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The Chronicles of St Mary's Series

13 primary works • 41 total works
Author provides recommended reading order.

The Very First Damned Thing* - billed as a prequel but better read after Just One Damned Thing After Another to make more sense.

Book 0.5

The Very First Damned Thing
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4.13 · 5639 Ratings · 466 Reviews · published 2015 · 14 editions
Ever wondered how it all began?

It’s two years sinc…

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    Book 1

    Just One Damned Thing After Another
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    3.88     · 38293 Ratings · 4761 Reviews · published 2013 · 52 editions
    "History is just one damned thing after another."

    B…

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    Book 2

    A Symphony of Echoes
    by
    4.13     · 16449 Ratings · 1413 Reviews · published 2013 · 32 editions
    Book Two in the madcap time-travel series based at…

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    Book 2.5

    When a Child is Born
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    4.17     · 5193 Ratings · 316 Reviews · published 2013 · 17 editions
    It's Christmas Day 1066 and a team from St Mary's …

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    Book 3

    A Second Chance
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    4.28     · 12639 Ratings · 1011 Reviews · published 2014 · 30 editions
    St Mary’s is back and nothing is going right for M…

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    Book 3.5

    Roman Holiday
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    4.21     · 4532 Ratings · 252 Reviews · published 2014 · 17 editions
    Another rollicking short story from the Chronicles…

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    Book 4

    A Trail Through Time
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    4.32     · 11111 Ratings · 712 Reviews · published 2014 · 2 editions
    St Mary’s is back and is facing a battle to surviv…

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    Book 4.5

    Christmas Present
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    4.35     · 4222 Ratings · 214 Reviews · published 2014 · 15 editions
    It's Christmas Eve at St Mary's, And all through t…

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    Book 5

    No Time Like the Past
    by
    4.36     · 10132 Ratings · 606 Reviews · published 2015 · 25 editions
    Jodi Taylor’s best-selling series The Chronicles o…

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    Book 6

    What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
    by
    4.42     · 8770 Ratings · 537 Reviews · published 2015 · 23 editions
    Join Max in the sixth instalment in the off-the-wa…

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    Book 6.5

    Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings
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    4.34     · 3824 Ratings · 195 Reviews · published 2015 · 14 editions
    It’s Christmas again at St Mary's and time for Max…

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    Book 7

    Lies, Damned Lies, and History
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    4.42     · 8233 Ratings · 557 Reviews · published 2016 · 18 editions
    'I've done some stupid things in my time. I've bee…

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    Book 7.5

    The Great St Mary's Day Out
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    4.42     · 3181 Ratings · 168 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition
    Everyone deserves to get away for a bit. Even the …

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    Book 7.6

    My Name is Markham
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    4.29     · 3016 Ratings · 181 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition
    Like a smaller and much scruffier Greta Garbo – fi…

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    Book 7.7

    Desiccated Water
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    4.00     · 780 Ratings · 74 Reviews · published 2017 · 1 edition
    Desiccated Water
    I was on my way to Peterson’s off…

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    Book 8

    And the Rest Is History
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    4.44     · 7135 Ratings · 575 Reviews · published 2017 · 15 editions
    No one knows quite how, but Max and her baby are s…

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    Book 8.1

    Markham and the Anal Probing
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    4.07     · 784 Ratings · 62 Reviews · published 2017 · 2 editions
    Markham and the Anal Probing
    And then there was the…

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    Book 8.5

    A Perfect Storm
    by
    4.43     · 2095 Ratings · 128 Reviews · published 2017 · 6 editions
    The brand new short story in the bestselling serie…

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    Book 8.6

    Christmas Past
    by
    4.53     · 2542 Ratings · 180 Reviews · published 2017 · 8 editions
    The First Farrell Family Christmas

    Max, Leon and M…

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    Book 9

    An Argumentation of Historians
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    4.52     · 6297 Ratings · 540 Reviews · published 2018 · 16 editions
    Behind the seemingly innocuous facade of St. Mary’…

