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Robert Barnard

Robert Barnard (1937-2013) was an English writer known for his crime fiction and non-fiction works. He created the Charlie Peace and Perry Trethowan series. Barnard was educated at Colchester Royal Grammar School and Balliol College. In 2003, he received the Cartier Diamond Dagger award from the Crime Writers Association in recognition of his lifetime achievements. He regarded Agatha Christie as his favorite crime fiction author. Barnard published his first novel, Death of an Old Goat, in 1974. Below is a list of Robert Barnard’s books in the order of their initial release:

Robert Barnard became a published novelist in 1974 with the novel Death of an Old Goat. Below is a list of Robert Barnard's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Amadeus Mozart Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Dead, Mr. Mozart (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Too Many Notes, Mr. Mozart (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Charlie Peace Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Death and the Chaste Apprentice (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Fatal Attachment (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Hovering of Vultures (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bad Samaritan (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
No Place of Safety (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Unholy Dying / Turbulent Priest (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bones in the Attic (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Fall from Grace (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Killings on Jubilee Terrace (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Charitable Body (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Idwal Meredith Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Unruly Son / Death of a Mystery Writer (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
At Death's Door (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of John Sutcliffe Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Political Suicide (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Scandal in Belgravia (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Perry Trethowan Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Death by Sheer Torture / Sheer Torture (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death and the Princess (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Case of the Missing Brontë / The Missing Brontë (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bodies (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death In Purple Prose / The Cherry Blossom Corpse (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Death of an Old Goat (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Little Local Murder (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death on the High C's (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blood Brotherhood (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Posthumous Papers / Death of a Literary Widow (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death in a Cold Climate (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death of a Perfect Mother / Mother's Boys (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
School for Murder / Little Victims (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Corpse in a Gilded Cage (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fete Fatale / The Disposal of the Living (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Out of the Blackout (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Skeleton in the Grass (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A City of Strangers (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
To Die Like a Gentleman (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Masters of the House (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Mansion and Its Murder (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Murder in Mayfair / Touched by the Dead (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mistress of Alderley (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Cry from the Dark (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dying Flames (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Graveyard Position (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Last Post (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Stranger in the Family (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Breakfast Television (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Woman in the Wardrobe (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
More Final Than Divorce (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Habit of Widowhood (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Gentleman in the Lake (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nothing to Lose (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dognapped (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Everybody’s Girl (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Old Couple (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Provenance (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Death of a Salesperson and Other Untimely Exits (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Habit of Widowhood and Other Murderous Proclivities (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rogue's Gallery (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Imagery and Theme in the Novels of Dickens (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Talent to Deceive: Appreciation of Agatha Christie (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Short History of English Literature (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Emily Brontë (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Bronte Encyclopedia (With: Louise Barnard) (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Leisure Hour Improved: Or Moral Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, Original and Selected (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Wreath from the Wilderness, a Selection from the Metrical Arrangements of Accola Montis-Am Ni (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Fifty Best Mysteries (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Criminal Records (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Malice Domestic 9 (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Much Ado About Murder (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Detection Collection (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7 (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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