Order of Cyril Hare Books

Cyril Hare is the pseudonym of English novelist Alfred Alexander Gordon Clark (1900-1958), known for his mystery novels. He won a prize for writing English verse in school and later studied history at Oxford University. Following this, he embarked on a legal career, practicing both civil and criminal law. He started writing at the age of 36, drawing inspiration from his various legal experiences for his novels. He died from tuberculosis at the age of 57. Cyril Hare made his literary debut in 1937 with the novel Tenant for Death. Below is a list of Cyril Hare’s books in the order of their original publication:

Cyril Hare became a published novelist in 1937 with the novel Tenant for Death. Below is a list of Cyril Hare's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Inspector Mallett Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Tenant for Death	(1937)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death is No Sportsman	(1938)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Suicide Excepted	(1939)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Inspector Mallett and Francis Pettigrew Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Tragedy at Law	(1942)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
He Should Have Died Hereafter / Untimely Death	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Francis Pettigrew Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
With a Bare Bodkin	(1946)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
When the Wind Blows / The Wind Blows Death	(1949)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
That Yew Tree's Shade / Death Walks the Woods	(1954)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Magic Bottle	(1946)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
An English Murder	(1951)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Death Among Friends and Other Detective Stories	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Best Detective Stories of Cyril Hare	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
English Country House Murders	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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