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Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries Books in Order

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See the Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries by Sarah Woodbury in order, with short summaries, series background, and help choosing where to start.

Last updated: July 7, 2026

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Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries books in publication order

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18 books

1

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.

2

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.

3

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.

4

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.

5

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.

6

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.

7

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.

8

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.

9

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.

10

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.

11

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.

12

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.

13

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.

14

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.

15

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.

16

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.

17

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.

18

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

  1. Book cover for "The Good Knight"

    The Good Knight

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2011Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Uninvited Guest"

    The Uninvited Guest

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2012Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Bard's Daughter"

    The Bard's Daughter

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2012Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Fourth Horseman"

    The Fourth Horseman

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2013Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "The Fallen Princess"

    The Fallen Princess

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2014Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "The Unlikely Spy"

    The Unlikely Spy

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2014Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "The Lost Brother"

    The Lost Brother

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2015Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "The Renegade Merchant"

    The Renegade Merchant

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2015Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "The Unexpected Ally"

    The Unexpected Ally

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2016Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "The Worthy Soldier"

    The Worthy Soldier

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2017Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "The Favored Son"

    The Favored Son

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2018Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "The Viking Prince"

    The Viking Prince

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2018Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "The Irish Bride"

    The Irish Bride

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2019Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "The Prince's Man"

    The Prince's Man

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2020Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 14
  15. Book cover for "The Faithless Fool"

    The Faithless Fool

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2021Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 15
  16. Book cover for "The Honorable Traitor"

    The Honorable Traitor

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2022Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 16
  17. Book cover for "The Admirable Physician"

    The Admirable Physician

    by Sarah Woodbury

    2024Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, Book 17
  18. Book cover for "The Shattered King"

    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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