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Veronica Heley Books in Order

Veronica Heley has written 80 books, published between 1974 and 2026. The first book is Sue for Mercy (1974) and the newest is False Relation (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
80
Published
1974–2026
Pages on record
9,448 in 50 of 80 books
Reading time
157–236 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,448 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 50 of 80 titles with a page count on record.

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Veronica Heley writes British mystery fiction with women sleuths at the centre. Ellie Quicke, a widow turned investigator, and Bea Abbot of the Abbot Agency head the two longest series, both set around London. Heley also writes the Sam & Co School Adventures and Kate Overcomes books. Eighty titles span 1974 to 2026, beginning with the alliterative early run of Sue for Mercy, Scream for Sarah, Cry for Kit and Fear for Frances, and reaching False Relation (2026).

How many Veronica Heley books are there?

Veronica Heley has 80 books, released between 1974 and 2026. They include 5 series and 28 titles listed outside any series.

Veronica Heley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 80 Veronica Heley 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 Scream for Sarah by Veronica Heley (1975)
  2. Cover of Cry for Kit by Veronica Heley (1976)
  3. Cover of Fear for Frances by Veronica Heley (1977)
  4. Cover of Longsword by Veronica Heley (1982)
  5. Cover of Natasha's Badge by Veronica Heley (1986)
  6. Cover of Freewheeling by Veronica Heley (1987)
  7. Cover of Natasha's Swing by Veronica Heley (1987)
  8. Cover of Natasha the Brownie by Veronica Heley (1990)
  9. Cover of Penguin Theatre by Veronica Heley (1992)
  10. Cover of Natasha by Veronica Heley (1992)
  11. Cover of Natasha's Dare by Veronica Heley (1992)
  12. Cover of Double Trouble by Veronica Heley, book 2 of the Sam & Co School Adventures series (1993)
  13. Cover of Bullies by Veronica Heley, book 3 of the Sam & Co School Adventures series (1994)
  14. Cover of Who Cares! by Veronica Heley, book 4 of the Sam & Co School Adventures series (1994)
  15. Cover of Who, Me? Paul by Veronica Heley (1998)
  16. Cover of Murder at the Altar by Veronica Heley, book 1 of the Ellie Quicke series (2000)
  17. Cover of The Easter Tree by Veronica Heley (2000)
  18. Cover of Kate Overcomes: Scare Me Not by Veronica Heley, book 2 of the Kate Overcomes series (2002)
  19. Cover of Smoke by Veronica Heley, book 5 of the Sam & Co School Adventures series (2002)
  20. Cover of Hawkeye of Paradise Row by Veronica Heley (2002)
  21. Cover of Eden Hall by Veronica Heley, book 1 of the Eden Hall series (2004)
  22. Cover of The Lady of the Hall by Veronica Heley, book 2 of the Eden Hall series (2005)
  23. Cover of Murder in the Garden by Veronica Heley, book 5 of the Ellie Quicke series (2005)
  24. Cover of Murder by Committee by Veronica Heley, book 6 of the Ellie Quicke series (2005)
  1. 1
    Sue for Mercy1974 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1974158
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  2. 2
    Scream for Sarah1975 · 172 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975172
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  3. 3
    Cry for Kit1976 · 179 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976179
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  4. 4
    Fear for Frances1977 · 243 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977243
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  5. 5
    Death for Deborah1978 · 159 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978159
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  6. 6
    My Lord, The Hermit1980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  7. 7
    The Tarrant Rose1981 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981252
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  8. 8
    KateKate Overcomes #11982 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982224
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  9. 9
    Longsword1982 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982224
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  10. 10
    Sparrow1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  11. 11
    The Whistler1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  12. 12
    Natasha's Badge1986 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198664
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  13. 13
    Genius at Work1986 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198696
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  14. 14
    Freewheeling1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  15. 15
    Natasha's Swing1987 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198764
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  16. 16
    Sky High1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  17. 17
    Natasha the Brownie1990 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199064
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  18. 18
    The Boy Who Wouldn't1990 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199080
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  19. 19
    Penguin Theatre1992 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992128
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  20. 20
    Natasha1992 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992176
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  21. 21
    Natasha's Dare1992 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199264
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  22. 22
    Break-inSam & Co School Adventures #11993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  23. 23
    Double TroubleSam & Co School Adventures #21993 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993128
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  24. 24
    BulliesSam & Co School Adventures #31994 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199496
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  25. 25
    Who Cares!Sam & Co School Adventures #41994 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994128
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  26. 26
    Who, Me? Paul1998 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998128
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  27. 27
    Murder at the AltarEllie Quicke #12000 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000290
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  28. 28
    The Easter Tree2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200032
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  29. 29
    Kate Overcomes: Scare Me NotKate Overcomes #22002 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002128
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  30. 30
    Murder by Suicide / Murder by Poison PenEllie Quicke #22002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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Veronica Heley series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Veronica Heley 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.

Abbot Agency in order

19 books
  1. 1. False Charity
  2. 2. False Picture
  3. 3. False Step
  4. 4. False Pretences
  5. 5. False Money
  6. 6. False Report
  7. 7. False Alarm
  8. 8. False Diamond
  9. 9. False Impression
  10. 10. False Wall
  11. 11. False Fire
  12. 12. False Pride
  13. and 7 more in the table above

Sam & Co School Adventures in order

5 books
  1. 1. Break-in
  2. 2. Double Trouble
  3. 3. Bullies
  4. 4. Who Cares!
  5. 5. Smoke

Eden Hall in order

4 books
  1. 1. Eden Hall
  2. 2. The Lady of the Hall
  3. 3. Secret of the Hall
  4. 4. Master of the Hall

Kate Overcomes in order

2 books
  1. 1. Kate
  2. 2. Kate Overcomes: Scare Me Not

Standalone books

28 books

28 Veronica Heley titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Veronica Heley books in order?

You only need to read Veronica Heley books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Veronica Heley

Start with the first book of the Veronica Heley series you want to read: Ellie Quicke starts with Murder at the Altar (2000) and Abbott Agency starts with False Charity (2007). The earliest catalogued title overall is Sue for Mercy (1974).

What is the newest Veronica Heley book?

False Relation (2026) is the newest Veronica Heley book released so far.

Is there a new Veronica Heley book coming?

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

Veronica Heley at a glance

Still publishing
Veronica Heley published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Veronica Heley books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
9,448 pages across the 50 of 80 books with a recorded length, a median of 220 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Veronica Heley books, 24 of 80, were published in the 2000s.

What the Veronica Heley books are about

44 of the 80 Veronica Heley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: widows is tagged on 19 of 44. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.