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Sara Woods Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Sara Woods in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 55 books / 4 series

British author best known for the Antony Maitland legal mystery series. Her books have sold over 4 million copies and earned her a Crime Writers’ Association Silver Dagger. This page provides the Sara Woods books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Sara Woods in Publication Order

1961 Bloody Instructions POoAMB / 1 Buy
1962 Malice Domestic POoAMB / 2 Buy
1963 Error of the Moon POoAMB / 3 Buy
1963 The Taste of Fears / The Third Encounter POoAMB / 4 Buy
1964 This Little Measure POoAMB / 5 Buy
1964 Trusted Like the Fox POoAMB / 6 Buy
1965 Though I Know She Lies POoAMB / 7 Buy
1966 Let's Choose Executors POoAMB / 8 Buy
1967 And Shame the Devil POoAMB / 9 Buy
1968 Past Praying For POoAMB / 10 Buy
1970 Knives Have Edges POoAMB / 11 Buy
1970 An Improbable Fiction POoAMB / 12 Buy
1971 Tarry and Be Hanged POoAMB / 13 Buy
1971 The Knavish Crows POoAMB / 14 Buy
1971 Serpent's Tooth POoAMB / 15 Buy
1972 They Love Not Poison POoAMB / 16 Buy
1973 Enter the Corpse POoAMB / 17 Buy
1973 Yet She Must Die POoAMB / 18 Buy
1974 Done to Death POoAMB / 19 Buy
1975 A Show of Violence POoAMB / 20 Buy
1976 My Life Is Done POoAMB / 21 Buy
1977 The Law's Delay POoAMB / 22 Buy
1977 A Thief or Two POoAMB / 23 Buy
1978 Exit Murderer POoAMB / 24 Buy
1979 This Fatal Writ POoAMB / 25 Buy
1980 The Healthy Grave POoSMB / 1 Buy
1980 Crimes Past POoJLB / 1 Buy
1980 The Dear Departed POoRTB / 1 Buy
1980 Where There\'s a Will(As:Anne Burton) POoRTB / 2 Buy
1980 We Must Have a Trial POoSMB / 2 Buy
1980 Burden of Proof POoJLB / 2 Buy
1980 They Stay for Death POoAMB / 26 Buy
1980 Weep for Her POoAMB / 27 Buy
1980 Proceed to Judgement POoAMB / 28 Buy
1981 Worse Than a Crime POoRTB / 3 Buy
1981 The Ghost of an Idea POoJLB / 3 Buy
1981 Voice of the Past POoSMB / 3 Buy
1981 A Very Good Hater POoJLB / 4 Buy
1981 Cry Guilty POoAMB / 29 Buy
1981 Dearest Enemy POoAMB / 30 Buy
1982 Enter a Gentlewoman POoAMB / 31 Buy
1982 Most Grievous Murder POoAMB / 32 Buy
1982 Villains by Necessity POoAMB / 33 Buy
1983 Call Back Yesterday POoAMB / 34 Buy
1983 The Lie Direct POoAMB / 35 Buy
1983 Where Should He Die? POoAMB / 36 Buy
1984 The Bloody Book of Law POoAMB / 37 Buy
1984 Murder's Out of Tune POoAMB / 38 Buy
1984 Defy the Devil POoAMB / 39 Buy
1985 Away with Them to Prison POoAMB / 40 Buy
1985 Put Out the Light POoAMB / 41 Buy
1985 An Obscure Grave POoAMB / 42 Buy
1986 Most Deadly Hate POoAMB / 43 Buy
1986 Nor Live So Long POoAMB / 44 Buy
1987 Naked Villainy POoAMB / 45 Buy

Complete Sara Woods Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Stephen Marryat Reading Order 3 books / 1980-1981
01 The Healthy Grave 1980 Buy
02 We Must Have a Trial 1980 Buy
03 Voice of the Past 1981 Buy
Jeremy Locke Reading Order 4 books / 1980-1981
01 Crimes Past 1980 Buy
02 Burden of Proof 1980 Buy
03 The Ghost of an Idea 1981 Buy
04 A Very Good Hater 1981 Buy
Antony Maitland Reading Order 45 books / 1961-1987
01 Bloody Instructions 1961 Buy
02 Malice Domestic 1962 Buy
03 Error of the Moon 1963 Buy
04 The Taste of Fears / The Third Encounter 1963 Buy
05 This Little Measure 1964 Buy
06 Trusted Like the Fox 1964 Buy
07 Though I Know She Lies 1965 Buy
08 Let's Choose Executors 1966 Buy
09 And Shame the Devil 1967 Buy
10 Past Praying For 1968 Buy
11 Knives Have Edges 1970 Buy
12 An Improbable Fiction 1970 Buy
13 Tarry and Be Hanged 1971 Buy
14 The Knavish Crows 1971 Buy
15 Serpent's Tooth 1971 Buy
16 They Love Not Poison 1972 Buy
17 Enter the Corpse 1973 Buy
18 Yet She Must Die 1973 Buy
19 Done to Death 1974 Buy
20 A Show of Violence 1975 Buy
21 My Life Is Done 1976 Buy
22 The Law's Delay 1977 Buy
23 A Thief or Two 1977 Buy
24 Exit Murderer 1978 Buy
25 This Fatal Writ 1979 Buy
26 They Stay for Death 1980 Buy
27 Weep for Her 1980 Buy
28 Proceed to Judgement 1980 Buy
29 Cry Guilty 1981 Buy
30 Dearest Enemy 1981 Buy
31 Enter a Gentlewoman 1982 Buy
32 Most Grievous Murder 1982 Buy
33 Villains by Necessity 1982 Buy
34 Call Back Yesterday 1983 Buy
35 The Lie Direct 1983 Buy
36 Where Should He Die? 1983 Buy
37 The Bloody Book of Law 1984 Buy
38 Murder's Out of Tune 1984 Buy
39 Defy the Devil 1984 Buy
40 Away with Them to Prison 1985 Buy
41 Put Out the Light 1985 Buy
42 An Obscure Grave 1985 Buy
43 Most Deadly Hate 1986 Buy
44 Nor Live So Long 1986 Buy
45 Naked Villainy 1987 Buy
Richard Trenton Reading Order 3 books / 1980-1981
01 The Dear Departed 1980 Buy
02 Where There\'s a Will(As:Anne Burton) 1980 Buy
03 Worse Than a Crime 1981 Buy

Where to start with Sara Woods

What is the best order to read Sara Woods 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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