Order of Book Series
0

Lake District Mysteries (Tope) Books in Order

Lake District Mysteries (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 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

See all 16 books in order Printable Lake District Mysteries (Tope) checklist

Rebecca Tope's Lake District Mysteries carry subject headings for the fictitious character Persimmon Brown, also listed as Simmy Brown. Other headings include florists, murder investigation, family secrets and England. The 16 books run from The Windermere Witness (2012) to The Langdale Legacy (2026). The Ambleside Alibi (2013), The Coniston Case (2014) and The Grasmere Grudge (2019) are among the titles. The Lake District Mysteries are ongoing.

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

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

Lake District Mysteries (Tope) Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Lake District Mysteries (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. Cover of The Windermere Witness by Rebecca Tope, book 1 of the Lake District series (2012)
  2. Cover of The Ambleside Alibi by Rebecca Tope, book 2 of the Lake District series (2013)
  3. Cover of The Coniston Case by Rebecca Tope, book 3 of the Lake District series (2014)
  4. Cover of The Troutbeck Testimony by Rebecca Tope, book 4 of the Lake District series (2015)
  5. Cover of The Hawkshead Hostage by Rebecca Tope, book 5 of the Lake District series (2016)
  6. Cover of The Bowness Bequest by Rebecca Tope, book 6 of the Lake District series (2017)
  7. Cover of The Staveley Suspect by Rebecca Tope, book 7 of the Lake District series (2018)
  8. Cover of The Grasmere Grudge by Rebecca Tope, book 8 of the Lake District series (2019)
  9. Cover of The Patterdale Plot by Rebecca Tope, book 9 of the Lake District series (2020)
  10. Cover of The Ullswater Undertaking by Rebecca Tope, book 10 of the Lake District series (2021)
  11. Cover of The Threlkeld Theory by Rebecca Tope, book 11 of the Lake District series (2022)
  1. 1
    The Windermere WitnessLake District #12012 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    The Ambleside AlibiLake District #22013 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Coniston CaseLake District #32014 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Troutbeck TestimonyLake District #42015 · 319 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015319
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Hawkshead HostageLake District #52016 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The Bowness BequestLake District #62017 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Staveley SuspectLake District #72018 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Grasmere GrudgeLake District #82019 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Patterdale PlotLake District #92020 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Ullswater UndertakingLake District #102021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Threlkeld TheoryLake District #112022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The Askham AccusationLake District #122023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    The Borrowdale BodyLake District #132024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    A Lake District Christmas MurderLake District #142024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    The Dacre DilemmaLake District #152025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    The Langdale LegacyLake District #162026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

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

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

Where to start with Lake District Mysteries (Tope)

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

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

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

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

No next Lake District Mysteries (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 (Tope) at a glance

Still running
Lake District Mysteries (Tope) is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Lake District Mysteries (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 (Tope) books, 8 of 16, were published in the 2020s.

What the Lake District Mysteries (Tope) books are about

10 of the 16 Lake District Mysteries (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.