Victoria Square Books in Order
Victoria Square appears in 10 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is A Crafty Killing (2010) and the newest is A Fatal Exhibition (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2010–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,196 in 4 of 10 books
Victoria Square is the setting of 10 mysteries published between 2010 and 2026. Recorded subjects gather artists, artisans and handicraft alongside murder, investigation, cold cases and fire investigation, with women sleuths at the centre. Lorraine Bartlett is credited on 9 of the books, with Gayle Leeson named on 3, and Laurie Cass and Gayle Trent on one each. A Crafty Killing (2010) opens the run, which takes in The Walled Flower (2012), Dead, Bath, and Beyond (2016), Yule Be Dead (2018) and Dead Man's Hand (2021). A Fatal Exhibition arrives in 2026.
How many Victoria Square books are there?
Victoria Square appears in 10 books, released between 2010 and 2026.
Victoria Square Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Victoria Square 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.
- 12010–2/4
- 220122942/4
- 32013–2/4
- 420163042/4
- 520183042/4
- 62019–2/4
- 720202942/4
- 82021–2/4
- 92024–2/4
- 102026–2/4
Do you have to read Victoria Square books in order?
You should read the Victoria Square books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Victoria Square book also stands alone.
Where to start with Victoria Square
Start with A Crafty Killing (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Victoria Square book?
A Fatal Exhibition (2026) is the newest Victoria Square book released so far.
Is there a new Victoria Square book coming?
No next Victoria Square book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Victoria Square at a glance
- Still running
- Victoria Square is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Victoria Square books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,196 pages across the 4 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 299 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Victoria Square books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 10 titles, 9 are credited to Lorraine Bartlett, 3 to Gayle Leeson, 1 to Laurie Cass and 1 to Gayle Trent.
What the Victoria Square books are about
6 of the 10 Victoria Square books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 3 of 6 books
- Artisans 2 of 6 books
- Artists 2 of 6 books
- Investigation 2 of 6 books
- Murder 2 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 6 books
Series featuring Victoria Square
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.