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Robert MacDonald Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Robert MacDonald 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 Robert MacDonald series? Start with "The Murder on the Burrows" (1931) and follow publication order through all 46 books.
The complete Robert MacDonald reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Murder on the Burrows
1931
The Affair on Thor's Head
1932
The Greenwell Mystery
1932
Death On The Oxford Road
1933
The Case of Colonel Marchand
1933
Murder in St. John's Wood
1934
Murder in Chelsea
1934
The Organ Speaks
1935
Post After Post-Mortem
1936
A Pall for a Painter
1936
Crime Counter Crime
1936
These Names Make Clues
1937
Bats in the Belfry
1937
Slippery Staircase
1938
Black Beadle
1939
John Brown's Body
1939
Tryst for a Tragedy
1940
Death at Dyke's Corner
1940
Case in the Clinic
1941
Rope's End, Rogue's End
1942
The Sixteenth Stair
1942
Checkmate to Murder
1944
Fell Murder
1944
Murder by Matchlight
1945
Fire in the Thatch
1946
Relative to Poison
1947
Part for a Poisoner
1948
Death Before Dinner
1948
Policemen in the Precinct
1949
Still Waters
1949
Accident by Design
1951
Murder of a Martinet
1951
Murder in the Mill-Race
1952
The Dog It Was That Died
1952
Crook O'Lune
1953
Let Well Alone
1954
Shroud of Darkness
1954
Ask A Policeman
1955
Murder in Vienna
1956
Picture of Death
1957
Dangerous Domicile
1957
Murder On a Monument
1958
The Last Escape/Dishonour Among Thieves
1959
The Theft of the Iron Dogs
1960
The Devil and the C.I.D.
2012
Death Came Softly
2021
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