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Rosemary Simpson Books in Order

Rosemary Simpson has written 10 books, published between 2017 and 2025. The first book is What the Dead Leave Behind (2017) and the newest is In Deadly Fashion (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2017–2025
Pages on record
1,104 in 3 of 10 books
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Rosemary Simpson writes historical mystery, most of it in the Gilded Age Mystery series set in New York. What the Dead Leave Behind (2017) starts that run, which continues through Lies That Comfort and Betray (2018), Death Brings a Shadow (2019), Death, Diamonds, and Deception (2020) and Murder Wears a Hidden Face (2023). The catalogue holds 12 books in all, opening with The Seven Hills of Paradise (1980) and reaching In Deadly Fashion in 2025, with the Fourth Crusade among its historical subjects.

How many Rosemary Simpson books are there?

Rosemary Simpson has 10 books, released between 2017 and 2025.

Rosemary Simpson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Rosemary Simpson 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 What the Dead Leave Behind by Rosemary Simpson, book 1 of the Gilded Age Mystery series (2017)
  2. Cover of Death Brings a Shadow by Rosemary Simpson, book 4 of the Gilded Age Mystery series (2019)
  1. 1
    What the Dead Leave BehindGilded Age Mystery #12017 · 409 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017409
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  2. 2
    Lies That Comfort and BetrayGilded Age Mystery #22018 · 391 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018391
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  3. 3
    Let the Dead Keep Their SecretsGilded Age Mystery #32018 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018304
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  4. 4
    Death Brings a ShadowGilded Age Mystery #42019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  5. 5
    Death, Diamonds, and DeceptionGilded Age Mystery #52020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  6. 6
    The Dead Cry JusticeGilded Age Mystery #62021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  7. 7
    Death at the FallsGilded Age Mystery #72022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  8. 8
    Murder Wears a Hidden FaceGilded Age Mystery #82023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  9. 9
    Death Takes the LeadGilded Age Mystery #92024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  10. 10
    In Deadly FashionGilded Age Mystery #102025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Rosemary Simpson 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.

Gilded Age Mystery in order

10 books
  1. 1. What the Dead Leave Behind
  2. 2. Lies That Comfort and Betray
  3. 3. Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets
  4. 4. Death Brings a Shadow
  5. 5. Death, Diamonds, and Deception
  6. 6. The Dead Cry Justice
  7. 7. Death at the Falls
  8. 8. Murder Wears a Hidden Face
  9. 9. Death Takes the Lead
  10. 10. In Deadly Fashion

Do you have to read Rosemary Simpson books in order?

You only need to read Rosemary Simpson books in order within the Gilded Age Mystery series, which holds 10 of the 10 Rosemary Simpson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Rosemary Simpson

Start with What the Dead Leave Behind (2017), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rosemary Simpson book?

In Deadly Fashion (2025) is the newest Rosemary Simpson book released so far.

Is there a new Rosemary Simpson book coming?

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

Rosemary Simpson at a glance

Still publishing
Rosemary Simpson published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Rosemary Simpson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,104 pages across the 3 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 391 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rosemary Simpson books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2020s.

What the Rosemary Simpson books are about

4 of the 10 Rosemary Simpson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.