Order of Anne Perry Books

The One Thing More

A Christmas Vanishing

A Christmas Deliverance

nbspDr. Crowe, a tough and somewhat gruff doctor running a clinic for Londons poor, is the central figure here. When a wealthy patients daughter comes to him for help, hes pulled into a web of money, manipulation, and medical ethicsall during the festive season.This is one of Perrys most poignant an...

A Christmas Legacy

Gracie Tellman, once Charlotte Pitts maid and now married with a daughter of her own, returns to the world of mystery when a friend in service asks her to go undercover in a suspicious household. A child is being mistreated. Something is terribly wrong.Gracies voice is fresh, bold, and heartfelt. Sh...

A Christmas Resolution

Celia and Dominic Corde Charlotte Pitts sister and her second husband are happily married and serving in a quiet parishuntil Celias friend becomes engaged to a man with a dark past. When the friend is found dead, Celia suspects her new fianc but no one will listen.This novella is a whodunit wrapped ...

A Christmas Gathering

Narraway and Vespasia are once again in the spotlight, attending a highsociety Christmas gathering that turns sinister. A guest is murdered, and the killer may be a spy hiding among them, with dangerous secrets poised to explode.This one is sleek, secretive, and politically charged. If Downton Abbey...

A Christmas Revelation

Told from the perspective of young Scuff, the street urchin rescued by William Monk years ago, this novella is a refreshing and heartwarming shift in tone. Scuff, now older and working at a clinic with Hester, sees a mysterious woman being attacked and decides to follow her.What unfolds is a tale of...

A Christmas Return

Vespasia CummingGould receives an old letter and a small package that pull her into a mystery from her youthone she thought long resolved. A man was wrongly imprisoned. And now, she has one chanceone Christmas chanceto set things right.This novella is rich with nostalgia and justice delayed. Vespasi...

A Christmas Message

Victor Narraway former head of Special Branch and mentor to Thomas Pitt and his new wife Vespasia are on their honeymoon in the Middle East when a man is murdered and Victor is left with a cryptic message the victim insisted be delivered before he died.The story becomes a spiritual journey through d...

A Christmas Escape

Charles LatterlyHester Monks widowed brothertakes a Christmas retreat to a volcanorimmed island in Italy, seeking solitude and peace. But instead of quiet, he finds tension among the hotel guests and when one of them dies mysteriously, Charles is forced into a role hes never played before investigat...

A New York Christmas

Young Jemima Pitt Charlotte and Thomas Pitts daughter travels to New York with a highsociety bridetobe. But when the brides mother goes missing, Jemima is pulled into a dangerous, glittering web of family secrets, lies, and betrayal.Set against the backdrop of Gilded Age Manhattan, this is one of Pe...

A Christmas Hope

A Christmas Garland

Set in colonial India, this is one of the most unique and political novellas. A young English soldier is accused of murder, and a reluctant clerk must defend him in a trial designed to make him fail.Its a story of courage, colonial arrogance, and one mans choice to stand for truth in a system built ...

A Christmas Homecoming

A Christmas Odyssey

When a wealthy mans son disappears into the criminal underworld of London, Henry Rathbone assembles an unlikely teamincluding Squeaky Robinson, a reformed brothel keeperto go after him.Yes, its gritty. But also full of hope, redemption, and unlikely friendships. Perry reminds us here that Christmas ...

A Christmas Promise

A Christmas Grace

Emily RadleyCharlotte Pitts glamorous sisteris called to the bleak west coast of Ireland to care for a dying relative. But the real mystery is a murder long buried in the towns memory, and Emily is drawn into a community riddled with silence, guilt, and one final opportunity for peace.This novella s...

A Christmas Beginning

Superintendent Runcorn from the Monk series takes a holiday in the Welsh countrysidebut even his vacation is haunted by murder. A young woman, beloved in the village for her charity work and independent spirit, is found deadand Runcorn is the only one who sees past appearances.This book is a quiet t...

A Christmas Secret

nbspDominic and Clarice Corde from the Pitt universe travel to a small parish to fill in for an absent vicar. But when the vicar turns up dead, they discover the towns Christmas spirit masks dark resentments and dangerous secrets.This is Perry at her cozymystery best. Think snowcovered streets, vill...

