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H.R.F. Keating Complete Bibliography

Browse books by H.R.F. Keating in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 62 books / 6 series

British author best known for the Inspector Ghote mystery series. A major figure in crime fiction, Keating won the prestigious Gold Dagger Award and served as a Crime Writers’ Association chairman. This page lists H.R.F. Keating books in order, including both chronological publication order and the Inspector Ghote series reading order.

Books by H.R.F. Keating in Publication Order

1959 Death and the Visiting Firemen POoSN / 1 Buy
1960 Zen There Was Murder POoSN / 2 Buy
1961 A Rush on the Ultimate POoSN / 3 Buy
1962 The Dog It Was That Died POoSN / 4 Buy
1963 Death of a Fat God POoSN / 5 Buy
1964 The Perfect Murder POoIGB / 1 Buy
1965 Is Skin Deep, Is Fatal POoSN / 6 Buy
1966 Inspector Ghote's Good Crusade POoIGB / 2 Buy
1967 Inspector Ghote Caught in Meshes POoIGB / 3 Buy
1968 Inspector Ghote Hunts the Peacock POoIGB / 4 Buy
1969 Inspector Ghote Plays a Joker POoIGB / 5 Buy
1970 Inspector Ghote Breaks an Egg POoIGB / 6 Buy
1971 The Strong Man POoSN / 7 Buy
1971 Inspector Ghote Goes By Train POoIGB / 7 Buy
1972 Blood on My Mind POoNB / 1 Buy
1972 Inspector Ghote Trusts the Heart POoIGB / 8 Buy
1974 The Underside POoSN / 8 Buy
1974 Bats Fly Up for Inspector Ghote POoIGB / 9 Buy
1975 Murder Must Appetize POoSN / 9 Buy
1975 A Remarkable Case of Burglary POoSN / 10 Buy
1976 Filmi, Filmi, Inspector Ghote POoIGB / 10 Buy
1976 Murder by Death(With: Neil Simon) POoSN / 11 Buy
1978 A Long Walk to Wimbledon POoSN / 12 Buy
1979 Sherlock Holmes POoNB / 2 Buy
1979 Inspector Ghote Draws a Line POoIGB / 11 Buy
1980 The Murder of the Maharajah POoIGB / 12 Buy
1981 Go West, Inspector Ghote POoIGB / 13 Buy
1982 Whodunit?: A Guide To Crime, Suspense and Spy Fiction POoNB / 3 Buy
1983 The Governess POoHUMB / 1 Buy
1984 The Sheriff of Bombay POoIGB / 14 Buy
1985 The Man of Gold POoHUMB / 2 Buy
1985 Mrs. Craggs: Crimes Cleaned Up POoSN / 13 Buy
1986 Into the Valley of Death POoHUMB / 3 Buy
1986 Writing Crime Fiction POoNB / 4 Buy
1986 Under a Monsoon Cloud POoIGB / 15 Buy
1987 Crime and Mystery POoNB / 5 Buy
1987 The Body in the Billiard Room POoIGB / 16 Buy
1988 Dead on Time POoIGB / 17 Buy
1989 Inspector Ghote, His Life and Crimes POoIGB / 18 Buy
1990 The Iciest Sin POoIGB / 19 Buy
1991 Great Crimes POoNB / 6 Buy
1992 Cheating Death POoIGB / 20 Buy
1993 The Rich Detective POoSN / 14 Buy
1993 Doing Wrong POoIGB / 21 Buy
1995 The Good Detective POoSN / 15 Buy
1996 Asking Questions POoIGB / 22 Buy
1997 In Kensington Gardens Once... POoSSC / 1 Buy
1997 The Bedside Companion to Crime POoNB / 7 Buy
1998 The Soft Detective POoSN / 16 Buy
1999 The Bad Detective POoSN / 17 Buy
1999 Jack, the Lady Killer POoSN / 18 Buy
1999 Bribery, Corruption Also POoIGB / 23 Buy
2000 The Hard Detective POoHMB / 1 Buy
2000 Breaking and Entering POoIGB / 24 Buy
2001 A Detective in Love POoHMB / 2 Buy
2002 A Detective Under Fire POoHMB / 3 Buy
2003 The Dreaming Detective POoHMB / 4 Buy
2004 A Detective at Death's Door POoHMB / 5 Buy
2006 One Man and His Bomb POoHMB / 6 Buy
2007 Rules, Regs and Rotten Eggs POoHMB / 7 Buy
2008 Inspector Ghote's First Case POoIGB / 25 Buy
2009 A Small Case for Inspector Ghote? POoIGB / 26 Buy

