Jeri Westerson Books in Order
Jeri Westerson has written 41 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is The Playsmen (1998) and the newest is Devil's Gambit (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 41
- Published
- 1998–2026
- Pages on record
- 5,210 in 19 of 41 books
Jeri Westerson, born in 1960, is an American novelist of medieval, Tudor and Sherlockian mysteries, historical fiction and paranormal fiction, and writes LGBTQ mysteries as Haley Walsh. Crispin Guest Medieval Noir is her main sequence, opening with Veil of Lies (2008) and running through Serpent in the Thorns (2009), The Demon's Parchment (2010), Troubled Bones (2011) and Blood Lance (2012), set in England around knighthood and murder investigation. Five further series follow, among them King's Fool Mystery, Irregular Detective Mysteries, Booke of the Hidden and Moonriser Werewolf Mystery. The catalogue holds 41 books dated 1998 to 2026.
How many Jeri Westerson books are there?
Jeri Westerson has 41 books, released between 1998 and 2026. They include 6 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.
Jeri Westerson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 41 Jeri Westerson 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.
- 1The Playsmen1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 220082881/4
- 32009–1/4
- 420103201/4
- 520113041/4
- 620123221/4
- 7Catching Elijah2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 8The Tin Box2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 9The Noodle Girl2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 1020133201/4
- 11Though Heaven Fall2014 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/420142601/4
- 1220142981/4
- 13Roses in the Tempest2015 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/420152941/4
- 1420162401/4
- 1520162561/4
- 162016–1/4
- 1820172241/4
- 1920183051/4
- 2020182001/4
- 2120192911/4
- 2220192961/4
- 23Last Pole on the Left2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 242019–1/4
- 2520202641/4
- 262020–1/4
- 272020–1/4
- 2820202241/4
- 292021–1/4
- 302021–1/4
- 3120211921/4
- 322021–1/4
- 33Oswald the Thief2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 342023–1/4
- 352023–1/4
- 362024–1/4
- 372024–1/4
- 382025–1/4
- 392025–1/4
- 402026–1/4
- 412026–1/4
Jeri Westerson 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.
Crispin Guest Medieval Noir in order
16 books- 1. Veil of Lies
- 2. Serpent in the Thorns
- 3. The Demon's Parchment
- 4. Troubled Bones
- 5. Blood Lance
- 6. Shadow of the Alchemist
- 7. Cup of Blood
- 8. The Silence of Stones
- 9. A Maiden Weeping
- 10. Dark Chamber
- 11. Season of Blood
- 12. The Deepest Grave
- and 4 more in the table above
King's Fool Mystery in order
4 booksIrregular Detective Mysteries in order
4 booksEnchanter Chronicles in order
3 booksMoonriser Werewolf Mystery in order
2 booksStandalone books
8 books8 Jeri Westerson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jeri Westerson books in order?
You only need to read Jeri Westerson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Jeri Westerson
Start with The Playsmen (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jeri Westerson book?
Devil's Gambit (2026) is the newest Jeri Westerson book released so far.
Is there a new Jeri Westerson book coming?
No next Jeri Westerson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jeri Westerson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jeri Westerson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jeri Westerson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,210 pages across the 19 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 291 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jeri Westerson books, 21 of 41, were published in the 2010s.
What the Jeri Westerson books are about
16 of the 41 Jeri Westerson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 6 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Murder 6 of 16 books
- Crispin Guest (Fictitious character) 5 of 16 books
- Great Britain 5 of 16 books
- Investigation 5 of 16 books
- History 4 of 16 books
- Knights and knighthood 4 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 4 of 16 books
- American literature 3 of 16 books
- Suspense 3 of 16 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 16 books
- Rare books 2 of 16 books
- Thrillers 2 of 16 books