A Christmas Guest

nbspThis one is an unexpected delight. Grandmama EllisonCharlotte Pitts notoriously grumpy and judgmental motherinlawis forced to spend Christmas away from her family, staying with distant relatives she barely tolerates. But when a houseguest dies under strange circumstances, she starts asking quest...

A Christmas Visitor

nbspHenry Rathbone, from the Monk series, takes the lead here. Called to a secluded estate to comfort a grieving family, he quickly suspects that the recent death of the head of the household wasnt an accidentit was murder.As the snow traps everyone inside, Rathbone investigates quietly, peeling bac...

A Christmas Journey

The very first in Perrys holiday series sets the tone perfectly. Lady Vespasia CummingGouldCharlotte Pitts elegant and sharpminded relativeis caught up in a scandal when a young woman under her protection takes her own life after a public humiliation.Wracked with guilt, Vespasia embarks on a harrowi...

We Shall Not Sleep

nbspThe war is ending. The Armistice is days away. But the Reavleys have one final missionunmask and stop the Peacemaker before he executes his final act.In the middle of peace talks, a woman is found murdered in a grotesque manner. The investigation leads to the highest echelons of both the British...

At Some Disputed Barricade

1917. Mutiny simmers among British troops. After years of carnage with little progress, soldiers begin to rebel. One officer is killed by a sniperbut was it the enemy, or one of his own men? Joseph is sent to investigate, but what he finds is not just insubordinationits moral collapse.This novel is ...

Angels in the Gloom

nbsp1916. Britain is being torn apartnot just by war, but by espionage. German submarines are sinking British ships, and someone in the government is feeding them information. When a young inventor working on antisubmarine technology is murdered, Matthew Reavley is pulled into a highstakes game of d...

Shoulder the Sky

nbspThe war begins. Trenches are dug. Young men die in horrific numbers. And Joseph Reavley, now serving as a chaplain at the front, finds himself facetoface with the agony of war and the inadequacy of faith in the face of machine guns and gas.When a respected war correspondent is found murdered beh...

No Graves As Yet

The first book begins in 1914, just before the outbreak of the Great War. Cambridge professor Joseph Reavley receives a chilling message from his parents, warning of a dangerous secret that could shake the foundation of the British Empire. But before he can understand it, his parents die in a suspic...

Dark Tide Rising

A woman is kidnapped and held for ransom. Monk is called to help, but when the rescue goes tragically wrong, the team is devastatedand Monk is left shattered. Guilt, grief, and doubt threaten to overwhelm him, just as a final wave of conspiracy and betrayal rises from the dark depths of the Thames.T...

An Echo of Murder

Horrific murders rock Londons Hungarian immigrant communitythroats slit, bodies mutilated, fear spreading like wildfire. When Monk is called in, he finds himself caught between cultural mistrust, nationalist prejudice, and a killer who hides behind a wall of silence.This book isnt just a mysteryits ...

Corridors of the Night

This might just be the most terrifying and emotionally wrenching installment in the entire series. When Hester stumbles upon a secret medical experiment being carried out on vulnerable children, she finds herself kidnapped and imprisoned by two brilliant but morally bankrupt doctors who are conducti...

Blood on the Water

nbspA pleasure boat explodes on the Thames, killing dozens. Monk investigates, but quickly realizes the case is more than terrorismits about revenge, international trade, and political sabotage.The novel has the pacing of a thriller, but the emotional weight of a tragedy. The victims arent just bodi...

Blind Justice

Oliver Rathbone finds himself defending a controversial preacher accused of manipulating and defrauding his followers. The trial is explosiveand the outcome threatens to destroy Rathbones career and integrity.Monk and Hester must uncover the truth behind the preachers rise to fame, his real intentio...

A Sunless Sea

A womans body is found mutilated on the docks, and what appears to be a tragic death turns out to be a political lightning rod. The victim was connected to a movement advocating for birth control and womens bodily autonomyan incendiary topic in Victorian society.Monk investigates the murder, but the...

Acceptable Loss

A shocking sequel of sorts to Execution Dock, this novel continues to follow the fallout of the trafficking network. When a respected businessman is murdered, Monk uncovers his links to the exploitation of boys on the riverand realizes the rot goes much higher than anyone thought.Perry does a brilli...

