Order of Peter Lovesey Books
Peter Lovesey is a British novelist of crime fiction novels, many of which are historical. His series characters include Sergeant Cribb and Peter Diamond. He has also published several novels under the pen name of Peter Lear. Peter has won several of the highest awards in his field, including the Anthony Award, the Cartier Diamond Dagger, the Macavity Award and the Barry Award. His son, Phil Lovesey, is also a crime novelist.
Peter Lovesey’s first book published was a non-fiction book entitled The Kings of Distance, which came out in 1968. His first novel was the Sergeant Cribb novel Wobble to Death, published in 1970. Below is a list of Peter Lovesey’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Sergeant Cribb Books
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Wobble to Death |
(1970) |
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The Detective Wore Silk Drawers |
(1970) |
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Abracadaver |
(1972) |
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Mad Hatter’s Holiday |
(1973) |
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The Tick of Death / Invitation to a Dynamite Party |
(1974) |
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A Case of Spirits |
(1975) |
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Swing, Swing Together |
(1976) |
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Waxwork |
(1978) |
Publication Order of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales Books
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Bertie and the Tinman |
(1987) |
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Bertie and the Seven Bodies |
(1990) |
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Bertie and the Crime of Passion |
(1993) |
Publication Order of Inspector Henrietta Mallin Books
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The Circle |
(2005) |
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The Headhunters |
(2008) |
Publication Order of Peter Diamond Books
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The Last Detective |
(1991) |
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Diamond Solitaire |
(1992) |
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The Summons |
(1995) |
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Bloodhounds |
(1996) |
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Upon a Dark Night |
(1997) |
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The Vault |
(1999) |
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Diamond Dust |
(2002) |
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The House Sitter |
(2003) |
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The Secret Hangman |
(2007) |
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Skeleton Hill |
(2009) |
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Stagestruck |
(2011) |
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Cop to Corpse |
(2012) |
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The Tooth Tattoo |
(2013) |
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The Stone Wife |
(2014) |
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Down Among the Dead Men |
(2015) |
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Another One Goes Tonight |
(2016) |
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Beau Death |
(2017) |
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Killing with Confetti |
(2019) |
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The Finisher |
(2020) |
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Diamond and the Eye |
(2021) |
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Showstopper |
(2022) |
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Against the Grain |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Goldengirl |
(1977) |
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Spider Girl / In Suspense |
(1980) |
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The False Inspector Dew |
(1981) |
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Keystone |
(1984) |
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Rough Cider |
(1986) |
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The Secret of Spandau |
(1986) |
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On the Edge / Dead Gorgeous |
(1989) |
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The Reaper |
(2001) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
(with Edward Marston)
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Vandals |
(1985) |
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The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown |
(1994) |
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A Parrot is Forever |
(1996) |
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Corbett Correspondence |
(1997) |
Publication Order of Collections
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Butchers and Other Stories of Crime |
(1985) |
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The Black Cabinet |
(1989) |
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The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories |
(1994) |
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A Dead Giveaway |
(1995) |
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The Sedgemoor Strangler |
(1999) |
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Murder on the Short List |
(2008) |
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Reader, I Buried Them & Other Stories |
(2022) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Five Kings of Distance |
(1968) |
Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books
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The Book of Virtue |
(2012) |
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Pronghorns of the Third Reich |
(2012) |
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The Book Thing |
(2012) |
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The Book Case |
(2012) |
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An Acceptable Sacrifice |
(2012) |
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Death Leaves a Bookmark |
(2012) |
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The Final Testament |
(2013) |
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Rides a Stranger |
(2013) |
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The Long Sonata of the Dead |
(2013) |
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The Book of Ghosts |
(2013) |
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The Compendium of Srem |
(2014) |
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What’s in a Name? |
(2014) |
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Remaindered |
(2014) |
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The Sequel |
(2014) |
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The Gospel of Sheba |
(2014) |
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Book Club |
(2014) |
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The Nature of My Inheritance |
(2014) |
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It’s in the Book |
(2014) |
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The Scroll |
(2014) |
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The Book of the Lion |
(2015) |
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The Little Men |
(2015) |
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Condor in the Stacks |
(2015) |
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Mystery, Inc. |
(2015) |
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Every Seven Years |
(2015) |
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From the Queen |
(2015) |
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From the Queen |
(2015) |
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The Travelling Companion |
(2016) |
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Citadel |
(2016) |
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Reconciliation Day |
(2016) |
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Dead Dames Don’t Sing |
(2016) |
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The Haze |
(2016) |
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Hoodoo Harry |
(2017) |
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The Pretty Little Box |
(2018) |
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Seven Years |
(2018) |
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The Hemingway Valise |
(2018) |
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The Last Honest Horse Thief |
(2018) |
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The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository |
(2018) |
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The Girl Who Did Say No |
(2020) |
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The Traitor |
(2022) |
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The Dark Door |
(2022) |
