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Alan Bradley Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Alan Bradley in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 15 books / 2 series

Canadian-born author Alan Bradley is best known for the Flavia de Luce mystery series. His debut novel, *The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie*, won the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger. This page provides the Alan Bradley books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Alan Bradley in Publication Order

1989 Ms Holmes of Baker Street: The Truth About Sherlock POoNB / 1 Buy
2006 The Shoebox Bible POoNB / 2 Buy
2009 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie POoFdLB / 1 Buy
2010 The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag POoFdLB / 2 Buy
2011 A Red Herring Without Mustard POoFdLB / 3 Buy
2011 I Am Half-Sick of Shadows POoFdLB / 4 Buy
2012 Speaking from Among the Bones POoFdLB / 5 Buy
2014 The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches POoFdLB / 6 Buy
2014 The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse POoFdLB / 7 Buy
2015 As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust POoFdLB / 8 Buy
2016 Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd POoFdLB / 9 Buy
2017 The Grave's a Fine and Private Place POoFdLB / 10 Buy
2019 The Golden Tresses of the Dead POoFdLB / 11 Buy
2024 What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust POoFdLB / 12 Buy
2026 Numb Were the Beadsman's Fingers POoFdLB / 13 Buy

Complete Alan Bradley Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Non-Fiction Reading Order 2 books / 1989-2006
01 Ms Holmes of Baker Street: The Truth About Sherlock 1989 Buy
02 The Shoebox Bible 2006 Buy
Flavia de Luce Reading Order 13 books / 2009-2026
01 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie 2009 Buy
02 The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag 2010 Buy
03 A Red Herring Without Mustard 2011 Buy
04 I Am Half-Sick of Shadows 2011 Buy
05 Speaking from Among the Bones 2012 Buy
06 The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches 2014 Buy
07 The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse 2014 Buy
08 As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust 2015 Buy
09 Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd 2016 Buy
10 The Grave's a Fine and Private Place 2017 Buy
11 The Golden Tresses of the Dead 2019 Buy
12 What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust 2024 Buy
13 Numb Were the Beadsman's Fingers 2026 Buy

Where to start with Alan Bradley

What is the best order to read Alan Bradley books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.