Victoria Dowd Books in Order
Victoria Dowd has written 9 books, published between 2016 and 2026. The first book is The Painter of Siena (2016) and the newest is Miss Scarlet and the Duke (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2016–2026
- Pages on record
- 420 in 1 of 9 books
Victoria Dowd has nine catalogued books published between 2016 and 2026, across the Smart Woman's Mystery series and the Charlotte Blood Chronicles. The Painter of Siena (2016) comes first, and The Smart Woman's Guide to Murder followed in 2020, ahead of Body on the Island (2021), The Supper Club Murders (2021), A Book of Murder (2022) and Murder Most Cold (2023). Miss Scarlet and the Duke (2026) is the newest, at a median of 420 pages.
How many Victoria Dowd books are there?
Victoria Dowd has 9 books, released between 2016 and 2026. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Victoria Dowd Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Victoria Dowd 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.
- 1The Painter of Siena2016 · 420 pages · confirmed 1/420164201/4
- 22020–1/4
- 32021–1/4
- 42021–1/4
- 5Tears of Venus2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 62022–1/4
- 72023–1/4
- 82025–1/4
- 9Miss Scarlet and the Duke2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Victoria Dowd 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.
Smart Woman's Mystery in order
5 booksCharlotte Blood Chronicles in order
1 bookStandalone books
3 books3 Victoria Dowd titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Victoria Dowd books in order?
You only need to read Victoria Dowd books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Victoria Dowd
Start with The Painter of Siena (2016), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Victoria Dowd book?
Miss Scarlet and the Duke (2026) is the newest Victoria Dowd book released so far.
Is there a new Victoria Dowd book coming?
No next Victoria Dowd book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Victoria Dowd at a glance
- Still publishing
- Victoria Dowd published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Victoria Dowd books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 420 pages across the 1 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 420 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Victoria Dowd books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2020s.