Anna Castle Books in Order

Anna Castle has written 26 books, published between 2014 and 2022. The first book is Death by Disputation (2014) and the newest is Lock Up Honesty (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
2014–2022
Pages on record
1,523 in 5 of 26 books

Historical mysteries fill most of Anna Castle's catalogue, which lists 26 books from 2014 to 2022. Death by Disputation (2014) is the first title, and the Francis Bacon Mystery is one of her series. Castle also writes the Professor & Mrs. Moriarty Mystery, Cunning Woman Mystery and Lost Hat, Texas Mystery series, plus short stories and novellas. Lock Up Honesty (2022) is the most recent title.

Source: composed

How many Anna Castle books are there?

Anna Castle has 26 books, released between 2014 and 2022. They include 5 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Anna Castle Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Anna Castle books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. 1
    Death by DisputationFrancis Bacon Mystery #12014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  2. 2
    Black & White & Dead All OverLost Hat, Texas Mystery #12015 · 289 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015289
  3. 3
    Murder by MisruleFrancis Bacon Mystery #22015 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015344
  4. 4
    The Widows GuildFrancis Bacon Mystery #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  5. 5
    Moriarty Meets His MatchProfessor & Mrs. Moriarty Mystery #12016 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016300
  6. 6
    Flash MemoryLost Hat, Texas Mystery #22016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  7. 7
    Mustard on VelvetFrancis Bacon Short Stories/Novellas #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  8. 8
    Now, what?2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  9. 9
    Moriarty Takes His MedicineProfessor & Mrs. Moriarty Mystery #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  10. 10
    Publish and PerishFrancis Bacon Mystery #42017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  11. 11
    The Stockbroker's WifeProfessor & Mrs. Moriarty Short Stories/Novellas #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  12. 12
    In Walked a LadyFrancis Bacon Short Stories/Novellas #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  13. 13
    Moriarty Brings Down the HouseProfessor & Mrs. Moriarty Mystery #32018 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018268
  14. 14
    Let Slip the DogsFrancis Bacon Mystery #52018 · 322 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018322
  15. 15
    The Broken Circle2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  16. 16
    For Want of a BookFrancis Bacon Short Stories/Novellas #32019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  17. 17
    fraNCIS bacon: The ShirtFrancis Bacon Short Stories/Novellas #42019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  18. 18
    The Spymaster's BrotherFrancis Bacon Mystery #62019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  19. 19
    Bacon's DozenFrancis Bacon #12020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  20. 20
    The Case of the Spotted TailorCunning Woman Mystery #12020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  21. 21
    Extinction2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  22. 22
    Moriarty Lifts the VeilProfessor & Mrs. Moriarty Mystery #42020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  23. 23
    The Case of the Tangled MaypoleCunning Woman Mystery #22021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  24. 24
    The Case of the Miscast CurseCunning Woman Mystery #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  25. 25
    Now and Then StabFrancis Bacon Mystery #72021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  26. 26
    Lock Up HonestyFrancis Bacon Mystery #82022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–

Anna Castle books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Francis Bacon Mystery in order

8 books
  1. 1. Death by Disputation
  2. 2. Murder by Misrule
  3. 3. The Widows Guild
  4. 4. Publish and Perish
  5. 5. Let Slip the Dogs
  6. 6. The Spymaster's Brother
  7. 7. Now and Then Stab
  8. 8. Lock Up Honesty

Professor & Mrs. Moriarty Mystery in order

4 books
  1. 1. Moriarty Meets His Match
  2. 2. Moriarty Takes His Medicine
  3. 3. Moriarty Brings Down the House
  4. 4. Moriarty Lifts the Veil

Francis Bacon Short Stories/Novellas

4 books

4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Cunning Woman Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Case of the Spotted Tailor
  2. 2. The Case of the Tangled Maypole
  3. 3. The Case of the Miscast Curse

Lost Hat, Texas Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. Black & White & Dead All Over
  2. 2. Flash Memory

Professor & Mrs. Moriarty Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Francis Bacon in order

1 book
  1. 1. Bacon's Dozen

Standalone books

3 books

3 Anna Castle titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Anna Castle books in order?

You only need to read Anna Castle books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Anna Castle

Start with Death by Disputation (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Anna Castle book?

Lock Up Honesty (2022) is the newest Anna Castle book released so far.

Is there a new Anna Castle book coming?

No next Anna Castle book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Anna Castle at a glance

Paused
No new Anna Castle title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Anna Castle books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,523 pages across the 5 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 300 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Anna Castle books, 18 of 26, were published in the 2010s.

When Anna Castle books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Anna Castle titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 18 titles.

2010s
18
2020s
8

26 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Anna Castle books are about

12 of the 26 Anna Castle books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 12 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.