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John Coffin Mystery Books in Order
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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the John Coffin Mystery series? Start with "Receipt for Murder" (1956) and follow publication order through all 33 books.
The complete John Coffin Mystery reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Receipt for Murder
1956
Dead in a Row
1957
The Dull Dead
1958
The murdering Kind
1958
The Interloper
1959
Death Lives Next Door / Dine and Be Dead
1960
Make Me a Murderer
1961
Coffin in Oxford
1962
Coffin For Baby
1963
Coffin Waiting
1964
Coffin In Malta
1964
A Nameless Coffin
1966
Coffin Following
1968
Coffin's Dark Number
1969
A Coffin from the Past
1970
Sarsen Place / A Coffin For Pandora
1973
A Coffin For The Canary / Olivia
1974
Coffin On The Water
1986
Coffin In Fashion
1987
Coffin Underground
1988
Coffin In The Museum of Crime / Coffin in the Black Museum
1989
Coffin And The Paper Man
1991
Coffin on Murder Street
1991
Cracking Open A Coffin
1992
A Coffin for Charley
1993
The Coffin Tree
1994
A Dark Coffin
1996
Double Coffin
1996
Coffin's Game
1997
A Grave Coffin
1998
Coffin's Ghost
1999
A Cold Coffin
2000
Coffin Knows The Answer
2002
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