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Roderick Alleyn Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Roderick Alleyn 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 Roderick Alleyn series? Start with "A Man Lay Dead" (1934) and follow publication order through all 36 books.
The complete Roderick Alleyn reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
A Man Lay Dead
1934
Enter a Murderer
1935
The Nursing Home Murder
1935
Death in Ecstasy
1936
Vintage Murder
1937
Artists in Crime
1938
Death in a White Tie
1938
Overture to Death
1939
Death at the Bar
1940
Death of a Peer / Surfeit of Lampreys
1940
Death and the Dancing Footman
1941
Colour Scheme
1943
Died in the Wool
1945
Final Curtain
1947
A Wreath for Rivera / Swing, Brother, Swing
1949
Night at the Vulcan / Opening Night
1951
Spinsters In Jeopardy / The Bride of Death
1953
Scales of Justice
1955
Death of a Fool / Off With His Head
1956
Singing in the Shrouds
1958
False Scent
1959
Hand in Glove
1962
Dead Water
1963
Killer Dolphin / Death at the Dolphin
1966
Clutch of Constables
1968
When in Rome
1970
Tied Up in Tinsel
1971
Black As He's Painted
1973
Last Ditch
1976
A Grave Mistake
1978
Photo Finish
1980
Light Thickens
1982
Alleyn and Others / The Collected Short Fiction of Ngaio Marsh
1989
Still Unsolved
1990
Money in the Morgue (With: Stella Duffy)
2018
Death on the Air and Other Stories
1995
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