Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Crafty Killing | 2010 | Gayle Trent | Buy |
| 2 | The Walled Flower | 2012 | Gayle Trent | Buy |
| 3 | One Hot Murder | 2013 | Gayle Trent | Buy |
| 4 | Dead, Bath, and Beyond | 2016 | Gayle Trent | Buy |
| 5 | Yule Be Dead | 2018 | Gayle Trent | Buy |
| 6 | Murder Ink | 2019 | Gayle Trent | Buy |
| 7 | A Murderous Misconception | 2020 | Gayle Trent | Buy |
| 8 | Dead Man’s Hand | 2021 | Gayle Trent | Buy |
| 9 | A Lethal Lake Effect | 2024 | Gayle Trent | Buy |
The Victoria Square Mystery series is set in a historic shopping district where the local merchants form an unlikely detective team. A Crafty Killing, the first book published in 2010, establishes the setting and the cast of shopkeepers who keep getting pulled into murder cases that threaten their corner of the community.
Across nine books ending with A Lethal Lake Effect in 2024, Gayle Trent builds the Square into a fully realized fictional neighborhood. The series has a strong sense of place, with each shop and its owner contributing different skills and perspectives to the crime-solving.