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Robert Barnard Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 65 books / 9 series

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 Robert Barnard Books in Chronological Order

1974 Imagery and Theme in the Novels of Dickens POoNB / 1 Buy
1974 Death of an Old Goat POoSN / 1 Buy
1976 A Little Local Murder POoSN / 2 Buy
1977 Death on the High C's POoSN / 3 Buy
1977 Blood Brotherhood POoSN / 4 Buy
1979 Unruly Son / Death of a Mystery Writer POoIMB / 1 Buy
1979 Posthumous Papers / Death of a Literary Widow POoSN / 5 Buy
1980 A Talent to Deceive: Appreciation of Agatha Christie POoNB / 2 Buy
1981 Death by Sheer Torture / Sheer Torture POoPTB / 1 Buy
1981 Death in a Cold Climate POoSN / 6 Buy
1981 Death of a Perfect Mother / Mother's Boys POoSN / 7 Buy
1982 Death and the Princess POoPTB / 2 Buy
1983 The Case of the Missing Bront’ / The Missing Bront’ POoPTB / 3 Buy
1983 School for Murder / Little Victims POoSN / 8 Buy
1984 A Short History of English Literature POoNB / 3 Buy
1984 A Corpse in a Gilded Cage POoSN / 9 Buy
1985 Fete Fatale / The Disposal of the Living POoSN / 10 Buy
1985 Out of the Blackout POoSN / 11 Buy
1986 Political Suicide POoJSB / 1 Buy
1986 Bodies POoPTB / 4 Buy
1987 Breakfast Television POoSS / 1 Buy
1987 The Woman in the Wardrobe POoSS / 2 Buy
1987 Death In Purple Prose / The Cherry Blossom Corpse POoPTB / 5 Buy
1988 At Death's Door POoIMB / 2 Buy
1988 More Final Than Divorce POoSS / 3 Buy
1988 The Skeleton in the Grass POoSN / 12 Buy
1989 Death of a Salesperson and Other Untimely Exits POoSSC / 1 Buy
1989 Death and the Chaste Apprentice POoCPB / 1 Buy
1990 A City of Strangers POoSN / 13 Buy
1991 A Scandal in Belgravia POoJSB / 2 Buy
1991 The Habit of Widowhood POoSS / 4 Buy
1992 A Fatal Attachment POoCPB / 2 Buy
1993 A Hovering of Vultures POoCPB / 3 Buy
1993 To Die Like a Gentleman POoSN / 14 Buy
1994 Dead, Mr. Mozart POoAMB / 1 Buy
1994 The Gentleman in the Lake POoSS / 5 Buy
1994 The Masters of the House POoSN / 15 Buy
1995 Too Many Notes, Mr. Mozart POoAMB / 2 Buy
1995 The Bad Samaritan POoCPB / 4 Buy
1996 The Habit of Widowhood and Other Murderous Proclivities POoSSC / 2 Buy
1997 No Place of Safety POoCPB / 5 Buy
1998 The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori POoCPB / 6 Buy
1998 A Mansion and Its Murder POoSN / 16 Buy
1999 A Murder in Mayfair / Touched by the Dead POoSN / 17 Buy
2000 Emily Bront’ POoNB / 4 Buy
2000 Nothing to Lose POoSS / 6 Buy
2000 The Mistress of Alderley POoSN / 18 Buy
2001 Unholy Dying / Turbulent Priest POoCPB / 7 Buy
2002 Dognapped POoSS / 7 Buy
2002 The Bones in the Attic POoCPB / 8 Buy
2003 A Cry from the Dark POoSN / 19 Buy
2005 Everybody’s Girl POoSS / 8 Buy
2005 Dying Flames POoSN / 20 Buy
2005 The Graveyard Position POoSN / 21 Buy
2006 The Old Couple POoSS / 9 Buy
2006 Provenance POoSS / 10 Buy
2007 A Bronte Encyclopedia(With: Louise Barnard) POoNB / 5 Buy
2007 A Fall from Grace POoCPB / 9 Buy
2007 Last Post POoSN / 22 Buy
2009 The Killings on Jubilee Terrace POoCPB / 10 Buy
2010 A Stranger in the Family POoSN / 23 Buy
2011 Rogue's Gallery POoSSC / 3 Buy
2012 A Charitable Body POoCPB / 11 Buy
2015 The Leisure Hour Improved: Or Moral Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, Original and Selected POoNB / 6 Buy
2016 A Wreath from the Wilderness, a Selection from the Metrical Arrangements of Accola Montis-Am Ni POoNB / 7 Buy

