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ⓘ About Victoria Dowd
Victoria was also the runner up in The New Writers of the Year Award and has been shortlisted and Highly commended by Writers’ Forum magazine. She was also longlisted for the Willesden Herald International Short Story Competition. She’s had short stories published in Gold Dust magazine, BTS Literary and Arts Annual, and by Stairwell books in their literary and arts journal Dream Catcher. Her work has been chosen for publication in an anthology called “A Ghostly Challenge”. Victoria speaks at various literary festivals, one in Bath, and at various book groups and schools. She was born and grew up in Yorkshire and after she studied at Cambridge, went on to become a successful criminal law barrister for many years. Victoria outlines her stories on large pin boards the majority of the time.
All Book Series by Victoria Dowd
Murder Most Sacred
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 1989 Anthology · Martin H. Greenberg
Murder Most Medieval
Book 2 of 12 · published 1993 Anthology · Martin H. Greenberg
Murder Most Delicious
Book 3 of 12 · published 1995 Anthology · Martin H. Greenberg,Barbara Paul
Murder Most Delectable
Book 5 of 12 · published 2000 Anthology · Martin H. Greenberg
Murder Most Romantic
Book 7 of 12 · published 2001 Anthology · Martin H. Greenberg,Susan Sizemore
Murder Most Postal
Book 8 of 12 · published 2001 Anthology · Martin H. Greenberg
Murder Most Feline
Book 9 of 12 · published 2001 Anthology · Martin H. Greenberg,Ed Gorman
Murder Most Confederate
Book 10 of 12 · published 2003 Anthology · Martin H. Greenberg
Murder Most Celtic
Book 11 of 12 · published 2003 Anthology · Martin H. Greenberg
Mystery Most Humorous
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2025 Co-authored · Donna Andrews,Marcia Talley,Gigi Pandian,Steve Shrott,Hugh Lessig,Melinda Mullet,Becky Clark,Sylvia Maultash Warsh,Nikki Knight,Suzanne Flaig,Nina Mansfield,Susan Love Brown,Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier,Gregory Meece,M.S. Greene,P. J. Nelson,Sarah Bewley,Melissa Westemeier
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Victoria Dowd?
Victoria was also the runner up in The New Writers of the Year Award and has been shortlisted and Highly commended by Writers’ Forum magazine. She was also longlisted for the Willesden Herald International Short Story Competition. She’s had short stories published in Gold Dust magazine, BTS Literary and Arts Annual, and by Stairwell books in their literary and arts journal Dream Catcher.
Which Victoria Dowd series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Smart Woman's Mystery series, the earliest of Victoria Dowd's multi-book series: it opens with The Smart Woman's Guide to Murder (2020) and runs to 5 books across 2020–2023, ending with Murder Most Cold (2023).
How many books has Victoria Dowd written?
Victoria Dowd has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2026. 18 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Smart Woman's Mystery series with 5 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Victoria Dowd's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Victoria Dowd's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Smart Woman's Mystery (2020–2023, 5 books) and The Charlotte Blood Chronicles (2025, 1 book).
How are Victoria Dowd's books organised into series?
This guide splits Victoria Dowd's 24 books into 3 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Smart Woman's Mystery (5 books, 2020–2023); The Charlotte Blood Chronicles (1 book, 2025); Murder Most (12 books, 1989–2025).