Series reading guide · updated 2026
Mrs. Bradley Books in Order
Every Mrs. Bradley book in publication order — 66 in total, spanning 1929–1990.
Publication Order of Mrs. Bradley Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Speedy Death | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Speedy Death | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Longer Bodies | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Saltmarsh Murders | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Death at the Opera | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Devil at Saxon Wall, The | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Dead Men's Morris | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Come Away, Death | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  St Peter's Finger | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Printer's Error | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Brazen Tongue | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  When Last I Died | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Hangman's Curfew | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Laurels Are Poison | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  The Worsted Viper | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Sunset Over Soho | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | My Father Sleeps | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  The Rising of the Moon | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Here Comes a Chopper | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  Death and the Maiden | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  The Dancing Druids | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  Tom Brown's Body | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 |  Groaning Spinney | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  The Devil's Elbow | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 |  Echoing Strangers, The | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  Merlin's Furlong | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 |  Faintly Speaking | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  Watson's Choice | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 |  Twelve Horses and the Hangman's Noose | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 |  The Twenty-Third Man | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 |  Spotted Hemlock | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Say It with Flowers | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 |  Nodding Canaries | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 |  My Bones Will Keep | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 |  Adders on the Heath | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Death of a Delft Blue | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 |  Pageant of Murder | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The croaking raven. | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 |  Skeleton Island | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 |  Dance to Your Daddy | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 |  Gory Dew | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 |  Lament for Leto | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 |  A Hearse on May-Day | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 |  The Murder of Busy Lizzie | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 |  Winking at the Brim | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 |  A Javelin for Jonah | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 |  Convent on Styx | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 |  Late, Late in the Evening | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 |  Man Who Grew Tomatoes | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 |  Noonday and Night | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 |  Fault in the Structure | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 |  Wraiths And Changelings | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 |  The Mudflats of the Dead | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 |  Nest of Vipers | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 |  Uncoffin'd Clay | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 |  The Death Cap Dancers | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 |  Lovers, Make Moan | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 |  Mingled With Venom | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 |  Here Lies Gloria Mundy | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 |  Death of a Burrowing Mole | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 |  Cold, Lone, and Still | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 |  The Greenstone Griffins | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 |  No Winding-Sheet | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 |  The Crozier Pharaohs | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 |  Three Quick and Five Dead | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 66, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Speedy Death | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Speedy Death | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Longer Bodies | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Saltmarsh Murders | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Death at the Opera | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Devil at Saxon Wall, The | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Dead Men's Morris | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Come Away, Death | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | St Peter's Finger | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Printer's Error | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Brazen Tongue | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | When Last I Died | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Hangman's Curfew | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Laurels Are Poison | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Worsted Viper | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Sunset Over Soho | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | My Father Sleeps | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Rising of the Moon | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Here Comes a Chopper | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Death and the Maiden | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Dancing Druids | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Tom Brown's Body | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Groaning Spinney | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Devil's Elbow | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Echoing Strangers, The | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Merlin's Furlong | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Faintly Speaking | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Watson's Choice | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Twelve Horses and the Hangman's Noose | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Twenty-Third Man | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Spotted Hemlock | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Say It with Flowers | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Nodding Canaries | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | My Bones Will Keep | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Adders on the Heath | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Death of a Delft Blue | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Pageant of Murder | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The croaking raven. | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Skeleton Island | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Dance to Your Daddy | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Gory Dew | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Lament for Leto | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | A Hearse on May-Day | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The Murder of Busy Lizzie | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Winking at the Brim | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | A Javelin for Jonah | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Convent on Styx | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Late, Late in the Evening | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Man Who Grew Tomatoes | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Noonday and Night | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Fault in the Structure | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Wraiths And Changelings | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | The Mudflats of the Dead | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Nest of Vipers | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Uncoffin'd Clay | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | The Death Cap Dancers | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Lovers, Make Moan | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Mingled With Venom | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Here Lies Gloria Mundy | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Death of a Burrowing Mole | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Cold, Lone, and Still | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | The Greenstone Griffins | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | No Winding-Sheet | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | The Crozier Pharaohs | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Three Quick and Five Dead | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
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