Order of Gladys Mitchell Books

Gladys Mitchell (1901-1983) was an English writer known for her mystery novels and children's literature. She also penned historical fiction under the name Stephen Hockaby and is most recognized for her Mrs. Bradley mystery series. Gladys studied at Goldsmiths College and University College, London. She taught English, history, and games at St. Paul’s School in Brentford and later at St. Anne’s Senior Girls School. Beginning her writing career in the mid-1920s, she continued teaching at various institutions until 1961. In 1976, she received the CWA Silver Dagger Award. Gladys made her novel debut in 1929 with Speedy Death, and her last work was The Crozier Pharaohs, published in 1984. Below is a chronological list of Gladys Mitchell’s books as they were originally released:

Gladys Mitchell became a published novelist in 1929 with the novel A Speedy Death. Below is a list of Gladys Mitchell's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Mrs. Bradley Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
A Speedy Death	(1929)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop	(1929)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Longer Bodies	(1930)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Saltmarsh Murders	(1932)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death at the Opera / Death in the Wet	(1934)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Devil at Saxon Wall	(1935)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dead Men's Morris / Death Comes at Christmas	(1936)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Come Away, Death	(1937)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
St Peter's Finger	(1938)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Printer's Error	(1939)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Brazen Tongue	(1940)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hangman's Curfew	(1941)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
When Last I Died	(1941)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Laurels Are Poison	(1942)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Worsted Viper	(1943)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sunset Over Soho	(1943)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
My Father Sleeps	(1944)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rising of the Moon	(1945)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Here Comes a Chopper	(1946)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death and the Maiden	(1947)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dancing Druids	(1948)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tom Brown's Body	(1949)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Groaning Spinney / Murder in the Snow	(1950)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Devil's Elbow	(1951)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Echoing Strangers	(1952)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Merlin's Furlong	(1953)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Faintley Speaking	(1954)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Watson's Choice	(1955)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Twelve Horses and the Hangman's Noose	(1956)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Twenty-Third Man	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Spotted Hemlock	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who Grew Tomatoes	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Say It with Flowers	(1960)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nodding Canaries	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
My Bones Will Keep	(1962)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Adders on the Heath	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death of a Delft Blue	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pageant of Murder	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Croaking Raven	(1966)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Skeleton Island	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Three Quick and Five Dead	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dance to Your Daddy	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gory Dew	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lament for Leto	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Hearse on May-Day	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Murder of Busy Lizzie	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Javelin for Jonah	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Winking at the Brim	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Convent on Styx	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Late, Late in the Evening	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Noonday and Night	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fault in the Structure	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wraiths and Changelings	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mingled with Venom	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nest of Vipers	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mudflats of the Dead	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Uncoffin'd Clay	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Whispering Knights	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Death Cap Dancers	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lovers, Make Moan	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Here Lies Gloria Mundy	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death of a Burrowing Mole	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Greenstone Griffins	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cold, Lone, and Still	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
No Winding-Sheet	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Crozier Pharaohs	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Pamela Stewart Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Holiday River	(1948)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Seven Stones Mystery	(1949)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Malory Secret	(1950)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pam at Storne Castle	(1951)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Timothy Herring Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Heavy as Lead	(1966)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Late and Cold	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Your Secret Friend	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Shades of Darkness	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bismarck Herrings	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Three Fingerprints	(1940)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
On Your Marks	(1954)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Caravan Creek	(1954)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Light Blue Hills	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Sleuth's Alchemy	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Ask a Policeman	(1933)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Under the Sun	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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