Mrs. Bradley Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Mrs. Bradley books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
A Speedy Death
Buy on Amazon1929
The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop
Buy on Amazon1929
The Longer Bodies
Buy on Amazon1930
The Saltmarsh Murders
Buy on Amazon1932
Death at the Opera / Death in the Wet
Buy on Amazon1934
The Devil at Saxon Wall
Buy on Amazon1935
Dead Men's Morris / Death Comes at Christmas
Buy on Amazon1936
Come Away, Death
Buy on Amazon1937
St Peter's Finger
Buy on Amazon1938
Printer's Error
Buy on Amazon1939
Brazen Tongue
Buy on Amazon1940
Hangman's Curfew
Buy on Amazon1941
When Last I Died
Buy on Amazon1941
Laurels Are Poison
Buy on Amazon1942
The Worsted Viper
Buy on Amazon1943
Sunset Over Soho
Buy on Amazon1943
My Father Sleeps
Buy on Amazon1944
The Rising of the Moon
Buy on Amazon1945
Here Comes a Chopper
Buy on Amazon1946
Death and the Maiden
Buy on Amazon1947
The Dancing Druids
Buy on Amazon1948
Tom Brown's Body
Buy on Amazon1949
Groaning Spinney / Murder in the Snow
Buy on Amazon1950
The Devil's Elbow
Buy on Amazon1951
The Echoing Strangers
Buy on Amazon1952
Merlin's Furlong
Buy on Amazon1953
Faintley Speaking
Buy on Amazon1954
Watson's Choice
Buy on Amazon1955
Twelve Horses and the Hangman's Noose
Buy on Amazon1956
The Twenty-Third Man
Buy on Amazon1957
Spotted Hemlock
Buy on Amazon1958
The Man Who Grew Tomatoes
Buy on Amazon1959
Say It with Flowers
Buy on Amazon1960
Nodding Canaries
Buy on Amazon1961
My Bones Will Keep
Buy on Amazon1962
Adders on the Heath
Buy on Amazon1963
Death of a Delft Blue
Buy on Amazon1964
Pageant of Murder
Buy on Amazon1965
The Croaking Raven
Buy on Amazon1966
Skeleton Island
Buy on Amazon1967
Three Quick and Five Dead
Buy on Amazon1968
Dance to Your Daddy
Buy on Amazon1969
Gory Dew
Buy on Amazon1970
Lament for Leto
Buy on Amazon1971
A Hearse on May-Day
Buy on Amazon1972
The Murder of Busy Lizzie
Buy on Amazon1973
A Javelin for Jonah
Buy on Amazon1974
Winking at the Brim
Buy on Amazon1974
Convent on Styx
Buy on Amazon1975
Late, Late in the Evening
Buy on Amazon1976
Noonday and Night
Buy on Amazon1977
Fault in the Structure
Buy on Amazon1977
Wraiths and Changelings
Buy on Amazon1978
Mingled with Venom
Buy on Amazon1978
Nest of Vipers
Buy on Amazon1979
The Mudflats of the Dead
Buy on Amazon1979
Uncoffin'd Clay
Buy on Amazon1980
The Whispering Knights
Buy on Amazon1980
The Death Cap Dancers
Buy on Amazon1981
Lovers, Make Moan
Buy on Amazon1981
Here Lies Gloria Mundy
Buy on Amazon1982
Death of a Burrowing Mole
Buy on Amazon1982
The Greenstone Griffins
Buy on Amazon1983
Cold, Lone, and Still
Buy on Amazon1983
No Winding-Sheet
Buy on Amazon1984
The Crozier Pharaohs
Buy on Amazon1984
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Mrs. Bradley series is publication order: 1. A Speedy Death (1929), 2. The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (1929), 3. The Longer Bodies (1930), 4. The Saltmarsh Murders (1932), 5. Death at the Opera / Death in the Wet (1934), and 61 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Mrs. Bradley series by Gladys Mitchell contains 66 books. The series began in 1929 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Mrs. Bradley series is written by Gladys Mitchell. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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