Order of Gladys Mitchell Books
Gladys Mitchell (1901-1983) was an English author of mystery novels and children’s books. She also wrote historical fiction as Stephen Hockaby. She is best known for her Mrs. Bradley mystery series. Gladys attended Goldsmiths College and University College, London. She taught English, history and games at St. Paul’s School, Brentford and then at St. Anne’s Senior Girls School. Gladys began to write novels in the mid-1920s, and continued to teach at various schools until 1961. She earned the CWA Silver Dagger Award in 1976.
Gladys Mitchell made her debut as a novelist in 1929 with the novel Speedy Death. Her final novel was the 1984 novel The Crozier Pharaohs. Below is a list of Gladys Mitchell’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Mrs. Bradley Books
Publication Order of Pamela Stewart Books
| Holiday River | (1948) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Seven Stones Mystery | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Malory Secret | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pam at Storne Castle | (1951) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Timothy Herring Books
| Heavy as Lead | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Late and Cold | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Your Secret Friend | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Shades of Darkness | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bismarck Herrings | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Three Fingerprints | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| On Your Marks | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Caravan Creek | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Light Blue Hills | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Sleuth's Alchemy | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: Death at The Opera was published in the U.S. as Death in the Wet. Groaning Spinney was also titled Murder in the Snow.
The Timothy Herring series was written as Malcolm Torrie.
The standalone titles Marsh Hay, Seven Stars and Orion, Gabriel’s Hold, Outlaws of the Border, Shallow Brown, and Grand Master were written under the pen name of Stephen Hockaby.
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Gladys Mitchell Synopsis: A Speedy Death is the first book in the Mrs. Bradley series by Gladys Mitchell. Guests are set to dine at Alastair Bing’s elegant country manor, but only one guest – a murderer – is aware of the dead body in an upstairs bathtub. With renowned explorer Mr. Everard Mountjoy noticeably missing from the dining table, the rest of the party searches for him, and soon discovers the explorer’s drowned corpse. The murder is mystifying, not in the least because what is in the tub is the body of a woman! As danger and theories unravel, psychoanalyst Mrs. Beatrice Lestrange Bradley observes and interprets all, from shrieks in the night to drowning attempts to poisoning. It’s clear that Mrs. Bradley has a keen eye for detail. But can she find a motive for murder?
