High Country Mystery Books in Order

High Country Mystery contains 16 books, published between 2011 and 2024. The first book is Murder in Black and White (2011) and the newest is The Serpent of Spirit Lake (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
2011–2024
Pages on record
1,329 in 6 of 16 books

High Country Mystery is a character-index entry for Vickie Britton that lines up with the High Country Mysteries and Jeff McQuede Mysteries series. The entry spans 16 books from 2011 to 2024, with sheriffs, photographers, Wyoming, kidnapping and robbery among the subjects, and westerns as a tag. Murder in Black and White (2011) is the first title, followed by Stealer of Horses and Whispers of the Stones (2012). An Icy Death and Crying Woman Bridge appeared in 2015. The Serpent of Spirit Lake (2024) is the newest book.

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How many High Country Mystery books are there?

High Country Mystery has 16 books, released between 2011 and 2024.

High Country Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 High Country 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Murder in Black and WhiteHigh Country Mysteries #12011 · 186 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011186
  2. 2
    Whispers of the StonesHigh Country Mysteries #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  3. 3
    Stealer of HorsesHigh Country Mysteries #32012 · 163 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012163
  4. 4
    The Executioner's HoodHigh Country Mysteries #42014 · 226 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014226
  5. 5
    LoyaltyHigh Country Mysteries #52014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
  6. 6
    An Icy DeathHigh Country Mysteries #62015 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015232
  7. 7
    Crying Woman BridgeHigh Country Mysteries #72015 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015264
  8. 8
    The Horse in the CornerJeff McQuede Mysteries #12016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
  9. 9
    Murder and the Good Old Boys' ClubHigh Country Mysteries #82016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
  10. 10
    King Henry's ChristmasJeff McQuede Mysteries #22017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
  11. 11
    Rapid River HoaxHigh Country Mysteries #92018 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018258
  12. 12
    Deadly PurchaseHigh Country Mysteries #102019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  13. 13
    Blame it on BigfootHigh Country Mysteries #112020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
  14. 14
    The Great Wyoming Treasure Hunt MurdersHigh Country Mysteries #122022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
  15. 15
    The Spanish Cave HeistHigh Country Mysteries #132023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
  16. 16
    The Serpent of Spirit LakeHigh Country Mysteries #142024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–

Do you have to read High Country Mystery books in order?

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

Where to start with High Country Mystery

Start with Murder in Black and White (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest High Country Mystery book?

The Serpent of Spirit Lake (2024) is the newest High Country Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new High Country Mystery book coming?

No next High Country 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.

High Country Mystery at a glance

Still running
High Country Mystery is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
High Country Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,329 pages across the 6 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 229 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most High Country Mystery books, 12 of 16, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 16 titles, 15 are credited to Vickie Britton and 1 to Loretta Jackson.

When High Country Mystery books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when High Country Mystery titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 12 titles.

2010s
12
2020s
4

16 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the High Country Mystery books are about

2 of the 16 High Country 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.