Veronica Stallwood Books in Order
Veronica Stallwood has written 16 books, published between 1992 and 2011. The first book is Deathspell (1992) and the newest is Oxford Ransom (2011). Publication order is the reading order below. 14 of the 16 books listed here are in the Kate Ivory series, which has its own page: Kate Ivory books in order.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1992–2011
- Pages on record
- 2,622 in 10 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 44–66 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,622 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
Veronica Stallwood writes the Kate Ivory mysteries, set in Oxford, where the historical novelist Kate Ivory turns sleuth, often reluctantly, and puts historical research to work on past events. Stallwood has also written two novels outside the series. The catalogue lists 16 books from Deathspell (1992) to Oxford Ransom (2011), including Death and the Oxford Box (1994), Oxford Exit (1994), Oxford Mourning (1995) and Oxford Blue (1998). Born in London, Stallwood spent teenage years in Athens and Beirut, later worked for a publisher and as a cataloguer at the Bodleian Library, and moved to Charlbury, north-west of Oxford.
How many Veronica Stallwood books are there?
Veronica Stallwood has 16 books, released between 1992 and 2011. 14 of them belong to the Kate Ivory series.
Veronica Stallwood Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Veronica Stallwood 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.
- 1Deathspell1992 · 206 pages · confirmed 1/419922061/4
- 219942031/4
- 319941841/4
- 419951971/4
- 51996–1/4
- 619982981/4
- 719982791/4
- 8The Rainbow Sign1999 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419993201/4
- 91999–1/4
- 1020002781/4
- 112001–1/4
- 122002–1/4
- 1320043131/4
- 142005–1/4
- 1520063441/4
- 162011–1/4
Veronica Stallwood series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Kate Ivory books in order 14 books
Veronica Stallwood 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
2 books2 Veronica Stallwood titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Veronica Stallwood books in order?
You only need to read Veronica Stallwood books in order within the Kate Ivory series, which holds 14 of the 16 Veronica Stallwood books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Veronica Stallwood
Start with Death and the Oxford Box (1994), the first Kate Ivory book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Deathspell (1992).
What is the newest Veronica Stallwood book?
Oxford Ransom (2011) is the newest Veronica Stallwood book released so far.
Is there a new Veronica Stallwood book coming?
No next Veronica Stallwood 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 Stallwood at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Veronica Stallwood title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Veronica Stallwood books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,622 pages across the 10 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 278 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Veronica Stallwood books, 9 of 16, were published in the 1990s.
What the Veronica Stallwood books are about
13 of the 16 Veronica Stallwood books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women novelists is tagged on 11 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women novelists 11 of 13 books
- Ivory, kate (fictitious character) 9 of 13 books
- Kate Ivory (Fictitious character) 7 of 13 books
- England 4 of 13 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 13 books
- Murder 3 of 13 books
- Authors 2 of 13 books
- Investigation 2 of 13 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 13 books