Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries Books in Order
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Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries books in publication order
18 books
The Good Knight
by Sarah Woodbury
2011
Five years after Gareth left her, Gwen finds him standing over a murdered king. Their uneasy reunion turns into a hunt for the truth, and when suspicion falls on Gareth, Gwen must keep the case alive on her own.
The Bard's Daughter
by Sarah Woodbury
2012
In this prequel novella, Gwen's father is found over a friend's body with a bloody harp string nearby. With the castle lord unwilling to look deeper, Gwen must prove his innocence herself.
The Uninvited Guest
by Sarah Woodbury
2012
Owain's wedding should be a moment of joy, but a killer is hiding among the guests. Gareth and Gwen have to untangle lies and rivalries before the bride, the king, or both become the next victims.
The Fourth Horseman
by Sarah Woodbury
2013
Newly married and sent into England on a diplomatic mission, Gareth and Gwen barely arrive before a murder lands at their feet. Civil war and shifting loyalties turn the case into a race to protect the future King of England.
The Fallen Princess
by Sarah Woodbury
2014
A day at the beach uncovers the body of Prince Hywel's long-lost cousin, a woman everyone thought vanished years ago. Gareth and Gwen's search for her killer pries up secrets many would rather keep buried.
The Unlikely Spy
by Sarah Woodbury
2014
At a grand music festival in Ceredigion, princes, bards, thieves, and spies all crowd together. When murder strikes, Gareth and Gwen must solve it before the death of a commoner shakes a king's throne.
The Lost Brother
by Sarah Woodbury
2015
On the eve of war, a dead woman who looks strikingly like Gwen is found buried in another grave. The investigation leads Gareth and Gwen toward fresh betrayal at the highest levels of Owain's court.
The Renegade Merchant
by Sarah Woodbury
2015
A pool of blood with no body sends Gareth and Gwen into Shrewsbury on a dangerous search for answers. What they find is a conspiracy among powerful townsmen, and trouble close behind.
The Unexpected Ally
by Sarah Woodbury
2016
Peace talks between Owain of Gwynedd and Madog of Powys are tense enough before a royal spy turns up dead. Gareth and Gwen must solve the murder before diplomacy collapses and a kingdom is lost.
The Worthy Soldier
by Sarah Woodbury
2017
After victory in south Wales, a celebratory feast turns into carnage. Gareth and Gwen are left sorting through the dead, the lies, and the political fallout that could undo a hard-won alliance.
The Favored Son
by Sarah Woodbury
2018
Prince Henry asks Gareth and Gwen to investigate the death of his uncle, Robert of Gloucester. In a moment when England's balance of power is already shaky, the killer has every reason to hide the truth.
The Viking Prince
by Sarah Woodbury
2018
In Dublin, Prince Godfrid is already caught in a struggle for the throne when a prominent merchant is murdered. Solving the crime means exposing a conspiracy that reaches far beyond the city walls.
The Irish Bride
by Sarah Woodbury
2019
Godfrid and Cait's wedding in Dublin should be a joyful gathering, but a dead monk changes the mood at once. Gareth and Gwen race to solve the murder before it destroys the marriage and the fragile peace around it.
The Prince's Man
by Sarah Woodbury
2020
A royal wedding is meant to keep two Welsh kingdoms at peace, until a poisoned dish threatens to ruin everything. Gareth and Gwen must solve the attack before old hostilities burst wide open again.
The Faithless Fool
by Sarah Woodbury
2021
At Carlisle Castle, a suspicious death drags Gareth and Gwen into the politics of Scotland, Gwynedd, and England. The deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes that a crown may hang on the truth.
The Honorable Traitor
by Sarah Woodbury
2022
A new peace meeting brings Gwynedd and Powys together, but not everyone wants it to succeed. When a woman's body appears in a dangerous place, Gareth and Gwen are pulled into a case that could set Wales on fire.
The Admirable Physician
by Sarah Woodbury
2024
As war returns to Ceredigion, Gareth and Gwen investigate murder among the Hospitallers caring for the wounded. The case uncovers treason as well as bloodshed, and pushes old court tensions toward reckoning.
The Shattered King
by Sarah Woodbury
2025
With Wales split by war and Aberystwyth under siege, Gareth and Gwen travel deep into enemy territory. They still hope bloodshed can be avoided, but the campaign is about to take a brutal turn.
Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries books in chronological order

The Good Knight
by Sarah Woodbury
2011Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 1
The Uninvited Guest
by Sarah Woodbury
2012Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 2
The Bard's Daughter
by Sarah Woodbury
2012Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 3
The Fourth Horseman
by Sarah Woodbury
2013Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 4
The Fallen Princess
by Sarah Woodbury
2014Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 5
The Unlikely Spy
by Sarah Woodbury
2014Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 6
The Lost Brother
by Sarah Woodbury
2015Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 7
The Renegade Merchant
by Sarah Woodbury
2015Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 8
The Unexpected Ally
by Sarah Woodbury
2016Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 9
The Worthy Soldier
by Sarah Woodbury
2017Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 10
The Favored Son
by Sarah Woodbury
2018Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 11
The Viking Prince
by Sarah Woodbury
2018Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 12
The Irish Bride
by Sarah Woodbury
2019Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 13
The Prince's Man
by Sarah Woodbury
2020Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 14
The Faithless Fool
by Sarah Woodbury
2021Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 15
The Honorable Traitor
by Sarah Woodbury
2022Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 16
The Admirable Physician
by Sarah Woodbury
2024Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 17
The Shattered King
by Sarah Woodbury
2025Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 18
Series background & context
These books follow Gareth, a warrior with a complicated past, and Gwen, a bard's daughter with a sharp ear and an even sharper mind. If you begin with the prequel novella The Bard's Daughter, you first meet Gwen solving trouble on her own. The main series starts with The Good Knight, where Gareth and Gwen are thrown back together by the murder of a king and discover they still work very well as a team, even when their personal history gets in the way.
The setting is twelfth-century Wales, especially the court of Owain Gwynedd, and that matters a great deal. These are not isolated village puzzles. Each murder sits inside a web of dynastic arguments, border wars, church politics, family loyalties, and uneasy alliances with England, Ireland, and rival Welsh rulers. A suspicious death at a feast can become a threat to a marriage treaty, a succession plan, or a fragile peace.
That is the hook.
Gareth brings battlefield experience, patience, and access to powerful men. Gwen brings social range, curiosity, and the habit of hearing what other people miss. Together they move between great halls, monasteries, beaches, battle camps, and market towns, talking to princes and servants with equal care. As the series goes on, their marriage and growing family give the books more emotional weight, but Woodbury never lets the mysteries feel secondary.
Another strength of the series is how wide its world becomes without losing its center. The books travel beyond Gwynedd into England, Shrewsbury, Dublin, and Carlisle, and the supporting cast of monks, bards, spies, nobles, and merchants starts to feel like a lived-in community. Recurring political tensions carry from one book to the next, so there is an ongoing story even though each murder has its own solution.
The tone sits comfortably between historical mystery and court intrigue. The books are cleanly plotted, grounded in medieval life, and warm toward their characters without going soft on the danger. If you want mysteries where the sleuths are partners in every sense, and where solving the crime might also keep a kingdom from tipping into chaos, this series does that very well.
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