Execution Dock

This one is brutal, emotionally and thematically. A child sex trafficker is hanged at Execution Dock or is he? When rumors arise that justice wasnt truly served, Monk is pulled into a horrific world of child exploitation, legal corruption, and elite protection rings.Perry does not hold back here. Th...

Dark Assassin

A man plunges into the Thames under suspicious circumstances, and Monknow working with the Thames River Policeis drawn into a chilling conspiracy involving a city redevelopment scheme, corruption, and an unlikely romance.This book brings a welcome change in setting. The river becomes a character in ...

The Shifting Tide

Monk is hired by a merchant whose cargo has been stolenand worse, whose wife is dying of a mysterious illness. The case takes Monk into the treacherous world of Londons river trade and the thriving but deadly black market that preys on desperation.As Monk delves into the murky waters of shipping, He...

Death of a Stranger

Monk is asked to investigate embezzlement on a railway project, but when a body turns up, the case shifts to murder. Whats worse? The man may have known something about Monks own forgotten past.This is a psychological thriller wrapped in an industrialera mystery. The theme here is memorywhat we choo...

A Funeral in Blue

A beloved woman is found dead in an artists studio. Her death devastates Hester, who knew the woman intimately. Monk investigates, but as he unearths the victims double life, he realizes this isnt just a simple crimeits a psychological maze.This novel dives deep into feminine identity, friendship, g...

Slaves of Obsession

Monk and Hester are hired by a wealthy arms dealer whose daughter is kidnapped. The trail leads them to America, during the height of the Civil War. Suddenly, Perry shifts the backdropand the horrorfrom Victorian England to a nation at war with itself.This book is bold, brutal, and unforgettable. We...

The Twisted Root

A wealthy bride vanishes the night before her wedding, and when her body is found, the evidence points to a quiet, unassuming coachmanwho then flees. Monk is hired to find the suspect, but what he uncovers is a sordid tale of addiction, betrayal, and longburied secrets.This book digs into the world ...

A Breach of Promise

A woman sues her exfianc for breach of promisea legal case that, at first, seems scandalous but trivial. But when the woman is found dead before she can testify, Rathbone finds himself not just defending a lawsuit, but investigating a murder.This book is part legal thriller, part social expos. Perry...

The Silent Cry

This is one of the darkest and most emotionally wrenching novels in the series. A brutal attack in a slum alley leaves one man dead and another comatose. Both are upperclass gentlemen, and the circumstances make no senseuntil Monk uncovers the horrific abuses taking place in a nearby boys home for o...

Weighed in the Balance

A trial is underway in a foreign court in Venice, and Rathboneour eversharp barrister friendis brought in to defend an Englishwoman accused of slander against a German prince. But when the prince suddenly dies, the case escalates to murder, and Monk is brought in to investigate.What makes this novel...

Cain His Brother

Two brothers. One missing. One accused of murder. Monk takes on a case that challenges everything he knows about family loyalty and madness. As he investigates a crumbling aristocratic family in Londons West End, he uncovers secrets that are not just disturbingtheyre psychologically devastating.This...

The Sins of the Wolf

Hester travels to Edinburgh with an elderly client, only for the woman to die mysteriouslyand for Hester to be accused of murder. Monk, forced into a desperate race against time, must clear her name and dig into the deadly secrets of a wealthy, tormented family.This book is a turning point. Monk and...

A Sudden Fearful Death

nbspWhen a nurse is found strangled in a gentlemans home, the police quickly arrest the obvious suspect. But Hester, who trained with the victim during the Crimean War, knows theres more to the story. She ropes in Monk, and together they begin an investigation that reveals exploitation, coercion, an...

Defend and Betray

nbspA respected general is found dead in his homestabbed multiple times in what appears to be a crime of passion. His wife readily confesses but something doesnt sit right. Monk is hired not by the police, but by a family friend determined to clear the womans name. As the trial looms, Monk and Heste...

A Dangerous Mourning

When a young woman from a wellrespected aristocratic family is stabbed to death in her bed, Monk is called in to investigatedespite the familys desire to sweep it under the rug. As Monk digs deeper into the lives of the womans siblings, suitors, and staff, he uncovers a tangled web of jealousy, dece...

