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ⓘ About Ashley Gardner
Ashley has lived all over the world, including Japan and Europe. She has a master’s degree in English literature, something that gave her a great interest in the arts, history, and the culture of England’s Regency era and the Romantic period. When she is not busy writing or researching something, she likes to play guitar, drink gourmet teas, travel, cook, reading historical mystery novels, and build miniature room settings. “The Sudbury School Murders” was given the Best Historical Mystery of 2005 from the RTBookReviews Reviewers Choice Award. “The Hanover Square Affair” is the first novel in the “Captain Lacey” series, which was released in the year 2003. London in the year 1816.
All Book Series by Ashley Gardner
Murder on the Rhône
Latest in the series · book 21 of 21 · published 2026 Pen name · Jennifer Ashley
Saturnalian Gifts: A Leonidas the Gladiator Mysteries Novella
Book 5 of 6 · published 2025
A Matter at New Year's
Single-title series · published 2024 Pen name · Jennifer Ashley
A Matter of Honor
Single-title series · published 2023 Pen name · Jennifer Ashley
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ashley Gardner?
Ashley has lived all over the world, including Japan and Europe. She has a master's degree in English literature, something that gave her a great interest in the arts, history, and the culture of England's Regency era and the Romantic period. When she is not busy writing or researching something, she likes to play guitar, drink gourmet teas, travel, cook, reading historical mystery novels, and build miniature room settings. “The Sudbury School Murders” was given the Best Historical Mystery of 2005 from the RTBookReviews Reviewers Choice Award. “The Hanover Square Affair” is the first novel in the “Captain…
Which Ashley Gardner series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Captain Lacey Mysteries series, the earliest of Ashley Gardner's multi-book series: it opens with The Hanover Square Affair (2003) and runs to 21 books across 2003–2026, ending with Murder on the Rhône (2026). Ashley Gardner's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Ashley Gardner written?
Ashley Gardner has 32 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2003 and 2026. 29 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Captain Lacey Mysteries series with 21 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Ashley Gardner's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ashley Gardner's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Captain Lacey Mysteries (2003–2026, 21 books), Leonidas the Gladiator Mystery (2017–2026, 6 books) and Robert Archer Paranormal Mysteries (2024, 1 book), plus 1 more.
How are Ashley Gardner's books organised into series?
This guide splits Ashley Gardner's 32 books into 4 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Captain Lacey Mysteries (21 books, 2003–2026); Leonidas the Gladiator Mystery (6 books, 2017–2026); Emilie D'Armand Historical Mysteries (1 book, 2025); Robert Archer Paranormal Mysteries (1 book, 2024).