Anna Lee Huber Books in Order

Where to Start with Anna Lee Huber

If you are new to Anna Lee Huber, you have two primary, highly rewarding entry points. The best starting path depends on your preferred historical era:

• For Victorian/Gothic fans: Begin with The Anatomist's Wife, the debut novel of the Lady Darby Mystery series. Set in 1830s Scotland, it introduces a complex, widowed heroine with a dark past and an unmatched understanding of human anatomy.
• For World War I/Post-Edwardian fans: Start with This Side of Murder, which launches the Verity Kent Mysteries. Set in 1919, it follows a former Secret Service agent dealing with the aftermath of the Great War and a husband she believed was killed in action.

The Lady Darby Mystery Series

This is Huber’s flagship series. It follows Lady Kiera Darby, a widowed artist who was forced by her late anatomist husband to sketch dissection specimens. This grim background makes her a social pariah, but it also gives her the exact analytical tools required to solve murders. Alongside inquiry agent Sebastian Gage, she investigates crimes across Great Britain. Readers should follow this series in chronological order to witness Kiera and Gage's relationship evolve.

Lady Darby Reading Order

1. The Anatomist's Wife (2012)
2. Mortal Arts (2013)
3. A Grave Matter (2014)
4. A Study in Death (2015)
5. A Pressing Engagement (Novella 4.5, 2016) — Focuses on the run-up to Kiera and Gage's wedding.
6. In a Fevered Hour (Novella 4.75, 2020) — Included in the anthology 'The Deadly Hours'. Follows Kiera and Gage shortly after their wedding as they deal with a cursed watch and a fever epidemic in Edinburgh.
7. As Death Draws Near (2016)
8. A Brush with Shadows (2018)
9. An Artless Demise (2019)
10. A Stroke of Malice (2020)
11. A Wicked Conceit (2021)
12. A Perilous Perspective (2022)
13. A Fatal Illusion (2023)
14. A Deceptive Composition (2024)
15. A Tarnished Canvas (2025)
16. A Bitter Cut (2026)

The Verity Kent Mystery Series

Set during the aftermath of the Great War, this series blends espionage, trauma, and domestic suspense. Verity Kent is a fiercely intelligent woman who worked for the British Secret Service. The series is heavily serialized, dealing with deep conspiracies and the emotional scars of war, making it highly recommended to read them strictly in order.

Verity Kent Reading Order

1. This Side of Murder (2017)
2. Treacherous Is the Night (2018)
3. Penny for Your Secrets (2019)
4. A Pretty Deceit (2020)
5. Murder Most Fair (2021)
6. A Certain Darkness (2022)
7. The Cold Light of Day (2024)
8. A Moment's Shadow (2025) — Sends Verity and Sidney to Dublin in the summer of 1920 to stop a phosgene gas plot.
9. The Bravest Hour (2026) — Set in November 1920 Dublin, continuing the battle against Lord Ardmore's schemes.

Gothic Myths & Standalone Novels

Beyond her long-running mystery series, Huber has written romantic suspense and historical drama that work beautifully as standalone reads.

Gothic Myths Series

Intended as a series of connected but standalone stories inspired by gothic romance writers like Victoria Holt, this series has only one entry:

• Secrets in the Mist (2016): Set in England in 1812, Ella Winterton's lives are upended by local legends and romantic secrets in the Norfolk Broads.

Standalone Historical Fiction

• Sisters of Fortune (2024): A dramatic historical novel detailing the lives of the Fortune sisters, actual historical figures, aboard the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic.