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Reading order

Mrs. Bradley Books in Order

This page lists the complete Mrs. Bradley reading order by Gladys Mitchell, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 66 books / 1929-1984

Mrs. Bradley Reading Order

01 A Speedy Death 1929 Buy

02 The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop 1929 Buy

03 The Longer Bodies 1930 Buy

04 The Saltmarsh Murders 1932 Buy

05 Death at the Opera / Death in the Wet 1934 Buy

06 The Devil at Saxon Wall 1935 Buy

07 Dead Men's Morris / Death Comes at Christmas 1936 Buy

08 Come Away, Death 1937 Buy

09 St Peter's Finger 1938 Buy

10 Printer's Error 1939 Buy

11 Brazen Tongue 1940 Buy

12 Hangman's Curfew 1941 Buy

13 When Last I Died 1941 Buy

14 Laurels Are Poison 1942 Buy

15 The Worsted Viper 1943 Buy

16 Sunset Over Soho 1943 Buy

17 My Father Sleeps 1944 Buy

18 The Rising of the Moon 1945 Buy

19 Here Comes a Chopper 1946 Buy

20 Death and the Maiden 1947 Buy

21 The Dancing Druids 1948 Buy

22 Tom Brown's Body 1949 Buy

23 Groaning Spinney / Murder in the Snow 1950 Buy

24 The Devil's Elbow 1951 Buy

25 The Echoing Strangers 1952 Buy

26 Merlin's Furlong 1953 Buy

27 Faintley Speaking 1954 Buy

28 Watson's Choice 1955 Buy

29 Twelve Horses and the Hangman's Noose 1956 Buy

30 The Twenty-Third Man 1957 Buy

31 Spotted Hemlock 1958 Buy

32 The Man Who Grew Tomatoes 1959 Buy

33 Say It with Flowers 1960 Buy

34 Nodding Canaries 1961 Buy

35 My Bones Will Keep 1962 Buy

36 Adders on the Heath 1963 Buy

37 Death of a Delft Blue 1964 Buy

38 Pageant of Murder 1965 Buy

39 The Croaking Raven 1966 Buy

40 Skeleton Island 1967 Buy

41 Three Quick and Five Dead 1968 Buy

42 Dance to Your Daddy 1969 Buy

43 Gory Dew 1970 Buy

44 Lament for Leto 1971 Buy

45 A Hearse on May-Day 1972 Buy

46 The Murder of Busy Lizzie 1973 Buy

47 A Javelin for Jonah 1974 Buy

48 Winking at the Brim 1974 Buy

49 Convent on Styx 1975 Buy

50 Late, Late in the Evening 1976 Buy

51 Noonday and Night 1977 Buy

52 Fault in the Structure 1977 Buy

53 Wraiths and Changelings 1978 Buy

54 Mingled with Venom 1978 Buy

55 Nest of Vipers 1979 Buy

56 The Mudflats of the Dead 1979 Buy

57 Uncoffin'd Clay 1980 Buy

58 The Whispering Knights 1980 Buy

59 The Death Cap Dancers 1981 Buy

60 Lovers, Make Moan 1981 Buy

61 Here Lies Gloria Mundy 1982 Buy

62 Death of a Burrowing Mole 1982 Buy

63 The Greenstone Griffins 1983 Buy

64 Cold, Lone, and Still 1983 Buy

65 No Winding-Sheet 1984 Buy

66 The Crozier Pharaohs 1984 Buy

Mrs. Bradley Books by Publication Order

1929 A Speedy Death #1

1929 The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop #2

1930 The Longer Bodies #3

1932 The Saltmarsh Murders #4

1934 Death at the Opera / Death in the Wet #5

1935 The Devil at Saxon Wall #6

1936 Dead Men's Morris / Death Comes at Christmas #7

1937 Come Away, Death #8

1938 St Peter's Finger #9

1939 Printer's Error #10

1940 Brazen Tongue #11

1941 Hangman's Curfew #12

1941 When Last I Died #13

1942 Laurels Are Poison #14

1943 The Worsted Viper #15

1943 Sunset Over Soho #16

1944 My Father Sleeps #17

1945 The Rising of the Moon #18

1946 Here Comes a Chopper #19

1947 Death and the Maiden #20

1948 The Dancing Druids #21

1949 Tom Brown's Body #22

1950 Groaning Spinney / Murder in the Snow #23

1951 The Devil's Elbow #24

1952 The Echoing Strangers #25

1953 Merlin's Furlong #26

1954 Faintley Speaking #27

1955 Watson's Choice #28

1956 Twelve Horses and the Hangman's Noose #29

1957 The Twenty-Third Man #30

1958 Spotted Hemlock #31

1959 The Man Who Grew Tomatoes #32

1960 Say It with Flowers #33

1961 Nodding Canaries #34

1962 My Bones Will Keep #35

1963 Adders on the Heath #36

1964 Death of a Delft Blue #37

1965 Pageant of Murder #38

1966 The Croaking Raven #39

1967 Skeleton Island #40

1968 Three Quick and Five Dead #41

1969 Dance to Your Daddy #42

1970 Gory Dew #43

1971 Lament for Leto #44

1972 A Hearse on May-Day #45

1973 The Murder of Busy Lizzie #46

1974 A Javelin for Jonah #47

1974 Winking at the Brim #48

1975 Convent on Styx #49

1976 Late, Late in the Evening #50

1977 Noonday and Night #51

1977 Fault in the Structure #52

1978 Wraiths and Changelings #53

1978 Mingled with Venom #54

1979 Nest of Vipers #55

1979 The Mudflats of the Dead #56

1980 Uncoffin'd Clay #57

1980 The Whispering Knights #58

1981 The Death Cap Dancers #59

1981 Lovers, Make Moan #60

1982 Here Lies Gloria Mundy #61

1982 Death of a Burrowing Mole #62

1983 The Greenstone Griffins #63

1983 Cold, Lone, and Still #64

1984 No Winding-Sheet #65

1984 The Crozier Pharaohs #66

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Mrs. Bradley reading order?

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

How many Mrs. Bradley books are there?

This catalog currently lists 66 Mrs. Bradley books published across 1929-1984.

Who writes the Mrs. Bradley books?

Mrs. Bradley is listed as a book series by Gladys Mitchell.

Should I read Mrs. Bradley in publication order?

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

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