Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) Books in Order

Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) by Rebecca Tope contains 16 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is The Windermere Witness (2012) and the newest is The Langdale Legacy (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
2012–2026
Confirmed
16 of 16 titles
Pages on record
2,911 in 9 of 16 books
Reading time
49–73 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,911 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

Lake District Mysteries is the entry for Rebecca Tope's Lake District series, with 16 books published from 2012 to 2026. Subject tags name the fictitious character Persimmon "Simmy" Brown and cover florists, murder investigation, family secrets and England. The Windermere Witness (2012) comes first, then The Ambleside Alibi (2013), The Coniston Case (2014) and The Troutbeck Testimony (2015). The Bowness Bequest (2017), The Grasmere Grudge (2019) and The Ullswater Undertaking (2021) follow, and The Langdale Legacy (2026) is the newest.

How many Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) books are there?

Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) has 16 books, released between 2012 and 2026.

Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) 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. 1
    The Windermere WitnessLake District #12012 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012288
  2. 2
    The Ambleside AlibiLake District #22013 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013288
  3. 3
    The Coniston CaseLake District #32014 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014352
  4. 4
    The Troutbeck TestimonyLake District #42015 · 319 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015319
  5. 5
    The Hawkshead HostageLake District #52016 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016352
  6. 6
    The Bowness BequestLake District #62017 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017352
  7. 7
    The Staveley SuspectLake District #72018 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018320
  8. 8
    The Grasmere GrudgeLake District #82019 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019320
  9. 9
    The Patterdale PlotLake District #92020 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020320
  10. 10
    The Ullswater UndertakingLake District #102021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  11. 11
    The Threlkeld TheoryLake District #112022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  12. 12
    The Askham AccusationLake District #122023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023
  13. 13
    The Borrowdale BodyLake District #132024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  14. 14
    A Lake District Christmas MurderLake District #142024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  15. 15
    The Dacre DilemmaLake District #152025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025
  16. 16
    The Langdale LegacyLake District #162026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026

Do you have to read Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) books in order?

You should read the Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) book also stands alone.

Where to start with Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope)

Start with The Windermere Witness (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) book?

The Langdale Legacy (2026) is the newest Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) book released so far.

Is there a new Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) book coming?

No next Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) at a glance

Still running
Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,911 pages across the 9 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) books, 8 of 16, were published in the 2020s.

What the Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) books are about

10 of the 16 Lake District Mysteries (Rebecca Tope) books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 9 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Rebecca Tope

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