Stephen Done Books in Order
Stephen Done has written 12 books, published between 2007 and 2022. The first book is Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2007) and the newest is The Signalman's Daughter (2022). Publication order is the reading order below. All 12 books listed here are in the Inspector Vignoles Mysteries series, which has its own page: Inspector Vignoles Mysteries books in order.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2007–2022
- Pages on record
- 924 in 3 of 12 books
Railway police, railway stations and Great Britain appear among the recorded subjects for Stephen Done, whose series is Inspector Vignoles Mysteries. The catalogue lists 12 books from Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2007) to The Signalman's Daughter (2022). The Murder of Crows (2008), The Marylebone Murders (2011), The Last Train to Brackley Central (2012), Blood and Custard (2015) and Cold Steel Rail (2018) are other titles. Done is marked as dormant.
How many Stephen Done books are there?
Stephen Done has 12 books, released between 2007 and 2022.
Stephen Done Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Stephen Done 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.
- 120072771/4
- 22008–1/4
- 32009–1/4
- 42011–1/4
- 520123671/4
- 620132801/4
- 72015–1/4
- 82017–1/4
- 92018–1/4
- 102019–1/4
- 112021–1/4
- 122022–1/4
Stephen Done series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
Do you have to read Stephen Done books in order?
You only need to read Stephen Done books in order within the Inspector Vignoles Mysteries series, which holds 12 of the 12 Stephen Done books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Stephen Done
Start with the first book of the Stephen Done series you want to read: Inspector Vignoles Mysteries starts with Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2007) and Inspector Vignoles Mystery starts with Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2007). The earliest catalogued title overall is Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2007).
What is the newest Stephen Done book?
The Signalman's Daughter (2022) is the newest Stephen Done book released so far.
Is there a new Stephen Done book coming?
No next Stephen Done book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Stephen Done at a glance
- Paused
- No new Stephen Done title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Stephen Done books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 924 pages across the 3 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 280 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stephen Done books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2010s.
What the Stephen Done books are about
2 of the 12 Stephen Done 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.
- Great Britain 1 of 2 books
- History 1 of 2 books
- Railroad police 1 of 2 books
- Railroad stations 1 of 2 books