Murder on Location Books in Order

The Murder on Location series is built on a very good premise. Kate Sharp is a location scout and a Jane Austen fan, so her job takes her into English villages, country houses, gardens, and historic streets that look perfect on screen. The trouble is that work trips keep turning into murder investigations.

The first book, Death in the English Countryside, sets the pattern. Kate goes to England to find her missing boss and rescue a production tied to Pride and Prejudice. Instead of a smooth scouting trip, she gets a village full of secrets and a local scout named Alex who becomes important to both the work and the wider series. From there, Rosett keeps expanding the world through documentaries, research trips, stately homes, and film crews.

This series loves setting.

Nether Woodsmoor, the village that anchors several books, has that classic cozy combination of charm and hidden grudges. But Rosett does not stay in one lane. Kate also ends up in cottages, manor houses, Bath, Christmas markets, formal gardens, and wedding venues. Because Kate works behind the scenes in television and film, the books get an extra layer of fun. There are actors, researchers, producers, demanding directors, and all the small practical problems of trying to make something look effortless on camera.

The Jane Austen angle is not just decoration. It shapes the productions Kate is working on and helps give the series its tone, half modern work comedy, half affectionate nod to English literary tourism. If you like stories where the setting feels researched but still light on its feet, these books do that well.

Kate makes an appealing guide through all of this. She is not solving crimes because she wants to play detective. Usually she is trying to protect her job, help a friend, save a project, or clear suspicion before it wrecks her life. That gives the books momentum without losing the cozy feel. Her relationship with Alex is also a steady thread through the series, adding warmth without crowding out the mystery.

If you like English village mysteries, this series lands in a sweet spot. It has the comfort of tea shops, old stone houses, and Austen references, but Rosett keeps the plots moving with missing people, locked rooms, poisoned acquaintances, and production chaos. Start with Death in the English Countryside if you want the full arc, especially because Kate's work life and her connection with Alex develop across the books.