Order of Eric Ward Books

Order of Eric Ward Books

Eric Ward is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction novels by British novelist Roy Lewis. Formerly a police inspector, Eric Ward is losing his eyesight and now works as a solicitor.

Roy Lewis debuted his Eric Ward character in the 1980 novel A Certain Blindness. Books in the series were regularly published from then until 2010, except for a 9 year break in the ’90s. Below is a list of Roy Lewis’ Eric Ward books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Eric Ward Books

A Certain Blindness / The Sedleigh Hall Murder

(1980)

Dwell in Danger / The Farming Murder

(1982)

A Limited Vision / The Quayside Murder

(1983)

Once Dying, Twice Dead / The Diamond Murder

(1984)

A Blurred Reality / The Geordie Murder

(1985)

Premium on Death / The Shipping Murder

(1986)

The Salamander Chill / The City of London Murder

(1988)

A Necessary Dealing / The Apartment Murder

(1989)

A Kind of Transaction / The Spanish Villa Murder

(1991)

A Form of Death / The Marriage Murder

(2001)

The Nightwalker / The Wasteful Murder

(2002)

Phantom / The Phantom Murder

(2003)

Dead Man Running / The Slaughterhouse Murder

(2003)

Embers of the Dead / The Tattoo Murder

(2005)

Death Squad / The Football Murder

(2007)

Guardian of the Dead / The Tutankhamun Murder

(2008)

Design for Murder / The Zodiac Murder

(2010)