Karen J. Carlisle

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  • Bibliography:
    19 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2015
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Full Series List in Order

The Adventures of Viola Stewart

1 - The Adventures of Viola Stewart: Three Short Stories (Apr-2015)
2 - Doctor Jack (May-2015)
3 - The Adventures of Viola Stewart #3: Three More Short Stories (Aug-2016)
4 - Eye of the Beholder (Aug-2016)
5 - From the Depths (Aug-2017)
6 - Tomorrow, When I Die (Aug-2017)
7 - The Illusioneer (Nov-2017)

An Aunt Enid Mystery

1 - Aunt Enid: Protector Extraordinaire (Jul-2018)
2 - A Fey Tale (Dec-2021)

Mrs. Hudson Investigates,

1 - Mrs. Hudson Investigates (Aug-2022)
2 - The Case of the Forgotten Letter (Nov-2022)

Books in Order: 19 titles

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  • Twixtmas

  • Twixtmas: An Aunt Enid Christmas Story (of sorts)

    It's Twixtmas - the odd, dream-like time between Christmas and New Year, where time slows, days blur, and the connections between the Otherworlds and ours are their thinnest. Anything is possible. And accidents can happen.Sally's fellow Protectors ar...

  • Twixtmas: An Aunt Enid Christmas Story of sorts

    It's Twixtmas – the odd, dream-like time between Christmas and New Year, where time slows, days blur, and the connections between the Otherworlds and ours are their thinnest. Anything is possible. And accidents can happen.Sally's fellow Protect...

  • Blood Ties

    A dark mystery on the high seas. Ever wonder what happened to James Findlay (aka Jack the Ripper) after 'Doctor Jack'?Now on his way to Australia by steamship, and temporarily free from the Men in Grey's control, James is determined to continue his e...

  • The Case of the Forgotten Letter

    Mrs. Hudson Investigates, - 2

    Dr John Watson is devastated. Mary Watson, worried about her husband's prolonged melancholia, engages Mrs Hudson's help.He needs an adventure - a challenge to prove he can survive without his dear friend. A favour is called.&...

  • Mrs. Hudson Investigates

    Mrs. Hudson Investigates, - 1

    We all know the stories.A mystery. A brilliant detective. Mystery solved.But what if he went missing? Who would solve them?A secret communique from the the French government has been stolen. Holmes has been engaged to find the thief to prevent the me...

  • A Fey Tale

    An Aunt Enid Mystery - 2

    Aunt Enid's back, but something's changed...A deal with fairies... to solve a mystery... and prevent a war.Fairies and magic: It's all real!Enid Turner is invited to a picnic in honour of the creator of the world's most famous detective, currently on...

  • Another Twist of the Nib

    Another Twist of the Nib is the third collection of speculative fiction short stories by Karen J Carlisle, this time with a darker twist.Here be ghosts, vampires, apocalypse, and humans with nefarious intent.Another Twist of the Nib is full of quick-...

  • Quarantine Reads: Escape to Adventure

    When times are dark, fiction can whisk us away to other worlds to find new friends and have fantastical adventures. This collection of short fantasy, steampunk and fairytale fiction was created to entertain those in isolation or quarantine, or anyone...



  • The Department of Curiosities: For the Good of the Empire

    Miss Matilda Meriwether has a secret. Actually, she has several. One of them has shaped her adult life. Another now controls it. Her Majesty Queen Victoria has control of the Empire. She is the Empire, and creator of its secrets. Sir Avery works f...

  • Aunt Enid: Protector Extraordinaire

    An Aunt Enid Mystery - 1

    Daemons, fairies, magic: it's all real! The Otherworld is bleeding through cracks into our world. And Adelaide is ground zero. Something is coming. Something dark - trading souls for passage. And only one person stands between The Dark and the fat...

  • The Illusioneer

    The Adventures of Viola Stewart - 7

    Viola has returned for her last adventure â€" a grand tour of Europe. Will she finally let go of the past or will it haunt her forever? A chance meeting at the Carnevale di Venezia leads Viola to Paris and the worlds of Illusions and magic and intrig...

  • From the Depths

    The Adventures of Viola Stewart - 5

    Viola Stewart is a widowed optician with a penchant for detectiving. This Victorian Mystery series is set in a steampunk fantasy world and has a gaslamp flavour.Viola needs a holiday. But even at the beach… there are things afoot....

  • Tomorrow, When I Die

    The Adventures of Viola Stewart - 6

    Viola is a widowed optician with a penchant for detectiving. This Victorian Mystery series is set in a steampunk fantasy world and has a gaslamp flavour.A life is in danger. Is it part of another plot by the mysterious Men in Grey? Viola must find ou...

  • With a Twist of the Nib

    A collection of ten speculative fiction short stories. Dwarves, vampires, time travel, detectives, steampunk adventures or supernatural events - take your pick.With a Twist of the Nib is full of quick-read stories - reading times from under two minut...

  • The Adventures of Viola Stewart #3: Three More Short Stories

    The Adventures of Viola Stewart - 3

    Viola Stewart returns in three more short adventures, with a hint of romance.A Present for ViolaAll of Viola’s plans have gone astray. Has Henry forgotten Viola’s birthday or are there more nefarious things afoot? Point of ViewThe Men in Grey ret...

  • Eye of the Beholder

    The Adventures of Viola Stewart - 4

    Viola is a widowed optician with a penchant for detectiving, who stumbles upon a secret Society of Men in Grey. This Victorian Mystery series is set in a steampunk fantasy world and has a gaslamp flavour.With her friend, Doctor Henry Collins, at her ...

  • Doctor Jack

    The Adventures of Viola Stewart - 2

    Introducing Viola Stewart, a widowed optician with a penchant for detectiving, who stumbles on a secret society of Men in Grey. Journal #1: Doctor Jack and Other Tales - contains three short stories and novella. Three Short Stories The Day of the Dir...

  • The Adventures of Viola Stewart: Three Short Stories

    The Adventures of Viola Stewart - 1

    Viola Stewart is a widowed optician with a penchant for dectectiving, who stumbles upon a secret Society of Men in Grey. Set in a Victorian steampunk fantasy world, this series has a gaslamp flavour. Introducing Viola Stewart in Three Short...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Karen J. Carlisle has published 19 books.

Karen J. Carlisle does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Twixtmas: An Aunt Enid Christmas Story (of sorts), was published in March 2025.

The first book by Karen J. Carlisle, The Adventures of Viola Stewart: Three Short Stories, was published in April 2015.

Yes. Karen J. Carlisle has 3 series.
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