Reading order · 4 books · 2017 to 2020 · Set in Washington, D.C.
Counterfeit Lady Books in Order
The Counterfeit Lady series follows Elizabeth Miles, a con artist from a family of grifters, who turns her skills to good causes in New York in the 1910s.
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Series facts
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2017 to 2020
- First book
- City of Lies
- Latest
- City of Shadows (2020)
- Setting
- Set in Washington, D.C.
The reading order
Every Counterfeit Lady book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
4 books · Set in Washington, D.C.
- 1City of Lies2017With Elizabeth MilesElizabeth Miles, a con artist on the run from a dangerous mark, hides among a group of women protesting for the vote, and is arrested with them.Buy on Amazon
- 2City of Secrets2018With Elizabeth MilesReformed con artist Elizabeth Miles helps a young suffragist facing ruin after her husband’s death, which proves to be murder.Buy on Amazon
- 3City of Scoundrels2019With Elizabeth MilesElizabeth and her fiancé Gideon race to find a missing will to protect a soldier’s secret wife and unborn child.Buy on Amazon
- 4City of Shadows2020With Elizabeth MilesNewly married Elizabeth sets out to expose a fake medium swindling grieving New Yorkers, including her friend’s widowed mother.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with City of Lies.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Elizabeth Miles | Gideon Bates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 City of Lies | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 City of Secrets | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 City of Scoundrels | LLead | MMajor |
| 4 City of Shadows | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Counterfeit Lady books
2 characters from Victoria Thompson’s chart, with the number of Counterfeit Lady books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth MilesCon artist turned crusader | 4 | City of Lies 2017 |
| Gideon BatesLawyer who falls for Elizabeth | 4 | City of Lies 2017 |