Veronica Speedwell Books in Order

Veronica Speedwell by Deanna Raybourn contains 10 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is A Curious Beginning (2015) and the newest is A Ghastly Catastrophe (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2015–2026
Confirmed
10 of 10 titles
Pages on record
2,374 in 7 of 10 books
Reading time
40–59 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,374 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell is a historical mystery series with a woman sleuth at its centre, moving among the aristocracy through murder, kidnapping and missing-person cases. Every title follows one pattern, from A Curious Beginning (2015) through A Treacherous Curse (2018) and A Sinister Revenge (2023) to A Ghastly Catastrophe (2026). Ten books stand in the series, and Raybourn continues it.

How many Veronica Speedwell books are there?

Veronica Speedwell has 10 books, released between 2015 and 2026.

Veronica Speedwell Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Veronica Speedwell 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
    A Curious Beginning2015 · 368 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015368
  2. 2
    A Perilous Undertaking2017 · 338 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017338
  3. 3
    A Treacherous Curse2018 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018308
  4. 4
    A Dangerous Collaboration2019 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019352
  5. 5
    A Murderous Relation2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  6. 6
    An Unexpected Peril2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2021336
  7. 7
    An Impossible Impostor2022 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2022336
  8. 8
    A Sinister Revenge2023 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2023336
  9. 9
    A Grave Robbery2024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024
  10. 10
    A Ghastly Catastrophe2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026

Is there a chronological order for Veronica Speedwell?

No separate chronological order is on record for Veronica Speedwell, 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 Veronica Speedwell books in order?

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

Where to start with Veronica Speedwell

Start with A Curious Beginning (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Veronica Speedwell book?

A Ghastly Catastrophe (2026) is the newest Veronica Speedwell book released so far.

Is there a new Veronica Speedwell book coming?

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

Veronica Speedwell at a glance

Still running
Veronica Speedwell is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Veronica Speedwell books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,374 pages across the 7 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Veronica Speedwell books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2020s.
Corroboration
7 of the 10 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Veronica Speedwell books are about

6 of the 10 Veronica Speedwell 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.

More books by Deanna Raybourn

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

Other series by Deanna Raybourn

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