Deanna Raybourn Books in Order

Deanna Raybourn has written 28 books, published between 2006 and 2026. The first book is Silent in the Grave (2006) and the newest is A Ghastly Catastrophe (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
28
Published
2006–2026
Confirmed
28 of 28 titles
Pages on record
5,967 in 16 of 28 books
Reading time
99–149 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,967 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 28 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Deanna Raybourn, author

Deanna Raybourn writes historical fiction and historical mystery novels. Born June 17, 1968, Raybourn is American. The catalogue lists 28 books from Silent in the Grave (2006) to A Ghastly Catastrophe (2026), grouped mainly into the Lady Julia Grey and Veronica Speedwell series. Series on file also include Killers of a Certain Age, City of Jasmine and Spear of Summer Grass. Private investigators, upper-class society and historical romance are among the subjects on file.

Veronica Speedwell is written as a Victorian-era butterfly hunter who solves crimes. The Lady Julia Grey series is set in nineteenth-century England and combines romance with mystery.

How many Deanna Raybourn books are there?

Deanna Raybourn has 28 books, released between 2006 and 2026. They include 5 separate series.

Deanna Raybourn Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 28 Deanna Raybourn 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 September 2026.

  1. 1
    Silent in the GraveLady Julia Grey #12006 · 448 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2006448
  2. 2
    Silent in the SanctuaryLady Julia Grey #22007 · 552 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2007552
  3. 3
    Silent on the MoorLady Julia Grey #32009 · 465 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009465
  4. 4
    The Dead Travel FastDeanna Raybourn Standalone Novels #12010 · 309 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010309
  5. 52010
  6. 6
    The Dark EnquiryLady Julia Grey #52011 · 387 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011387
  7. 7
    Silent NightLady Julia Grey #62012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012
  8. 8
    City of JasmineCity Of Jasmine #12013 · 354 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013354
  9. 9
    Far in the WildsSpear Of Summer Grass #12013 · confirmed 4/4
    2013
  10. 10
    A Spear of Summer GrassDeanna Raybourn Standalone Novels #22013 · 370 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013370
  11. 11
    Whisper of JasmineCity Of Jasmine #22013 · confirmed 4/4
    2013
  12. 12
    Midsummer NightLady Julia Grey #72013 · confirmed 4/4
    2013
  13. 13
    Night of a Thousand StarsDeanna Raybourn Standalone Novels #32014 · 356 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014356
  14. 14
    Twelfth NightLady Julia Grey #82014 · confirmed 4/4
    2014
  15. 15
    Bonfire NightLady Julia Grey #92014 · confirmed 4/4
    2014
  16. 16
    A Curious BeginningVeronica Speedwell #12015 · 368 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015368
  17. 17
    A Perilous UndertakingVeronica Speedwell #22017 · 338 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017338
  18. 18
    A Treacherous CurseVeronica Speedwell #32018 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018308
  19. 19
    A Dangerous CollaborationVeronica Speedwell #42019 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019352
  20. 20
    A Mysterious SeasonLady Julia Grey #12020 · confirmed 4/4
    2020
  21. 212020
  22. 22
    An Unexpected PerilVeronica Speedwell #62021 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2021336
  23. 23
    Killers of a Certain AgeKillers of a Certain Age #12022 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2022352
  24. 24
    An Impossible ImpostorVeronica Speedwell #72022 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2022336
  25. 25
    A Sinister RevengeVeronica Speedwell #82023 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2023336
  26. 26
    A Grave RobberyVeronica Speedwell #92024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024
  27. 27
    Kills Well with OthersKillers of a Certain Age #22025 · confirmed 4/4
    2025
  28. 282026

Deanna Raybourn series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Deanna Raybourn 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.

Deanna Raybourn Standalone Novels

3 books

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

City Of Jasmine in order

2 books
  1. 1. City of Jasmine
  2. 2. Whisper of Jasmine

Killers of a Certain Age in order

2 books
  1. 1. Killers of a Certain Age
  2. 2. Kills Well with Others

Spear Of Summer Grass in order

1 book
  1. 1. Far in the Wilds

Do you have to read Deanna Raybourn books in order?

You only need to read Deanna Raybourn 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 Deanna Raybourn

Start with the first book of the Deanna Raybourn series you want to read: Veronica Speedwell starts with A Curious Beginning (2015) and Lady Julia Grey starts with Silent in the Grave (2006). The earliest catalogued title overall is Silent in the Grave (2006).

What is the newest Deanna Raybourn book?

A Ghastly Catastrophe (2026) is the newest Deanna Raybourn book released so far.

Is there a new Deanna Raybourn book coming?

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

Deanna Raybourn at a glance

Still publishing
Deanna Raybourn published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Deanna Raybourn books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,967 pages across the 16 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 353 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Deanna Raybourn books, 16 of 28, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
25 of the 28 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Deanna Raybourn books are about

16 of the 28 Deanna Raybourn books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 7 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.