Charles Todd: Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries

• Main Characters: Inspector Ian Rutledge, a veteran of the First World War who has returned to the police force as a detective but is battling with "shell shock" (what would be called post-traumatic stress disorder today). 
• Setting: Mostly England, in the years following World War I.
• Bold type indicates a book I've read. 

"Charles Todd" is the pen name used by the mother/son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd. 

1. A Test of Wills (1994) 
2. Wings of Fire (1998)
3. Search the Dark (1999) 
4. Legacy of the Dead (2000) 
5. Watchers of Time (2001) 
6. A Fearsome Doubt (2002) 
7. A Cold Treachery (2005) 
8. A Long Shadow (2006) 
9. A False Mirror (2007) 
10. A Pale Horse (2008) 
11. A Matter of Justice (2008) 
12. The Red Door (2009) 
13. A Lonely Death (2011) 
14. The Confession (2012) 
15. Proof of Guilt (2013) 
16. Hunting Shadows (2014) 
17. A Fine Summer's Day (2015) 
18. No Shred of Evidence (2016) 
19. Racing the Devil (2017) 
20. The Gate Keeper (2018) 
21. The Black Ascot (2019) 
22. A Divided Loyalty (2020) 
23. A Fatal Lie (2021) 
24. A Game of Fear (2022) 

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Nicholas Meyer: Sherlock Holmes Pastiche Series

• Main Characters: Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend and biographer John H. Watson, M.D.
• Setting: Mostly Victorian/Early 20th Century England, with occasional visits to other areas. 
• Bold type indicates a book I've read. 

1. The Seven-Percent Solution (1974)
2. The West End Horror (1976)
3. The Canary Trainer (1993)
4. The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (2019)
5. The Return of the Pharaoh (2021) 

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Charles Finch: Charles Lenox Mysteries

• Main Characters: Charles Lenox, Victorian gentleman and armchair explorer, who is also an amateur sleuth. Most of the books also feature his aristocratic wife Lady Jane. 
• Setting: Victorian England, mostly London and Oxford.
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. A Beautiful Blue Death (2007)
2. The September Society (2008)
3. The Fleet Street Murders (2009)
4. A Stranger in Mayfair (2010)
5. A Burial at Sea (2011)
6. A Death in the Small Hours (2012)
7. An Old Betrayal (2013)
8. The Laws of Murder (2014)
9. Home by Nightfall (2015)
10. The Inheritance (2016)
11. An Extravagant Death (2021) 
12. The Hidden City (2025) 

There are also several "prequels":

1. The Woman in the Water (2018) 
2. The Vanishing Man (2019) 
3. The Last Passenger (2020) 

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Susan Elia MacNeal: Maggie Hope Mysteries

• Main Characters: Maggie Hope, a British-born American math expert living in London during World War II, who works for British intelligence as a codebreaker and sometimes-agent in the fight against the Nazi menace. 
• Setting: Mostly England, with occasional visits to America and other locales. 
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Mr. Churchill's Secretary (2012)
2. Princess Elizabeth's Spy (2012)
3. His Majesty's Hope (2013) 
4. The Prime Minister's Secret Agent (2014) 
5. Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante (2015)
6. The Queen's Accomplice (2016) 
7. The Paris Spy (2017) 
8. The Prisoner in the Castle (2018) 
9. The King's Justice (2020) 
10. The Hollywood Spy (2021) 

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Catherine Aird: Inspector Sloan

(Sometimes referred to as the Chronicles of Calleshire.)

• Main Characters: Detective Chief Inspector Sloan and his assistant, Constable Crosby
• Setting: The fictional County of Calleshire, England 
• Bold type indicates a book I've read. 

