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ⓘ About Valerie Keogh
Valerie Keogh is a bestselling international author of crime and psychological thriller series. The author was born and raised in a very large family in Dublin even though she now makes her home in Wilshire. While she is best known as an author she has been a nurse for many years and this is still her day job. In fact, her real name is Valerie Dickenson as she took the name Valerie Keogh because of her job. She currently works at a Bath nursing home in the United Kingdom as a registered nurse. She moved to the United Kingdom in 2006 because she had gotten married to an English man. Once in the UK, she decided to work as a nurse even though all she wanted to do was write as proven by her education choices.
All Book Series by Valerie Keogh
No Simple Death / That One May Smile
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2014
The Trophy Wife / Exit Five from Charing Cross
Series opener · book 1 of 24 · published 2014
The Lawyer / The Deadly Truth / The Whispers' Echo
Book 6 of 24 · published 2020
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Valerie Keogh?
Valerie Keogh is a bestselling international author of crime and psychological thriller series. The author was born and raised in a very large family in Dublin even though she now makes her home in Wilshire. While she is best known as an author she has been a nurse for many years and this is still her day job.
Which Valerie Keogh series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Dublin Murder Mystery / Garda West series, the earliest of Valerie Keogh's multi-book series: it opens with No Simple Death / That One May Smile (2014) and runs to 6 books across 2014–2021, ending with No Easy Answer (2021). Valerie Keogh's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Valerie Keogh written?
Valerie Keogh has 35 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2026. 10 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Dublin Murder Mystery / Garda West series with 6 books — and 25 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Valerie Keogh's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Valerie Keogh's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dublin Murder Mystery / Garda West (2014–2021, 6 books) and Hudson and Connolly (2014–2017, 4 books).
How are Valerie Keogh's books organised into series?
This guide splits Valerie Keogh's 35 books into 2 named series and 25 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Dublin Murder Mystery / Garda West (6 books, 2014–2021); Hudson and Connolly (4 books, 2014–2017).