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  • Bibliography:
    13 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2010
  • Latest Book:
    July 2023
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Full Series List in Order

A Florence Nightingale Mystery

1 - No Cure for the Dead (May-2018)
2 - A Murderous Malady (May-2019)

Heart of St. Mary's County

1 - St. Clements Bluff (Jul-2023)

A Lady of Ashes Mystery

1 - Lady of Ashes (Mar-2013)
2 - Stolen Remains (May-2014)
3 - A Virtuous Death (Nov-2014)
4 - The Mourning Bells (Apr-2015)
5 - Death at the Abbey (Nov-2015)
6 - A Grave Celebration (Nov-2016)

Royal Trades

1 - The Queen's Dollmaker (Jan-2010)
2 - A Royal Likeness (Jan-2011)
3 - By the King's Design (Feb-2012)

Book List in Order: 13 titles



  • On the brink of revolution, with a tide of hate turned against the decadent royal court, France is in turmoil -- as is the life of one young woman forced to leave her beloved Paris. After a fire destroys her home and family, Claudette Laurent is stru...



  • As heiress to the famous Laurent Fashion Dolls business, Marguerite Ashby's future seems secure. But France still seethes with violence in the wake of the Revolution. And when Marguerite's husband Nicholas is killed during a riot at their shop, she l...



  • Strong-willed Annabelle Stirling is more than capable of running the family draper shop after the untimely death of her parents. Under her father's tutelage, she became a talented cloth merchant, while her brother Wesley, the true heir, was busy phil...



  • Only a woman with an iron backbone could succeed as an undertaker in Victorian London, but Violet Morgan takes great pride in her trade. While her husband, Graham, is preoccupied with elevating their station in society, Violet is cultivating a sterli...



  • After establishing her reputation as one of London's most highly regarded undertakers, Violet Harper decided to take her practice to the wilds of the American West. But when her mother falls ill, Violet and her husband Samuel are summoned back to Eng...



  • Queen Victoria, still mourning her long-dead husband Prince Albert, has found solace in John Brown, an enigmatic palace servant who dabbles in the occult and keeps the grieving queen entertained with his tarot card readings. Undertaker Violet Harper ...



  • One of Victorian London’s most respected undertakers, Violet Harper has the new duty of accompanying coffins from various undertakers on the London Necropolis Railway for respectful funerals and burials in Surrey. But on her fateful first trip, the...



  • While on a much-needed respite with her husband Sam in Nottinghamshire, undertaker Violet Harper is summoned to Welbeck Abbey by the Fifth Duke of Portland to prepare a body. His Grace is known as the "mad duke," and Violet has more than an inkling o...



  • Violet Harper and her husband Sam are attending the long-anticipated opening of Egypt's new Suez Canal. The canal is the mastermind of the brilliant French engineer, Ferdinand de Lesseps. Fireworks, galas, and canal cruises are all part of the planne...






  • A murdered nurse, long-buried secrets -- this Victorian mystery series debut starring Florence Nightingale is a “natural fit for fans of Anne Perry’s William Monk mysteries” (Booklist) It is 1853. Lady of the Lamp Florence Nightingale has just ...



  • The second Florence Nightingale mystery, set in Victorian London -- a perfect read for fans of Charles Todd and Deanna RaybournCholera has broken out in London, but Florence Nightingale has bigger problems when a murderer leaves an even bigger pile o...




  • Raleigh Bishop's perfect life in rural St. Mary's County, Maryland, has just come to a shattering end. Her naval test pilot husband, Grant, has been killed in a flight accident, and Raleigh is left to pick up the brittle shards of that life. She pr...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Christine Trent has published 13 books.

Christine Trent does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, St. Clements Bluff, was published in July 2023.

The first book by Christine Trent, The Queen's Dollmaker, was published in January 2010.

Yes. Christine Trent has 4 series.