Gower Street Detective Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Mangle Street Murders |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Curse of the House of Foskett |
2014 |
Buy |
| Death Descends on Saturn Villa |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Secrets of Gaslight Lane |
2016 |
Buy |
| Dark Dawn Over Steep House |
2017 |
Buy |
Sackwater Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Betty Church and the Suffolk Vampire |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Room of the Dead |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Ghost Tree |
2020 |
Buy |
The Violet Thorn Mysteries#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Horror of Haglin House |
2023 |
Buy |
M.R.C. Kasasian created one of the more distinctive detective pairings in recent mystery fiction: Sidney Grice, a brilliant but deeply unlikeable Victorian private detective, and March Middleton, his ward and reluctant assistant. Their relationship drives the Gower Street Detective series across five books set in 1880s London, with Grice’s deductive genius offset by his complete lack of empathy or social grace.
After the Gower Street Detective series wrapped in 2017, Kasasian shifted eras with the Sackwater Mysteries, set during World War II and featuring Inspector Betty Church in a Suffolk coastal town. The Violet Thorn Mysteries (2023) marks his most recent series. Kasasian’s mystery writing is notable for its dark humor, period detail, and characters who are as memorable as the crimes they investigate.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has M.R.C. Kasasian written?
M.R.C. Kasasian has written nine books across three series.
What was M.R.C. Kasasian's first book?
M.R.C. Kasasian’s first book is The Mangle Street Murders, published in 2013.
What is M.R.C. Kasasian best known for?
Kasasian is best known for the Gower Street Detective series, a five-book Victorian mystery sequence featuring the brilliant but socially impossible private detective Sidney Grice and his much more personable ward March Middleton. The series ran from 2013 to 2017 and has been compared to Sherlock Holmes with a darker, more comedic edge.