Francis Bacon Mystery Books in Order

Francis Bacon Mystery by Anna Castle contains 8 books, published between 2014 and 2022. The first book is Death by Disputation (2014) and the newest is Lock Up Honesty (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2014–2022
Pages on record
666 in 2 of 8 books

Francis Bacon Mystery is a historical mystery series by Anna Castle, eight books published between 2014 and 2022. Death by Disputation (2014) is the earliest catalogued title and Lock Up Honesty (2022) the most recent, with Murder by Misrule (2015), The Widows Guild (2015), Publish and Perish (2017), Let Slip the Dogs (2018), The Spymaster's Brother (2019) and Now and Then Stab (2021) filling the run. Two books carry recorded page counts, at a median of 333 pages.

How many Francis Bacon Mystery books are there?

Francis Bacon Mystery has 8 books, released between 2014 and 2022.

Francis Bacon Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Francis Bacon 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. 1
    Death by Disputation2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  2. 2
    Murder by Misrule2015 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015344
  3. 3
    The Widows Guild2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  4. 4
    Publish and Perish2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  5. 5
    Let Slip the Dogs2018 · 322 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018322
  6. 6
    The Spymaster's Brother2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  7. 7
    Now and Then Stab2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  8. 8
    Lock Up Honesty2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022

Is there a chronological order for Francis Bacon Mystery?

No separate chronological order is on record for Francis Bacon Mystery, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Francis Bacon Mystery books in order?

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

Where to start with Francis Bacon Mystery

Start with Death by Disputation (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Francis Bacon Mystery book?

Lock Up Honesty (2022) is the newest Francis Bacon Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Francis Bacon Mystery book coming?

No next Francis Bacon 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.

Francis Bacon Mystery at a glance

Paused
No new Francis Bacon Mystery title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Francis Bacon Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
666 pages across the 2 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 333 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Francis Bacon Mystery books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Francis Bacon Mystery books are about

6 of the 8 Francis Bacon Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Anna Castle

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