Victoria Thompson Books in Order
Victoria Thompson has written 56 books, published between 1985 and 2026. The first book is Texas Treasure (1985) and the newest is City of Promises (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 56
- Published
- 1985–2026
- Confirmed
- 56 of 56 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,861 in 35 of 56 books
- Reading time
- 198–297 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,861 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 35 of 56 titles with a page count on record.
Victoria Thompson's Gaslight Mysteries pair the midwife Sarah Brandt with the police detective Frank Malloy in historical murder investigations. Thompson's full catalogue holds 56 books, opening with Texas Treasure (1985), one of several early Texas titles, and reaching City of Promises (2026). The Counterfeit Lady series, the Tates of Texas, the Hired Gunslinger books and two further historical lines complete the list.
How many Victoria Thompson books are there?
Victoria Thompson has 56 books, released between 1985 and 2026. They include 6 separate series.
Victoria Thompson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 56 Victoria Thompson books in the order they were released, 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.
- 11985–3/4
- 219865083/4
- 31987–3/4
- 419874173/4
- 51988–3/4
- 619883523/4
- 71989–3/4
- 819893613/4
- 91989–3/4
- 1019903893/4
- 111990–3/4
- 121991–3/4
- 1319924323/4
- 141992–3/4
- 1519934303/4
- 1619944273/4
- 171995–3/4
- 1819954163/4
- 191996–3/4
- 201997–3/4
- 211998–3/4
- 2219992783/4
- 2320002773/4
- 2420013293/4
- 2520023263/4
- 2620033463/4
- 2720043103/4
- 2820052913/4
- 2920062913/4
- 3020073053/4
- 3120083363/4
- 322009–3/4
- 332010–3/4
- 3420112923/4
- 352012–3/4
- 3620132963/4
- 3720142963/4
- 3820152913/4
- 3920153103/4
- 4020162963/4
- 4120173123/4
- 4220172953/4
- 4320183103/4
- 4420183263/4
- 452019–3/4
- 4620193363/4
- 4720203363/4
- 4820203363/4
- 4920213363/4
- 5020213363/4
- 512022–3/4
- 522022–3/4
- 532023–3/4
- 5420233363/4
- 552024–3/4
- 562026–3/4
Victoria Thompson series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Gaslight Mystery books in order 27 books
- Gaslight Mysteries books in order 27 books
Victoria Thompson 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.
Counterfeit Lady Series in order
8 booksVictoria Thompson Standalone Novels
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lady and the Cowboy Romance in order
4 booksHired Gunslinger in order
4 booksTates of Texas in order
4 booksLady and the Scoundrel in order
3 booksVictoria Thompson Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Victoria Thompson books in order?
You only need to read Victoria Thompson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Victoria Thompson
Start with the first book of the Victoria Thompson series you want to read: Gaslight Mystery starts with Murder on Astor Place (1999) and Gaslight Mysteries starts with Murder on Astor Place (1999). The earliest catalogued title overall is Texas Treasure (1985).
What is the newest Victoria Thompson book?
City of Promises (2026) is the newest Victoria Thompson book released so far.
Is there a new Victoria Thompson book coming?
No next Victoria Thompson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Victoria Thompson
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Victoria Thompson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Edgar Awards2001Shortlisted
Victoria Thompson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Victoria Thompson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Victoria Thompson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,861 pages across the 35 of 56 books with a recorded length, a median of 329 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Victoria Thompson books, 14 of 56, were published in the 2010s.
What the Victoria Thompson books are about
38 of the 56 Victoria Thompson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: sarah brandt (fictitious character) is tagged on 20 of 38. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Sarah Brandt (Fictitious character) 20 of 38 books
- Frank Malloy (Fictitious character) 17 of 38 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 13 of 38 books
- Police 11 of 38 books
- Midwives 10 of 38 books
- Mystery & detective 9 of 38 books
- American literature 5 of 38 books
- Historical fiction 5 of 38 books
- Investigation 5 of 38 books
- Murder 5 of 38 books
- Crimes against 4 of 38 books