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Detective Lavender Mystery Books in Order

Detective Lavender Mystery by Karen Charlton contains 12 books, published between 2012 and 2025. The first book is The Missing Heiress / The Heiress of Linn Hagh (2012) and the newest is The Poisoned Quill (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2012–2025
Pages on record
1,311 in 4 of 12 books
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Detective Lavender Mystery is the entry for Karen Charlton's Detective Lavender Mysteries, a historical mystery and detective run set against London, England. The 12 books span 2012 to 2025 and cover murder and criminal investigation. The Missing Heiress / The Heiress of Linn Hagh (2012) comes first, and The Poisoned Quill (2025) is the latest. The series is ongoing.

How many Detective Lavender Mystery books are there?

Detective Lavender Mystery has 12 books, released between 2012 and 2025.

Detective Lavender Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Detective Lavender Mystery 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 The Missing Heiress / The Heiress of Linn Hagh by Karen Charlton, book 1 of the Detective Lavender Mysteries series
  2. Cover of The Sans Pareil Mystery by Karen Charlton, book 4 of the Detective Lavender Mysteries series (2015)
  3. Cover of Plague Pits & River Bones by Karen Charlton, book 6 of the Detective Lavender Mysteries series (2018)
  4. Cover of Murder in Park Lane by Karen Charlton, book 7 of the Detective Lavender Mysteries series (2019)
  1. 1
    The Missing Heiress / The Heiress of Linn HaghDetective Lavender Mysteries #12012 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012325
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  2. 2
    The Mystery of the Skelton DiamondsDetective Lavender Mysteries #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  3. 3
    The Piccadilly PickpocketDetective Lavender Mysteries #32015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  4. 4
    The Sans Pareil MysteryDetective Lavender Mysteries #42015 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015322
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  5. 5
    The Sculthorpe MurderDetective Lavender Mysteries #52016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  6. 6
    Plague Pits & River BonesDetective Lavender Mysteries #62018 · 348 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018348
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  7. 7
    Murder in Park LaneDetective Lavender Mysteries #72019 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019316
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  8. 8
    The Death of Irish NellDetective Lavender Mysteries #82019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  9. 9
    The Willow Marsh MurderDetective Lavender Mysteries #92020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  10. 10
    Death at the Frost FairDetective Lavender Mysteries #102020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  11. 11
    The Resurrection MysteryDetective Lavender Mysteries #112024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  12. 12
    The Poisoned QuillDetective Lavender Mysteries #122025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Do you have to read Detective Lavender Mystery books in order?

You should read the Detective Lavender Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Detective Lavender Mystery book also stands alone.

Where to start with Detective Lavender Mystery

Start with The Missing Heiress / The Heiress of Linn Hagh (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Detective Lavender Mystery book?

The Poisoned Quill (2025) is the newest Detective Lavender Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Detective Lavender Mystery book coming?

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

Detective Lavender Mystery at a glance

Still running
Detective Lavender Mystery is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Detective Lavender Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,311 pages across the 4 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 324 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Detective Lavender Mystery books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Detective Lavender Mystery books are about

2 of the 12 Detective Lavender Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Karen Charlton

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.