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 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 28 titles with a page count on record.
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.
- 120064484/4
- 220075524/4
- 320094654/4
- 420103094/4
- 52010–4/4
- 620113874/4
- 72012–4/4
- 820133544/4
- 92013–4/4
- 1020133704/4
- 112013–4/4
- 122013–4/4
- 1320143564/4
- 142014–4/4
- 152014–4/4
- 1620153684/4
- 1720173384/4
- 1820183083/4
- 1920193524/4
- 202020–4/4
- 212020–3/4
- 2220213364/4
- 2320223524/4
- 2420223364/4
- 2520233364/4
- 262024–4/4
- 272025–4/4
- 282026–3/4
Deanna Raybourn series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Veronica Speedwell books in order 10 books
- Lady Julia Grey books in order 10 books
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 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
City Of Jasmine in order
2 booksKillers of a Certain Age in order
2 booksSpear Of Summer Grass in order
1 bookDo 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.
- History 7 of 16 books
- Private investigators 5 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 16 books
- Upper class 4 of 16 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 16 books
- American literature 2 of 16 books
- Aristocracy (social class) 2 of 16 books
- Investigation 2 of 16 books
- Missing persons 2 of 16 books
- Murder 2 of 16 books
- Historical romance 2 of 16 books