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The Honeymoon Trap |
(2022) |
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Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books
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The Book of Virtue |
(2012) |
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The Scroll |
(2014) |
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Pronghorns of the Third Reich |
(2012) |
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An Acceptable Sacrifice |
(2012) |
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Death Leaves a Bookmark |
(2012) |
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Seven Years |
(2018) |
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The Book Thing |
(2012) |
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The Book of Ghosts |
(2013) |
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Book Club |
(2014) |
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The Long Sonata of the Dead |
(2013) |
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The Final Testament |
(2013) |
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Rides a Stranger |
(2013) |
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What’s in a Name? |
(2014) |
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It’s in the Book |
(2014) |
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The Nature of My Inheritance |
(2014) |
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Remaindered |
(2014) |
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The Compendium of Srem |
(2014) |
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The Gospel of Sheba |
(2014) |
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The Sequel |
(2014) |
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The Book of the Lion |
(2015) |
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The Little Men |
(2015) |
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From the Queen |
(2015) |
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Every Seven Years |
(2015) |
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Citadel |
(2016) |
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Condor in the Stacks |
(2015) |
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Mystery, Inc. |
(2015) |
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The Travelling Companion |
(2016) |
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The Haze |
(2016) |
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Dead Dames Don’t Sing |
(2016) |
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Reconciliation Day |
(2016) |
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Hoodoo Harry |
(2017) |
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The Pretty Little Box |
(2018) |
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The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository |
(2018) |
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The Hemingway Valise |
(2018) |
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The Last Honest Horse Thief |
(2018) |
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The Book Case |
(2012) |
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From the Queen |
(2015) |
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The Girl Who Did Say No |
(2020) |
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The Traitor |
(2022) |
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The Dark Door |
(2022) |
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The Honeymoon Trap |
(2022) |
Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books
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Elvis Cole and Joe Pike |
(2022) |
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Jack Taylor |
(2022) |
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Jack Reacher |
(2022) |
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Charlie Parker |
(2022) |
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Hieronymus Bosch |
(2022) |
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Lincoln Rhyme |
(2022) |
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Alex Delaware |
(2022) |
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Tess Monaghan |
(2022) |
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Charlie Resnick |
(2022) |
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Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus |
(2022) |
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Inspector Morse |
(2022) |
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Dismas Hardy |
(2022) |
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Bob Lee Swagger |
(2022) |
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Aloysius X. L. Pendergast |
(2022) |
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Lou Boldt |
(2022) |
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Spenser |
(2022) |
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Charlotte and Thomas Pitt |
(2022) |
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John Rebus |
(2022) |
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Mallory |
(2022) |
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Jane Whitefield |
(2022) |
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Ian Rutledge: A Mysterious Profile |
(2022) |
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Amos Walker |
(2022) |
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Precious Ramotswe |
(2022) |
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Maisie Dobbs |
(2022) |
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The Lincoln Lawyer |
(2022) |
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Ben Kincaid |
(2023) |
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Repairman Jack |
(2023) |
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Peter Diamond |
(2024) |
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Nathan Heller |
(2024) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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The Perfect Murder |
(1991) |
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The Man Who… |
(1992) |
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Fifty Best Mysteries |
(1993) |
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2nd Culprit |
(1993) |
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The Crown Crime Companion |
(1995) |
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Malice Domestic 5 |
(1996) |
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Malice Domestic 6 |
(1997) |
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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
(1999) |
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A Century of British Mystery and Suspense |
(2000) |
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The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 |
(2000) |
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Malice Domestic 10 |
(2001) |
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The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years |
(2001) |
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The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 |
(2002) |
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Thou Shalt Not Kill |
(2005) |
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The Detection Collection |
(2005) |
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The Verdict Of Us All |
(2006) |
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The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 |
(2011) |
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Deadly Pleasures |
(2013) |
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The Sinking Admiral |
(2016) |
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The Usual Santas |
(2016) |
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Motives for Murder |
(2016) |
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Silent Night, Deadly Night |
(2016) |
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The Usual Santas of Soho Crime Christmas Capers |
(2017) |
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CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour |
(2017) |
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Silver Bullets |
(2019) |
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The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXV: 2021 Annual 1881-1888 |
(2021) |
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The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXVII: 2021 Annual 1898-1928 |
(2021) |
Notes: The Tick of Death was also titled Invitation to a Dynamite Party. The novels Goldengirl, Spider Girl and The Secret of Spandau were written under the pseudonym of Peter Lear. On the Edge was also titled Dead Gorgeous. A Dead Giveaway also contains stories by Clare Curzon, Gillian Linscott, Dorothy Simpson and Margaret Yorke. The novel Spider Girl by Peter Lear was later re-published as In Suspense by Peter Lovesey.