Jason Vail Books in Order
Jason Vail has written 25 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is The Wayward Apprentice (2010) and the newest is Water Under the Bridge (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2010–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,460 in 6 of 25 books
Jason Vail writes historical crime fiction set in England, with crime and detection among the recorded subjects. Stephen Attebrook is the recurring figure, carried by the Stephen Attebrook Mystery series and the Attebrook Family Saga. A third series, Lone Star Rising, sits alongside them, and Texas, espionage thrillers and alternative history also appear in the subject headings. The catalogue holds 25 books from The Wayward Apprentice (2010) to Water Under the Bridge (2026), among them Baynard's List (2011), A Dreadful Penance (2012), Saint Milburga's Bones (2015) and The Bear Wagon (2017).
How many Jason Vail books are there?
Jason Vail has 25 books, released between 2010 and 2026. They include 4 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Jason Vail Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Jason Vail 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.
- 120102112/4
- 220112182/4
- 32012–1/4
- 420122062/4
- 520133281/4
- 620132682/4
- 72014–1/4
- 820152292/4
- 92016–2/4
- 102017–2/4
- 112018–1/4
- 122018–2/4
- 132019–1/4
- 142020–2/4
- 152020–2/4
- 162021–1/4
- 172021–2/4
- 182022–2/4
- 192022–2/4
- 202023–1/4
- 212023–2/4
- 222024–2/4
- 232024–2/4
- 242025–2/4
- 25Water Under the Bridge2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Jason Vail characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Stephen Attebrook books in order 17 books
Jason Vail 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.
Stephen Attebrook Mystery in order
17 books- 1. The Wayward Apprentice
- 2. Baynard's List
- 3. A Dreadful Penance
- 4. The Girl in the Ice
- 5. Saint Milburga's Bones
- 6. Bad Money
- 7. The Bear Wagon
- 8. Murder at Broadstowe Manor
- 9. The Corpse at Windsor Bridge
- 10. The Burned Man
- 11. Missing
- 12. A Curious Death
- and 5 more in the table above
Attebrook Family Saga in order
3 booksLone Star Rising in order
2 booksViking Tales in order
2 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Jason Vail title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jason Vail books in order?
You only need to read Jason Vail books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Jason Vail
Start with The Wayward Apprentice (2010), the first Stephen Attebrook book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Jason Vail book?
Water Under the Bridge (2026) is the newest Jason Vail book released so far.
Is there a new Jason Vail book coming?
No next Jason Vail book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jason Vail at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jason Vail published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jason Vail books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,460 pages across the 6 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jason Vail books, 13 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
What the Jason Vail books are about
4 of the 25 Jason Vail books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Crime 2 of 4 books
- England 2 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 2 of 4 books
- Alternative history 1 of 4 books
- Fantasy 1 of 4 books
- Texas 1 of 4 books
- Espionage 1 of 4 books