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ⓘ About Tana Collins
Tana Collins is a crime fiction and mystery author from Yorkshire that grew up in rural East Sussex. As a teen, she went to the Polytechnic of North London during the 1980s and graduated with a degree in Social Science. Her dissertation was on the right to free speech and following in the same vein, she went on to pursue a similar course in her master and doctorate studies. She got her MPhil from St Andrews and went to the University of Ontario for her Philosophy MA. Collins first got interested in crime fiction when she read the “DCI Banks” series by Peter Robinson, which is what got her obsessed with crime fiction. During this time, she also went to see a presentation on the life of Ian Fleming and it was after this exhibition that she got the motivation to become a crime author.
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Who is Tana Collins?
Tana Collins is a crime fiction and mystery author from Yorkshire that grew up in rural East Sussex. As a teen, she went to the Polytechnic of North London during the 1980s and graduated with a degree in Social Science. Her dissertation was on the right to free speech and following in the same vein, she went on to pursue a similar course in her master and doctorate studies.
Which Tana Collins series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Inspector Jim Carruthers series, the earliest of Tana Collins's multi-book series: it opens with Robbing the Dead (2017) and runs to 5 books across 2017–2020, ending with In Deep Water (2020).
How many books has Tana Collins written?
Tana Collins has 6 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2017 and 2026. 5 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Inspector Jim Carruthers series with 5 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Tana Collins's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Tana Collins's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Inspector Jim Carruthers (2017–2020, 5 books).
How are Tana Collins's books organised into series?
This guide splits Tana Collins's 6 books into 1 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Inspector Jim Carruthers (5 books, 2017–2020).