THE GASLIGHT MYSTERIES TIMELINE
Below is a list of major events in the Gaslight Mysteries series by Victoria Thompson. For a list of the books in order, click here. All books published by Berkley Prime Crime.
The Gaslight Mysteries By Victoria Thompson Timeline
| BOOK | PUBLISHED | SET IN | MAJOR EVENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murder in Rose Hill, Book #27 | Hardcover 2024 | September 1901 | Roosevelt becomes President |
| Murder on Bedford Street, Book #26 | Hardcover 2023, Paperback 2024 | March 1901 | Theda gives birth to twins; Teo gives birth (not mentioned) |
| Murder on Madison Square, Book #25 | Hardcover 2022, Paperback 2023 | November 1900 | Theda is pregnant (due in April 1901) |
| Murder on Wall Street, Book #24 | Hardcover 2021, Paperback 2022 | July 17-30, 1900 | Theda is newly pregnant; Theodora is also pregnant (due March 1901) |
| Murder on Pleasant Avenue, Book #23 | Hardcover 2020, Paperback 2021 | June 4 – July 16, 1900 | |
| Murder on Trinity Place, Book #22 | Hardcover 2019, Paperback 2020 | December 1899 – January 13, 1900 | |
| Murder in Union Square, Book #21 | Hardcover 2018, Paperback 2019 | September 1899 | Catherine and Brian are legally adopted |
| Murder in the Bowery, Book #20 | Hardcover 2017, Paperback 2018 | July 1899 | Black Jack is introduced |
| Murder in Morningside Heights, Book #19 | Hardcover 2016, Paperback 2017 | February 1899 | |
| Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue, Book #18 | Hardcover 2015, Paperback 2016 | December 1898 | Frank and Sarah are on their honeymoon; Maeve and Gino solve the mystery |
| Murder on Amsterdam Avenue, Book #17 | Hardcover 2015, Paperback 2016 | September 1898 | Frank and Sarah marry |
| Murder in Murray Hill, Book #16 | Hardcover 2014, Paperback 2015 | Early Summer 1898 | |
| Murder in Chelsea, Book #15 | Hardcover 2013, Paperback 2014 | Early Spring 1898 | Frank inherits wealth and proposes to Sarah |
| Murder on Fifth Avenue, Book #14 | Hardcover 2012, Paperback 2013 | Winter 1898 | |
| Murder on Sisters’ Row, Book #13 | Hardcover 2011, Paperback 2012 | Late Fall 1897 | |
| Murder on Lexington Avenue, Book #12 | Hardcover 2010, Paperback 2011 | September 1897 | |
| Murder on Waverly Place, Book #11 | Hardcover 2009, Paperback 2010 | May 1897 | |
| Murder on Bank Street, Book #10 | Hardcover 2008, Paperback 2009 | April 1897 | Tom’s murder is solved |
| Murder in Chinatown, Book #9 | Hardcover 2007, Paperback 2008 | March 1897 | |
| Murder in Little Italy, Book #8 | Hardcover 2006, Paperback 2007 | February 1897 | Gino Donatelli is introduced |
| Murder on Lenox Hill Book #7 | Hardcover 2005, Paperback 2006 | January 1897 | Catherine and Maeve move in with Sarah; Brian has started school |
| Murder on Marble Row #6 | Hardcover 2004, Paperback 2005 | November 1896 | Frank visits a deaf family and makes a decision about Brian’s school |
| Murder on Mulberry Bend #5 | Paperback 2003 | October 1896 | Maeve and Catherine (called Aggie) are introduced; Brian has surgery for his club foot |
| Murder on Washington Square #4 | Paperback 2002 | October 1896 | |
| Murder on Gramercy Park, Book #3 | Paperback 2001 | September 1896 | |
| Murder on St. Mark’s Place, Book #2 | Paperback 2000 | July 1896 | Frank visits schools for deaf children |
| Murder on Astor Place, Book #1 | Paperback 1999 | April 1896 | |
| July 5, 1893 | Catherine is born | ||
| 1893 | Brian is born; Frank’s wife dies; Tom is murdered |