About Jessica Fellowes
We list 8 books by Jessica Fellowes so far, from 1 series.
Tagged on most of their books: 1930s, City (Historical) and British.
Latest addition to our list: The Mitford Scandal: A Mitford Murders Mystery (added September 2026).
If you like Jessica Fellowes, try Barbara Hambly, Patricia Wentworth and Andrew Taylor.
What readers say
Jessica Fellowes is best known for the Mitford Murders, historical mysteries that weave the famous Mitford sisters and real 1920s and 1930s crimes into fiction, after first making her name with Downton Abbey companion books. Readers praise her vivid period detail, class-divided country-house settings and sympathetic working-class heroine. The most common criticisms are slow pacing and long books, mysteries some find predictable or thinly sleuthed, Mitford characters that feel flat, and discomfort with fictionalizing real people as killers.
Best for: Readers who want atmospheric interwar historical mysteries with a Downton Abbey feel.
Summary of public reader reviews, updated November 2026.
