S.J. Parris: Giordano Bruno Mysteries

• Main character: Giordano Bruno — monk, poet, scientist, magician — who investigates crime in the 16th century
• Setting: Primarily England
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Heresy (2010)
2. Prophecy (2011)
3. Sacrilege (2012)
4. The Secret Dead (2013) 
5. Treachery (2014) 
6. Conspiracy (2016) 
7. Execution (2020) 

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Ellis Peters: The Cadfael Chronicles

• Main character: Cadfael, a Welsh Benedictine monk who lives at Shrewsbury Abbey, in the first half of the 12th century
• Setting: Western England
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The Cadfael Chronicles are a series of historical mystery novels about a 12th century monk who is also a talented herbalist. In addition to his religious duties, Brother Cadfael spends a great deal of time investigating crimes and solving mysteries. "Ellis Peters" was a pseudonym of linguist Edith Pargeter.

1. A Morbid Taste for Bones (published in August 1977, set in 1137)
2. One Corpse Too Many (July 1979, set in August 1138)
3. Monk's Hood (August 1980, set in December 1138)
4. Saint Peter's Fair (May 1981, set in July 1139)
5. The Leper of Saint Giles (August 1981, set in October 1139)
6. The Virgin in the Ice (April 1982, set in November 1139)
7. The Sanctuary Sparrow (January 1983, set in the Spring of 1140)
8. The Devil's Novice (August 1983, set in September 1140)
9. Dead Man's Ransom (April 1984, set in February 1141)
10. The Pilgrim of Hate (September 1984, set in May 1141)
11. An Excellent Mystery (June 1985, set in August 1141)
12. The Raven in the Foregate (February 1986, set in December 1141)
13. The Rose Rent (October 1986, set in June 1142)
14. The Hermit of Eyton Forest (June 1987, set in October 1142)
15. The Confession of Brother Haluin (March 1988, set in December 1142)
16. The Heretic's Apprentice (February 1989, set in June 1143)
17. The Potter's Field (September 1989, set in August 1143)
18. The Summer of the Danes (April 1991, set in April 1144)
19. The Holy Thief (August 1992, set in February 1145)
20. Brother Cadfael's Penance (May 1994, set in November 1145)

Also part of the series, one book of (three) short stories about how Cadfael came to join a monastery:
A Rare Benedictine: The Advent of Brother Cadfael (September 1988, set in 1120)

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Anthony Trollope: Palliser Novels

• Main characters: Wealthy politician Plantagenet Palliser, his wife, Lady Glencora, and their aristocratic family
• Setting: Victorian England and Ireland
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

This series of books were originally known as the "Parliamentary Novels"

1. Can You Forgive Her? (1864)
2. Phineas Finn (1869)
3. The Eustace Diamonds (1873)
4. Phineas Redux (1874)
5. The Prime Minister (1876)
6. The Duke's Children (1879)

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Anthony Trollope: Chronicles of Barsetshire

• Main characters: The clergy and gentry of the fictional county of Barsetshire
• Setting: Victorian England
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. The Warden (1855)
2. Barchester Towers (1857)
3. Doctor Thorne (1858)
4. Framley Parsonage (1861)
5. The Small House at Allington (1864)
6. The Last Chronicle of Barset (1867)

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Anne Perry: William Monk Mysteries

• Main characters: William Monk, investigator (sometimes with the police force, sometimes working privately); and his wife Hester, formerly a Crimean War nurse.
• Setting: Victorian England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. The Face of a Stranger (1990)
2. A Dangerous Mourning (1991)
3. Defend and Betray (1992)
4. A Sudden, Fearful Death (1993)
5. The Sins of the Wolf (1994)
6. Cain His Brother (1995)
7. Weighed in the Balance (1996)
8. The Silent Cry (1997)
9. A Breach of Promise (aka: Whited Sepulchres) (1997)
10. The Twisted Root (1999)
11. Slaves of Obsession (aka: Slaves and Obsession) (2000)
12. A Funeral in Blue (2001)
13. Death of a Stranger (2002)
14. The Shifting Tide (2004)
15. Dark Assassin (2006)
16. Execution Dock (2009)
17. Acceptable Loss (2011)
18. A Sunless Sea (2012)
19. Blind Justice (2013)
20. Blood on the Water (2014)
21. Corridors of the Night (2015)
22. Revenge in a Cold River (2016)
23. An Echo of Murder (2017)
24. Dark Tide Rising (2018)

