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Robert Barnard

Robert Barnard was a British crime novelist best known for his acclaimed Inspector Charlie Salter series and standalone mysteries. A winner of the prestigious Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement, his works are celebrated for their wit and sharp social observation. This page provides the Robert Barnard books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1974Death of an Old GoatPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1974Imagery and Theme in the Novels of DickensPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1976A Little Local MurderPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1977Death on the High C'sPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1977Blood BrotherhoodPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1979Unruly Son / Death of a Mystery WriterPOoIMB · 1Buy ↗

1979Posthumous Papers / Death of a Literary WidowPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1980A Talent to Deceive: Appreciation of Agatha ChristiePOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1981Death by Sheer Torture / Sheer TorturePOoPTB · 1Buy ↗

1981Death in a Cold ClimatePOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1981Death of a Perfect Mother / Mother's BoysPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1982Death and the PrincessPOoPTB · 2Buy ↗

1983The Case of the Missing Bront� / The Missing Bront�POoPTB · 3Buy ↗

1983School for Murder / Little VictimsPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1984A Short History of English LiteraturePOoNB · 3Buy ↗

1984A Corpse in a Gilded CagePOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1985Fete Fatale / The Disposal of the LivingPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

1985Out of the BlackoutPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

1986Political SuicidePOoJSB · 1Buy ↗

1986BodiesPOoPTB · 4Buy ↗

1987Breakfast TelevisionPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1987The Woman in the WardrobePOoSS · 2Buy ↗

1987Death In Purple Prose / The Cherry Blossom CorpsePOoPTB · 5Buy ↗

1988At Death's DoorPOoIMB · 2Buy ↗

1988More Final Than DivorcePOoSS · 3Buy ↗

1988The Skeleton in the GrassPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

1989Death and the Chaste ApprenticePOoCPB · 1Buy ↗

1989Death of a Salesperson and Other Untimely ExitsPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1990A City of StrangersPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

1991A Scandal in BelgraviaPOoJSB · 2Buy ↗

1991The Habit of WidowhoodPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

1992A Fatal AttachmentPOoCPB · 2Buy ↗

1993A Hovering of VulturesPOoCPB · 3Buy ↗

1993To Die Like a GentlemanPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

1994Dead, Mr. MozartPOoAMB · 1Buy ↗

1994The Gentleman in the LakePOoSS · 5Buy ↗

1994The Masters of the HousePOoSN · 15Buy ↗

1995Too Many Notes, Mr. MozartPOoAMB · 2Buy ↗

1995The Bad SamaritanPOoCPB · 4Buy ↗

1996The Habit of Widowhood and Other Murderous ProclivitiesPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1997No Place of SafetyPOoCPB · 5Buy ↗

1998The Corpse at the Haworth TandooriPOoCPB · 6Buy ↗

1998A Mansion and Its MurderPOoSN · 16Buy ↗

1999A Murder in Mayfair / Touched by the DeadPOoSN · 17Buy ↗

2000Emily Bront�POoNB · 4Buy ↗

2000Nothing to LosePOoSS · 6Buy ↗

2000The Mistress of AlderleyPOoSN · 18Buy ↗

2001Unholy Dying / Turbulent PriestPOoCPB · 7Buy ↗

2002DognappedPOoSS · 7Buy ↗

2002The Bones in the AtticPOoCPB · 8Buy ↗

2003A Cry from the DarkPOoSN · 19Buy ↗

2005Everybody�s GirlPOoSS · 8Buy ↗

2005Dying FlamesPOoSN · 20Buy ↗

2005The Graveyard PositionPOoSN · 21Buy ↗

2006The Old CouplePOoSS · 9Buy ↗

2006ProvenancePOoSS · 10Buy ↗

2007A Bronte Encyclopedia(With: Louise Barnard)POoNB · 5Buy ↗

2007A Fall from GracePOoCPB · 9Buy ↗

2007Last PostPOoSN · 22Buy ↗

2009The Killings on Jubilee TerracePOoCPB · 10Buy ↗

2010A Stranger in the FamilyPOoSN · 23Buy ↗

2011Rogue's GalleryPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

2012A Charitable BodyPOoCPB · 11Buy ↗

2015The Leisure Hour Improved: Or Moral Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, Original and SelectedPOoNB · 6Buy ↗

