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Nicholas Blake Books in Order
Every Nicholas Blake book in publication order — 23 in total, spanning 1935–2000.
Publication Order of Nigel Strangeways Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Question of Proof | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Thou Shell of Death / Shell of Death | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  There's Trouble Brewing | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Beast Must Die | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Smiler with the Knife | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Murder with Malice / Malice in Wonderland / The Summer Camp Mystery | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Corpse in the Snowman / The Case of the Abominable Snowman | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Minute for Murder | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Head of a Traveler | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Dreadful Hollow | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  The Whisper in the Gloom / Catch and Kill | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  End of Chapter | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  The Widow's Cruise | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  The Worm of Death | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  The Sad Variety | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Thou Shell of Death | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  The Morning After Death | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Whisper in the Gloom | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Tangled Web / Death and Daisy Bland | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  A Penknife in My Heart | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Deadly Joker | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Private Wound | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Century of British Mystery and Suspense | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 23, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Question of Proof | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Thou Shell of Death / Shell of Death | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | There's Trouble Brewing | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Beast Must Die | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Smiler with the Knife | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Murder with Malice / Malice in Wonderland / The Summer Camp Mystery | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Corpse in the Snowman / The Case of the Abominable Snowman | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Minute for Murder | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Head of a Traveler | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Dreadful Hollow | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Whisper in the Gloom / Catch and Kill | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | A Tangled Web / Death and Daisy Bland | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | End of Chapter | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | A Penknife in My Heart | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Widow's Cruise | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Worm of Death | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Deadly Joker | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Sad Variety | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Thou Shell of Death | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Morning After Death | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Private Wound | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Whisper in the Gloom | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | A Century of British Mystery and Suspense | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
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