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Priscilla Royal Books in Order

Priscilla Royal has written 19 books, published between 2003 and 2021. The first book is Wine of Violence (2003) and the newest is Prayers of the Dead (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
2003–2021
Pages on record
2,939 in 12 of 19 books
Reading time
49–73 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,939 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

See all 19 books in order Printable Priscilla Royal checklist

Priscilla Royal writes a single series of medieval mysteries. Wine of Violence (2003) opens it and Prayers of the Dead (2021) is the newest of 19 catalogued books, with Tyrant of the Mind (2004), Sorrow Without End (2006) and Forsaken Soul (2008) among those between. Priories, monastic orders and murder investigation in medieval England are the recurring subjects, and a woman sleuth carries the run.

How many Priscilla Royal books are there?

Priscilla Royal has 19 books, released between 2003 and 2021. 18 of them belong to the Medieval Mystery series.

Priscilla Royal Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Priscilla Royal 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.

  1. Cover of Wine of Violence by Priscilla Royal, book 1 of the Medieval Mystery series (2003)
  2. Cover of Tyrant of the Mind by Priscilla Royal, book 2 of the Medieval Mystery series (2004)
  3. Cover of Favas Can Be Fatal by Priscilla Royal (2006)
  4. Cover of Sorrow Without End by Priscilla Royal, book 3 of the Medieval Mystery series (2006)
  5. Cover of Justice for the Damned by Priscilla Royal, book 4 of the Medieval Mystery series (2007)
  6. Cover of Forsaken Soul by Priscilla Royal, book 5 of the Medieval Mystery series (2008)
  7. Cover of Chambers of Death by Priscilla Royal, book 6 of the Medieval Mystery series (2009)
  8. Cover of Valley of Dry Bones by Priscilla Royal, book 7 of the Medieval Mystery series (2010)
  9. Cover of A Killing Season by Priscilla Royal, book 8 of the Medieval Mystery series (2011)
  10. Cover of Sanctity of Hate by Priscilla Royal, book 9 of the Medieval Mystery series (2012)
  11. Cover of Covenant with Hell by Priscilla Royal, book 10 of the Medieval Mystery series (2013)
  12. Cover of Land of Shadows by Priscilla Royal, book 13 of the Medieval Mystery series (2016)
  1. 1
    Wine of ViolenceMedieval Mystery #12003 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003248
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  2. 2
    Tyrant of the MindMedieval Mystery #22004 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004252
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  3. 3
    Favas Can Be Fatal2006 · 205 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006205
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  4. 4
    Sorrow Without EndMedieval Mystery #32006 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006240
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  5. 5
    Justice for the DamnedMedieval Mystery #42007 · 229 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007229
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  6. 6
    Forsaken SoulMedieval Mystery #52008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  7. 7
    Chambers of DeathMedieval Mystery #62009 · 247 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009247
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  8. 8
    Valley of Dry BonesMedieval Mystery #72010 · 231 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010231
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  9. 9
    A Killing SeasonMedieval Mystery #82011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  10. 10
    Sanctity of HateMedieval Mystery #92012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    Covenant with HellMedieval Mystery #102013 · 221 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013221
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  12. 12
    The Sanctity of HateMedieval Mystery #112013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  13. 13
    Satan's LullabyMedieval Mystery #122015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  14. 14
    Land of ShadowsMedieval Mystery #132016 · 236 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016236
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  15. 15
    The Proud SinnerMedieval Mystery #142017 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017224
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  16. 16
    Wild JusticeMedieval Mystery #152018 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018222
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  17. 17
    The Twice-Hanged ManMedieval Mystery #162019 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019384
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  18. 18
    Elegy to MurderMedieval Mystery #172020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  19. 19
    Prayers of the DeadMedieval Mystery #182021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Priscilla Royal 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.

Medieval Mystery in order

18 books
  1. 1. Wine of Violence
  2. 2. Tyrant of the Mind
  3. 3. Sorrow Without End
  4. 4. Justice for the Damned
  5. 5. Forsaken Soul
  6. 6. Chambers of Death
  7. 7. Valley of Dry Bones
  8. 8. A Killing Season
  9. 9. Sanctity of Hate
  10. 10. Covenant with Hell
  11. 11. The Sanctity of Hate
  12. 12. Satan's Lullaby
  13. and 6 more in the table above

Standalone books

1 book

1 Priscilla Royal title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Priscilla Royal books in order?

You only need to read Priscilla Royal books in order within the Medieval Mystery series, which holds 18 of the 19 Priscilla Royal books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Priscilla Royal

Start with Wine of Violence (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Priscilla Royal book?

Prayers of the Dead (2021) is the newest Priscilla Royal book released so far.

Is there a new Priscilla Royal book coming?

No next Priscilla Royal book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Priscilla Royal at a glance

Paused
No new Priscilla Royal title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Priscilla Royal books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,939 pages across the 12 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 234 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Priscilla Royal books, 10 of 19, were published in the 2010s.

What the Priscilla Royal books are about

16 of the 19 Priscilla Royal 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 11 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.