Verity Bright Books in Order: Full List of the Lady Eleanor Swift Mysteries

Book 1 in the series.

Meet Eleanor Swift: lady, adventurer, dog lover and a daring detective. This first book introduces Eleanor, her loyal butler Clifford, and a village full of secrets.

Book 2 in the series.

A glamorous masked ball and Lady Eleanor with two left feet and nothing to wear. The ball will not disappoint the reader: a dead body, a silver candlestick, and a safe wide open and empty

Book 3 in the series.

This book gets straight down to business! This time we have a medieval house, a dead body and some suspicious chocolate fudge.

Book 4 in the series.

English Christmas time! Twinkling tree, mince pies, carols and, of course, a murder. Will Lady Eleanor Swift still feel festive after all that?

Book 5 in the series.

Book five offers us a magnificent seaside Grand Hotel in Brighton, strawberry ice cream and a familiar dead body… Can Lady Eleanor solve this crime?

Book 6 in the series.

Village summer fair time! And, of course, there’s tragedy involved when the local undertaker turns up dead amongst the ducks. Will Lady Eleanor Swift figure out the mystery?

Book 7 in the series.

When Lady Swift is invited to her old school, she walks through familiar classrooms, finds her favourite books in the library… and surely that’s not a body? Time for a lesson in murder! Thus, together with Gladstone the bulldog, she sets out to track down a villain.

Book 8 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift goes to spend Christmas at the beautiful castle in Scotland. And, alas, there’s a dead body. What will our favorite detective do?

Book 9 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift is attending the annual royal regatta, but the festivities are interrupted when the host collapses on the floor after having a sip of champagne. Will our amateur sleuth figure out this mystery?

Book 10 in the series.

A grand villa, croissants for breakfast and a dead body in the wine cellar… Lady Swift can’t seem to take a vacation from murder!

Book 11 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift attends a wedding. Her old friend is marrying the most eligible bachelor in town. But alas! The important day is ruined when the groom is arrested for murder! Can Eleanor save the wedding?

Book 12 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift has received an unexpected invitation to the village Christmas party in the west of Ireland, and she’s thrilled about it! But she’s shocked to find a body in the snow outside the estate. Can she solve the mystery?

Book 13 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift is all set to spend her birthday together with dashing Detective Hugh Seldon, who cancelled again at the last minute. So she decides to head off on a cruise to New York! However, the trip is ruined as she sees a man getting shot and falling overboard.

Book 14 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift sets up in a lavish apartment in New York City. She’s loving spending time in the city, until she witnesses her doorman being knocked down in a hit-and-run! What will Eleanor do?

Book 15 in the series.

A murder in the village hall… Is someone sabotaging the King’s birthday celebrations? It’s up to Lady Eleanor Swift to solve this mystery!

Book 16 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift has received a strange letter from an old friend of her uncle asking her to come stay in Cornwall for the holidays. The reason for the invite is gloomy – he believes his gardener is trying to poison him! Will Eleanor solve the mystery and stop the crime?

Book 17 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift has been on a tour around Italy: Venice, the Grand Canal… She’s very thrilled to be attending the famous carnival. But, alas, on her first gondola ride, she witnesses a passenger collapse into the canal with a knife sticking out from his back!

Book 18 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift is excited to take a trip in a hot air balloon in London. But, instead of taking in all the amazing sights, she witnessed a murder! A man in a dark coat shot another man dead… Will Eleanor solve the crime?

Book 19 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift and her butler Clifford are on vacation, touring the ancient sights of Egypt. Alas, two days into the trip, Lieutenant Baxter, one of the fellow passengers, is found shot dead in his locked cabin. Can Eleanor solve this mystery?

Book 20 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift is determined to enjoy Christmas. Instead, she finds Mr. Porritt dead in the storeroom. Blizzard outside and a murderous mystery…

Book 21 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift’s marriage is just days away! Lots to do and prepare. But, alas, Eleanor is heartbroken when their chef dies of poisoning, and it was not an accident! A gripping and very twisty mystery awaits…

Book 22 in the series.

Newlyweds Lady Swift and Detective Hugh Seldon are honeymooning in Paris. Deadliest case yet! In a restaurant, a man tumbles through the glass roof… what will happen next?

Book 23 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift is at Buckingham Palace! Grand occasion, her new husband, Detective Chief Inspector Seldon, is about to be knighted. But the happy day is ruined when a royal guard from the Tower of London tragically dies…

Book 24 in the series.

Christmas time… festivities are interrupted by a note insisting they come to a remote place in England to accept a job. After arrival, they find their client dead in the churchyard. Time to solve a case!

Book 25 in the series.

Lady Eleanor Swift is in Dublin, enjoying traditional pubs, Irish stew… Alas, another dead body! The dead man is none other than the owner of the brewery… Another mystery to be solved!