Author · updated 2026
P.D. James Books in Order
Every P.D. James book in publication order — 30 in total, spanning 1962–2019.
Publication Order of Adam Dalgliesh Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Her Face | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Mind to Murder | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Unnatural Causes | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Shroud for a Nightingale | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Black Tower | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Death Of An Expert Witness | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | A Taste for Death | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Devices and Desires | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Original Sin | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A Certain Justice | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Death in Holy Orders | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Murder Room | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Lighthouse | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Private Patient | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Cordelia Gray Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Skull Beneath the Skin | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Innocent Blood | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Children of Men | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Death Comes to Pemberley | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Part-Time Job | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Victim | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mistletoe Murder | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Sleep No More | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Maul And The Pear Tree | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Time To Be In Earnest | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Talking About Detective Fiction | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | P.D. James in Her Own Words | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Law and Order Stories | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Tales of Obsession | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Detection Collection | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 30, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Her Face | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Mind to Murder | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Unnatural Causes | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Shroud for a Nightingale | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Maul And The Pear Tree | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Black Tower | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Death Of An Expert Witness | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Innocent Blood | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Skull Beneath the Skin | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | A Taste for Death | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Devices and Desires | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Great Law and Order Stories | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Children of Men | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Original Sin | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Tales of Obsession | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | A Certain Justice | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Time To Be In Earnest | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Death in Holy Orders | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Murder Room | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Lighthouse | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Part-Time Job | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Detection Collection | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Private Patient | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Talking About Detective Fiction | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Death Comes to Pemberley | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Mistletoe Murder | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Sleep No More | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | P.D. James in Her Own Words | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Victim | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
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