Order of Hawkenlye Mysteries Books
The Hawkenlye Mysteries is a series of historical mystery novels by English author Alys Clare. Set in the late 12th century during the reign of Richard the Lionheart, the series follows amateur detectives Josse d’Acquin and Abbess Helewise.
Alys Clare began her Hawkenlye Mysteries series with the 1999 novel Fortune Like the Moon. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Alys Clare’s Hawkenlye Mysteries books in order of when they were first published (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Hawkenlye Mysteries Books
| Fortune Like the Moon | (1999) |    |
| Ashes of the Elements | (2000) | |
| The Tavern in the Morning | (2000) | |
| The Chatter of the Maidens | (2001) | |
| The Faithful Dead | (2002) | |
| A Dark Night Hidden | (2003) | |
| Whiter Than the Lily | (2004) | |
| Girl in a Red Tunic | (2005) | |
| Heart of Ice | (2006) | |
| The Enchanter's Forest | (2007) | |
| The Paths of the Air | (2008) | |
| The Joys of My Life | (2008) | |
| The Rose of the World | (2011) | |
| The Song of the Nightingale | (2012) | |
| The Winter King | (2014) | |
| A Shadowed Evil | (2015) | |
| The Devil's Cup | (2017) | |
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Hawkenlye Mysteries Synopsis: Fortune Like the Moon is the first book in the Hawkenlye Mysteries series by Alys Clare. Shortly before his unexpected coronation, King Richard passed a law letting all of England’s prisoners go free. Shortly afterwards a young nun is found, horribly murdered. Richard swiftly employs an old military colleague of his, Josse d’Acquin, to get to the bottom of the case. Who could have wanted to kill this innocent young novice, and, perhaps more importantly, why? Josse goes to Hawkenlye Abbey to find out the answers to these questions. He is having little success until meets the Abbess Helewise, a woman who quickly proves herself to be on his level, both as an amateur sleuth, and as a figure the community can rely on during this turbulent time for England. This new duo have to find the killer, and find him quickly, or they’ll have the King of England to answer to…