1. The Religious Body (1966)
2. Henrietta Who (1968)
3. The Stately Home Murder (1969) [aka: The Complete Steel]
4. A Late Phoenix (1970)
5. His Burial Too (1973)
6. Slight Mourning (1975)
7. Parting Breath (1977)
8. Some Die Eloquent (1979)
9. Passing Strange (1980)
10. Last Respects (1982)
11. Harm's Way (1984)
12. A Dead Liberty (1986)
13. The Body Politic (1990)
14. A Going Concern (1993)
15. After Effects (1996)
16. Stiff News (1998)
17. Little Knell (2001)
18. Amendment of Life (2002)
19. Hole in One (2005)
20. Losing Ground (2007)
21. Past Tense (2010)
22. Dead Heading (2014)
23. Learning Curve (2016)
24. Inheritance Tracks (2019)

Also these short story collections, featuring Sloan and Crosby:

1. Injury Time (1995)
2. Chapter and Hearse (2003) 
3. Last Writes (2014)

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Louise Penny: Chief Inspector Armand Gamache

• Main character: Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of Sûreté du Québec, the provincial police force for Quebec
• Setting: Canada, mostly in and around the small Québécois town of Three Pines
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Still Life (2005)
2. A Fatal Grace (2006) 
3. The Cruelest Month (2007) 
4. A Rule Against Murder (2008) 
5. The Brutal Telling (2009)
6. Bury Your Dead (2010) 
7. A Trick of the Light (2011)
8. The Beautiful Mystery (2012) 
9. How the Light Gets In (2013) 
10. The Long Way Home (2014) 
11. The Nature of the Beast (2015) 
12. A Great Reckoning (2016)
13. Glass Houses (2017) 
14. Kingdom of the Blind (2018) 
15. A Better Man (2019)
16. All the Devils Are Here (2020) 
17. The Madness of Crowds (2021) 
18. A World of Curiosities (2022)
19. The Grey Wolf (2024) 
20. The Black Wolf (2025) 

In addition to the full-length novels, there has also been one novella (or long short story) issued:

1. The Hangman (2010)

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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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Jessica Fletcher (and Donald Bain): Murder, She Wrote

• Main character: Jessica Fletcher, retired school teacher who is now a successful author of mystery novels
• Setting: Jessica is a world traveler, so the books are set in many different locations, including her hometown of Cabot Cove, Maine.
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The books in this series are tie-ins with (or spin-offs of) the TV series from the 1980s and '90s, starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher. Many of the regular characters from the TV shows find their way into the books. The series was actually written by real-life mystery novelist Donald Bain (1935-2017) who wrote under many pseudonyms during his career. Bain was the first ghost writer of the books, beginning in 1989 and continuing up to his death in 2017. His wife, Renée Paley-Bain (1945–2016) received a co-author credit for three of the books, and his daughter, Laurie Bain Wilson, also collaborated on three of the novels. After Bain's death in 2017, author Jon Land continued the series, starting in 2018 and continuing until 2020. After that, several different authors took over as ghost writer. The series is still active at the time I'm writing this, in 2026. 

The publication order of the novels will be listed differently, depending on the source you choose. My listing is a sort of combination of those found on GoodReads, Wikipedia, and various Google search results.

Those books marked with a ✻ are set in Cabot Cove. 