2016A Wreath from the Wilderness, a Selection from the Metrical Arrangements of Accola Montis-Am NiPOoNB · 7Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas10 books · 1987–2006

01Breakfast Television1987Buy ↗

02The Woman in the Wardrobe1987Buy ↗

03More Final Than Divorce1988Buy ↗

04The Habit of Widowhood1991Buy ↗

05The Gentleman in the Lake1994Buy ↗

06Nothing to Lose2000Buy ↗

07Dognapped2002Buy ↗

08Everybody�s Girl2005Buy ↗

09The Old Couple2006Buy ↗

10Provenance2006Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels23 books · 1974–2010

01Death of an Old Goat1974Buy ↗

02A Little Local Murder1976Buy ↗

03Death on the High C's1977Buy ↗

04Blood Brotherhood1977Buy ↗

05Posthumous Papers / Death of a Literary Widow1979Buy ↗

06Death in a Cold Climate1981Buy ↗

07Death of a Perfect Mother / Mother's Boys1981Buy ↗

08School for Murder / Little Victims1983Buy ↗

09A Corpse in a Gilded Cage1984Buy ↗

10Fete Fatale / The Disposal of the Living1985Buy ↗

11Out of the Blackout1985Buy ↗

12The Skeleton in the Grass1988Buy ↗

13A City of Strangers1990Buy ↗

14To Die Like a Gentleman1993Buy ↗

15The Masters of the House1994Buy ↗

16A Mansion and Its Murder1998Buy ↗

17A Murder in Mayfair / Touched by the Dead1999Buy ↗

18The Mistress of Alderley2000Buy ↗

19A Cry from the Dark2003Buy ↗

20Dying Flames2005Buy ↗

21The Graveyard Position2005Buy ↗

22Last Post2007Buy ↗

23A Stranger in the Family2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Amadeus Mozart Books2 books · 1994–1995

01Dead, Mr. Mozart1994Buy ↗

02Too Many Notes, Mr. Mozart1995Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections3 books · 1989–2011

01Death of a Salesperson and Other Untimely Exits1989Buy ↗

02The Habit of Widowhood and Other Murderous Proclivities1996Buy ↗

03Rogue's Gallery2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of Charlie Peace Books11 books · 1989–2012

01Death and the Chaste Apprentice1989Buy ↗

02A Fatal Attachment1992Buy ↗

03A Hovering of Vultures1993Buy ↗

04The Bad Samaritan1995Buy ↗

05No Place of Safety1997Buy ↗

06The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori1998Buy ↗

07Unholy Dying / Turbulent Priest2001Buy ↗

08The Bones in the Attic2002Buy ↗

09A Fall from Grace2007Buy ↗

10The Killings on Jubilee Terrace2009Buy ↗

11A Charitable Body2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of John Sutcliffe Books2 books · 1986–1991

01Political Suicide1986Buy ↗

02A Scandal in Belgravia1991Buy ↗

Publication Order of Idwal Meredith Books2 books · 1979–1988

01Unruly Son / Death of a Mystery Writer1979Buy ↗

02At Death's Door1988Buy ↗

Publication Order of Perry Trethowan Books5 books · 1981–1987

01Death by Sheer Torture / Sheer Torture1981Buy ↗

02Death and the Princess1982Buy ↗

03The Case of the Missing Bront� / The Missing Bront�1983Buy ↗

04Bodies1986Buy ↗

05Death In Purple Prose / The Cherry Blossom Corpse1987Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books7 books · 1974–2016

01Imagery and Theme in the Novels of Dickens1974Buy ↗

02A Talent to Deceive: Appreciation of Agatha Christie1980Buy ↗

03A Short History of English Literature1984Buy ↗

04Emily Bront�2000Buy ↗

05A Bronte Encyclopedia(With: Louise Barnard)2007Buy ↗

06The Leisure Hour Improved: Or Moral Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, Original and Selected2015Buy ↗

07A Wreath from the Wilderness, a Selection from the Metrical Arrangements of Accola Montis-Am Ni2016Buy ↗

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