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Anne Perry: Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Mysteries

• Main characters: Thomas Pitt, a police inspector (later, superintendent), and his wife Charlotte
• Setting: Victorian London
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. The Cater Street Hangman (1979)
2. Callander Square (1980)
3. Paragon Walk (1981)
4. Resurrection Row (1981)
5. Rutland Place (1983)
6. Bluegate Fields (1984)
7. Death in the Devil's Acre (1985)
8. Cardington Crescent (1987)
9. Silence in Hanover Close (1988)
10. Bethlehem Road (1990)
11. Highgate Rise (1991)
12. Belgrave Square (1992)
13. Farrier's Lane (1993)
14. The Hyde Park Headsman (1994)
15. Traitors Gate (1995)
16. Pentecost Alley (1996)
17. Ashworth Hall (1997)
18. Brunswick Gardens (1998)
19. Bedford Square (1999)
20. Half Moon Street (1998)
21. The Whitechapel Conspiracy (2001)
22. Southampton Row (2002)
23. Seven Dials (2003)
24. Long Spoon Lane (2005)
25. Buckingham Palace Gardens (2008)
26. Betrayal at Lisson Grove (US title: Treason at Lisson Grove) (2011)
27. Dorchester Terrace (2012)
28. Midnight at Marble Arch (2013)
29. Death on Blackheath (2014)
30. The Angel Court Affair (2015)
31. Treachery at Lancaster Gate (2016)
32. Murder on the Serpentine (2016)

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Lynn Shepherd: Charles Maddox Mysteries

● Main Character: Charles Maddox, former police officer now working as a private investigator (or "thief-taker") in Victorian London
● Setting: 19th Century England, mostly London and environs
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Murder at Mansfield Park  (2010) 
2. The Solitary House  (2012) 
3. A Fatal Likeness  (2013) 
4. The Pierced Heart  (2014) 

Marty Wingate: Potting Shed Mysteries

● Main character: Pru Parke, gardening expert who leaves her native Texas to move to England
● Setting: England and Scotland
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. The Garden Plot  (2014) 
2. The Red Book of Primrose House  (2014) 
3. Between a Rock and a Hard Place  (2015)
4. The Skeleton Garden  (2016) 
5. The Bluebonnet Betrayal  (2016) 
6. Best-Laid Plants  (2017) 
7. Midsummer Mayhem  (2018) 
8. Bittersweet Herbs (2021) 

Anne Perry: Christmas Stories

● Main characters: Various, including characters from her other novels
● Setting: Mostly the UK, although a few of the stories do venture into other countries
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. A Christmas Journey  (2003)
2. A Christmas Visitor  (2004)
3. A Christmas Guest  (2005)
4. A Christmas Secret  (2006)
5. A Christmas Beginning  (2007)
6. A Christmas Grace  (2008)
7. A Christmas Promise  (2009)
8. A Christmas Odyssey  (2010)
9. A Christmas Homecoming  (2011)
10. A Christmas Garland  (2012)
11. A Christmas Hope  (2013)
12. A New York Christmas  (2014)
13. A Christmas Escape  (2015)  [See Review] 
14. A Christmas Message  (2016)
15. A Christmas Return  (2017) 
16. A Christmas Revelation (2018) 
17. A Christmas Gathering (2019) 
18. A Christmas Resolution (2020) 
19. A Christmas Legacy (2021) 

