Vicky Bliss Books in Order
Vicky Bliss by Elizabeth Peters contains 7 books, published between 1969 and 2008. The first book is The Camelot Caper (1969) and the newest is The Laughter of Dead Kings (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 1969–2008
- Confirmed
- 7 of 7 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,808 in 5 of 7 books
- Reading time
- 30–45 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,808 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 7 titles with a page count on record.
Vicky Bliss is an art historian and amateur sleuth in a series of seven mysteries by Elizabeth Peters, published between 1969 and 2008. The run opens with The Camelot Caper (1969) and Borrower of the Night (1973), then continues at long intervals through Street of the Five Moons (1978), Trojan Gold (1987) and Night Train to Memphis (1994) to The Laughter of Dead Kings (2008). Germany, England, Americans abroad and Arthurian romance appear among the subjects.
How many Vicky Bliss books are there?
Vicky Bliss has 7 books, released between 1969 and 2008.
Vicky Bliss Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Vicky Bliss 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.
- 1The Camelot Caper1969 · confirmed 4/41969–4/4
- 2Borrower of the Night1973 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/419733364/4
- 3Street of the Five Moons1978 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/419783844/4
- 4Silhouette in Scarlet1983 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/419833204/4
- 5Trojan Gold1987 · 368 pages · confirmed 4/419873684/4
- 6Night Train to Memphis1994 · confirmed 4/41994–4/4
- 7The Laughter of Dead Kings2008 · 400 pages · confirmed 4/420084004/4
Is there a chronological order for Vicky Bliss?
No separate chronological order is on record for Vicky Bliss, 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 Vicky Bliss books in order?
You should read the Vicky Bliss books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Vicky Bliss book also stands alone.
Where to start with Vicky Bliss
Start with The Camelot Caper (1969), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Vicky Bliss book?
The Laughter of Dead Kings (2008) is the newest Vicky Bliss book released so far.
Is there a new Vicky Bliss book coming?
No next Vicky Bliss book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Vicky Bliss at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Vicky Bliss title on record dates from 2008, 18 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Vicky Bliss books have appeared about one every 7 years on average.
- Length
- 1,808 pages across the 5 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Vicky Bliss books, 2 of 7, were published in the 1980s.
- Corroboration
- 7 of the 7 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Vicky Bliss books are about
All 7 Vicky Bliss 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 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 5 of 7 books
- Women art historians 5 of 7 books
- Bliss, vicky (fictitious character) 4 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 4 of 7 books
- Germany 3 of 7 books
More books by Elizabeth Peters
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Elizabeth Peters
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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