Author · updated 2026
Simon Brett Books in Order
Every Simon Brett book in publication order — 96 in total, spanning 1975–2021.
Publication Order of Blotto and Twinks Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blotto, Twinks, and the Ex-King's Daughter | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Blotto, Twinks and the Dead Dowager Duchess | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Blotto, Twinks and the Rodents of the Riviera | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Blotto, Twinks and the Bootlegger's Moll | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Blotto, Twinks and Riddle of the Sphinx | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Blotto, Twinks and the Heir to the Tsar | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Blotto, Twinks and the Stars of the Silver Screen | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Blotto, Twinks and the Intimate Revue | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Blotto, Twinks and the Great Road Race | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Blotto, Twinks and the Maharajah's Jewel | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Charles Paris Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cast in Order of Disappearance | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | So Much Blood | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Star Trap | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | An Amateur Corpse | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | A Comedian Dies | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Dead Side Of The Mike / Mic | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Situation Tragedy | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Murder Unprompted | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Murder in the Title | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Not Dead, Only Resting | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | DeadGiveaway | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | What Bloody Man is That? | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | A Series of Murders | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Corporate Bodies | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | A Reconstructed Corpse | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Sicken and So Die | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Dead Room Farce | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | A Decent Interval | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Cinderella Killer | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | A Deadly Habit | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Decluttering Mystery Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Clutter Corpse | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Fethering Mystery Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Body on the Beach | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Death on the Downs | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Torso in the Town | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Murder in the Museum | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Hanging in the Hotel | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Witness at the Wedding | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Stabbing in the Stables | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Death Under the Dryer | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Blood at the Bookies | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Poisoning in the Pub | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Shooting in the Shop | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Bones Under the Beach Hut | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Guns in the Gallery | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Corpse on the Court | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Strangling on the Stage | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Tomb in Turkey | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Killing in the Cafe | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Liar in the Library | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Killer in the Choir | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Guilt at the Garage | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Mrs Pargeter Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Nice Class of Corpse | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Mrs., Presumed Dead | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Mrs. Pargeter's Package | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Mrs. Pargeter's Pound of Flesh | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Mrs. Pargeter's Plot | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Mrs. Pargeter's Point of Honour | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Mrs Pargeter's Principle | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Sod Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How to Be a Little Sod | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Little Sod's Next Step | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Not Another Little Sod | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Three Detectives Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Three Detectives and the Missing Superstar | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Three Detectives and the Knight in Armor | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Shock to the System | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Dead Romantic | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | After Henry | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Booker Book | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Christmas Crimes at Puzzel Manor | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Singled Out | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Penultimate Chance Saloon | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tickled to Death | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Box of Tricks | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Crime Writers and Other Animals | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | A Crime in Rhyme and Other Mysterious Fragments | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seriously Funny, and Other Oxymorons | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Baby Tips For Dads | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Baby Tips For Mums | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Baby Tips for Grandparents | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | On Second Thoughts | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Plays
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder In Play | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Mr. Quigley's Revenge | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Silhouette | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Tale of Little Red Riding Hood | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Sleeping Beauty | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Putting the Kettle on | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | A Small Family Murder | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | A Healthy Grave | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st Culprit | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Crime Story Collection | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Malice Domestic 10 | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Sunken Sailor | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Detection Collection | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Bodies in the Bookshop | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 96, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cast in Order of Disappearance | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | So Much Blood | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Star Trap | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | An Amateur Corpse | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | A Comedian Dies | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Dead Side Of The Mike / Mic | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Situation Tragedy | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Murder Unprompted | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Murder in the Title | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Not Dead, Only Resting | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | A Shock to the System | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | DeadGiveaway | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Tickled to Death | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | A Box of Tricks | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | A Nice Class of Corpse | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Three Detectives and the Missing Superstar | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Dead Romantic | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | What Bloody Man is That? | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Three Detectives and the Knight in Armor | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | After Henry | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Mrs., Presumed Dead | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | A Series of Murders | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Booker Book | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Mrs. Pargeter's Package | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Corporate Bodies | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Mrs. Pargeter's Pound of Flesh | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | How to Be a Little Sod | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | The Christmas Crimes at Puzzel Manor | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | 1st Culprit | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | A Reconstructed Corpse | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Little Sod's Next Step | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Murder In Play | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Singled Out | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Mr. Quigley's Revenge | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Sicken and So Die | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Mrs. Pargeter's Plot | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Dead Room Farce | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Not Another Little Sod | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Mrs. Pargeter's Point of Honour | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Crime Writers and Other Animals | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Silhouette | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The Tale of Little Red Riding Hood | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Sleeping Beauty | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | The Body on the Beach | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | A Crime in Rhyme and Other Mysterious Fragments | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Crime Story Collection | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Death on the Downs | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Malice Domestic 10 | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | The Torso in the Town | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Putting the Kettle on | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Murder in the Museum | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Seriously Funny, and Other Oxymorons | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | The Hanging in the Hotel | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Baby Tips For Dads | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | The Sunken Sailor | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | The Witness at the Wedding | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Baby Tips For Mums | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | The Detection Collection | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | The Stabbing in the Stables | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | The Penultimate Chance Saloon | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Baby Tips for Grandparents | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | On Second Thoughts | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Death Under the Dryer | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Blood at the Bookies | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Blotto, Twinks, and the Ex-King's Daughter | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | The Poisoning in the Pub | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | A Small Family Murder | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Blotto, Twinks and the Dead Dowager Duchess | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | The Shooting in the Shop | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | A Healthy Grave | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Blotto, Twinks and the Rodents of the Riviera | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Bones Under the Beach Hut | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | Guns in the Gallery | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | Blotto, Twinks and the Bootlegger's Moll | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | The Corpse on the Court | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | Blotto, Twinks and Riddle of the Sphinx | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | A Decent Interval | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | The Cinderella Killer | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 | The Strangling on the Stage | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 82 | Bodies in the Bookshop | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 83 | Blotto, Twinks and the Heir to the Tsar | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 84 | The Tomb in Turkey | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 85 | The Killing in the Cafe | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 86 | Mrs Pargeter's Principle | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 87 | Blotto, Twinks and the Stars of the Silver Screen | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 88 | Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 89 | A Deadly Habit | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 90 | The Liar in the Library | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 91 | Blotto, Twinks and the Intimate Revue | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 92 | Blotto, Twinks and the Great Road Race | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 93 | The Killer in the Choir | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 94 | The Clutter Corpse | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 95 | Blotto, Twinks and the Maharajah's Jewel | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
| 96 | Guilt at the Garage | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
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