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Victoria Square Mystery Books in Order

Victoria Square Mystery contains 10 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is A Crafty Killing (2010) and the newest is A Fatal Exhibition (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2010–2026
Pages on record
1,196 in 4 of 10 books
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Victoria Square Mystery is a mystery series of 10 books published between 2010 and 2026. Lorraine Bartlett is credited on 9 of them, Gayle Leeson on 3, and Gayle Trent and Laurie Cass on 1 each. Subjects recorded across the series include artists, artisans, handicraft, women sleuths, murder, investigation and cold cases. A Crafty Killing (2010) opens the series and A Fatal Exhibition, dated 2026, is the newest entry listed. The series is marked ongoing.

How many Victoria Square Mystery books are there?

Victoria Square Mystery has 10 books, released between 2010 and 2026.

Victoria Square Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Victoria Square 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. Cover of A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett, book 1 of the Victoria Square Mystery series (2010)
  2. Cover of The Walled Flower by Lorraine Bartlett, book 2 of the Victoria Square Mystery series (2012)
  3. Cover of One Hot Murder by Lorraine Bartlett, book 3 of the Victoria Square Mystery series (2013)
  4. Cover of Dead, Bath, and Beyond, book 4 of the Victoria Square Mystery series (2016)
  5. Cover of Yule Be Dead, book 5 of the Victoria Square Mystery series (2018)
  6. Cover of Murder Ink, book 6 of the Victoria Square Mystery series (2019)
  7. Cover of A Murderous Misconception, book 7 of the Victoria Square Mystery series (2020)
  1. 1
    A Crafty Killing2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  2. 2
    The Walled Flower2012 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012294
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  3. 3
    One Hot Murder2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  4. 4
    Dead, Bath, and Beyond2016 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016304
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  5. 5
    Yule Be Dead2018 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018304
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  6. 6
    Murder Ink2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  7. 7
    A Murderous Misconception2020 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020294
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  8. 8
    Dead Man's Hand2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  9. 9
    A Lethal Lake Effect2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  10. 10
    A Fatal Exhibition2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Do you have to read Victoria Square Mystery books in order?

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

Where to start with Victoria Square Mystery

Start with A Crafty Killing (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Victoria Square Mystery book?

A Fatal Exhibition (2026) is the newest Victoria Square Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Victoria Square Mystery book coming?

No next Victoria Square 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.

Victoria Square Mystery at a glance

Still running
Victoria Square Mystery is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Victoria Square Mystery books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,196 pages across the 4 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 299 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Victoria Square Mystery books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 10 titles, 9 are credited to Lorraine Bartlett, 3 to Gayle Leeson, 1 to Laurie Cass and 1 to Gayle Trent.

What the Victoria Square Mystery books are about

6 of the 10 Victoria Square Mystery 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.

Characters in the Victoria Square Mystery books

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