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ⓘ About M.M. Kaye
M.M. Kaye was a bestselling British author of Mystery &Thrillers, Children’s Books and Literature & Fiction books. She was born on August 21st, 1908 in India to Margaret Sarah Bryson and her husband, Sir Cecil Kaye. The author’s father was an intelligence officer serving in the Indian Army and at the age of 10 Kaye was sent to England to study in a boarding school and later studied children’s book illustration and earned some money through designing Christmas cards. She returned to India to live with her family in 1926 but after the death of their father and angered by her mother’s pressure to find a junior officer in the military to marry she returned to England. Kaye became a published author in 1940 when Six Bars at Seven her first adult novel was published.
All Book Series by M.M. Kaye
Death in Kashmir / Death Walked in Kashmir
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1953
Death in the Andamans / Night on the Island
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 1960
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is M.M. Kaye?
M.M. Kaye was a bestselling British author of Mystery &Thrillers, Children’s Books and Literature & Fiction books. She was born on August 21st, 1908 in India to Margaret Sarah Bryson and her husband, Sir Cecil Kaye. The author’s father was an intelligence officer serving in the Indian Army and at the age of 10 Kaye was sent to England to study in a boarding school and later studied children’s book illustration and earned some money through designing Christmas cards.
Which M.M. Kaye series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Death In... series, the earliest of M.M. Kaye's multi-book series: it opens with Death in Kashmir / Death Walked in Kashmir (1953) and runs to 6 books across 1953–1960, ending with Death in the Andamans / Night on the Island (1960). M.M. Kaye's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has M.M. Kaye written?
M.M. Kaye has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1953 and 1999. 9 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Death In... series with 6 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should M.M. Kaye's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. M.M. Kaye's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Death In... (1953–1960, 6 books) and Share of Summer (1990–1999, 3 books).
How are M.M. Kaye's books organised into series?
This guide splits M.M. Kaye's 13 books into 2 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Death In... (6 books, 1953–1960); Share of Summer (3 books, 1990–1999).