1. Gin & Daggers (1989)
2. Manhattans and Murder (1994)
3. Rum and Razors (1995)
4. Brandy and Bullets (1995) ✻
5. Martinis and Mayhem (1995) 
6. A Deadly Judgment (1996)
7. A Palette for Murder (1996)
8. The Highland Fling Murders (1997)
9. Murder on the QE2 (1997)
10. Murder in Moscow (1998)
11. A Little Yuletide Murder (1998) ✻
12. Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch (1999)
13. Knock 'em Dead (1999)
14. Trick or Treachery (2000) ✻
15. Blood on the Vine (2001)
16. Murder in a Minor Key (2001)
17. Provence - to Die for (2002)
18. You Bet Your Life (2002)
19. Majoring in Murder (2003)
20. Destination Murder (2003)
21. Dying to Retire (2004)
22. A Vote for Murder (2004)
23. The Maine Mutiny (2005) ✻
24. Margaritas and Murder (2005)
25. A Question of Murder (2006)
26. Three Strikes and You're Dead (2006)
27. Coffee, Tea, or Murder? (2007)
28. Panning for Murder (2007)
29. Murder on Parade (2008) ✻
30. A Slaying in Savannah (2008)
31. Madison Avenue Shoot (2009)
32. A Fatal Feast (2009) ✻
33. Nashville Noir (2010)
34. The Queen's Jewels (2010)
35. Skating on Thin Ice (2011) ✻ 
36. The Fine Art of Murder (2011)
37. Trouble at High Tide (2012)
38. Domestic Malice (2012) ✻
39. Prescription for Murder (2013)
40. Close-Up on Murder (2013) ✻
41. Aloha Betrayed (2014)
42. Death of a Blue Blood (2014)
43. Killer in the Kitchen (2015) ✻
44. The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher, with Renée Paley-Bain (2015) ✻
45. Design for Murder, with Renée Paley-Bain (2016) 
46. Hook, Line and Murder, with Renée Paley-Bain (2016) ✻
47. A Date with Murder, with Jon Land (2018)
48. Manuscript for Murder, by Jon Land (2018) ✻
49. Murder in Red, by Jon Land (2019) ✻
50. A Time for Murder, by Jon Land (2019)
51. The Murder of Twelve, by Jon Land (2020) ✻
52. Murder in Season, by Jon Land (2020) ✻
53. Killing in a Koi Pond, by Terrie Farley Moran (2021) 
54. Debonair in Death, by Terrie Farley Moran (2021) ✻
55. Killer on the Court, by Terrie Farley Moran (2022) 
56. Death on the Emerald Isle, by Terrie Farley Moran (2023)
57. Fit for Murder, by Terrie Farley Moran (2024) ✻
58. Murder Backstage, by Terrie Farley Moran (2024) 
59. A Killer Christmas, by Terrie Farley Moran (2024) ✻
60. Snowy with a Chance of Murder, by Barbara Early (2025) ✻
61. A Body in Boston, by Terrie Farley Moran (2025) 
62. The Body in the Trees, by Terrie Farley Moran (2025) ✻
63. Murder Most Trivial, by Barbara Early (2026) 
64. A Killing in Real Estate, by Terrie Farley Moran (2026)

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In 2000 a 2nd edition of the first book in the series, Gin and Daggers, was issued. 

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Erle Stanley Gardner: Perry Mason Mysteries

• Main characters: Attorney Perry Mason, his private secretary (and sometime romantic interest) Della Street, private detective Paul Drake, District Attorney Hamilton Burger, police investigator Lt. Arthur Tragg
• Setting: Mostly in and around Los Angeles, California
• Bold type indicates a book I've read

Many of the Perry Mason novels were first published in magazines, especially The Saturday Evening Post and Liberty Magazine. The novels were published by William Morrow and Company.

