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ⓘ About Val Penny
Val Penny is an American crime thriller novelist who makes her home in SW Scotland. She is the mother of two adult daughters and lives with her husband and two felines. As for her education, she went to Edinburgh University where she graduated with a Law degree before she proceeded to Napier University for her MSc. Over the years, she has worked a variety of jobs from lecturer, hairdresser, azalea farmer, waitress, banker, and lawyer. However, she had always dreamed of being the owner of a candy store and becoming a ballerina when she was a child. But since she could not achieve those dreams, she decided to turn her hand to the writing of novels, short stories, and poetry. While she mostly writes fiction works, she has also been dabbling in nonfiction.
All Book Series by Val Penny
Hunter's Chase / Murder in Edinburgh
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2018
Hunter's Christmas and Other Stories
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Val Penny?
Val Penny is an American crime thriller novelist who makes her home in SW Scotland. She is the mother of two adult daughters and lives with her husband and two felines. As for her education, she went to Edinburgh University where she graduated with a Law degree before she proceeded to Napier University for her MSc.
Which Val Penny series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Edinburgh Crime Mysteries series, the earliest of Val Penny's multi-book series: it opens with Hunter's Chase / Murder in Edinburgh (2018) and runs to 7 books across 2018–2023, ending with Hunter's Christmas and Other Stories (2023).
How many books has Val Penny written?
Val Penny has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2026. 8 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Edinburgh Crime Mysteries series with 7 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Val Penny's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Val Penny's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Edinburgh Crime Mysteries (2018–2023, 7 books) and Jane Renwick (2021, 1 book).
How are Val Penny's books organised into series?
This guide splits Val Penny's 12 books into 2 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Edinburgh Crime Mysteries (7 books, 2018–2023); Jane Renwick (1 book, 2021).