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Nicholas Blake Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 22 books / 2 series

British author Nicholas Blake, the pseudonym of poet Cecil Day-Lewis, is best known for the Nigel Strangeways detective series. His crime novels are celebrated for their literary quality and psychological depth. This page provides the Nicholas Blake books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Nicholas Blake Books in Chronological Order

1935 A Question of Proof POoNSB / 1 Buy
1936 Thou Shell of Death / Shell of Death POoNSB / 2 Buy
1937 There's Trouble Brewing POoNSB / 3 Buy
1938 The Beast Must Die POoNSB / 4 Buy
1939 The Smiler with the Knife POoNSB / 5 Buy
1940 Murder with Malice / Malice in Wonderland / The Summer Camp Mystery POoNSB / 6 Buy
1941 The Corpse in the Snowman / The Case of the Abominable Snowman POoNSB / 7 Buy
1947 Minute for Murder POoNSB / 8 Buy
1949 Head of a Traveler POoNSB / 9 Buy
1953 The Dreadful Hollow POoNSB / 10 Buy
1954 The Whisper in the Gloom / Catch and Kill POoNSB / 11 Buy
1956 A Tangled Web / Death and Daisy Bland POoSN / 1 Buy
1957 End of Chapter POoNSB / 12 Buy
1958 A Penknife in My Heart POoSN / 2 Buy
1959 The Widow's Cruise POoNSB / 13 Buy
1961 The Worm of Death POoNSB / 14 Buy
1963 The Deadly Joker POoSN / 3 Buy
1964 The Sad Variety POoNSB / 15 Buy
1964 Thou Shell of Death POoNSB / 16 Buy
1966 The Morning After Death POoNSB / 17 Buy
1968 The Private Wound POoSN / 4 Buy
1977 Whisper in the Gloom POoNSB / 18 Buy

Nicholas Blake Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 4 books / 1956-1968
01 A Tangled Web / Death and Daisy Bland 1956 Buy
02 A Penknife in My Heart 1958 Buy
03 The Deadly Joker 1963 Buy
04 The Private Wound 1968 Buy
01 A Question of Proof 1935 Buy
02 Thou Shell of Death / Shell of Death 1936 Buy
03 There's Trouble Brewing 1937 Buy
04 The Beast Must Die 1938 Buy
05 The Smiler with the Knife 1939 Buy
06 Murder with Malice / Malice in Wonderland / The Summer Camp Mystery 1940 Buy
07 The Corpse in the Snowman / The Case of the Abominable Snowman 1941 Buy
08 Minute for Murder 1947 Buy
09 Head of a Traveler 1949 Buy
10 The Dreadful Hollow 1953 Buy
11 The Whisper in the Gloom / Catch and Kill 1954 Buy
12 End of Chapter 1957 Buy
13 The Widow's Cruise 1959 Buy
14 The Worm of Death 1961 Buy
15 The Sad Variety 1964 Buy
16 Thou Shell of Death 1964 Buy
17 The Morning After Death 1966 Buy
18 Whisper in the Gloom 1977 Buy

Where to start with Nicholas Blake

What is the best order to read Nicholas Blake 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.