1. The Case of the Velvet Claws (1933)
2. The Case of the Sulky Girl (1933)
3. The Case of the Lucky Legs (1934)
4. The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) 
5. The Case of the Curious Bride (1934) 
6. The Case of the Counterfeit Eye (1935)
7. The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (1935) 
8. The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece (1936) 
9. The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1936) 
10. The Case of the Dangerous Dowager (1937) 
11. The Case of the Lame Canary (1937) 
12. The Case of the Substitute Face (1938) 
13. The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (1938) 
14. The Case of the Perjured Parrot (1939) 
15. The Case of the Rolling Bones (1939) 
16. The Case of the Baited Hook (1940)
17. The Case of the Silent Partner (1940)
18. The Case of the Haunted Husband (1941)
19. The Case of the Empty Tin (1941)
20. The Case of the Drowning Duck (1942)
21. The Case of the Careless Kitten (1942)
22. The Case of the Buried Clock (1943)
23. The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito (1943) 
24. The Case of the Crooked Candle (1944) 
25. The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde (1944)
26. The Case of the Golddigger's Purse (1945) 
27. The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife (1945) 
28. The Case of the Borrowed Brunette (1946) 
29. The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse (1947) 
30. The Case of the Lazy Lover (1947) 
31. The Case of the Lonely Heiress (1948) 
32. The Case of the Vagabond Virgin (1948) 
33. The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom (1949) 
34. The Case of the Cautious Coquette (1949) 
35. The Case of the Negligent Nymph (1950) 
36. The Case of the One-Eyed Witness (1950) 
37. The Case of the Fiery Fingers (1951) 
38. The Case of the Angry Mourner (1951) 
39. The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink (1952) 
40. The Case of the Grinning Gorilla (1952)
41. The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1953) 
42. The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (1953)
43. The Case of the Fugitive Nurse (1954) 
44. The Case of the Runaway Corpse (1954) 
45. The Case of the Restless Redhead (1954) 
46. The Case of the Glamorous Ghost (1955) 
47. The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary (1955) 
48. The Case of the Nervous Accomplice (1955) 
49. The Case of the Terrified Typist (1956) 
50. The Case of the Demure Defendant (1956) 
51. The Case of the Gilded Lily (1956) 
52. The Case of the Lucky Loser (1957) 
53. The Case of the Screaming Woman (1957) 
54. The Case of the Daring Decoy (1957) 
55. The Case of the Long-Legged Models (1958) 
56. The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll (1958) 
57. The Case of the Calendar Girl (1958) 
58. The Case of the Deadly Toy (1959)
59. The Case of the Mythical Monkeys (1959)
60. The Case of the Singing Skirt (1959) 
61. The Case of the Waylaid Wolf (1960) 
62. The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (1960) 
63. The Case of the Shapely Shadow (1960) 
64. The Case of the Spurious Spinster (1961) 
65. The Case of the Bigamous Spouse (1961) 
66. The Case of the Reluctant Model (1962) 
67. The Case of the Blonde Bonanza (1962) 
68. The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands (1962) 
69. The Case of the Mischievous Doll (1963) 
70. The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret (1963) 
71. The Case of the Amorous Aunt (1963) 
72. The Case of the Daring Divorcee (1964) 
73. The Case of the Phantom Fortune (1964) 
74. The Case of the Horrified Heirs (1964) 
75. The Case of the Troubled Trustee (1965) 
76. The Case of the Beautiful Beggar (1965) 
77. The Case of the Worried Waitress (1966) 
78. The Case of the Queenly Contestant (1967) 
79. The Case of the Careless Cupid (1968) 
80. The Case of the Fabulous Fake (1969)
81. The Case of the Fenced-In Woman (1972; posthumous)
82. The Case of the Postponed Murder (1973; posthumous)

Diana Xarissa: Markham Sisters Cozy Mysteries

• Main characters: Janet and Joan Markham, spinster sisters who have decided to run a bed and breakfast
• Setting: Derbyshire, England
• Bold type indicates a book I've read

The Markham Sisters mysteries are a series of mostly murder-free novella-length cozies.

1. The Appleton Case (2015)
2. The Bennett Case (2015)
3. The Chalmers Case (2015)
4. The Donaldson Case (2016)
5. The Ellsworth Case (2016)
6. The Fenton Case (2016)
7. The Green Case (2016)
8. The Hampton Case (2017)
9. The Irwin Case (2017)
10. The Jackson Case (2017)
11. The Kingston Case (2017)
12. The Lawley Case (2018)
13. The Moody Case (2018)
14. The Norman Case (2018)
15. The Osborne Case (2018)
16. The Patrone Case (2019)
17. The Quinton Case (2019) 
18. The Rhodes Case (2019) 
19. The Somerset Case (2020) 
20. The Tanner Case (2020) 
21. The Underwood Case (2020) 
22. The Vernon Case (2020) 
23. The Walters Case (2020) 
24. The Xanders Case (2020) 
25. The Young Case (2020) 
26. The Zachery Case (2020) 

