Author · updated 2026
Peter Lovesey Books in Order
Every Peter Lovesey book in publication order — 65 in total, spanning 1968–2020.
Publication Order of Sergeant Cribb Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wobble to Death | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Detective Wore Silk Drawers | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Abracadaver | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Mad Hatter's Holiday | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Tick Of Death / Invitation To A Dynamite Party | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | A Case Of Spirits | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Swing, Swing Together | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Waxwork | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bertie And The Tinman | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Bertie And The Seven Bodies | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Bertie and the Crime of Passion | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Inspector Henrietta Mallin Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Circle | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Headhunters | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Peter Diamond Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Last Detective | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Diamond Solitaire | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Summons | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Bloodhounds | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Upon A Dark Night | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Vault | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Diamond Dust | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The House Sitter | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Secret Hangman | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Skeleton Hill | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Stagestruck | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Cop to Corpse | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Tooth Tattoo | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Stone Wife | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Down Among the Dead Men | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Another One Goes Tonight | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Beau Death | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Killing with Confetti | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Finisher | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldengirl | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Spider Girl / In Suspense | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The False Inspector Dew | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Keystone | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Rough Cider | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Secret of Spandau | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | On the Edge / Dead Gorgeous | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Reaper | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butchers and Other Stories of Crime | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Black Cabinet | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | A Dead Giveaway | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Sedgemoor Strangler | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Murder on the Short List | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five Kings of Distance | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Perfect Murder | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | 2nd Culprit | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | A Century of British Mystery and Suspense | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Death by Horoscope | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Malice Domestic 10 | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Detection Collection | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Sinking Admiral | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Usual Santas | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Silver Bullets | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 65, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five Kings of Distance | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Wobble to Death | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Detective Wore Silk Drawers | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Abracadaver | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Mad Hatter's Holiday | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Tick Of Death / Invitation To A Dynamite Party | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | A Case Of Spirits | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Swing, Swing Together | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Goldengirl | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Waxwork | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Spider Girl / In Suspense | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The False Inspector Dew | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Keystone | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Butchers and Other Stories of Crime | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Rough Cider | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Secret of Spandau | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Bertie And The Tinman | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | On the Edge / Dead Gorgeous | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Black Cabinet | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Bertie And The Seven Bodies | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Last Detective | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Perfect Murder | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Diamond Solitaire | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Bertie and the Crime of Passion | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | 2nd Culprit | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Summons | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | A Dead Giveaway | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Bloodhounds | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Upon A Dark Night | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Vault | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Sedgemoor Strangler | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | A Century of British Mystery and Suspense | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The Reaper | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Death by Horoscope | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Malice Domestic 10 | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Diamond Dust | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The House Sitter | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Circle | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | The Detection Collection | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | The Secret Hangman | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | The Headhunters | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Murder on the Short List | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Skeleton Hill | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Stagestruck | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Cop to Corpse | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | The Tooth Tattoo | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | The Stone Wife | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Down Among the Dead Men | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Another One Goes Tonight | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | The Sinking Admiral | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | The Usual Santas | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Beau Death | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Killing with Confetti | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Silver Bullets | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | The Finisher | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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