L.B. Hathaway Books in Order
L.B. Hathaway has written 18 books, published between 2014 and 2026. The first book is Murder Offstage (2014) and the newest is Murder at the Villa Amalfi (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 2014–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,267 in 8 of 18 books
Posie Parker, a woman detective working in the 1920s, is the figure L.B. Hathaway's mysteries follow. The Posie Parker Mystery series accounts for a catalogue of 18 books, opening with Murder Offstage (2014) and reaching Murder at the Villa Amalfi (2026). Country houses, the Metropolitan Police and historical crime make up the listed subjects. Hathaway is British, Cambridge-educated, and practised law in London for almost a decade before writing full time; her other specialism is Tudor history, and she writes for popular history magazines.
How many L.B. Hathaway books are there?
L.B. Hathaway has 18 books, released between 2014 and 2026.
L.B. Hathaway Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 L.B. Hathaway 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.
- 120142652/4
- 220142482/4
- 32016–2/4
- 420162092/4
- 520174152/4
- 620171152/4
- 720183092/4
- 820193002/4
- 920204062/4
- 102020–2/4
- 112021–2/4
- 122021–2/4
- 132021–2/4
- 142023–2/4
- 152023–2/4
- 162024–2/4
- 172025–2/4
- 182026–2/4
L.B. Hathaway characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Posie Parker books in order 18 books
L.B. Hathaway 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.
Posie Parker Mystery in order
18 books- 1. Murder Offstage
- 2. The Tomb of the Honey Bee
- 3. Murder at Maypole Manor
- 4. The Vanishing of Dr Winter
- 5. Murder of a Movie Star
- 6. A Christmas Case
- 7. Murder in Venice
- 8. The Saltwater Murder
- 9. Murder on the White Cliffs
- 10. Marriage is Murder?
- 11. Murder in Tuscany
- 12. Murder in a Chelsea Garden
- and 6 more in the table above
Do you have to read L.B. Hathaway books in order?
You only need to read L.B. Hathaway books in order within the Posie Parker Mystery series, which holds 18 of the 18 L.B. Hathaway books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with L.B. Hathaway
Start with Murder Offstage (2014), the first Posie Parker book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest L.B. Hathaway book?
Murder at the Villa Amalfi (2026) is the newest L.B. Hathaway book released so far.
Is there a new L.B. Hathaway book coming?
No next L.B. Hathaway book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
L.B. Hathaway at a glance
- Still publishing
- L.B. Hathaway published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- L.B. Hathaway books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,267 pages across the 8 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 282 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most L.B. Hathaway books, 10 of 18, were published in the 2020s.
What the L.B. Hathaway books are about
7 of the 18 L.B. Hathaway books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 7 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Investigation 7 of 7 books
- Murder 7 of 7 books
- Nineteen twenties 7 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 7 of 7 books
- Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office 4 of 7 books