Complete H.R.F. Keating Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Non-Fiction Reading Order 7 books / 1972-1997
01 Blood on My Mind 1972 Buy
02 Sherlock Holmes 1979 Buy
03 Whodunit?: A Guide To Crime, Suspense and Spy Fiction 1982 Buy
04 Writing Crime Fiction 1986 Buy
05 Crime and Mystery 1987 Buy
06 Great Crimes 1991 Buy
07 The Bedside Companion to Crime 1997 Buy
01 In Kensington Gardens Once... 1997 Buy
Harriet Martens Reading Order 7 books / 2000-2007
01 The Hard Detective 2000 Buy
02 A Detective in Love 2001 Buy
03 A Detective Under Fire 2002 Buy
04 The Dreaming Detective 2003 Buy
05 A Detective at Death's Door 2004 Buy
06 One Man and His Bomb 2006 Buy
07 Rules, Regs and Rotten Eggs 2007 Buy
01 The Governess 1983 Buy
02 The Man of Gold 1985 Buy
03 Into the Valley of Death 1986 Buy
Inspector Ghote Reading Order 26 books / 1964-2009
01 The Perfect Murder 1964 Buy
02 Inspector Ghote's Good Crusade 1966 Buy
03 Inspector Ghote Caught in Meshes 1967 Buy
04 Inspector Ghote Hunts the Peacock 1968 Buy
05 Inspector Ghote Plays a Joker 1969 Buy
06 Inspector Ghote Breaks an Egg 1970 Buy
07 Inspector Ghote Goes By Train 1971 Buy
08 Inspector Ghote Trusts the Heart 1972 Buy
09 Bats Fly Up for Inspector Ghote 1974 Buy
10 Filmi, Filmi, Inspector Ghote 1976 Buy
11 Inspector Ghote Draws a Line 1979 Buy
12 The Murder of the Maharajah 1980 Buy
13 Go West, Inspector Ghote 1981 Buy
14 The Sheriff of Bombay 1984 Buy
15 Under a Monsoon Cloud 1986 Buy
16 The Body in the Billiard Room 1987 Buy
17 Dead on Time 1988 Buy
18 Inspector Ghote, His Life and Crimes 1989 Buy
19 The Iciest Sin 1990 Buy
20 Cheating Death 1992 Buy
21 Doing Wrong 1993 Buy
22 Asking Questions 1996 Buy
23 Bribery, Corruption Also 1999 Buy
24 Breaking and Entering 2000 Buy
25 Inspector Ghote's First Case 2008 Buy
26 A Small Case for Inspector Ghote? 2009 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 18 books / 1959-1999
01 Death and the Visiting Firemen 1959 Buy
02 Zen There Was Murder 1960 Buy
03 A Rush on the Ultimate 1961 Buy
04 The Dog It Was That Died 1962 Buy
05 Death of a Fat God 1963 Buy
06 Is Skin Deep, Is Fatal 1965 Buy
07 The Strong Man 1971 Buy
08 The Underside 1974 Buy
09 Murder Must Appetize 1975 Buy
10 A Remarkable Case of Burglary 1975 Buy
11 Murder by Death(With: Neil Simon) 1976 Buy
12 A Long Walk to Wimbledon 1978 Buy
13 Mrs. Craggs: Crimes Cleaned Up 1985 Buy
14 The Rich Detective 1993 Buy
15 The Good Detective 1995 Buy
16 The Soft Detective 1998 Buy
17 The Bad Detective 1999 Buy
18 Jack, the Lady Killer 1999 Buy

Where to start with H.R.F. Keating

What is the best order to read H.R.F. Keating 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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