London Murder Mysteries books in order

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

"There are nine books in the London Murder Mysteries series, published between 2007 and 2014."

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

"The first book in the London Murder Mysteries series is My Lady Judge, published in 2007."

Q: "Who is Alfie in the London Murder Mysteries?"

"Alfie is a young street boy in 1858 London who leads a small gang of children from his local area, each with different skills and contacts across the city. The gang investigates murders that the police either cannot or will not solve, using their knowledge of the streets, markets, and the working-class underside of Victorian London to piece together what happened. The series features working-class young protagonists rather than the middle-class children more common in Victorian-era children's fiction."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	My Lady Judge	2007	Cora Harrison	N/A
2	The Montgomery Murder	2010	Cora Harrison	Buy
3	A Secret and Unlawful Killing	2008	Cora Harrison	N/A
4	The Deadly Fire	2010	Cora Harrison	Buy
5	Murder on Stage	2010	Cora Harrison	Buy
6	Death of a Chimney Sweep	2011	Cora Harrison	Buy
7	The Body in the Fog	2012	Cora Harrison	Buy
8	Death in the Devil’s Den	2012	Cora Harrison	Buy
9	Verdict of the Court: A Mystery Set in Sixteenth-Century Ireland	2014	Cora Harrison	N/A

The London Murder Mysteries series, beginning with The Montgomery Murder (2010), positioned Cora Harrison in the Victorian children’s mystery subgenre alongside other series featuring young detectives in period London. The series is set in 1858 and follows Alfie and his gang as they navigate a city defined by sharp class divisions and street-level ingenuity.

Further books followed through 2014, developing Alfie and his companions across a range of murder investigations in different parts of the city. Harrison brings the same interest in period social detail to the children’s series that she applies to her adult historical mysteries, with Victorian London as carefully evoked as the Burren or 1920s Cork.

The series ran parallel to her adult Burren Mysteries output, showing Harrison productive across both markets simultaneously during the early 2010s.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the London Murder Mysteries series?

There are nine books in the London Murder Mysteries series, published between 2007 and 2014.

What is the first book in the London Murder Mysteries series?

The first book in the London Murder Mysteries series is My Lady Judge, published in 2007.

Who is Alfie in the London Murder Mysteries?

Alfie is a young street boy in 1858 London who leads a small gang of children from his local area, each with different skills and contacts across the city. The gang investigates murders that the police either cannot or will not solve, using their knowledge of the streets, markets, and the working-class underside of Victorian London to piece together what happened. The series features working-class young protagonists rather than the middle-class children more common in Victorian-era children’s fiction.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order