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Velda Johnston Books in Order

Velda Johnston has written 35 books, published between 1967 and 2001. The first book is Along a Dark Path (1967) and the newest is House of Illusion (2001). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
35
Published
1967–2001
Pages on record
7,451 in 31 of 35 books
Reading time
124–186 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,451 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 31 of 35 titles with a page count on record.

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Velda Johnston wrote American gothic romance, and also published as Veronica Jason. Raised and educated in Pasadena, California, Johnston sold a first short story while still at high school, then studied journalism at UCLA on a scholarship and wrote for the university newspaper. The 35 catalogued books run from Along a Dark Path (1967) to House of Illusion (2001), at a median of 218 pages, with four titles in 1971 alone: I Came to a Castle, Phantom Cottage, The Face in the Shadows and The People on the Hill. Romantic suspense, widows and Italy appear among the subjects.

How many Velda Johnston books are there?

Velda Johnston has 35 books, released between 1967 and 2001.

Velda Johnston Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 35 Velda Johnston 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 Along a Dark Path by Velda Johnston (1967)
  2. Cover of A Howling in the Woods by Velda Johnston (1968)
  3. Cover of I Came to a Castle / Castle Perilous by Velda Johnston (1971)
  4. Cover of Phantom Cottage by Velda Johnston (1971)
  5. Cover of The Face in the Shadows by Velda Johnston (1971)
  6. Cover of The People on the Hill / Circle of Evil by Velda Johnston (1971)
  7. Cover of The Light in the Swamp by Velda Johnston (1972)
  8. Cover of The Late Mrs. Fonsell by Velda Johnston (1972)
  9. Cover of The Mourning Trees by Velda Johnston (1972)
  10. Cover of Masquerade in Venice by Velda Johnston (1973)
  11. Cover of The White Pavilion by Velda Johnston (1973)
  12. Cover of House Above Hollywood by Velda Johnston (1974)
  13. Cover of The House on the Left Bank by Velda Johnston (1975)
  14. Cover of A Room with Dark Mirrors by Velda Johnston (1975)
  15. Cover of Deveron Hall by Velda Johnston (1976)
  16. Cover of The Etruscan Smile by Velda Johnston (1977)
  17. Cover of The People from the Sea by Velda Johnston (1979)
  18. Cover of The Stone Maiden by Velda Johnston (1980)
  19. Cover of A Presence In AnEmpty Room by Velda Johnston (1980)
  20. Cover of The Hour Before Midnight by Velda Johnston (1981)
  21. Cover of The Fateful Summer by Velda Johnston (1981)
  22. Cover of The Other Karen by Velda Johnston (1983)
  23. Cover of Voice in the Night by Velda Johnston (1984)
  24. Cover of The Crystal Cat by Velda Johnston (1985)
  1. 1
    Along a Dark Path1967 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1967302
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  2. 2
    A Howling in the Woods1968 · 263 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1968263
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  3. 3
    I Came to a Castle / Castle Perilous1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  4. 4
    Phantom Cottage1971 · 306 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971306
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  5. 5
    The Face in the Shadows1971 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971292
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  6. 6
    The People on the Hill / Circle of Evil1971 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971186
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  7. 7
    The Light in the Swamp1972 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972282
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  8. 8
    The Late Mrs. Fonsell1972 · 215 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972215
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  9. 9
    The Mourning Trees1972 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972218
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  10. 10
    Masquerade in Venice1973 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973184
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  11. 11
    The White Pavilion1973 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973217
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  12. 12
    I Came to the Highlands1974 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974242
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  13. 13
    House Above Hollywood1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  14. 14
    The House on the Left Bank1975 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975214
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  15. 15
    A Room with Dark Mirrors1975 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975211
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  16. 16
    Deveron Hall1976 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976186
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  17. 17
    The Frenchman1976 · 295 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976295
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  18. 18
    The Etruscan Smile1977 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977213
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  19. 19
    The People from the Sea1979 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979234
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  20. 20
    The Silver Dolphin1979 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979400
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  21. 21
    The Stone Maiden1980 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980228
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  22. 22
    A Presence In AnEmpty Room1980 · 265 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980265
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  23. 23
    The Hour Before Midnight1981 · 209 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981209
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  24. 24
    The Fateful Summer1981 · 225 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981225
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  25. 25
    The Other Karen1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  26. 26
    Voice in the Night1984 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984214
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  27. 27
    Shadow Behind The Curtain1985 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985278
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  28. 28
    The Crystal Cat1985 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985184
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  29. 29
    Fatal Affair1986 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986197
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  30. 30
    The House on Bostwick Square1987 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987324
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  31. 31
    The Girl on the Beach1987 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987189
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  32. 32
    The Man at Windmere1988 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988216
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  33. 33
    Flight to Yesterday1990 · 293 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990293
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  34. 34
    The Underground Stream1991 · 169 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991169
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  35. 35
    House of Illusion2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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Velda Johnston 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.

Standalone books

35 books

35 Velda Johnston titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Velda Johnston books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 35 Velda Johnston books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Velda Johnston

Start with Along a Dark Path (1967), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Velda Johnston book?

House of Illusion (2001) is the newest Velda Johnston book released so far.

Is there a new Velda Johnston book coming?

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

Velda Johnston at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Velda Johnston title on record dates from 2001, 25 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Velda Johnston books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,451 pages across the 31 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 218 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Velda Johnston books, 18 of 35, were published in the 1970s.

What the Velda Johnston books are about

33 of the 35 Velda Johnston books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 10 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.