Order of George Bellairs Books

George Bellairs (1902-1982) was an English writer known for his crime fiction novels, particularly the Thomas Littlejohn series. He was the pen name of Harold Blundell, who also had a career as a bank manager. Bellairs authored over 50 novels and occasionally wrote under the name Hilary Landon. After retiring, he moved to the Isle of Man. He made his debut as a published novelist in 1941 with "Littlejohn on Leave," and his last published work, "An Old Man Dies," was released in 1980. Below is a list of George Bellairs' books in the order of their initial publication.

George Bellairs became a published novelist in 1937 with the novel Bats in the Belfry (By: E.C.R. Lorac). Below is a list of George Bellairs's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Thomas Littlejohn Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Littlejohn on Leave	(1941)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Four Unfaithful Servants	(1942)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death of a Busybody	(1942)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack	(1942)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Case of the Seven Whistlers	(1944)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
He'd Rather Be Dead	(1945)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Calamity at Harwood	(1945)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death in the Night Watches	(1946)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Case of the Scared Rabbits	(1946)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Crime at Halfpenny Bridge	(1946)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death on the Last Train	(1948)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Outrage on Gallows Hill	(1949)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Case of the DeMented Spiv	(1949)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Case of the Famished Parson	(1949)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Half-Mast for the Deemster	(1950)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Case of the Headless Jesuit	(1950)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dead March for Penelope Blow	(1951)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death in Dark Glasses	(1952)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crime in Lepers' Hollow	(1952)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Knife for Harry Dodd	(1953)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Corpses in Enderby	(1954)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Cursing Stones Murder	(1954)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death in Room Five	(1955)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death Treads Softly	(1956)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death Drops the Pilot	(1956)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death in High Provence	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death Sends for the Doctor	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Corpse at the Carnival	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Makes Mistakes	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bones in the Wilderness	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Toll the Bell for Murder	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death in the Fearful Night	(1960)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death in Despair	(1960)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death of a Tin God	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Body in the Dumb River	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Masquerade	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Tormentors	(1962)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death Before Breakfast	(1962)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death in the Wasteland	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death of a Shadow	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Surfeit of Suspects	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death Spins the Wheel	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Strangers Among the Dead	(1966)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Intruder in the Dark	(1966)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death in Desolation	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Single ticket to Death	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fatal Alibi	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Gone Mad	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tycoon's Death-Bed	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pomeroy Deceased	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Night They Killed Joss Varran	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Adrift	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Devious Murder	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fear Round About	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
All Roads to Sospel	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Downhill Ride Of Leeman Popple	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
An Old Man Dies	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Death Stops the Frolic / Turmoil In Zion	(1943)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder at Morning Prayers (As: Hilary Landon)	(1947)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Circle Round a Corpse (As:Hilary Landon)	(1948)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Choose Your Own Verdict (As:Hilary Landon)	(1949)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Exit Sir Toby Belch (As:Hilary Landon)	(1950)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of British Library Crime Classics Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Bats in the Belfry (By: E.C.R. Lorac)	(1937)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death of a Busybody	(1942)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack	(1942)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Checkmate to Murder (By: E.C.R. Lorac)	(1944)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fell Murder (By: E.C.R. Lorac)	(1944)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder by Matchlight (By: E.C.R. Lorac)	(1945)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fire in the Thatch (By: E.C.R. Lorac)	(1946)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder in the Mill-Race (By: E.C.R. Lorac)	(1952)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crossed Skis (By: Carol Carnac)	(1952)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Body in the Dumb River	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Surfeit of Suspects	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Two-Way Murder (By: E.C.R. Lorac)	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death of an Author (By: E.C.R. Lorac)	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Unholy Night	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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