The Face of a Stranger

William Monk wakes up in a hospital with no memory of who he is, where he came from, or why hes there. But heres the kickerhe soon finds out hes a police detective, and hes been assigned a highprofile murder case. Forced to hide his amnesia, Monk must solve the brutal killing of a war hero, all whil...

The Fourth Enemy

A Truth to Lie For

Death with a Double Edge

One Fatal Flaw

Triple Jeopardy

Twenty-One Days

Murder on the Serpentine

The grand finale. Pitt is summoned by Queen Victoria herself to investigate the mysterious death of her trusted confidant. Its the case of a lifetimeand the most dangerous yet.What follows is a masterclass in suspense, political manipulation, and moral clarity. The stakes have never been higher, and...

Revenge in a Cold River

Monks past finally catches up with himbrutally. An old enemy emerges with a vengeance, threatening to destroy Monk by exposing secrets he cant even remember. When he is falsely accused of a murder he didnt commit, he must flee from the very justice system he has sworn to serve.This is a thriller in ...

The Angel Court Affair

nbspA controversial female preacher is brutally attacked, and her presence threatens to unravel religious and political tensions. Pitt must uncover whether she was targeted for her beliefsor for something far more sinister.This is Perry at her most philosophical, wrestling with questions of faith, f...

Death on Blackheath

Midnight at Marble Arch

This novel hits hard. A young woman dies at a party, and her death reveals an ugly truthshe was raped, and her attacker walks among the elite. Perry tackles the subject of sexual violence with unflinching honesty, and the emotional weight is enormous.Pitt and Charlotte risk everything to expose the ...

Dorchester Terrace

nbspA brilliant but reclusive aristocrat has knowledge of a deadly conspiracyand Pitt must protect her before her secrets fall into the wrong hands. The themes here are memory, regret, and the danger of forgetting history.Perry explores the idea that the past is never truly past. As old crimes resur...

Treason at Lisson Grove

One of Perrys most actionpacked entries, Treason at Lisson Grove follows Pitt on a chase from London to France as he tries to stop a revolutionary plot. At the same time, Charlotte is pulled into her own mystery at homeone that may be more connected than anyone realizes.The pacing is tight, the susp...

Buckingham Palace Gardens

nbspA prostitute is found murdered in a guest room at Buckingham Palace. Scandal loomsand Pitt, now at the top of Special Branch, must handle it with utmost discretion. This is perhaps the most royal of Perrys novels, drenched in political tension and aristocratic secrecy.The whodunit is twisted and...

Long Spoon Lane

Anarchist bombs shake London to its core in this pulsepounding installment. Pitt, now a trusted Special Branch agent, is forced to collaborate with Victor Narrawayhis sometimes mentor, sometimes rivalas they chase a radical group threatening to destabilize the government.This novel crackles with urg...

Seven Dials

The streets of Seven Dials are among the most dangerous in Londondirty, crowded, teeming with unrest. So when a junior diplomat is found dead in a supposedly safe and elite area, Pitt is puzzled. His promotion to the Special Branch a secretive intelligence agency now requires him to uncover not just...

Southampton Row

The supernatural meets political mystery in this eerie addition to the series. A spiritualist claims to speak for a murdered womanand the case threatens to ruin a Member of Parliament. Pitt is caught between duty and disbelief as he navigates sances, shady mediums, and political blackmail.Perry blen...

Whitechapel Conspiracy

Half Moon Street

nbspWhen the body of a highranking official is found in a boatdressed in womens clothingthe scandal threatens to ignite a social firestorm. Pitt is tasked with solving the case delicately, as society reels from the implications of gender, sexuality, and moral decay.This is one of Perrys boldest nove...

Bedford Square

A mysterious package is delivered to a prominent judgeand inside is a bloody severed finger. The message is clear someone is warning the justice system that theyre being watched. Pitts investigation leads to dark secrets buried in the judges pastand a conspiracy that could tear the legal establishme...

Brunswick Gardens

When a young theology student falls to her death at a clergymans house, the case becomes a hotbed of religious controversy. Was it suicide? Was she pushed? And why are so many people willing to lie to protect the truth?Perry weaves philosophical and theological debates into the narrative, exploring ...

Ashworth Hall

Set outside the usual urban London setting, this novel takes us to the countrysideinto a stately home where political peace talks between the Irish and British are underway. But when one of the delegates is murdered, the talks quickly unraveland so does the fragile peace.Perry brings an almost Agath...

