Verity Bright Books in Order
Verity Bright has written 27 books, published between 2020 and 2026. The first book is A Very English Murder (2020) and the newest is Murder at the Winter Fair (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 2020–2026
- Confirmed
- 25 of 27 titles
- Pages on record
- 572 in 2 of 27 books
Lady Eleanor Swift is the amateur detective behind almost all of Verity Bright's work, in a mystery series where every title names a murder, a death or the English social occasion it interrupts. A Very English Murder (2020) opens the run, followed by Death at the Dance, Murder in the Snow and A Lesson in Murder. Twenty-seven books had appeared by 2026, reaching Murder at the Winter Fair, at a median of 286 pages.
Verity Bright is a pseudonym for a writing duo who write historical mysteries set in English settings, built around female leads who investigate cases.
How many Verity Bright books are there?
Verity Bright has 27 books, released between 2020 and 2026.
Verity Bright Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Verity Bright 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.
- 120203003/4
- 22020–3/4
- 32020–3/4
- 42020–3/4
- 52021–3/4
- 62021–3/4
- 720212723/4
- 82021–3/4
- 92022–3/4
- 102022–3/4
- 112022–3/4
- 122022–3/4
- 132023–3/4
- 142023–3/4
- 152023–3/4
- 162023–3/4
- 172024–3/4
- 182024–3/4
- 192024–3/4
- 202024–3/4
- 212025–3/4
- 222025–3/4
- 232025–3/4
- 242025–3/4
- 252026–3/4
- 262026–2/4
- 272026–2/4
Verity Bright 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.
Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery in order
27 books- 1. A Very English Murder
- 2. Death at the Dance
- 3. A Witness to Murder
- 4. Murder in the Snow
- 5. Mystery by the Sea
- 6. Murder at the Fair
- 7. A Lesson in Murder
- 8. Death on a Winter's Day
- 9. A Royal Murder
- 10. The French for Murder
- 11. Death Down the Aisle
- 12. Murder in an Irish Castle
- and 15 more in the table above
Do you have to read Verity Bright books in order?
You only need to read Verity Bright books in order within the Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery series, which holds 27 of the 27 Verity Bright books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Verity Bright
Start with A Very English Murder (2020), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Verity Bright book?
Murder at the Winter Fair (2026) is the newest Verity Bright book released so far.
Is there a new Verity Bright book coming?
No next Verity Bright book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Verity Bright at a glance
- Still publishing
- Verity Bright published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Verity Bright books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 572 pages across the 2 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 286 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Verity Bright books, 27 of 27, were published in the 2020s.