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      The Francis Bacon Series in Order

      by Anna Castle

      Francis Bacon Books in Order

      13 books total • 8 main + 4 extra stories + 1 companion book

      Complete reading order for the Francis Bacon series.

      #
      Title
      Date
      Rating
      1
      Murder by Misrule
      ✓
      Jun 2014
      2
      Death by Disputation
      ✓
      Feb 2015
      3
      The Widows Guild
      ✓
      Oct 2015
      4
      Publish and Perish
      ✓
      Jul 2017
      4.5
      Mustard on Velvet
      ✓
      Nov 2017
      4.6
      In Walked a Lady
      ✓
      Jun 2018
      5
      Let Slip the Dogs
      ✓
      Aug 2018
      6
      The Spymaster's Brother
      ✓
      Jun 2019
      6.5
      For Want of a Book
      ✓
      Jul 2019
      6.6
      fraNCIS bacon: The Shirt
      ✓
      Nov 2019
      7
      Now and Then Stab
      ✓
      Jan 2021
      8
      Lock Up Honesty
      ✓
      Jan 2022
      Bacon's Dozen
      ✓
      Jul 2020

      Decimal numbers (e.g. 2.5) indicate books that fall between the main numbered titles in the series.

      Companion books are related titles set in the same world but not part of the main numbered series.

      FAQ

      How many books are in the Francis Bacon series?

      13 books total: 8 main + 4 extra stories + 1 companion book

      When will the next book in the series be released?

      No new book is currently scheduled. The latest book, Lock Up Honesty, was published in January 2022.

      When was the most recent book released?

      Lock Up Honesty was published in January 2022.

      What was the first book in the series?

      The first book in the series is Murder by Misrule, published in June 2014.

      What genre is the Francis Bacon series?

      The series primarily falls into the Historical Mystery genre.

      Is the Francis Bacon series finished?

      The series does not currently have a new book scheduled.