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    Book 9.5

    The Battersea Barricades
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    4.28     · 2628 Ratings · 200 Reviews · published 2018 · 8 editions
    It's not easy being a rebel.
    So many new skills to…

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    Book 9.6

    The Steam Pump Jump
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    4.43     · 2727 Ratings · 215 Reviews · published 2018 · 13 editions
    Not one to let being banged up in Sick Bay stop he…

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    Book 9.7

    And Now For Something Completely Different
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    4.35     · 2662 Ratings · 209 Reviews · published 2018 · 8 editions
    Here's a question for you. What's the most excitin…

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    Book 10

    Hope for the Best
    by
    4.55     · 5097 Ratings · 463 Reviews · published 2019 · 2 editions
    The tenth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St…

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    Book 10.5

    When Did You Last See Your Father?
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    4.38     · 2111 Ratings · 165 Reviews · published 2019 · 5 editions
    'Max, your father is here. He's come to take Matth…

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    Book 10.6

    Why Is Nothing Ever Simple?
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    4.46     · 1979 Ratings · 142 Reviews · published 2019 · 3 editions
    A special Chronicles of St Mary's Christmas short …

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    Book 11

    Plan for the Worst
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    4.55     · 3969 Ratings · 366 Reviews · published 2020 · 2 editions
    The eleventh book in the bestselling Chronicles of…

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    Book 11.1

    St. Mary's and the Great Toilet Roll Crisis
    by
    4.14     · 359 Ratings · 50 Reviews · published 2020 · 3 editions
    A short story, dedicated to NHS workers, inspired …

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    Book 11.2

    The Girl With a Pearl in Her Nose
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    3.66     · 264 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2020 · 1 edition
    Max is in sick bay (again) where Dr Stone investig…

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    Book 11.3

    The Muse of History
    by
    3.94     · 296 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2020 · 1 edition
    A little background on Mrs. Partridge.

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    Book 11.5

    The Ordeal of the Haunted Room
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    4.45     · 1912 Ratings · 176 Reviews · published 2020 · 6 editions
    A Christmas ghost story - Chronicles of St Mary's …

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    Book 12

    Another Time, Another Place
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    4.52     · 2895 Ratings · 242 Reviews · published 2021 · 9 editions
    'A great mix of British properness and humour with…

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    Book 12.5

    The Toast of Time
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    4.58     · 1630 Ratings · 121 Reviews · published 2021 · 5 editions
    Once again, the Toast of Time falls butter side do…

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    Book 13

    A Catalogue of Catastrophe
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    4.64     · 1699 Ratings · 189 Reviews · published 2022 · 5 editions
    When all is lost. When everything is ending. When …

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    Book 1.5/2.5/3.5/4.5/6.5/7.5/7.6/8.5

    The Long and Short of It
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    4.47     · 2745 Ratings · 179 Reviews · published 2017 · 14 editions
    Follow the disaster magnets of St Mary's as they h…

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    Book 1-3

    The Chronicles of St Mary's Boxset Vol 1
    by
    4.48     · 511 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 2015 · 8 editions
    The Chronicles of St Mary's Boxset Vol 1 includes …

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    Book 1-6

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's Series #1-6
    by
    4.60     · 82 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2016 · 2 editions
    Titles In This Set:
    What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
    A…

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    Book 1-7

    Chronicles of St. Mary's 7 Books: No Time Like the Past, Just One Damned Thing After Another, A Second Chance, A Trail Through Time, A Symphony of Echoes..
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    4.55     · 103 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2017 · 2 editions
    Chronicles of St. Mary's Series Jodi Taylor Collec…

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    Book 1-10

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's Series 10 Books Collection Set
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    4.62     · 24 Ratings · published 2019 · 1 edition

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    Book 2-4, 6

    The Chronicles of St. Mary's Series 2-4, 6
    by
    4.51     · 49 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition
    Titles in this Set :
    What Could Possibly Go Wrong?…

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    Book 7.7/8.1/8.6/9.5/9.6/9.7/10.5

    Long Story Short
    by
    4.43     · 825 Ratings · 41 Reviews · published 2019 · 3 editions
    Now in print for the very first time, this unmissa…

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