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Inspector Appleby Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Inspector Appleby books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Inspector Appleby series? Start with "Death at the President's Lodging / Seven Suspects" (1936) and follow publication order through all 38 books.
The complete Inspector Appleby reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Death at the President's Lodging / Seven Suspects
1936
Hamlet, Revenge!
1937
Lament for a Maker
1938
Stop Press / The Spider Strikes
1939
The Secret Vanguard
1940
There Came Both Mist and Snow / A Comedy of Terrors
1940
Appleby on Ararat
1941
The Daffodil Affair
1942
The Weight of the Evidence
1943
Appleby's End
1945
A Night of Errors
1948
Operation Pax / The Paper Thunderbolt
1951
A Private View / One-Man Show / Murder Is an Art
1952
Appleby Plays Chicken / Death On a Quiet Day
1957
The Long Farewell
1958
Hare Sitting Up
1959
Silence Observed
1961
A Connoisseur's Case / The Crabtree Affair
1962
The Bloody Wood
1966
Appleby At Allington / Death By Water
1968
A Family Affair / Picture of Guilt
1969
Death at the Chase
1970
An Awkward Lie
1971
The Open House
1972
Appleby's Answer
1973
Appleby's Other Story
1974
The Gay Phoenix
1976
The Ampersand Papers
1978
Sheiks and Adders
1982
Appleby and Honeybath
1983
Carson's Conspiracy
1984
Appleby and the Ospreys
1986
Appleby Talking / Dead Man's Shoes
1954
Appleby Talks
1954
Appleby Talks Again
1956
Appleby Intervenes
1965
The Appleby File
1975
Appleby Talks About Crime
2010
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