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Reading order

Antony Maitland Books in Order

This page lists the complete Antony Maitland reading order by Sara Woods, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 45 books / 1961-1987

Antony Maitland Reading Order

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

Antony Maitland Books by Publication Order

1961 Bloody Instructions #1

1962 Malice Domestic #2

1963 Error of the Moon #3

1963 The Taste of Fears / The Third Encounter #4

1964 This Little Measure #5

1964 Trusted Like the Fox #6

1965 Though I Know She Lies #7

1966 Let's Choose Executors #8

1967 And Shame the Devil #9

1968 Past Praying For #10

1970 Knives Have Edges #11

1970 An Improbable Fiction #12

1971 Tarry and Be Hanged #13

1971 The Knavish Crows #14

1971 Serpent's Tooth #15

1972 They Love Not Poison #16

1973 Enter the Corpse #17

1973 Yet She Must Die #18

1974 Done to Death #19

1975 A Show of Violence #20

1976 My Life Is Done #21

1977 The Law's Delay #22

1977 A Thief or Two #23

1978 Exit Murderer #24

1979 This Fatal Writ #25

1980 They Stay for Death #26

1980 Weep for Her #27

1980 Proceed to Judgement #28

1981 Cry Guilty #29

1981 Dearest Enemy #30

1982 Enter a Gentlewoman #31

1982 Most Grievous Murder #32

1982 Villains by Necessity #33

1983 Call Back Yesterday #34

1983 The Lie Direct #35

1983 Where Should He Die? #36

1984 The Bloody Book of Law #37

1984 Murder's Out of Tune #38

1984 Defy the Devil #39

1985 Away with Them to Prison #40

1985 Put Out the Light #41

1985 An Obscure Grave #42

1986 Most Deadly Hate #43

1986 Nor Live So Long #44

1987 Naked Villainy #45

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Antony Maitland reading order?

The Antony Maitland reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Antony Maitland books are there?

This catalog currently lists 45 Antony Maitland books published across 1961-1987.

Who writes the Antony Maitland books?

Antony Maitland is listed as a book series by Sara Woods.

Should I read Antony Maitland in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Antony Maitland. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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