Order of Sergeant Cribb Books
Sergeant Cribb is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction/historical mystery novels by British author Peter Lovesey. The novels are set in Victorian London. The series (known as “Cribb” in the UK and “Sergeant Cribb” in North America) was adapted into two series of a total of 14 television episodes that aired on ITV and starred Alan Dobie as Cribb.
Peter Lovesey debuted his Sergeant Cribb character in 1970 with the novel Wobble to Death. The series lasted 8 novels, concluding in 1978 with the novel Waxwork. Below is a list of Peter Lovesey’s Sergeant Cribb books in order of when they were first published (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Sergeant Cribb Books
Wobble to Death | (1970) | |
The Detective Wore Silk Drawers | (1970) | |
Abracadaver | (1972) | |
Mad Hatter’s Holiday | (1973) | |
The Tick of Death / Invitation to a Dynamite Party | (1974) | |
A Case of Spirits | (1975) | |
Swing, Swing Together | (1976) | |
Waxwork | (1978) |
Note: The Tick of Death was also published as Invitation to a Dynamite Party.