Author · updated 2026
Ellis Peters Books in Order
Every Ellis Peters book in publication order — 78 in total, spanning 1937–2020.
Publication Order of Inspector Felse Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fallen Into the Pit | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Death and the Joyful Woman | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Flight of a Witch | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Piper on the Mountain | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Heart | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Grass Widow's Tale | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  The House of Green Turf | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Mourning Raga | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Knocker on Death's Door | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Death to the Landlords | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  City of Gold and Shadows | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Rainbow's End | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Heaven Tree Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Heaven Tree | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Green Branch | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Scarlet Seed | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Brothers of Gwynedd Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sunrise in the West | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Dragon at Noonday | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Hounds of Sunset | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Afterglow and Nightfall | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Morbid Taste for Bones | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  One Corpse Too Many | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Monk's Hood | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Saint Peter's Fair | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Leper Of St. Giles | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Virgin in the Ice | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Sanctuary Sparrow | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  The Devil's Novice | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Dead Man's Ransom | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Pilgrim of Hate | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  An Excellent Mystery | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  The Raven in the Foregate | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  The Rose Rent | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  The Hermit of Eyton Forest | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  The Confession of Brother Haluin | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  A Rare Benedictine | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  The Heretic's Apprentice | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  The Potter's Field | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  The Summer of the Danes | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  The Holy Thief | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  Brother Cadfael's Penance | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Second World War Trilogy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Eighth Champion of Christendom | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Reluctant Odyssey | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Warfare Accomplished | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hortensius Friend of Nero | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Masters of the Parachute Mail | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Ordinary People | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  She Goes to War | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The City Lies Foursquare | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Fair Young Phoenix | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  By Firelight | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Lost Children | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Holiday with Violence | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Most Loving Mere Folly | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  The Soldier at the Door | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  A Means of Grace | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Aunt Helen | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Assize of the Dying | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Death Mask | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  The Will and the Deed | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  The Funeral of Figaro | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  The Horn of Roland | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Never Pick up Hitch-hikers! | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  The Marriage Of Meggotta | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  Murder in the Dispensary | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Fair Young Phoenix | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Assize of the Dying | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Lily Hand and Other Stories | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Feline Felonies | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Trinity Cat | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Coast of Bohemia | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Shropshire | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Strongholds and Sanctuaries | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Murderous Christmas Stories Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Murder on Christmas Eve | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 78, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hortensius Friend of Nero | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Masters of the Parachute Mail | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Ordinary People | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | She Goes to War | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Eighth Champion of Christendom | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Reluctant Odyssey | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Warfare Accomplished | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The City Lies Foursquare | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Fair Young Phoenix | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | By Firelight | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Coast of Bohemia | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Fallen Into the Pit | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Lost Children | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Holiday with Violence | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Most Loving Mere Folly | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Soldier at the Door | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | A Means of Grace | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Aunt Helen | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Assize of the Dying | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Assize of the Dying | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Death Mask | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Heaven Tree | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Will and the Deed | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Death and the Joyful Woman | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Green Branch | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Funeral of Figaro | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Scarlet Seed | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Flight of a Witch | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Lily Hand and Other Stories | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Piper on the Mountain | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Heart | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Grass Widow's Tale | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The House of Green Turf | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Mourning Raga | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The Knocker on Death's Door | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Death to the Landlords | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | City of Gold and Shadows | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Sunrise in the West | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Horn of Roland | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The Dragon at Noonday | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The Hounds of Sunset | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Never Pick up Hitch-hikers! | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Afterglow and Nightfall | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | A Morbid Taste for Bones | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Rainbow's End | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | One Corpse Too Many | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | The Marriage Of Meggotta | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Monk's Hood | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Saint Peter's Fair | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | The Leper Of St. Giles | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | The Virgin in the Ice | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | The Sanctuary Sparrow | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | The Devil's Novice | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Dead Man's Ransom | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | The Pilgrim of Hate | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | An Excellent Mystery | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | The Raven in the Foregate | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | The Rose Rent | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | The Hermit of Eyton Forest | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | The Confession of Brother Haluin | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | A Rare Benedictine | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | The Heretic's Apprentice | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | The Potter's Field | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | The Summer of the Danes | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | The Holy Thief | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Shropshire | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | Strongholds and Sanctuaries | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | Brother Cadfael's Penance | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Feline Felonies | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Murder in the Dispensary | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | The Trinity Cat | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | Murder on Christmas Eve | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | Fair Young Phoenix | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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