Melanie Hudson Books in Order
Melanie Hudson has written 8 books, published between 2012 and 2024. The first book is The Wedding Cake Tree (2012) and the newest is Death Comes to St Ives (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2012–2024
- Pages on record
- 1,168 in 3 of 8 books
Melanie Hudson's catalogue opens with The Wedding Cake Tree (2012) and runs to Death Comes to St Ives (2024), eight books across thirteen years. Hudson writes the Edge of the World Detective Agency series. Subjects recorded against the catalogue include women photographers and English literature. Titles listed in between include Dear Rosie Hughes (2019), The Last Letter from Juliet (2020) and The Night Train to Berlin (2021). Hudson remains actively publishing.
The Last Letter from Juliet and The Lighthouse Sisters are among Melanie Hudson's novels. Hudson has a background in the military, which is sometimes reflected in themes of courage and personal transformation in her writing.
How many Melanie Hudson books are there?
Melanie Hudson has 8 books, released between 2012 and 2024. 3 of them belong to the Edge of the World Detective Agency series.
Melanie Hudson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Melanie Hudson 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 Wedding Cake Tree2012 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420123682/4
- 2Dear Rosie Hughes2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 3The Last Letter from Juliet2020 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/420204002/4
- 4The Night Train to Berlin2021 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420214001/4
- 5The Paris Affair2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 62023–1/4
- 7Murder on a Cornish Isle / Murder on the MountEdge of the World Detective Agency #22023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 82024–1/4
Melanie Hudson 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.
Edge of the World Detective Agency in order
3 booksStandalone books
5 books5 Melanie Hudson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Melanie Hudson books in order?
You only need to read Melanie Hudson books in order within the Edge of the World Detective Agency series, which holds 3 of the 8 Melanie Hudson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Melanie Hudson
Start with The Wedding Cake Tree (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Melanie Hudson book?
Death Comes to St Ives (2024) is the newest Melanie Hudson book released so far.
Is there a new Melanie Hudson book coming?
No next Melanie Hudson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Melanie Hudson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Melanie Hudson published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Melanie Hudson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,168 pages across the 3 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Melanie Hudson books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2020s.
What the Melanie Hudson books are about
2 of the 8 Melanie Hudson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- English literature 1 of 2 books
- Women photographers 1 of 2 books