Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hanover Square Affair | 2003 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 2 | Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Volume One | 2012 | Ashley Gardner | N/A |
| 3 | A Regimental Murder | 2004 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 4 | The Glass House | 2004 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 5 | The Sudbury School Murders | 2005 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 6 | A Body in Berkeley Square | 2005 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 7 | A Covent Garden Mystery | 2006 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 8 | The Necklace Affair | 2011 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 9 | The Gentleman’s Walking Stick | 2011 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 10 | A Death in Norfolk | 2011 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 11 | A Disappearance in Drury Lane | 2013 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 12 | Murder in Grosvenor Square | 2014 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 13 | The Thames River Murders | 2015 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 14 | The Alexandria Affair | 2016 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 15 | A Mystery at Carlton House | 2017 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 16 | Murder in St. Giles | 2018 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 17 | Death at Brighton Pavilion | 2019 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 18 | The Custom House Murders | 2020 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 19 | Murder in the Eternal City | 2022 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 20 | A Darkness in Seven Dials | 2024 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
| 21 | Murder on the Rhône | 2026 | Ashley Gardner | Buy |
The Captain Lacey Mysteries by Ashley Gardner follow Gabriel Lacey, a wounded veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, as he solves crimes across Regency England and beyond. Beginning with The Hanover Square Affair in 2003, the series has grown to 21 books over more than two decades. Lacey is an unusual detective for the period: he has no fortune, no title, and a permanent limp from the war, but his stubbornness and moral code make him effective where Bow Street Runners fall short. The early books are set tightly around London, while later entries like The Alexandria Affair and Murder in the Eternal City take Lacey abroad.
The series mixes carefully researched Regency settings with genuine mystery plots. Supporting characters develop across the books, and Lacey’s personal life changes significantly over the course of the series. Readers should start with The Hanover Square Affair, as the books build on each other in both plot and character development.