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Gladys Mitchell Books in Order

Find every Gladys Mitchell book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 80 books / 5 series

British author Gladys Mitchell is best known for her Mrs. Bradley mystery series, featuring the eccentric psychoanalyst detective. Her prolific career spanned over 60 novels, earning her a legacy as a key figure in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. This page provides the Gladys Mitchell books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Gladys Mitchell Books in Chronological Order

1929 A Speedy Death POoMBB / 1 Buy
1929 The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop POoMBB / 2 Buy
1930 The Longer Bodies POoMBB / 3 Buy
1932 The Saltmarsh Murders POoMBB / 4 Buy
1934 Death at the Opera / Death in the Wet POoMBB / 5 Buy
1935 The Devil at Saxon Wall POoMBB / 6 Buy
1936 Dead Men's Morris / Death Comes at Christmas POoMBB / 7 Buy
1937 Come Away, Death POoMBB / 8 Buy
1938 St Peter's Finger POoMBB / 9 Buy
1939 Printer's Error POoMBB / 10 Buy
1940 The Three Fingerprints POoSN / 1 Buy
1940 Brazen Tongue POoMBB / 11 Buy
1941 Hangman's Curfew POoMBB / 12 Buy
1941 When Last I Died POoMBB / 13 Buy
1942 Laurels Are Poison POoMBB / 14 Buy
1943 The Worsted Viper POoMBB / 15 Buy
1943 Sunset Over Soho POoMBB / 16 Buy
1944 My Father Sleeps POoMBB / 17 Buy
1945 The Rising of the Moon POoMBB / 18 Buy
1946 Here Comes a Chopper POoMBB / 19 Buy
1947 Death and the Maiden POoMBB / 20 Buy
1948 Holiday River POoPSB / 1 Buy
1948 The Dancing Druids POoMBB / 21 Buy
1949 The Seven Stones Mystery POoPSB / 2 Buy
1949 Tom Brown's Body POoMBB / 22 Buy
1950 The Malory Secret POoPSB / 3 Buy
1950 Groaning Spinney / Murder in the Snow POoMBB / 23 Buy
1951 Pam at Storne Castle POoPSB / 4 Buy
1951 The Devil's Elbow POoMBB / 24 Buy
1952 The Echoing Strangers POoMBB / 25 Buy
1953 Merlin's Furlong POoMBB / 26 Buy
1954 On Your Marks POoSN / 2 Buy
1954 Caravan Creek POoSN / 3 Buy
1954 Faintley Speaking POoMBB / 27 Buy
1955 Watson's Choice POoMBB / 28 Buy
1956 Twelve Horses and the Hangman's Noose POoMBB / 29 Buy
1957 The Twenty-Third Man POoMBB / 30 Buy
1958 Spotted Hemlock POoMBB / 31 Buy
1959 The Light Blue Hills POoSN / 4 Buy
1959 The Man Who Grew Tomatoes POoMBB / 32 Buy
1960 Say It with Flowers POoMBB / 33 Buy
1961 Nodding Canaries POoMBB / 34 Buy
1962 My Bones Will Keep POoMBB / 35 Buy
1963 Adders on the Heath POoMBB / 36 Buy
1964 Death of a Delft Blue POoMBB / 37 Buy
1965 Pageant of Murder POoMBB / 38 Buy
1966 Heavy as Lead POoTHB / 1 Buy
1966 The Croaking Raven POoMBB / 39 Buy
1967 Late and Cold POoTHB / 2 Buy
1967 Skeleton Island POoMBB / 40 Buy
1968 Your Secret Friend POoTHB / 3 Buy
1968 Three Quick and Five Dead POoMBB / 41 Buy
1969 Dance to Your Daddy POoMBB / 42 Buy
1970 Shades of Darkness POoTHB / 4 Buy
1970 Gory Dew POoMBB / 43 Buy
1971 Bismarck Herrings POoTHB / 5 Buy
1971 Lament for Leto POoMBB / 44 Buy
1972 A Hearse on May-Day POoMBB / 45 Buy
1973 The Murder of Busy Lizzie POoMBB / 46 Buy
1974 A Javelin for Jonah POoMBB / 47 Buy
1974 Winking at the Brim POoMBB / 48 Buy
1975 Convent on Styx POoMBB / 49 Buy
1976 Late, Late in the Evening POoMBB / 50 Buy
1977 Noonday and Night POoMBB / 51 Buy
1977 Fault in the Structure POoMBB / 52 Buy
1978 Wraiths and Changelings POoMBB / 53 Buy
1978 Mingled with Venom POoMBB / 54 Buy
1979 Nest of Vipers POoMBB / 55 Buy
1979 The Mudflats of the Dead POoMBB / 56 Buy
1980 Uncoffin'd Clay POoMBB / 57 Buy
1980 The Whispering Knights POoMBB / 58 Buy
1981 The Death Cap Dancers POoMBB / 59 Buy
1981 Lovers, Make Moan POoMBB / 60 Buy
1982 Here Lies Gloria Mundy POoMBB / 61 Buy
1982 Death of a Burrowing Mole POoMBB / 62 Buy
1983 The Greenstone Griffins POoMBB / 63 Buy
1983 Cold, Lone, and Still POoMBB / 64 Buy
1984 No Winding-Sheet POoMBB / 65 Buy
1984 The Crozier Pharaohs POoMBB / 66 Buy
2005 Sleuth's Alchemy POoSSC / 1 Buy

