner and Decimus Webb series. He is a historian and author with interest in geography and the social history of Victorian London. He is also the creator of The Dictionary of Victorian London website, which contains a massive compilation of primary sources that shows the social history of the 19th-century metropolis. The Times described his 2014 Dirty Old London novel as a well-researched history of sanitation, which read like a book and was referred as utterly engrossing by the New York Times. Dirty Old London Dirty Old London is considered as a novel that should be a reader by everyone who intends to be involved in housing or city planning now or in the future.

All Book Series by Lee Jackson (British)

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A Metropolitan Murder

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2004

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2004
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The Welfare of the Dead

Book 2 of 3 · published 2005

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2005
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The Last Pleasure Garden

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2006

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2006
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A Most Dangerous Woman

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2007

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2007
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The Mesmerist's Apprentice

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2008

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2008
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London Dust

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2003

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2003
2
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The Diary of a Murder

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2011

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2011
1
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Victorian London

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2004

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2004
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A Dictionary of Victorian London

Book 2 of 6 · published 2006

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2006
3
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Daily Life in Victorian London

Book 3 of 6 · published 2011

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2011
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Walking Dickens’ London

Book 4 of 6 · published 2012

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2012
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Dirty Old London

Book 5 of 6 · published 2014

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2014
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Palaces of Pleasure

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2019

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2019

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Lee Jackson (British)?

Lee Jackson is an English author of mystery books best known for his Sarah Tanner and Decimus Webb series. He is a historian and author with interest in geography and the social history of Victorian London. He is also the creator of The Dictionary of Victorian London website, which contains a massive compilation of primary sources that shows the social history of the 19th-century metropolis.

Which Lee Jackson (British) series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Decimus Webb series, the earliest of Lee Jackson (British)'s multi-book series: it opens with A Metropolitan Murder (2004) and runs to 3 books across 2004–2006, ending with The Last Pleasure Garden (2006).

How many books has Lee Jackson (British) written?

Lee Jackson (British) has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2003 and 2019. 5 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Decimus Webb series with 3 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Lee Jackson (British)'s series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Lee Jackson (British)'s series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Decimus Webb (2004–2006, 3 books) and Sarah Tanner (2007–2008, 2 books).

How are Lee Jackson (British)'s books organised into series?

This guide splits Lee Jackson (British)'s 13 books into 2 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Decimus Webb (3 books, 2004–2006); Sarah Tanner (2 books, 2007–2008).