Kerri Maniscalco Books in Order: Complete Reading Guide
Author of darkly atmospheric historical fantasy blending Victorian gothic settings with supernatural mystery. Two complete series — Stalking Jack the Ripper for gothic YA mystery, Kingdom of the Wicked for darker mythology-based romance.
About Kerri Maniscalco
Kerri Maniscalco writes historical gothic fantasy with an exceptional eye for atmosphere. The Stalking Jack the Ripper series deploys Victorian London at its most gaslit and fog-drenched — the grimy cobblestones, the social constraints pressing on a heroine who refuses to be confined to parlors, the genuine darkness of the Ripper mythology — and frames all of it around a forensic mystery series with a slow-burn romance that earns its emotional weight across four books. Audrey Rose Wadsworth is one of the more memorable YA heroines of her era: sharp, determined, and navigating a world that doesn't know what to do with a young woman who wants to cut open corpses.
The Kingdom of the Wicked trilogy marks a tonal shift toward darker, more adult fantasy — Sicilian mythology, demon courts, and a heroine who bargains with forces that have no interest in her survival. The heat level is higher, the stakes are more explicitly supernatural, and the romance is more overtly enemies-to-lovers. Both series are fully complete and stand entirely apart from each other. Readers who find one too dark or too light can try the other without losing any narrative context.
Which Series to Start With
Start with Stalking Jack the Ripper if you want gothic YA mystery with a slow-burn romance — it's her most atmospheric series and the best showcase of her world-building. Start with Kingdom of the Wicked if you want darker mythology-based fantasy with more explicit romantic tension and a more adult tone. Both series are complete; neither requires reading the other first.
Kerri Maniscalco Books in Order
Stalking Jack the Ripper Series
Gothic Victorian YA mystery — start here for Maniscalco's best world-building and most fully developed romance.
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Stalking Jack the Ripper
Stalking Jack the Ripper, Book 1
A Victorian noblewoman secretly apprentices under her forensic scientist uncle and becomes entangled in the Jack the Ripper murders. Gothic, atmospheric, with a slow-burn romance.
Note: Start here.
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Hunting Prince Dracula
Stalking Jack the Ripper, Book 2
Audrey Rose and Thomas travel to Romania to study under a notorious forensic scientist — and encounter something far darker than a human killer.
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Escaping from Houdini
Stalking Jack the Ripper, Book 3
Aboard a luxury ocean liner, a series of murders mirrors a carnival of death. Romance and tension escalate significantly.
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Capturing the Devil
Stalking Jack the Ripper, Book 4
The series conclusion. Audrey Rose and Thomas face their most dangerous case yet as their relationship reaches its final chapter.
Kingdom of the Wicked Series
Darker mythology-based fantasy — a separate world from Stalking Jack the Ripper with higher heat and a more adult tone.
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Kingdom of the Wicked
Kingdom of the Wicked, Book 1
A Sicilian girl makes a deal with a demon prince to find her twin's murderer. Dark mythology, enemies-to-lovers romance, and high stakes in a lush historical setting.
Note: Start here for Kingdom of the Wicked.
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Kingdom of the Cursed
Kingdom of the Wicked, Book 2
Emilia descends into Hell itself to continue her hunt, navigating demon courts and a romance that grows darker and more dangerous.
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Kingdom of the Feared
Kingdom of the Wicked, Book 3
The trilogy concludes with Emilia and Wrath facing the full consequences of their choices and the forces aligned against them.