Francis Bacon Mystery Books in Order

Sent to infiltrate radical Puritans at Cambridge, Thomas Clarady finds his informant dead and must investigate murder as well as sedition. Under Francis Bacon's demanding supervision, he confronts unreliable allies and the suspiciously omnipresent Christopher Marlowe.

Francis Bacon investigates a barrister's murder to recover the queen's favor, assigning Thomas Clarady the legwork. Their inquiry moves through rival lawyers, wealthy clients, and powerful courtiers, where ambitions and disguises conceal motives for killing.

As Armada fears grip London, Catholic men are being murdered under cover of patriotic fervor. Commissioned by his aunt's widows' society, Francis Bacon follows an exotic poison while trying to free friends imprisoned in the Tower.

A bitter pamphlet war turns murderous when writers are strangled in place of Thomas Nashe. Francis Bacon must stop the killer and uncover an elusive Puritan author whose identity may threaten people dangerously close to him.

A gossip's body interrupts the romantic intrigues of midsummer at Richmond Palace. Despite having no patron and facing pressure to stay away, Francis Bacon investigates whether the secret behind the murder concerns forbidden love or political treason.

Anthony Bacon returns with a valuable intelligence network, but a murder near his coach threatens everything. Francis and Thomas Clarady follow conflicting accounts of the crime, confronting evidence that implicates Anthony's secretary and perhaps Anthony himself.

Thirteen stories explore mysteries across centuries, from Francis Bacon's earliest investigation to the Moriartys' Victorian cases. Alongside familiar characters, journeys through colonial Yucatán, strange temporal encounters, and a modern paranormal mystery broaden the collection's historical worlds.

Thomas Clarady pursues a reward for identifying the author of an inflammatory ballad, drawing Francis Bacon into the puzzle. When playwrights become targets and a friend dies, their inquiry exposes a conspiracy that makes finding justice perilous.

Newly qualified lawyer Thomas Clarady becomes the prime suspect after threatening a corrupt court official who is later murdered. While he hides, Francis Bacon and Lady Dorchester sift through guardians' secrets and evidence that keeps pointing back to him.