Gaslight Mysteries books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Gaslight Mysteries series?"

"There are five books in the Gaslight Mysteries series, published between 2019 and 2023."

Q: "What is the first book in the Gaslight Mysteries series?"

"The first book in the Gaslight Mysteries series is Season of Darkness, published in 2019."

Q: "How does the Gaslight Mysteries use Dickens and Collins as characters?"

"The series draws on the well-documented friendship between Dickens and Collins to create a detective duo. Dickens's energy and social engagement and Collins's observational detail are used as character traits that complement each other in investigation. Harrison grounds the series in the real London both men knew as writers and journalists, making the setting both a period mystery backdrop and a portrait of the Victorian literary world."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Season of Darkness	2019	Cora Harrison	Buy
2	Winter of Despair	2019	Cora Harrison	Buy
3	Summer of Secrets	2021	Cora Harrison	Buy
4	Spring of Hope	2022	Cora Harrison	Buy
5	Murder in the Mist	2023	Cora Harrison	Buy

Season of Darkness (2019) and Winter of Despair (2019) opened the Gaslight Mysteries with Dickens and Collins as co-investigators, drawing on the friendship between the two writers that is well-attested in Victorian literary history. The series continued with Summer of Secrets (2021), Spring of Hope (2022), and Murder in the Mist (2023).

Harrison’s version of the Dickens-Collins partnership uses what is actually known about both men, Dickens’s journalism and social campaigning, Collins’s interest in the sensation novel and crime, to give the pairing its particular character.

Five novels across four years represent a sustained run for the series, with the seasonal titles of the first four books giving way to the more conventional Murder in the Mist for the fifth.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Gaslight Mysteries series?

There are five books in the Gaslight Mysteries series, published between 2019 and 2023.

What is the first book in the Gaslight Mysteries series?

The first book in the Gaslight Mysteries series is Season of Darkness, published in 2019.

How does the Gaslight Mysteries use Dickens and Collins as characters?

The series draws on the well-documented friendship between Dickens and Collins to create a detective duo. Dickens’s energy and social engagement and Collins’s observational detail are used as character traits that complement each other in investigation. Harrison grounds the series in the real London both men knew as writers and journalists, making the setting both a period mystery backdrop and a portrait of the Victorian literary world.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order