Order of Sir Henry Merrivale Books

Sir Henry Merrivale is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Carter Dickson (John Dickson Carr). Merrivale began the series as a serious character, but as the series goes on, became more and more comical. He began the series as a near-70s older man, but his age becomes more ambiguous as the series continues. Merrivale is a baronet and a barrister and has a medical degree. Among his talents are magic, disguise and being a crime historian. Merrivale claims to be married with children, but none of his family make appearances in the series.

Carter Dickson began his Sir Henry Merrivale series in 1934 with the novel The Plague Court Murders. The series lasted 23 novels until the 1991 novel Merrivale, March and Murder. Below is a list of Carter Dickson’s Sir Henry Merrivale books in order of when they were originally released (which is the same as their chronological order):

Publication Order of Sir Henry Merrivale Books

(By: Carter Dickson, John Dickson Carr)

The Plague Court Murders	(1934)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The White Priory Murders	(1934)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Red Widow Murders	(1935)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Unicorn Murders	(1935)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Punch and Judy Murders /The Magic Lantern Murders	(1936)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Peacock Feather Murders / The Ten Teacups	(1937)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Judas Window / The Crossbow Murder	(1938)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Death in Five Boxes	(1938)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Reader Is Warned	(1939)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
And So to Murder	(1940)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Nine and Death Makes Ten / Murder in the Submarine Zone	(1940)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Seeing Is Believing / Cross of Murder	(1941)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Gilded Man / Death and the Gilded Man	(1942)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
She Died A Lady	(1943)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
He Wouldn’t Kill Patience	(1944)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Curse of the Bronze Lamp / Lord of the Sorcerers	(1945)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
My Late Wives	(1946)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Skeleton in the Clock	(1948)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
A Graveyard to Let	(1949)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Night at the Mocking Widow	(1950)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Behind the Crimson Blind	(1952)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Cavalier’s Cup	(1953)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Merrivale, March and Murder	(1991)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

Notes: The Magic Lantern Murders is also known as The Punch and Judy Murders. The Peacock Feather Murders was also released as The Ten Teacups. The Judas Window was also published under the title of The Crossbow Murder. Nine and Death Makes Ten was also published as Murder in the Submarine Zone. Seeing is Believing is also known as Cross of Murder. The Gilded Man was alternately titled Death and the Gilded Man. The Curse of the Bronze Lamp was alternately titled Lord of the Sorcerers.