Author · updated 2026
Roy Lewis Books in Order
Every Roy Lewis book in publication order — 75 in total, spanning 1969–2017.
Publication Order of Arnold Landon Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Gathering of Ghosts | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Most Cunning Workmen | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  A Trout in the Milk | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Men of Subtle Craft | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Devil is Dead | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  A Wisp of Smoke | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  A Secret Dying | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Bloodeagle | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  The Cross Bearer | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  A Short-Lived Ghost | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Angel of Death | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Suddenly as a Shadow | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  The Shape-Shifter | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  The Ghost Dancers | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  An Assumption of Death | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Dead Secret | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  The Ways of Death | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Headhunter | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Grave Error | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Dragon Head | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  Shadowmaker | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  Goddess of Death | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Eric Ward Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Certain Blindness / The Sedleigh Hall Murder | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Dwell in Danger / The Farming Murder | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  A Limited Vision / The Quayside Murder | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Once Dying, Twice Dead / The Diamond Murder | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  A Blurred Reality / The Geordie Murder | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Premium on Death / The Shipping Murder | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Salamander Chill / The City of London Murder | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  A Necessary Dealing / The Apartment Murder | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  A Kind of Transaction / The Spanish Villa Murder | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  A Form of Death / The Marriage Murder | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  The Nightwalker / The Wasteful Murder | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Phantom / The Phantom Murder | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Dead Man Running / The Slaughterhouse Murder | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Embers of the Dead / The Tattoo Murder | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Death Squad | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Guardian of the Dead | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Design for Murder | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Inspector John Crow Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Lover Too Many | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Error of Judgment | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  A Secret Singing / The Woods Murder | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Blood Money / Murder for Money | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  A Question of Degree / Murder in the Mine | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  A Part of Virtue / A Cotswolds Murder / A Dartmoor Murder | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Nothing But Foxes / A Fox Hunting Murder | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Wolf by the Ears | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Fenokee Project | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | A Fool for a Client | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Of Singular Purpose | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Double Take | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Witness My Death | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | A Distant Banner | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  An Uncertain Sound | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | An Inevitable Fatality | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A Violent Death | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Seek for Justice | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Secret of Skull Island | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Murder in Malacca | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Dead Ringer | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  The Paduan Conspiracy / Cardinal Obsession | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Lady and the Lawyers | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Cardinal Error | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Breaths of Suspicion | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  A Fugitive Englishman | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Shadows of the Past | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  A Distant Bugle | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brought to Justice | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Golden Caverns | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Undertakers | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Command of the Sea Tiger | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Death in the Desert | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skin Deep | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Chill of Death | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Certain Private Incidents | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 75, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Lover Too Many | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Wolf by the Ears | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Error of Judgment | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | A Secret Singing / The Woods Murder | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Fenokee Project | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | A Fool for a Client | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Blood Money / Murder for Money | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Of Singular Purpose | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | A Question of Degree / Murder in the Mine | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A Part of Virtue / A Cotswolds Murder / A Dartmoor Murder | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Double Take | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Witness My Death | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | A Distant Banner | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Nothing But Foxes / A Fox Hunting Murder | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | An Uncertain Sound | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | An Inevitable Fatality | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | A Violent Death | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | A Certain Blindness / The Sedleigh Hall Murder | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Seek for Justice | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Dwell in Danger / The Farming Murder | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | A Gathering of Ghosts | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | A Limited Vision / The Quayside Murder | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Once Dying, Twice Dead / The Diamond Murder | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Most Cunning Workmen | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | A Blurred Reality / The Geordie Murder | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | A Trout in the Milk | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Premium on Death / The Shipping Murder | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Men of Subtle Craft | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | The Salamander Chill / The City of London Murder | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Devil is Dead | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | A Necessary Dealing / The Apartment Murder | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | A Kind of Transaction / The Spanish Villa Murder | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | A Wisp of Smoke | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | A Secret Dying | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Bloodeagle | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The Cross Bearer | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | A Short-Lived Ghost | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Angel of Death | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Suddenly as a Shadow | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | The Shape-Shifter | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Ghost Dancers | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | An Assumption of Death | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Dead Secret | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | A Form of Death / The Marriage Murder | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The Ways of Death | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Nightwalker / The Wasteful Murder | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Phantom / The Phantom Murder | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Dead Man Running / The Slaughterhouse Murder | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Headhunter | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Grave Error | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Embers of the Dead / The Tattoo Murder | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Dragon Head | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Death Squad | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Guardian of the Dead | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | The Secret of Skull Island | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Murder in Malacca | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Shadowmaker | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Design for Murder | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Dead Ringer | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Goddess of Death | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | The Paduan Conspiracy / Cardinal Obsession | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | The Lady and the Lawyers | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Cardinal Error | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Brought to Justice | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Breaths of Suspicion | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | The Golden Caverns | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | The Undertakers | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Command of the Sea Tiger | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Death in the Desert | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | Skin Deep | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | The Chill of Death | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Certain Private Incidents | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | A Fugitive Englishman | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | Shadows of the Past | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | A Distant Bugle | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
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