Peter Robinson: Inspector Banks Mysteries

● Main character: Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Alan Banks
● Setting: Yorkshire, England / present day
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Gallows View (1987)
2. A Dedicated Man (1988)
3. The Hanging Valley (1989)
4. A Necessary End (1990)
5. Past Reason Hated (1992)
6. Wednesday's Child (1992)
7. Final Account (1994); aka: Dry Bones That Dream
8. Innocent Graves (1996)
9. Dead Right (1997); aka: Blood At The Root
10. In a Dry Season (1999)
11. Cold is the Grave (2000)
12. Aftermath (2001)
13. The Summer that Never Was (2002); aka: Close To Home
14. Playing with Fire (2003)
15. Strange Affair (2004)
16. Piece of My Heart (2006)
17. Friend of the Devil (2007)
18. All the Colours of Darkness (2008)
19. Bad Boy (2010)
20. Watching the Dark (2012)
21. Children of the Revolution (2013)
22. Abattoir Blues (2014); aka: In The Dark Places  
23. When the Music's Over (2016)  
24. Sleeping in the Ground (2016) 
25. Careless Love (2018) 
26. Many Rivers to Cross (2019) 
27. Not Dark Yet (2021) 

Ariana Franklin: Adelia Aguilar Mysteries

• Main character: Adelia Aguilar, a medieval "medical examiner" from Italy, who investigates for the King of England.
• Setting: 12th Century England (mainly).  
• The series is also known as the Mistress of the Art of Death Series.
• "Ariana Franklin" is a pseudonym of British author Diana Norman who died in 2011.
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Mistress of the Art of Death (2007)
2. The Death Maze (2008); aka: The Serpent's Tale
3. Relics of the Dead (2009); aka: Grave Goods
4. A Murderous Procession (2010); aka: The Assassin's Prayer

Josephine Tey: Inspector Alan Grant Mysteries

Josephine Tey is the pseudonym of Elizabeth MacKintosh, who also published under the name of Gordon Daviot.
Main Character: Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard
Setting: England and Scotland
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The Man in the Queue (1929), writing as Gordon Daviot
A Shilling for Candles (1936)
The Franchise Affair (1948)
To Love and Be Wise (1950)
The Daughter of Time (1951)
The Singing Sands (1952)

Agatha Christie: The Miss Marple Mysteries

Main Character: Miss Jane Marple, elderly spinster and amateur sleuth
Location: St. Mary Mead and other locales, mostly in England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Murder at the Vicarage (1930)
2. The Tuesday Club Murders (1932), aka: The Thirteen Problems
3. The Regatta Mystery (1939)
4. The Body in the Library (1942)
5. The Moving Finger (1943)
6. Mousetrap & Other Stories (1950)
7. A Murder is Announced (1950)  [See Review]
8. Murder with Mirrors (1952), aka: They Do It With Mirrors
9. A Pocket Full of Rye (1953)
10. What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw (1957), aka: 4:50 from Paddington
11. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960)
12. Double Sin & Other Stories (1961)
13. The Mirror Crack'd (1962), aka: The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side
14. A Caribbean Mystery (1964)
15. At Bertram's Hotel (1965)
16. Nemesis (1971)
17. Sleeping Murder (1976)

Agatha Christie: The Hercule Poirot Mysteries

Main Character: Hercule Poirot, Belgian private investigator
Setting: mostly England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
Murder on the Links (1923)
Poirot Investigates (1924)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)
The Big Four (1927)
The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928)
Peril at End House (1932)
Thirteen at Dinner (1933)
Murder on the Orient Express (1934), aka: Murder in the Calais Coach
Murder in Three Acts (1935)
Death in the Air (1935), aka: Death in the Clouds
The A.B.C. Murders (1935)
Murder in Mesopotamia (1936)
Cards on the Table (1936) Poirot / Ariadne Oliver  [see review]
Poirot Loses a Client (1937), aka: Dumb Witness
Death on the Nile (1937)
Dead Man's Mirror (1937)
Appointment With Death (1938)
A Holiday for Murder (1938), aka: Murder for Christmas
The Regatta Mystery (1939)
Sad Cypress (1940)
The Patriotic Murders (1940)
An Overdose of Death (1940), aka: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Evil Under the Sun (1941)
Murder in Retrospect (1943), aka: Five Little Pigs (1942)
Murder After Hours (1946)
The Labours of Hercules (1947)
There is a Tide (1948), aka: Taken at the Flood 
Witness for the Prosecution & Other Stories (1948)
Mousetrap & Other Stories (1950)
The Underdog and Other Stories (1951)
Mrs. McGinty's Dead (1952) Poirot / Ariadne Oliver
Funerals Are Fatal (1953), aka: After the Funeral
Hickory, Dickory, Death (1955)
Dead Man's Folly (1956) Poirot / Ariadne Oliver
Cat Among the Pigeons (1959)
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960)
Double Sin and Other Stories (1961)
The Clocks (1963)
Third Girl (1966) Poirot / Ariadne Oliver
Hallowe'en Party (1969) Poirot / Ariadne Oliver
Elephants Can Remember (1972) Poirot / Ariadne Oliver [see review]
Hercule Poirot's Early Cases (1974)
Curtain (1975)