Robert Barnard Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Breakfast Television 1987 Buy
02 The Woman in the Wardrobe 1987 Buy
03 More Final Than Divorce 1988 Buy
04 The Habit of Widowhood 1991 Buy
05 The Gentleman in the Lake 1994 Buy
06 Nothing to Lose 2000 Buy
07 Dognapped 2002 Buy
08 Everybody’s Girl 2005 Buy
09 The Old Couple 2006 Buy
10 Provenance 2006 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 23 books / 1974-2010
01 Death of an Old Goat 1974 Buy
02 A Little Local Murder 1976 Buy
03 Death on the High C's 1977 Buy
04 Blood Brotherhood 1977 Buy
05 Posthumous Papers / Death of a Literary Widow 1979 Buy
06 Death in a Cold Climate 1981 Buy
07 Death of a Perfect Mother / Mother's Boys 1981 Buy
08 School for Murder / Little Victims 1983 Buy
09 A Corpse in a Gilded Cage 1984 Buy
10 Fete Fatale / The Disposal of the Living 1985 Buy
11 Out of the Blackout 1985 Buy
12 The Skeleton in the Grass 1988 Buy
13 A City of Strangers 1990 Buy
14 To Die Like a Gentleman 1993 Buy
15 The Masters of the House 1994 Buy
16 A Mansion and Its Murder 1998 Buy
17 A Murder in Mayfair / Touched by the Dead 1999 Buy
18 The Mistress of Alderley 2000 Buy
19 A Cry from the Dark 2003 Buy
20 Dying Flames 2005 Buy
21 The Graveyard Position 2005 Buy
22 Last Post 2007 Buy
23 A Stranger in the Family 2010 Buy
01 Dead, Mr. Mozart 1994 Buy
02 Too Many Notes, Mr. Mozart 1995 Buy
01 Death of a Salesperson and Other Untimely Exits 1989 Buy
02 The Habit of Widowhood and Other Murderous Proclivities 1996 Buy
03 Rogue's Gallery 2011 Buy
01 Death and the Chaste Apprentice 1989 Buy
02 A Fatal Attachment 1992 Buy
03 A Hovering of Vultures 1993 Buy
04 The Bad Samaritan 1995 Buy
05 No Place of Safety 1997 Buy
06 The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori 1998 Buy
07 Unholy Dying / Turbulent Priest 2001 Buy
08 The Bones in the Attic 2002 Buy
09 A Fall from Grace 2007 Buy
10 The Killings on Jubilee Terrace 2009 Buy
11 A Charitable Body 2012 Buy
01 Political Suicide 1986 Buy
02 A Scandal in Belgravia 1991 Buy
01 Unruly Son / Death of a Mystery Writer 1979 Buy
02 At Death's Door 1988 Buy
01 Death by Sheer Torture / Sheer Torture 1981 Buy
02 Death and the Princess 1982 Buy
03 The Case of the Missing Bront’ / The Missing Bront’ 1983 Buy
04 Bodies 1986 Buy
05 Death In Purple Prose / The Cherry Blossom Corpse 1987 Buy
01 Imagery and Theme in the Novels of Dickens 1974 Buy
02 A Talent to Deceive: Appreciation of Agatha Christie 1980 Buy
03 A Short History of English Literature 1984 Buy
04 Emily Bront’ 2000 Buy
05 A Bronte Encyclopedia(With: Louise Barnard) 2007 Buy
06 The Leisure Hour Improved: Or Moral Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, Original and Selected 2015 Buy
07 A Wreath from the Wilderness, a Selection from the Metrical Arrangements of Accola Montis-Am Ni 2016 Buy

Where to start with Robert Barnard

What is the best order to read Robert Barnard 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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