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Barbara Cleverly Complete Bibliography

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 22 books / 5 series

British author Barbara Cleverly is best known for the Joe Sandilands historical mystery series set in 1920s India. Her acclaimed novels have been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger Award. This page lists Barbara Cleverly’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Barbara Cleverly in Publication Order

2001 The Last Kashmiri Rose POoDJSB / 1 Buy
2002 Ragtime in Simla POoDJSB / 2 Buy
2003 An Old Magic POoSN / 1 Buy
2003 The Damascened Blade POoDJSB / 3 Buy
2004 The Palace Tiger POoDJSB / 4 Buy
2005 The Bee's Kiss POoDJSB / 5 Buy
2006 Tug of War POoDJSB / 6 Buy
2007 The Tomb of Zeus POoLTB / 1 Buy
2007 Folly du Jour POoDJSB / 7 Buy
2008 Bright Hair About the Bone POoLTB / 2 Buy
2010 A Darker God POoLTB / 3 Buy
2010 Strange Images of Death POoDJSB / 8 Buy
2011 The Blood Royal POoDJSB / 9 Buy
2012 The Ellie Hardwick Mysteries POoSSC / 1 Buy
2012 Not My Blood POoDJSB / 10 Buy
2013 A Spider in the Cup POoDJSB / 11 Buy
2014 Enter Pale Death POoDJSB / 12 Buy
2015 The Corn Maiden POoSN / 2 Buy
2015 The New Cambridge Mysteries POoSSC / 2 Buy
2016 Diana's Altar POoDJSB / 13 Buy
2018 Fall of Angels POoDJRMB / 1 Buy
2019 Invitation to Die POoDJRMB / 2 Buy

Complete Barbara Cleverly Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Laetitia Talbot Reading Order 3 books / 2007-2010
01 The Tomb of Zeus 2007 Buy
02 Bright Hair About the Bone 2008 Buy
03 A Darker God 2010 Buy
01 The Last Kashmiri Rose 2001 Buy
02 Ragtime in Simla 2002 Buy
03 The Damascened Blade 2003 Buy
04 The Palace Tiger 2004 Buy
05 The Bee's Kiss 2005 Buy
06 Tug of War 2006 Buy
07 Folly du Jour 2007 Buy
08 Strange Images of Death 2010 Buy
09 The Blood Royal 2011 Buy
10 Not My Blood 2012 Buy
11 A Spider in the Cup 2013 Buy
12 Enter Pale Death 2014 Buy
13 Diana's Altar 2016 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 2 books / 2003-2015
01 An Old Magic 2003 Buy
02 The Corn Maiden 2015 Buy
01 The Ellie Hardwick Mysteries 2012 Buy
02 The New Cambridge Mysteries 2015 Buy
01 Fall of Angels 2018 Buy
02 Invitation to Die 2019 Buy

Where to start with Barbara Cleverly

What is the best order to read Barbara Cleverly 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.