John Coffin Mystery Books in Order

33
Books
1956
First Book
2002
Latest Book
47
Years

Below you'll find the complete list of John Coffin Mystery books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.

Reading order verified: January 2026

Publication Order

1

Receipt for Murder

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1956

2

Dead in a Row

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1957

3

The Dull Dead

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1958

4

The murdering Kind

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1958

5

The Interloper

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1959

6

Death Lives Next Door / Dine and Be Dead

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1960

7

Make Me a Murderer

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1961

8

Coffin in Oxford

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1962

9

Coffin For Baby

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1963

10

Coffin Waiting

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1964

11

Coffin In Malta

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1964

12

A Nameless Coffin

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1966

13

Coffin Following

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1968

14

Coffin's Dark Number

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1969

15

A Coffin from the Past

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1970

16

Sarsen Place / A Coffin For Pandora

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1973

17

A Coffin For The Canary / Olivia

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1974

18

Coffin On The Water

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1986

19

Coffin In Fashion

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1987

20

Coffin Underground

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1988

21

Coffin In The Museum of Crime / Coffin in the Black Museum

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1989

22

Coffin And The Paper Man

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1991

23

Coffin on Murder Street

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1991

24

Cracking Open A Coffin

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1992

25

A Coffin for Charley

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1993

26

The Coffin Tree

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1994

27

A Dark Coffin

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1996

28

Double Coffin

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1996

29

Coffin's Game

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1997

30

A Grave Coffin

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1998

31

Coffin's Ghost

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1999

32

A Cold Coffin

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2000

33

Coffin Knows The Answer

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2002

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the John Coffin Mystery series is publication order: 1. Receipt for Murder (1956), 2. Dead in a Row (1957), 3. The Dull Dead (1958), 4. The murdering Kind (1958), 5. The Interloper (1959), and 28 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The John Coffin Mystery series by Gwendoline Butler contains 33 books. The series began in 1956 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The John Coffin Mystery series is written by Gwendoline Butler. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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