Ruth Dudley Edwards Books in Order

Ruth Dudley Edwards is a versatile and accomplished author, living in London. As a journalist, broadcaster, historian, and prize-winning biographer, she has made a significant impact in the literary world. Her extensive non-fiction works include books about The Economist, the Foreign Office, the Orange Order, and Fleet Street. Dudley Edwards is also a skilled writer of satirical mysteries, with ten novels in the series, the first of which, Corridors of Death, was short-listed for the CWA John Creasey Memorial Dagger. Her work has been recognised with nominations for the CWA Last Laugh Award. Two of her short stories have been published in prestigious collections, The Economist and the Oxford Book of Detective Stories.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Ruth Dudley Edwards

  • #1
    An Atlas of Irish History(1973)
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  • #2
    Daniel O'Connell and His World(1975)
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  • #3
    James Connolly(1981)
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  • #4
    Harold Macmillan(1985)
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  • #5
    Victor Gollancz(1987)
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  • #6
    Patrick Pearse(1990)
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  • #7
    The Pursuit of Reason(1993)
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  • #8
    True Brits(1994)
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  • #9
    The Faithful Tribe(1999)
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  • #10
    Newspapermen(2003)
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  • #11
    Aftermath(2009)
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  • #12
    The Seven(2016)
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  • #1
    Corridors of Death(1982)
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  • #2
    The Saint Valentine's Day Murders(1984)
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  • #3
    The English School of Murder(1990)
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  • #4
    Clubbed to Death(1992)
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  • #5
    Matricide at St. Martha's(1995)
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  • #6
    Ten Lords A-Leaping(1996)
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  • #7
    Murder in a Cathedral(1997)
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  • #8
    Publish and Be Murdered(1999)
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  • #9
    The Anglo-Irish Murders(2000)
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  • #10
    Carnage on the Committee(2004)
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  • #11
    Murdering Americans(2007)
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  • #12
    Killing the Emperors(2012)
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About Ruth Dudley Edwards

Ruth Dudley Edwards is a versatile and accomplished author, living in London. As a journalist, broadcaster, historian, and prize-winning biographer, she has made a significant impact in the literary world. Her extensive non-fiction works include books about The Economist, the Foreign Office, the Orange Order, and Fleet Street. Dudley Edwards is also a skilled writer of satirical mysteries, with ten novels in the series, the first of which, Corridors of Death, was short-listed for the CWA John Creasey Memorial Dagger. Her work has been recognised with nominations for the CWA Last Laugh Award. Two of her short stories have been published in prestigious collections, The Economist and the Oxford Book of Detective Stories.

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