Tessa Arlen Books in Order

Tessa Arlen is a British author, born of a diplomat's family, who spent her formative years in the picturesque Chiltern Hills of England. She drew inspiration from the rolling hills, flint-stone villages, and airy beech woods of her native England, which often serve as the backdrop for her writing. Influenced by Kenneth Grahame, Richard Adams, E.F. Benson, and Nancy Mitford, Arlen weaves intricate stories with quintessentially English characters, blending descriptions of the countryside with wickedly humorous and eccentric personalities. Her Lady Montfort series has garnered critical acclaim, with the first novel, Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman, a 2016 Agatha award nominee for Best First Novel. The series continues to grow, with subsequent volumes including Death Sits Down to Dinner, A Death by Any Other Name, and Death of an Unsung Hero. Arlen's historical mysteries, set in the early 1900s, feature the elegant Countess of Montfort and her housekeeper, Mrs. Edith Jackson, in a world of intrigue and deception. Visit her website, tessaarlen.com, to learn more about her work.