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Her Royal Spyness Books in Order

Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen contains 21 books, published between 2007 and 2026. The first book is Her Royal Spyness (2007) and the newest is To Crown It All (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
2007–2026
Confirmed
21 of 21 titles
Pages on record
2,555 in 8 of 21 books
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Her Royal Spyness is a historical mystery series by Rhys Bowen, set among the English aristocracy. The first book, Her Royal Spyness (2007), introduces Lady Victoria Georgiana, thirty-fourth in line to the throne and penniless, who leaves Scotland for London, takes on quiet work for the royal household and finds a dead Frenchman in her bath. Twenty-one catalogued books run to To Crown It All in 2026, crossing humour with murder investigations.

How many Her Royal Spyness books are there?

Her Royal Spyness has 21 books, released between 2007 and 2026.

Her Royal Spyness Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Her Royal Spyness 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 Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen, book 1 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2007)
  2. Cover of A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen, book 2 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2008)
  3. Cover of Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen, book 3 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2009)
  4. Cover of Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen, book 4 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2010)
  5. Cover of Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen, book 5 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2011)
  6. Cover of Masked Ball at Broxley Manor by Rhys Bowen, book 6 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2012)
  7. Cover of The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen, book 7 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2012)
  8. Cover of Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen, book 8 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2013)
  9. Cover of Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen, book 9 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2014)
  10. Cover of Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen, book 11 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2016)
  11. Cover of Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen, book 13 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2018)
  12. Cover of The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen, book 15 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2020)
  13. Cover of God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen, book 16 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2021)
  14. Cover of Peril in Paris by Rhys Bowen, book 17 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2022)
  15. Cover of The Proof of the Pudding by Rhys Bowen, book 18 of the Her Royal Spyness series (2023)
  1. 1
    Her Royal Spyness2007 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007324
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  2. 2
    A Royal Pain2008 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2008336
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  3. 3
    Royal Flush2009 · confirmed 4/4
    2009–
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  4. 4
    Royal Blood2010 · confirmed 4/4
    2010–
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  5. 5
    Naughty in Nice2011 · 328 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011328
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  6. 6
    Masked Ball at Broxley Manor2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  7. 7
    The Twelve Clues of Christmas2012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012–
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  8. 8
    Heirs and Graces2013 · confirmed 4/4
    2013–
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  9. 9
    Queen of Hearts2014 · 295 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014295
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  10. 10
    Malice at the Palace2015 · confirmed 4/4
    2015–
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  11. 11
    Crowned and Dangerous2016 · 307 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016307
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  12. 12
    On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service2017 · 290 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017290
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  13. 13
    Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding2018 · 291 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018291
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  14. 14
    Love and Death Among the Cheetahs2019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
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  15. 15
    The Last Mrs. Summers2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  16. 16
    God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  17. 17
    Peril in Paris2022 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2022384
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  18. 18
    The Proof of the Pudding2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  19. 19
    We Three Queens2024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024–
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  20. 20
    From Cradle to Grave2025 · confirmed 4/4
    2025–
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  21. 21
    To Crown It All2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Is there a chronological order for Her Royal Spyness?

No separate chronological order is on record for Her Royal Spyness, 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 Her Royal Spyness books in order?

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

Where to start with Her Royal Spyness

Start with Her Royal Spyness (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Her Royal Spyness book?

To Crown It All (2026) is the newest Her Royal Spyness book released so far.

Is there a new Her Royal Spyness book coming?

No next Her Royal Spyness book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Her Royal Spyness at a glance

Still running
Her Royal Spyness is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Her Royal Spyness books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,555 pages across the 8 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 316 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Her Royal Spyness books, 11 of 21, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
15 of the 21 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Her Royal Spyness books are about

14 of the 21 Her Royal Spyness books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: aristocracy (social class) is tagged on 10 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Rhys Bowen

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

Characters in the Her Royal Spyness books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Other series by Rhys Bowen

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