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Nicole Rayburn Historical Mysteries Books in Order

7 books from The Hanging Tree (2021) to The Winter Witch (2026). Rated 4.6 across 3,754 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. The Hanging Tree

    Book 1 2021 4.5 (1.5k)

    When Nicole Rayburn travels to Lockwood Hall and begins to research Alys’s story for a new book, she discovers startling irregularities in Alys’s case. Nicole’s suspicions mount as every answer leads to more questions....

  2. The Devil's Den

    Book 2 2021 4.7 (609)

    In 1540, newly married and pregnant Isobel Devlin vanished from a tiny island in Lancashire, never to be seen again. In 2020, leaving London for the first time since the pandemic began, Nicole Rayburn and Kyle Walsh head to a guesthouse in…

  3. The Shadow Bride

    Book 3 2022 4.7 (435)

    In 1782, a ghost ship ran aground in a secluded cove in Cornwall. To this day, no one knows what became of the Aurora’s crew or the shadowy woman rumored to be onboard.

  4. The Lost Tower

    Book 4 2022 4.6 (366)

    When Nicole visits Stiles Castle, the stately home of Lady Caroline Seaton, she doesn’t expect to stumble upon a centuries-old mystery hidden in the noble family’s genealogical tree....

  5. The Gilded Lily

    Book 5 2023 4.7 (273)

    Every old house has its secrets, so it comes as no surprise when a relic of a noble Victorian family is discovered in the new home of historical author Nicole Rayburn and her husband Kyle....

  6. A Fall from Grace

    Book 6 2024 4.7 (558)

    When Nicole Rayburn adds a historic bookshop to her list of promotional venues, she meets the owner, Deborah Dolan, who’s desperate to discover what happened to her Victorian ancestor.

  7. The Winter Witch

    Book 7 2026 5.0 (10)

    In 1816, village healer and midwife Rosina de Winter is accused of witchcraft by the local vicar, Godfrey Winslow. Locked in the village blindhouse until she can be transported to the nearest town to stand trial, Rosina seems doomed —until…

About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Nicole Rayburn Historical Mysteries is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.