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Karen Odden

4 Series • 7 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Inspector Corravan Books
Start with: Down a Dark River (2021)
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Publication Order of Victorian Mystery Books
Start with: A Lady in the Smoke (2016)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: An Artful Dodge (2026)

ⓘ About Karen Odden

Karen Odden is an American published author. Odden has long sustained an interest when it comes to the historical era of the Victorian age. She also has an interest of railway crashes in particular. This goes all the way back to when she was writing her doctoral dissertation at New York University. This was where she explored through writing how representations (parliamentary, medical, and literary) of various railway disasters sparked a discourse. Odden argues that it was this ensuing discourse that allowed Freud and similar professionals to come up with and shape their idea of trauma. The author resides in Arizona in the Scottsdale area. She is married to her husband. They have two children together and share a beagle dog that they have named Rosy.

All Book Series by Karen Odden

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Down a Dark River

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2021

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2021
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Under a Veiled Moon

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2022

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2022
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A Lady in the Smoke

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2016

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2016
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A Dangerous Duet

Book 2 of 3 · published 2018

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2018
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A Trace of Deceit

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019

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2019
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An Artful Dodge

Single-title series · published 2026

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2026
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Detectives, Sleuths, & Nosy Neighbors III

Single-title series · published 2026

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2026

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Karen Odden?

Karen Odden is an American published author. Odden has long sustained an interest when it comes to the historical era of the Victorian age. She also has an interest of railway crashes in particular.

Which Karen Odden series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Victorian Mystery series, the earliest of Karen Odden's multi-book series: it opens with A Lady in the Smoke (2016) and runs to 3 books across 2016–2019, ending with A Trace of Deceit (2019).

How many books has Karen Odden written?

Karen Odden has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2016 and 2026. 5 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Victorian Mystery series with 3 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Karen Odden's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Karen Odden's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Victorian Mystery (2016–2019, 3 books) and Inspector Corravan (2021–2022, 2 books).

How are Karen Odden's books organised into series?

This guide splits Karen Odden's 7 books into 2 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Victorian Mystery (3 books, 2016–2019); Inspector Corravan (2 books, 2021–2022).