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Home / Authors / Gyles Brandreth Gyles Brandreth Gyles Brandreth is a British author, broadcaster, and former politician best known for his Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries series. A prolific writer, his books have sold over one million copies and he is a celebrated diarist. This page provides the Gyles Brandreth books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1971 Cinderella POoP · 2 Buy ↗ 1973 Mother Goose POoP · 3 Buy ↗ 1978 Operation Air Spyfile POoPB · 1 Buy ↗ 1978 Operation Earth Spyfile POoPB · 2 Buy ↗ 1978 Operation Sea Spyfile POoPB · 3 Buy ↗ 1978 Operation Space Spyfile POoPB · 4 Buy ↗ 1979 Story of Hey Diddle Diddle POoPB · 5 Buy ↗ 1979 Story of Humpty Dumpty POoPB · 6 Buy ↗ 1979 Here Comes Golly POoPB · 7 Buy ↗ 1981 Spy School POoCB · 1 Buy ↗ 1982 More Joy of Lex, A Celebration in Praise and Pun of the English Language POoC · 1 Buy ↗ 1985 The Ghost at No.13 POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1987 The Hiccups at No.13 POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1989 Mermaid at No. 13 POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1990 The Slippers That Talked POoSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1992 Hullabaloo at No 13 POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1995 The Slippers That Sneezed POoSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1996 My Secret Notebook: Aged 7 POoSNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1996 Who is Nick Saint? POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1996 Nattie and Nuffin POoCB · 2 Buy ↗ 1996 My Secret Notebook: Aged 8 POoSNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1996 My Secret Notebook: Aged 9 POoSNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1996 The Witch At No. 13 POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1996 The Monsters At No.13 POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 1998 The Great Escape POoTotTTB · 1 Buy ↗ 1998 The Adventures of Bruno Bruin POoBBB · 1 Buy ↗ 1998 Two Little Pigs Make Friends POoTotTTB · 2 Buy ↗ 1998 Wanted POoTotTTB · 3 Buy ↗ 1999 Amanda Mouse and the Birthday Cake POoToMVB · 1 Buy ↗ 1999 Matt Mouse and the Surprise Party POoToMVB · 2 Buy ↗ 1999 Bruno Bruin Discovers America POoBBB · 2 Buy ↗ 1999 Venice Midnight POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1999 Jack Mouse and the Scarecrow POoToMVB · 3 Buy ↗ 1999 The Slippers That Answered Back POoSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1999 Welcome to Mouse Village POoToMVB · 4 Buy ↗ 2000 Matt Mouse and the Big Surprise POoToMVB · 5 Buy ↗ 2000 Myrtle Mouse and the Naughty Twins POoToMVB · 6 Buy ↗ 2000 The Rock Penguins POoPB · 8 Buy ↗ 2001 Brief Encounters POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2004 Philip and Elizabeth POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 2005 First Things POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2006 CharlesCamilla POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2007 Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders / Death of No Importance POoTOWMMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death / Game Called Murder POoTOWMMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile POoTOWMMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2009 Something Sensational to Read in the Train POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2010 Oscar Wilde and the Nest of Vipers /Vampire Murders POoTOWMMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2011 Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders POoTOWMMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2012 Oscar Wilde and the Murders at Reading Gaol POoTOWMMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2013 The 7 Secrets of Happiness POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 2014 Novelty Knits POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 2017 Jack the Ripper: Case Closed POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 