Beth Kennedy
Farmer’s wife
1 book · 2025First appears in Broken CountryClare Leslie Hall books in order · Clare Leslie Hall reading order · 1 book · 2025
Clare Leslie Hall Books in Order and Reading Order
Clare Leslie Hall, who also wrote as Clare Empson, had a huge hit with Broken Country, a love story and murder mystery set on a farm in 1960s Dorset.
Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Her earlier novels were published as Clare Empson.
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Clare Leslie Hall books in order
Clare Leslie Hall’s first book is Broken Country (2025). There is 1 book in all, published in 2025.
The Clare Leslie Hall reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.
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Characters
3 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
Leads
Gabriel Wolfe
Her first love
1 book · 2025First appears in Broken CountryFrank Kennedy
Her husband
1 book · 2025First appears in Broken CountrySimilar authors
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