Pentecost Alley

Set in the East End, this gritty mystery begins with the murder of a prostituteand quickly spirals into one of the most complex cases of Pitts career. When evidence points to a young aristocrat, the public demands swift justice. But Pitt, never one to bow to pressure, digs deeperand what he finds th...

Traitors Gate

This isnt just a murder mysteryits a political powder keg. When a respected member of the Foreign Office falls to his death from Traitors Gate, the whispers of treason are impossible to ignore. Pitt is pulled into the swirling waters of espionage and state secrets, and nothing is as it seems.The emo...

The Hyde Park Headsman

Heads are rollingliterally. In this chilling installment, decapitated bodies are turning up in Hyde Park, and the killer appears to be imitating an oldstyle executioner. The panic spreads quickly, and with the press circling like vultures, Pitt must not only solve the case but also manage the scanda...

Farrier’s Lane

A man wrongly executed. A judge haunted by his ruling. A case long thought closed suddenly blown wide open. Farriers Lane centers on justice deniedand whether it can ever truly be reclaimed.Pitt and Charlotte walk a razors edge, questioning a system that prefers closure over truth. The narrative is ...

Belgrave Square

In Belgrave Square, Perry pits Pitt against the most untouchable foes yet the military elite. A moneylender is murdered, and the trail leads to men who consider themselves above the law. The deeper Pitt digs, the more resistance he facesnot just from suspects, but from his own superiors.This book is...

Highgate Rise

When a woman known for her charitable work dies in a suspicious fire, it seems like an unfortunate accidentuntil Pitt uncovers a web of resentment and betrayal hidden behind her saintly reputation. This is a slower, more reflective installment that questions whether good deeds can mask darker truths...

Bethlehem Road

A political thriller disguised as a murder mystery, Bethlehem Road is Perry at her boldest. A series of strangulations in Londons upper echelons sends ripples through Parliamentand Pitt finds himself under intense pressure to solve the case before it becomes a fullblown political crisis.What elevate...

Silence in Hanover Close

Espionage. Treason. Scandal. This one takes a hard pivot into political intrigue, with Pitt pulled into the hushhush world of government secrets. A diplomat is murdered, and suddenly Pitt is no longer dealing with just social eliteshes rubbing shoulders with national security. But its Charlotte who ...

Cardington Crescent

This novel hits very close to homeliterally. When Charlottes sister Emilys husband is found dead, suspicion falls squarely on Emily herself. Suddenly, the emotional stakes are skyhigh. Pitt is forced to investigate a family member, and Charlotte is torn between her loyalty and the need to find the t...

Death in the Devil’s Acre

This one takes us into the seediest heart of Victorian Londonthe Devils Acre. Think dimly lit alleyways, brothels, gambling dens, and an undercurrent of dread that never lets up. When a series of brutal murders strikes the area, Pitt is called in, but this time the killer seems to be sending a messa...

Bluegate Fields

Bluegate Fields opens with the body of a young boy found in the slums of Londonnaked, abused, and dead. Its one of Perrys most disturbing and emotional stories, and it doesnt pull its punches. This time, Pitts investigation leads him into the dark world of private boys schools, where cruelty is hidd...

Rutland Place

Resurrection Row

Now things really take a turn for the macabre. In Resurrection Row, corpses dont stay buried for longliterally. The dead are being unearthed and reappearing in public places in the most ghastly and symbolic ways. But what could possibly be the motive for such grotesque displays?Inspector Pitt is onc...

Paragon Walk

Paragon Walk takes a grim stroll into yet another tightly wound London neighborhood, where appearances mean everythingand truth means trouble. This third installment in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series begins with a rape and murder that sends shockwaves through the genteel community.What makes t...

Callander Square

Still reeling from the events of The Cater Street Hangman, Thomas Pitt and Charlotte return in this eerie sequel. This time, theyre kneedeep in the manicured gardens and malicious gossip of the aristocracy. When the bodies of two infants are discovered buried in a flowerbed at the posh Callander Squ...

The Cater Street Hangman

nbspThis is where it all beginsthe gripping first entry in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series. The Cater Street Hangman drops us into the prim world of upperclass Victorian England, where tea is always served on time, but secrets fester behind every lace curtain. When a string of young women is br...