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Reading order

Patrick Dawlish Books in Order

This page lists the complete Patrick Dawlish reading order by John Creasey, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 52 books / 1939-1976

Patrick Dawlish Reading Order

01 Death on Demand 1939 Buy

02 The Speaker / The Croaker 1939 Buy

03 Terror by Day 1940 Buy

04 The Secret Murder 1940 Buy

05 Who Was the Jester? / The Masked Gunman 1940 Buy

06 'Ware Danger 1941 Buy

07 Murder Most Foul 1942 Buy

08 There Goes Death 1942 Buy

09 Death in High Places 1942 Buy

10 Death in Flames 1943 Buy

11 Two Men Missing 1943 Buy

12 Rogues Rampant 1944 Buy

13 Death on the Move 1945 Buy

14 Invitation to Adventure 1945 Buy

15 Here is Danger 1946 Buy

16 Give Me Murder 1947 Buy

17 Murder Too Late 1947 Buy

18 Dark Mystery 1948 Buy

19 Engagement with Death 1948 Buy

20 A Puzzle in Pearls 1949 Buy

21 Kill or Be Killed 1949 Buy

22 The Dark Circle 1950 Buy

23 Murder with Mushrooms 1950 Buy

24 Death in Diamonds 1951 Buy

25 Missing or Dead? 1951 Buy

26 Death in a Hurry 1952 Buy

27 The Long Search / Drop Dead 1953 Buy

28 Sleepy Death 1953 Buy

29 Double for Death 1954 Buy

30 Death in the Trees 1954 Buy

31 The Man Who Stayed Alive 1955 Buy

32 The Kidnapped Child / The Snatch 1955 Buy

33 Day of Fear 1956 Buy

34 Wait for Death 1957 Buy

35 Come Home to Death / The Pack of Lies 1958 Buy

36 Elope to Death 1959 Buy

37 Don't Let Him Kill / The Man Who Laughed at Murder 1960 Buy

38 The Crime-Haters 1960 Buy

39 Rogues' Ransom 1962 Buy

40 Death From Below 1963 Buy

41 The Big Call 1965 Buy

42 A Promise of Diamonds 1965 Buy

43 A Taste of Treasure 1966 Buy

44 A Clutch of Coppers 1967 Buy

45 A Shadow of Death 1968 Buy

46 A Scream of Murder 1969 Buy

47 A Nest of Traitors 1970 Buy

48 A Rabble of Rebels 1971 Buy

49 A Life for a Death 1973 Buy

50 A Herald of Doom 1973 Buy

51 A Blast of Trumpets 1975 Buy

52 A Plague of Demons 1976 Buy

Patrick Dawlish Books by Publication Order

1939 Death on Demand #1

1939 The Speaker / The Croaker #2

1940 Terror by Day #3

1940 The Secret Murder #4

1940 Who Was the Jester? / The Masked Gunman #5

1941 'Ware Danger #6

1942 Murder Most Foul #7

1942 There Goes Death #8

1942 Death in High Places #9

1943 Death in Flames #10

1943 Two Men Missing #11

1944 Rogues Rampant #12

1945 Death on the Move #13

1945 Invitation to Adventure #14

1946 Here is Danger #15

1947 Give Me Murder #16

1947 Murder Too Late #17

1948 Dark Mystery #18

1948 Engagement with Death #19

1949 A Puzzle in Pearls #20

1949 Kill or Be Killed #21

1950 The Dark Circle #22

1950 Murder with Mushrooms #23

1951 Death in Diamonds #24

1951 Missing or Dead? #25

1952 Death in a Hurry #26

1953 The Long Search / Drop Dead #27

1953 Sleepy Death #28

1954 Double for Death #29

1954 Death in the Trees #30

1955 The Man Who Stayed Alive #31

1955 The Kidnapped Child / The Snatch #32

1956 Day of Fear #33

1957 Wait for Death #34

1958 Come Home to Death / The Pack of Lies #35

1959 Elope to Death #36

1960 Don't Let Him Kill / The Man Who Laughed at Murder #37

1960 The Crime-Haters #38

1962 Rogues' Ransom #39

1963 Death From Below #40

1965 The Big Call #41

1965 A Promise of Diamonds #42

1966 A Taste of Treasure #43

1967 A Clutch of Coppers #44

1968 A Shadow of Death #45

1969 A Scream of Murder #46

1970 A Nest of Traitors #47

1971 A Rabble of Rebels #48

1973 A Life for a Death #49

1973 A Herald of Doom #50

1975 A Blast of Trumpets #51

1976 A Plague of Demons #52

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Patrick Dawlish reading order?

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

How many Patrick Dawlish books are there?

This catalog currently lists 52 Patrick Dawlish books published across 1939-1976.

Who writes the Patrick Dawlish books?

Patrick Dawlish is listed as a book series by John Creasey.

Should I read Patrick Dawlish in publication order?

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

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