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin Mysteries

• Main character: Agatha Raisin, a quirky middle-aged public-relations agent who sold her London-based firm and took early retirement
• Setting: Primarily, the small village of Carsely in the English Cotswolds
• Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (1992)
2. Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (1993)
3. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (1994)
4. Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (1995)
5. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (1996)
6. Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (1997)
7. Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (1998)
8. Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (1999)
9. Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (1999)
10. Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam (2000)
11. Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell (2001)
12. Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came (2002)
13. Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate (2003)
14. Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House (2003)
15. Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance (2004)
16. The Perfect Paragon: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2005)
17. Love, Lies and Liquor: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2006)
18. Kissing Christmas Goodbye: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2007)
19. A Spoonful of Poison: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2008)
20. There Goes the Bride: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2009)
21. The Busy Body: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2010)
22. As the Pig Turns: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2011)
23. Hiss and Hers: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2012)
24. Something Borrowed, Someone Dead: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2013)
25. The Blood of an Englishman: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2014)
26. Dishing the Dirt: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (2015)
27. Agatha Raisin: Pushing Up Daisies (2016)
28. Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree (2017)
29. Agatha Raisin and the Dead Ringer (2018)
30. Beating about the Bush: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (2019) 
31. Hot to Trot (2020) 
32. Down the Hatch (2021)
33. Devil's Delight (2022) 
34. Dead on Target (2023) 
35. Killing Time (2024) 
36. Sugar and Spite (2025)

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(M.C. Beaton was a pseudonym of author Marion Chesney. After Chesney died in 2019, the Agatha Raisin series was continued by R.W. Green. Beginning with Hot to Trot (2020), new books are credited to "M. C. Beaton with R. W. Green.")

John Verdon: Dave Gurney Mysteries

● Main character: Retired NYPD homicide detective, Dave Gurney, known for catching serial killers
● Setting: Mainly upstate New York, although the various stories do move around
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Think of a Number  (2010)
2. Shut Your Eyes Tight  (2011)
3. Let the Devil Sleep  (2012)
4. Peter Pan Must Die  (2014)
5. Wolf Lake  (2016)
6. White River Burning  (2018) 
7. On Harrow Hill  (2021) 
8. The Viper (2023) 

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Carolyn Keene: Nancy Drew Mysteries

● Main Characters: Nancy Drew, teenage amateur detective; her best friends Bess Marvin and George Fayne; and Nancy's father, attorney Carson Drew
● Setting: The fictional town of River Heights
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

(The Nancy Drew books have been written by a number of different writers over the years, all under the pseudonym of "Carolyn Keene." They've also been revised at various times to reflect the tastes and interests of different eras, and new stories have been added to the original series. Today, there are over a hundred titles in the series. The books listed here represent all the books I would have had access to when I started reading them as a preteen in the late 1950s, and a few from the early 1960s — so this list won't include any of the newer books added after that period.)

