About this series
Kate Fansler is a series by Amanda Cross. We list 13 books in this series so far, in reading order.
Start with Book 1: In the Last Analysis.
Tagged on most books in this series: City, Academic and British.
If you like Kate Fansler, try A Campus Sleuth Mystery by Victoria Gilbert.
What readers say
Readers who enjoy the Kate Fansler mysteries love their witty, allusion-packed conversation, the campus and New York settings, and a literature-professor sleuth whose feminist and academic concerns deepen over the books, and many value them as a sharp snapshot of their era. Common criticisms are weak or forced solutions, slow middles, stiff and quotation-heavy prose, and a heroine many find smug and elitist; critics note that the mysteries matter less than the characters as the series goes on.
Best for: Readers who like literate, talky academic mysteries more than tight puzzles.
Summary of public reader reviews, updated November 2026.
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