Kate Parker Books in Order
Kate Parker has written 28 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is The Vanishing Thief (2013) and the newest is Deadly Ruse (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 2013–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,296 in 11 of 28 books
Historical mystery with women investigators is Kate Parker's line. The catalogue opens with The Vanishing Thief (2013) and continues through The Counterfeit Lady (2014), The Conspiring Woman (2015), The Royal Assassin (2015) and Deadly Scandal (2016). The named series are the Victorian Bookshop Mysteries, the Milliner Mysteries and the Christmas Revels novellas, with booksellers, kidnapping and cold cases among the subjects. Twenty-eight books reach Deadly Ruse in 2026.
How many Kate Parker books are there?
Kate Parker has 28 books, released between 2013 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
Kate Parker Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Kate Parker 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.
- 120132962/4
- 22014–2/4
- 320143122/4
- 42015–2/4
- 520152982/4
- 62015–2/4
- 720163322/4
- 820163132/4
- 92016–2/4
- 1020173162/4
- 112017–2/4
- 1220173122/4
- 1320183182/4
- 142018–2/4
- 1520191642/4
- 162019–2/4
- 172019–2/4
- 182020–2/4
- 1920203192/4
- 2020213162/4
- 212021–2/4
- 222022–2/4
- 232022–2/4
- 242023–2/4
- 252024–2/4
- 262024–2/4
- 272025–2/4
- 282026–2/4
Kate Parker 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.
Deadly in order
14 books- 1. Deadly Scandal
- 2. Deadly Wedding
- 3. Deadly Fashion
- 4. Deadly Deception
- 5. Deadly Travel
- 6. Deadly Darkness
- 7. Deadly Cypher
- 8. Deadly Broadcast
- 9. Deadly Rescue
- 10. Deadly Manor
- 11. Deadly Gamble
- 12. Deadly Performance
- and 2 more in the table above
Christmas Revels Novellas
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Victorian Bookshop Mystery in order
5 booksMilliner Mysteries in order
2 booksKate Parker Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Kate Parker books in order?
You only need to read Kate Parker books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Kate Parker
Start with The Vanishing Thief (2013), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kate Parker book?
Deadly Ruse (2026) is the newest Kate Parker book released so far.
Is there a new Kate Parker book coming?
No next Kate Parker book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kate Parker at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kate Parker published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Kate Parker books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,296 pages across the 11 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 313 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kate Parker books, 17 of 28, were published in the 2010s.
What the Kate Parker books are about
9 of the 28 Kate Parker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 6 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 9 books
- History 3 of 9 books
- Booksellers and bookselling 2 of 9 books
- Cold cases (criminal investigation) 2 of 9 books
- Murder 2 of 9 books
- Women private investigators 2 of 9 books