Agatha Christie: The Superintendent Battle Mysteries

Main Character: Scotland Yard's Superintendent Battle. To be accurate, Superintendent Battle is not so much a main character as he is a unifying element in this series of books. He also appears in the Hercule Poirot mystery, Cards on the Table.
Setting: England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The Secret of Chimneys (1925)
The Seven Dials Mystery (1929)
Murder is Easy (1939), aka: Easy to Kill
Towards Zero (1944), aka: Come and Be Hanged

Simon Brett: The Charles Paris Mysteries

Main Character: Charles Paris, British actor and amateur sleuth
Setting: England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Cast, in Order of Disappearance (1975)
2. So Much Blood (1976)
3. Star Trap (1977)
4. An Amateur Corpse (1978)
5. A Comedian Dies (1979)
6. The Dead Side of the Mike (1980)
7. Situation Tragedy (1981)
8. Murder Unprompted (1982)
9. Murder in the Title (1983)
10. Not Dead, Only Resting (1984)
11. Dead Giveaway (1985)
12. What Bloody Man is That? (1987)
13. A Series of Murders (1989)
14. Corporate Bodies (1991)
15. A Reconstructed Corpse (1993)
16. Sicken and So Die (1995)
17. Dead Room Farce (1998)
18. A Decent Interval (2013) 
19. The Cinderella Killer (2014)
20. A Deadly Habit (2018)

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Dorothy L. Sayers: The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries

Main Character: Lord Peter Wimsey, aristocrat and amateur sleuth; some of the novels also feature mystery writer Harriet Vane
Setting: England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

Whose Body? (1923)
Clouds of Witness (1926)
Unnatural Death (1927)
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1928)
Lord Peter Views the Body (1928) (short stories)
Strong Poison (1930)
Five Red Herrings (1931)
Have His Carcase (1932)
Hangman's Holiday (1933) (12 short stories, 4 including Lord Peter)
Murder Must Advertise (1933)
The Nine Tailors (1934)
Gaudy Night (1935)
Busman's Honeymoon (1937)
In the Teeth of the Evidence (1939) (18 short stories, 4 including Lord Peter)

Angela Thirkell: The Barsetshire Novels

Main characters: The Morlands and their family, friends and neighbors
Setting: Barsetshire, a fictional county in England
Bold type indicates books I've read.

1. High Rising (1933)
2. Wild Strawberries (1934)
3. The Demon in the House (1934)
4. August Folly (1936)
5. Summer Half (1937)
6. Pomfret Towers (1938)
7. The Brandons (1939)
8. Before Lunch (1939)
9. Cheerfulness Breaks In (1940)
10. Northbridge Rectory (1941)
11. Marling Hall (1942)
12. Growing Up (1943)
13. The Headmistress (1944)
14. Miss Bunting (1945)
15. Peace Breaks Out (1946)
16. Private Enterprise (1947)
17. Love Among the Ruins (1948)
18. The Old Bank House (1949)
19. County Chronicle (1950)
20. The Duke's Daughter (1951)
21. Happy Returns (1952)
22. Jutland Cottage (1953)
23. What Did It Mean? (1954)
24. Enter Sir Robert (1955)
25. Never Too Late (1956)
26. A Double Affair (1957)
27. Close Quarters (1958)
28. Love At All Ages (1959)
29. Three Score and Ten (1961)

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