1. The Secret of the Old Clock  (1930) 
2. The Hidden Staircase  (1930)
3. The Bungalow Mystery  (1930) 
4. The Mystery at Lilac Inn  (1930) 
5. The Secret of Shadow Ranch  (1931) 
6. The Secret of Red Gate Farm  (1931) 
7. The Clue in the Diary  (1932) 
8. Nancy's Mysterious Letter  (1932) 
9. The Sign of the Twisted Candles  (1933)
10. The Password to Larkspur Lane  (1933) 
11. The Clue of the Broken Locket  (1934) 
12. The Message in the Hollow Oak  (1935) 
13. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm  (1936) 
14. The Whispering Statue  (1937) 
15. The Haunted Bridge  (1937) 
16. The Clue of the Tapping Heels  (1939) 
17. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk  (1940) 
18. The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion  (1941) 
19. The Quest of the Missing Map  (1942) 
20. The Clue in the Jewel Box  (1943) 
21. The Secret in the Old Attic  (1944) 
22. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall  (1945) 
23. The Mystery of the Tolling Bell  (1946) 
24. The Clue in the Old Album  (1947) 
25. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall  (1948) 
26. The Clue of the Leaning Chimney  (1949) 
27. The Secret of the Wooden Lady  (1950) 
28. The Clue of the Black Keys  (1951) 
29. The Mystery at the Ski Jump  (1952) 
30. The Clue of the Velvet Mask  (1953) 
31. The Ringmaster's Secret  (1953) 
32. The Scarlet Slipper Mystery  (1954) 
33. The Witch Tree Symbol  (1955) 
34. The Hidden Window Mystery  (1956) 
35. The Haunted Showboat  (1957) 
36. The Secret of the Golden Pavilion  (1959) 
37. The Clue in the Old Stagecoach  (1960) 
38. The Mystery of the Fire Dragon  (1961) 
39. The Clue of the Dancing Puppet  (1962) 
40. The Moonstone Castle Mystery  (1963) 
41. The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes  (1964) 
42. The Phantom of Pine Hill  (1965) 
43. The Mystery of the 99 Steps  (1966) 

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) 

David Handler: Stewart Hoag Mysteries

● Main character: Stewart Hoag, formerly a celebrity author married to a famous actress. Now he solves murders while earning his living as a ghostwriter for celebrities. 
● Setting: USA (mostly California, I believe)
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. The Man Who Died Laughing  (1988) 
2. The Man Who Lived by Night  (1989)
3. The Woman Who Fell from Grace  (1991)
4. The Boy Who Never Grew Up (1992) 
5. The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald  (1993)
6. The Man Who Cancelled Himself  (1995) 
7. The Girl Who Ran Off with Daddy (1996) 
8. The Man Who Loved Women to Death  (1997) 
9. The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes  (2017) 
10. The Man Who Couldn't Miss  (2018) 
11. The Man in the White Linen Suit (2019) 
    
12. The Man Who Wasn't All There (2021)
13. The Lady in the Silver Cloud (2022) 
14. The Girl Who Took What She Wanted (2023) 
15. The Woman Who Lowered the Boom (2024) 
16. The Man Who Swore He'd Never Go Home Again (2025) 

There is also a long short story (or short novella), issued in 2020, between books 11 and 12 (referred to as #11.5): "The Girl Who Did Say No."

Becky Masterman: Brigid Quinn

● Main character: Brigid Quinn, an ex-FBI agent pushed into early retirement
● Setting: Tucson, AZ
● Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Rage Against the Dying  (2012)
2. Fear the Darkness  (2014)
3. A Twist of the Knife  (2017) 
4. We Were Killers Once  (2019)

Colin Watson: Flaxborough Mysteries

● Main character: Detective Inspector Walter Purbright
● The fictional town of Flaxborough, in East Anglia
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Coffin, Scarcely Used  (1958)
2. Bump in the Night  (1960)
3. Hopjoy Was Here  (1962)
4. Lonelyheart 4122  (1967)
5. Charity Ends at Home  (1968) 
6. Just What the Doctor Ordered  (1969) 
7. Broomsticks Over Flaxborough  (1972) 
8. Six Nuns and a Shotgun  (1975) 
9. It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog  (1977) 
10. Blue Murder  (1979) 
11. Plaster Sinners  (1980) 
12. Whatever's Been Going On at Mumblesby?  (1982) 

Iain Pears: Jonathan Argyll Art History Mysteries

● Main characters: British art historian Jonathan Argyll who works with two members of the fictitious Italian Art Squad: General Bottando, head of the squad; and Bottando's deputy, Flavia di Stefano
● Setting: Italy
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. The Raphael Affair  (1991)  [See Review]
2. The Titian Committee  (1992)
3. The Bernini Bust  (1993)
4. The Last Judgement  (1994)
5. Giotto's Hand  (1995)
6. Death and Restoration  (1996)
7. The Immaculate Deception  (2000)