Gaslight Mystery Books in Order
Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson contains 27 books, published between 1999 and 2024. The first book is Murder on Astor Place (1999) and the newest is Murder in Rose Hill (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 1999–2024
- Confirmed
- 27 of 27 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,835 in 22 of 27 books
- Reading time
- 114–171 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,835 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 27 titles with a page count on record.
Gaslight Mystery is a historical crime series by Victoria Thompson built on the characters Sarah Brandt and Frank Malloy. Twenty-seven books are catalogued between 1999 and 2024, and the titles name the place of each murder: Murder on Astor Place (1999), Murder on St. Mark's Place (2000), Murder on Gramercy Park (2001), Murder on Washington Square (2002), Murder on Mulberry Bend (2003), Murder on Marble Row (2004), Murder on Lenox Hill (2005), Murder in Little Italy (2006), Murder in Chinatown (2007) and Murder on Bank Street (2008). Murder in Rose Hill (2024) is the newest. New York, midwives, police, women detectives and criminal investigation are the recurring subjects. The series is ongoing.
How many Gaslight Mystery books are there?
Gaslight Mystery has 27 books, released between 1999 and 2024.
Gaslight Mystery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Gaslight 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.
- 1Murder on Astor Place1999 · 278 pages · confirmed 3/419992783/4
- 2Murder on St. Mark's Place2000 · 277 pages · confirmed 3/420002773/4
- 3Murder on Gramercy Park2001 · 329 pages · confirmed 3/420013293/4
- 4Murder on Washington Square2002 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/420023263/4
- 5Murder on Mulberry Bend2003 · 346 pages · confirmed 3/420033463/4
- 6Murder on Marble Row2004 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/420043103/4
- 7Murder on Lenox Hill2005 · 291 pages · confirmed 3/420052913/4
- 8Murder in Little Italy2006 · 291 pages · confirmed 3/420062913/4
- 9Murder in Chinatown2007 · 305 pages · confirmed 3/420073053/4
- 10Murder on Bank Street2008 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420083363/4
- 11Murder on Waverly Place2009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 12Murder on Lexington Avenue2010 · confirmed 3/42010–3/4
- 13Murder on Sisters' Row2011 · 292 pages · confirmed 3/420112923/4
- 14Murder on Fifth Avenue2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 15Murder in Chelsea2013 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/420132963/4
- 16Murder in Murray Hill2014 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/420142963/4
- 17Murder on Amsterdam Avenue2015 · 291 pages · confirmed 3/420152913/4
- 18Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue2015 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/420153103/4
- 19Murder in Morningside Heights2016 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/420162963/4
- 20Murder in the Bowery2017 · 295 pages · confirmed 3/420172953/4
- 21Murder on Union Square2018 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/420183263/4
- 22Murder on Trinity Place2019 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420193363/4
- 23Murder on Pleasant Avenue2020 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420203363/4
- 24Murder on Wall Street2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420213363/4
- 25Murder on Madison Square2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 26Murder on Bedford Street2023 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420233363/4
- 27Murder in Rose Hill2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
Is there a chronological order for Gaslight Mystery?
No separate chronological order is on record for Gaslight 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 Gaslight Mystery books in order?
You should read the Gaslight Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Gaslight Mystery book also stands alone.
Where to start with Gaslight Mystery
Start with Murder on Astor Place (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gaslight Mystery book?
Murder in Rose Hill (2024) is the newest Gaslight Mystery book released so far.
Is there a new Gaslight Mystery book coming?
No next Gaslight 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.
Gaslight Mystery at a glance
- Still running
- Gaslight Mystery is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Gaslight Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,835 pages across the 22 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 308 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gaslight Mystery books, 11 of 27, were published in the 2010s.
What the Gaslight Mystery books are about
25 of the 27 Gaslight Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: sarah brandt (fictitious character) is tagged on 20 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Sarah Brandt (Fictitious character) 20 of 25 books
- Frank Malloy (Fictitious character) 17 of 25 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 13 of 25 books
- Police 11 of 25 books
- Midwives 10 of 25 books
- Mystery & detective 9 of 25 books
- Investigation 5 of 25 books
- Murder 5 of 25 books
- Crimes against 4 of 25 books
- New York (N.Y.) 4 of 25 books
- American literature 3 of 25 books
More books by Victoria Thompson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Victoria Thompson books in order 56 books
Characters in the Gaslight Mystery books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Gaslight Mysteries books in order 27 books