Hugh Mac Egan Mysteries books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Hugh Mac Egan Mysteries series?"

"There are four books in the Hugh Mac Egan Mysteries series, published between 2007 and 2018."

Q: "What is the first book in the Hugh Mac Egan Mysteries series?"

"The first book in the Hugh Mac Egan Mysteries series is My Lady Judge, published in 2007."

Q: "Who is Hugh Mac Egan?"

"Hugh Mac Egan is a young Irish nobleman at the Tudor court in 1522, navigating the world of Cardinal Wolsey's Hampton Court while investigating a murder. The setting places the series in the same broad era as Cora Harrison's Burren Mysteries, early sixteenth century, but moves from County Clare to the English court, giving a figure of Irish origin an outsider perspective on the Tudor world."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	My Lady Judge	2007	Cora Harrison	N/A
2	The Cardinal’s Court	2018	Cora Harrison	Buy
3	A Secret and Unlawful Killing	2008	Cora Harrison	N/A
4	Verdict of the Court: A Mystery Set in Sixteenth-Century Ireland	2014	Cora Harrison	N/A

The Cardinal’s Court (2018) launched the Hugh Mac Egan series at Hampton Court in 1522, a period when Cardinal Wolsey was at the height of his power under Henry VIII. The setting gives Harrison a different historical canvas from her Irish series, the English Renaissance court rather than the limestone Burren or 1920s Cork, while maintaining her interest in period legal and social structures.

Hugh Mac Egan’s position as a young Irish nobleman in an English court gives him an outsider status that shapes his investigation, and the specific world of Hampton Court in 1522, the cardinal’s household, the politics of the Tudor court, the contrast between English and Irish worlds, provides the series its atmosphere.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Hugh Mac Egan Mysteries series?

There are four books in the Hugh Mac Egan Mysteries series, published between 2007 and 2018.

What is the first book in the Hugh Mac Egan Mysteries series?

The first book in the Hugh Mac Egan Mysteries series is My Lady Judge, published in 2007.

Who is Hugh Mac Egan?

Hugh Mac Egan is a young Irish nobleman at the Tudor court in 1522, navigating the world of Cardinal Wolsey’s Hampton Court while investigating a murder. The setting places the series in the same broad era as Cora Harrison’s Burren Mysteries, early sixteenth century, but moves from County Clare to the English court, giving a figure of Irish origin an outsider perspective on the Tudor world.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order