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Steven K. Smith Books in Order

Steven K. Smith has written 20 books, published between 2013 and 2025. The first book is Summer of the Woods (2013) and the newest is Conspiracy at the Launch (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 10 of the 20 books listed here are in the Virginia Mysteries series, which has its own page: Virginia Mysteries books in order.

Books
20
Published
2013–2025
Pages on record
1,998 in 11 of 20 books
Reading time
33–50 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,998 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

See all 20 books in order Printable Steven K. Smith checklist

Steven K. Smith writes children's mysteries and adventures, with brothers, siblings, ghosts and history among the subjects, and 20 books from 2013 to 2025. Mystery on Church Hill and Summer of the Woods appeared in 2013, followed by Ghosts of Belle Isle, Secret of the Staircase and Shadows at Jamestown. Smith's series are Virginia Mysteries, Brother Wars and Final Kingdom, and a nonfiction line includes Splashing in the Deep End: Adventures Raising Boys. Conspiracy at the Launch (2025) is the newest book.

How many Steven K. Smith books are there?

Steven K. Smith has 20 books, released between 2013 and 2025. They include 3 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Steven K. Smith Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Steven K. Smith 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 Summer of the Woods by Steven K. Smith, book 1 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2013)
  2. Cover of Mystery on Church Hill by Steven K. Smith, book 2 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2013)
  3. Cover of Ghosts of Belle Isle by Steven K. Smith, book 3 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2014)
  4. Cover of Secret of the Staircase by Steven K. Smith, book 4 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2015)
  5. Cover of Brother Wars by Steven K. Smith, book 1 of the Brother Wars series (2017)
  6. Cover of Shadows at Jamestown by Steven K. Smith, book 6 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2017)
  7. Cover of Cabin Eleven by Steven K. Smith, book 2 of the Brother Wars series (2018)
  8. Cover of The Big Apple by Steven K. Smith, book 3 of the Brother Wars series (2018)
  9. Cover of Spies at Mount Vernon by Steven K. Smith, book 7 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2018)
  10. Cover of Escape from Monticello by Steven K. Smith, book 8 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2019)
  11. Cover of Pictures at the Protest by Steven K. Smith, book 9 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2020)
  12. Cover of Pirates on the Bay by Steven K. Smith, book 10 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2021)
  1. 1
    Summer of the WoodsVirginia Mysteries #12013 · 146 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013146
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  2. 2
    Mystery on Church HillVirginia Mysteries #22013 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013176
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  3. 3
    Pitch Black Dark2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  4. 4
    Ghosts of Belle IsleVirginia Mysteries #32014 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014186
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  5. 5
    Secret of the StaircaseVirginia Mysteries #42015 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015158
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  6. 6
    Splashing in the Deep End: Adventures Raising BoysSteven K.Smith Non-Fiction #12016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  7. 7
    Midnight at the MansionVirginia Mysteries #52016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  8. 8
    Brother WarsBrother Wars #12017 · 134 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017134
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  9. 9
    Shadows at JamestownVirginia Mysteries #62017 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017188
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  10. 10
    Cabin ElevenBrother Wars #22018 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018200
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  11. 11
    The Big AppleBrother Wars #32018 · 162 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018162
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  12. 12
    Spies at Mount VernonVirginia Mysteries #72018 · 206 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018206
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  13. 13
    The MissingFinal Kingdom #12019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  14. 14
    Escape from MonticelloVirginia Mysteries #82019 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019218
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  15. 15
    The RecruitFinal Kingdom #22020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  16. 16
    The BridgeFinal Kingdom #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  17. 17
    Pictures at the ProtestVirginia Mysteries #92020 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020224
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  18. 18
    Pirates on the BayVirginia Mysteries #102021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  19. 19
    Danger on the Stage2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  20. 20
    Conspiracy at the Launch2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Steven K. Smith series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Steven K. Smith 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.

Brother Wars in order

3 books
  1. 1. Brother Wars
  2. 2. Cabin Eleven
  3. 3. The Big Apple

Final Kingdom in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Missing
  2. 2. The Recruit
  3. 3. The Bridge

Steven K.Smith Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

3 books

3 Steven K. Smith titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Steven K. Smith books in order?

You only need to read Steven K. Smith books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Steven K. Smith

Start with Summer of the Woods (2013), the first Virginia Mysteries book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Steven K. Smith book?

Conspiracy at the Launch (2025) is the newest Steven K. Smith book released so far.

Is there a new Steven K. Smith book coming?

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

Steven K. Smith at a glance

Still publishing
Steven K. Smith published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Steven K. Smith books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,998 pages across the 11 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 186 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Steven K. Smith books, 14 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the Steven K. Smith books are about

5 of the 20 Steven K. Smith books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.