Series reading guide · updated 2026
Inspector Wexford Books in Order
Every Inspector Wexford book in publication order — 26 in total, spanning 1964–2013.
Publication Order of Inspector Wexford Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | From Doon With Death | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Sins of the Fathers / A New Lease of Death | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Wolf to the Slaughter | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Best Man to Die | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | A Guilty Thing Surprised | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | No More Dying Then | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Murder Being Once Done | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Some Lie and Some Die | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Shake Hands Forever | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A Sleeping Life | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Death Notes / Put On By Cunning | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Speaker of Mandarin | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Speaker Of Mandarin | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | An Unkindness of Ravens | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Veiled One | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Kissing the Gunner's Daughter | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Simisola | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Road Rage | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Harm Done | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Babes in the Wood | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | End in Tears | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Not in the Flesh | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Monster in the Box | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Vault | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | No Man's Nightingale | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Inspector Wexford Collections Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Means of Evil | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 26, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | From Doon With Death | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Sins of the Fathers / A New Lease of Death | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Wolf to the Slaughter | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Best Man to Die | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | A Guilty Thing Surprised | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | No More Dying Then | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Murder Being Once Done | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Some Lie and Some Die | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Shake Hands Forever | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A Sleeping Life | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Means of Evil | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Death Notes / Put On By Cunning | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Speaker of Mandarin | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Speaker Of Mandarin | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | An Unkindness of Ravens | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Veiled One | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Kissing the Gunner's Daughter | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Simisola | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Road Rage | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Harm Done | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Babes in the Wood | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | End in Tears | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Not in the Flesh | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Monster in the Box | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Vault | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | No Man's Nightingale | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
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