Gladys Mitchell Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 A Speedy Death 1929 Buy
02 The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop 1929 Buy
03 The Longer Bodies 1930 Buy
04 The Saltmarsh Murders 1932 Buy
05 Death at the Opera / Death in the Wet 1934 Buy
06 The Devil at Saxon Wall 1935 Buy
07 Dead Men's Morris / Death Comes at Christmas 1936 Buy
08 Come Away, Death 1937 Buy
09 St Peter's Finger 1938 Buy
10 Printer's Error 1939 Buy
11 Brazen Tongue 1940 Buy
12 Hangman's Curfew 1941 Buy
13 When Last I Died 1941 Buy
14 Laurels Are Poison 1942 Buy
15 The Worsted Viper 1943 Buy
16 Sunset Over Soho 1943 Buy
17 My Father Sleeps 1944 Buy
18 The Rising of the Moon 1945 Buy
19 Here Comes a Chopper 1946 Buy
20 Death and the Maiden 1947 Buy
21 The Dancing Druids 1948 Buy
22 Tom Brown's Body 1949 Buy
23 Groaning Spinney / Murder in the Snow 1950 Buy
24 The Devil's Elbow 1951 Buy
25 The Echoing Strangers 1952 Buy
26 Merlin's Furlong 1953 Buy
27 Faintley Speaking 1954 Buy
28 Watson's Choice 1955 Buy
29 Twelve Horses and the Hangman's Noose 1956 Buy
30 The Twenty-Third Man 1957 Buy
31 Spotted Hemlock 1958 Buy
32 The Man Who Grew Tomatoes 1959 Buy
33 Say It with Flowers 1960 Buy
34 Nodding Canaries 1961 Buy
35 My Bones Will Keep 1962 Buy
36 Adders on the Heath 1963 Buy
37 Death of a Delft Blue 1964 Buy
38 Pageant of Murder 1965 Buy
39 The Croaking Raven 1966 Buy
40 Skeleton Island 1967 Buy
41 Three Quick and Five Dead 1968 Buy
42 Dance to Your Daddy 1969 Buy
43 Gory Dew 1970 Buy
44 Lament for Leto 1971 Buy
45 A Hearse on May-Day 1972 Buy
46 The Murder of Busy Lizzie 1973 Buy
47 A Javelin for Jonah 1974 Buy
48 Winking at the Brim 1974 Buy
49 Convent on Styx 1975 Buy
50 Late, Late in the Evening 1976 Buy
51 Noonday and Night 1977 Buy
52 Fault in the Structure 1977 Buy
53 Wraiths and Changelings 1978 Buy
54 Mingled with Venom 1978 Buy
55 Nest of Vipers 1979 Buy
56 The Mudflats of the Dead 1979 Buy
57 Uncoffin'd Clay 1980 Buy
58 The Whispering Knights 1980 Buy
59 The Death Cap Dancers 1981 Buy
60 Lovers, Make Moan 1981 Buy
61 Here Lies Gloria Mundy 1982 Buy
62 Death of a Burrowing Mole 1982 Buy
63 The Greenstone Griffins 1983 Buy
64 Cold, Lone, and Still 1983 Buy
65 No Winding-Sheet 1984 Buy
66 The Crozier Pharaohs 1984 Buy
01 Holiday River 1948 Buy
02 The Seven Stones Mystery 1949 Buy
03 The Malory Secret 1950 Buy
04 Pam at Storne Castle 1951 Buy
01 Sleuth's Alchemy 2005 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 4 books / 1940-1959
01 The Three Fingerprints 1940 Buy
02 On Your Marks 1954 Buy
03 Caravan Creek 1954 Buy
04 The Light Blue Hills 1959 Buy
01 Heavy as Lead 1966 Buy
02 Late and Cold 1967 Buy
03 Your Secret Friend 1968 Buy
04 Shades of Darkness 1970 Buy
05 Bismarck Herrings 1971 Buy

Where to start with Gladys Mitchell

What is the best order to read Gladys Mitchell 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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