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Alan Bradley

Alan Bradley is a Canadian mystery novelist. During his high school years, he preferred reading in the cemetery over socializing. He spent 25 years as the Director of Television Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan before transitioning to a full-time writing career. Initially, he attempted to write screenplays, but after the 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park Fire affected nearby homes, he shifted to memoir writing. In 2007, he penned 15 pages about the character who would later become Flavia de Luce for a contest, which he won. Alan Bradley published his first book, the non-fiction Ms. Holmes of Baker Street, in 1980, but it took nearly 30 years for his first novel, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, to be published. Below is a list of Alan Bradley’s books in the order of their original publication.

Alan Bradley became a published novelist in 1989 with the novel Ms Holmes of Baker Street: The Truth About Sherlock. Below is a list of Alan Bradley's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Flavia de Luce Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Red Herring Without Mustard (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Speaking from Among the Bones (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Golden Tresses of the Dead (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Ms Holmes of Baker Street: The Truth About Sherlock (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Shoebox Bible (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
A Study in Sherlock (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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