Elizabeth C. Bunce Books in Order
Elizabeth C. Bunce has written 8 books, published between 2008 and 2023. The first book is A Curse Dark as Gold (2008) and the newest is Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2008–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,479 in 4 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 25–37 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,479 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Elizabeth C. Bunce is an American author of mysteries, fantasy and ghost stories, written for pre-teen and young adult readers and often drawn from folklore. The Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, an Edgar Award winner, is the series recorded under Bunce's name, and the catalogue pitches the work at grades 3 to 5. Eight books run from A Curse Dark as Gold (2008) to Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity (2023), with StarCrossed (2010), Liar's Moon (2011), Premeditated Myrtle (2020), How to Get Away with Myrtle (2020), Cold-Blooded Myrtle (2021) and In Myrtle Peril (2022) between them. Recorded subjects include magic, social classes, robbers and outlaws, and ghosts.
The Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries are set in Victorian England, and follow Myrtle Hardcastle as a girl detective.
How many Elizabeth C. Bunce books are there?
Elizabeth C. Bunce has 8 books, released between 2008 and 2023. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Elizabeth C. Bunce Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Elizabeth C. Bunce 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.
- 1A Curse Dark as Gold2008 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420084001/4
- 220103591/4
- 32011–1/4
- 420203682/4
- 520203522/4
- 62021–2/4
- 72022–2/4
- 82023–2/4
Elizabeth C. Bunce 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.
Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries in order
5 booksStarCrossed in order
2 books- 1. StarCrossed
- 2. Liar's Moon
Standalone books
1 book1 Elizabeth C. Bunce title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Elizabeth C. Bunce books in order?
You only need to read Elizabeth C. Bunce books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Elizabeth C. Bunce
Start with A Curse Dark as Gold (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Elizabeth C. Bunce book?
Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity (2023) is the newest Elizabeth C. Bunce book released so far.
Is there a new Elizabeth C. Bunce book coming?
No next Elizabeth C. Bunce book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Elizabeth C. Bunce at a glance
- Paused
- No new Elizabeth C. Bunce title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Elizabeth C. Bunce books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,479 pages across the 4 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 364 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Elizabeth C. Bunce books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2020s.
What the Elizabeth C. Bunce books are about
7 of the 8 Elizabeth C. Bunce books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 3 of 7 books
- Fantasy 2 of 7 books
- Magic 2 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 7 books
- Robbers and outlaws 2 of 7 books
- Social classes 2 of 7 books