Oscar Wilde and the Return of Jack the Ripper POoTOWMMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2018 Have You Eaten Grandma? POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 2018 Messing about in Quotes POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 2019 Dancing By The Light of The Moon POoC · 2 Buy ↗ 2021 Philip: The Final Portrait POoNB · 10 Buy ↗ 2022 Odd Boy Out POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2022 A History of Britain in Just a Minute POoNB · 11 Buy ↗ 2022 Elizabeth POoNB · 12 Buy ↗ 2025 Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of "Winnie-the-Pooh" POoNB · 13 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Chapter Books 3 books · 1981–1999
02 Nattie and Nuffin 1996 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Bruno Bruin Books 2 books · 1998–1999
01 The Adventures of Bruno Bruin 1998 Buy ↗ 02 Bruno Bruin Discovers America 1999 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Collections 2 books · 1982–2019
01 More Joy of Lex, A Celebration in Praise and Pun of the English Language 1982 Buy ↗ 02 Dancing By The Light of The Moon 2019 Buy ↗ Publication Order of No.13 Books 6 books · 1985–1996
01 The Ghost at No.13 1985 Buy ↗ 02 The Hiccups at No.13 1987 Buy ↗ 03 Mermaid at No. 13 1989 Buy ↗ 04 Hullabaloo at No 13 1992 Buy ↗ 05 The Witch At No. 13 1996 Buy ↗ 06 The Monsters At No.13 1996 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Tales of Mouse Village Books 6 books · 1999–2000
01 Amanda Mouse and the Birthday Cake 1999 Buy ↗ 02 Matt Mouse and the Surprise Party 1999 Buy ↗ 03 Jack Mouse and the Scarecrow 1999 Buy ↗ 04 Welcome to Mouse Village 1999 Buy ↗ 05 Matt Mouse and the Big Surprise 2000 Buy ↗ 06 Myrtle Mouse and the Naughty Twins 2000 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries Books 7 books · 2007–2017
01 Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders / Death of No Importance 2007 Buy ↗ 02 Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death / Game Called Murder 2008 Buy ↗ 03 Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile 2009 Buy ↗ 04 Oscar Wilde and the Nest of Vipers /Vampire Murders 2010 Buy ↗ 05 Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders 2011 Buy ↗ 06 Oscar Wilde and the Murders at Reading Gaol 2012 Buy ↗ 07 Oscar Wilde and the Return of Jack the Ripper 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Picture Books 8 books · 1978–2000
01 Operation Air Spyfile 1978 Buy ↗ 02 Operation Earth Spyfile 1978 Buy ↗ 03 Operation Sea Spyfile 1978 Buy ↗ 04 Operation Space Spyfile 1978 Buy ↗ 05 Story of Hey Diddle Diddle 1979 Buy ↗ 06 Story of Humpty Dumpty 1979 Buy ↗ 07 Here Comes Golly 1979 Buy ↗ 08 The Rock Penguins 2000 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Slippers Books 3 books · 1990–1999
01 The Slippers That Talked 1990 Buy ↗ 02 The Slippers That Sneezed 1995 Buy ↗ 03 The Slippers That Answered Back 1999 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Plays 3 books · 1971–1973
Publication Order of Tales of the Tamworth Two Books 3 books · 1998–1998
01 The Great Escape 1998 Buy ↗ 02 Two Little Pigs Make Friends 1998 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Secret Notebook Books 3 books · 1996–1996
01 My Secret Notebook: Aged 7 1996 Buy ↗ 02 My Secret Notebook: Aged 8 1996 Buy ↗ 03 My Secret Notebook: Aged 9 1996 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 4 books · 1996–2022
01 Who is Nick Saint? 1996 Buy ↗ 02 Venice Midnight 1999 Buy ↗ 03 Jack the Ripper: Case Closed 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 13 books · 2001–2025
01 Brief Encounters 2001 Buy ↗ 02 Philip and Elizabeth 2004 Buy ↗ 04 CharlesCamilla 2006 Buy ↗ 05 Something Sensational to Read in the Train 2009 Buy ↗ 06 The 7 Secrets of Happiness 2013 Buy ↗ 08 Have You Eaten Grandma? 2018 Buy ↗ 09 Messing about in Quotes 2018 Buy ↗ 10 Philip: The Final Portrait 2021 Buy ↗ 11 A History of Britain in Just a Minute 2022 Buy ↗ 13 Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of "Winnie-the-Pooh" 2025 Buy ↗