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Catherine Aird

Catherine Aird is the pseudonym of English author Kinn Hamilton McIntosh, known for her crime fiction novels. She is the creator of the Sloan and Crosby series, also referred to as The Calleshire Chronicles, which encompasses nearly all of her works. Aird was born in Yorkshire, England, and attended Waverley School and Greenhead High School. She served as Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association from 1990 to 1991 and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her contributions to the Girl Guides. Catherine resides in a village near Canterbury, Kent, England, where she enjoys village life. She made her debut as a published novelist in 1966 with The Religious Body and has since written over 20 novels. Below is a list of Catherine Aird’s books in the order of their original publication.

Catherine Aird became a published novelist in 1966 with the novel The Religious Body. Below is a list of Catherine Aird's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Sloan and Crosby Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Religious Body (1966) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Henrietta Who? (1968) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Stately Home Murder / The Complete Steel (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Late Phoenix (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
His Burial Too (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Slight Mourning (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Parting Breath (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Some Die Eloquent (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Passing Strange (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Last Respects (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Harm's Way (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Dead Liberty (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Body Politic (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Going Concern (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Injury Time (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
After Effects (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stiff News (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Little Knell (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Amendment of Life (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hole in One (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Losing Ground (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Past Tense (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dead Heading (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Learning Curve (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inheritance Tracks (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Constable Country (2023) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Sloan and Crosby Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Last Writes (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
A Most Contagious Game (1967) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Chapter and Hearse (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
1st Culprit (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who... (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club (2025) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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