Order of Jim Eldridge Books
Jim Eldridge is a British author of historical mystery, thriller, YA, and children’s novels, and non-fiction books. After leaving school at 16, Jim worked various jobs before becoming a teacher in disadvantaged areas while pursuing a writing career. Over 40 years, he wrote 250 TV and 250 BBC radio scripts, including the acclaimed King Street Junior. He also authored bestselling children’s books like The Trenches and Roman Invasion. In 2010, Eldridge shifted to historical crime novels, with popular series such as the Victorian-set Museum Mysteries and the WWII-focused DCI Edgar Saxe-Coburg. He now lives in Kent with his wife, Lynne.
Jim Eldridge made his debut as a novelist in 1994, publishing multiple books that year. Below is a list of Jim Eldridge’s books in order of when they were first released:
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Publication Order of Black Ops Books
| Jungle Kill | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death in the Desert | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Urban Assassin | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Bug Club Books
Publication Order of DCI Paul Stark Books
| Assassins | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Shadows of the Dead | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Disgusting Dave Books
| Disgusting Dave And The Farting Dog | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Disgusting Dave And The Flesh Eating Maggots | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Disgusting Dave and the Bucketful of Vomit | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Fantasy Soldiers Books
(as Lee James)
| Death In The Jungle | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Killer In The City | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| White Death | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Plague Ship | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Hotel Mysteries Books
| Murder at the Ritz | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at the Savoy | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at Claridge's | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of London Underground Station Mysteries Books
| Murder at Aldwych Station | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at Down Street Station | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at Lord's Station | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at Whitechapel Road Station | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Malichea Quest Books
| The Invisible Assassin | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Deadly Game | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lethal Target | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Last Enemy | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Museum Mysteries Books
| Murder at the Fitzwilliam | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at the British Museum | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at the Ashmolean | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at the Manchester Museum | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at the Natural History Museum | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at Madame Tussauds | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at the National Gallery | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at the Victoria and Albert Museum | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at the Tower of London | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder at the Louvre | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of SAS Books
| Hostile Terrain | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| London Siege | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Secret Assault: SAS | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Jungle War: Sas | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Survivor Books
| Escape from Pompeii | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Warpath Books
(as J. Eldridge)
| Tank Attack | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Deadly Skies | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Behind Enemy Lines | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Depth Charge Danger | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Night Bomber | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Island of Fear | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Wrestling Trolls Books
| Big Rock and the Masked Avenger | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hunk and Thud | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Giant Rumble | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Thud in Trouble | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Jack Versus Veto | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Final Showdown | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Down Payment On Death | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bad Boyes | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| King Street Junior | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bad Boyes and the Gangsters | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Monsterman | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Uncle Jack and Operation Green | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Double Life of E.W.Potts, Schoolboy | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Time Riders | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Uncle Jack and the Loch Ness Monster | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Legend of the Lost Keys | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Desert Duel | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dunkirk Escape | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 4.3.2.1 | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sink the Tirpitz | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bomb! | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blood on the Wall | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Chapter Books
| Under Attack | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gunpoint | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| Tractor and Digger Save the Day | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tractor And Digger | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wayfarers | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Refugee Camp | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
| Captain Hawk And The Stone Of Destiny | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Collections
| Monster Summer Reading Pack | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Spies And Special Forces! | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Second World War Stories for Boys | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Daring World War Two Stories for Boys | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Courageous First World War Stories | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Funniest Joke Book | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bogeys, Boils And Bellybuttons | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Save Our Planet | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Holidays Survival Guide | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Complete How to Handle Grown-ups | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Completely Misleading Guide to School | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| What Grown-Ups Say and What They Really Mean | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Even More Ways to Handle Grown-ups | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Warriors! True Stories Of Combat, Skill And Courage | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Canny History of Carlisle | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Standing Alone | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| London Stories | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Charles Dickens | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Alan Turing | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stories of the First World War | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Independence. War in Ireland | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of 50 Things You Should Know About . . . Books
| 50 Things You Should Know About The Tudors | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| 50 Things You Should Know about Fierce Creatures | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| 50 Things You Should Know About The First World War | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| 50 Things You Should Know About the Second World War | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| 50 Things You Should Know About The Human Body | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| 50 Things You Should Know About the Environment | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of My Story Books
Publication Order of My Story: Boys Books
(with Michael Cox, Chris Priestley, Bryan Perrett)
| The Trenches: Billy Stevens, The Western Front, 1914-1918 | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Battle of Britain | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Trafalgar: James Grant, HMS Norseman, 1799-1806 | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Armada: Thomas Hobbs, England, 1587-1588 | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Agincourt : Jenkin Lloyd, France, 1415 | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Waterloo: Bob Jenkins, Royal Horse Artillery, 1814-1817 | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Flying Ace: Jack Fairfax, Royal Flying Corps, 1915-1918 | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| D-Day: Lieutenant Andy Pope, Normandy, 1944 | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Crimea: Michael Pope, 110th Regiment, 1853-1857 | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Spy Smuggler: Paul Lelaud, France, 1942-1944 | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Desert Danger: Tim Jackson, North Africa WWII | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| U-boat Hunter: Peter Rogers, HMS Arum, 1939-1945 | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Roman Invasion: A British Boy, AD 84 | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Sweep's Boy: A Victorian Boy, London, 1870 | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Pyramid of Secrets | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Dodger: The Story of a Victorian Pickpocket | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of I Was There Books
| I Was There… Alone In The Trenches | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Richard III | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| I Was There Boudica's Army | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| I Was There Tutankhamun's Tomb | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| 1066 | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| I Was There Viking Invasion | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| I Was There...: Ira Aldridge | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| On Board the Titanic | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Survivor Books
(with Stephen Davies)
| Survivor: Escape from Pompeii | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Survivor: Titanic | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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If You Like Jim Eldridge Books, You’ll Love…
Jim Eldridge Synopses: 4.3.2.1, a novelization by Jim Eldridge based on Noel Clarke’s screenplay, follows four young women whose ordinary weekend plans take an extraordinary turn.
What begins as a casual meet-up spirals into an adrenaline-fueled adventure involving a daring diamond heist, unexpected romances, and high-stakes escapades. Spanning the bustling streets of London and the vibrant energy of New York, the story weaves together the lives of these friends as they navigate danger, intrigue, and excitement beyond their wildest imaginations.
Hostile Terrain by Jim Eldridge is the first book in the SAS series. Hostile Terrain delivers a gripping tale of courage and endurance as a team of SAS soldiers battles to reclaim a remote, inhospitable island in the South Atlantic. Amid freezing temperatures and treacherous landscapes, the story zeroes in on one soldier’s journey, immersing readers in the intensity of elite military operations.
In the spirit of Jim Eldridge’s Warpath series, this action-packed narrative blends historical context with thrilling fiction. Packed with technical details like maps, equipment specifications, and a factual overview of actual events, Hostile Terrain appeals to readers fascinated by military history and action. As The Bookseller notes about the series, it’s “stuffed with facts and specifications to delight the technically minded,” offering a riveting and educational read for fans of true-to-life military adventures.
Murder at the Fitzwilliam by Jim Eldridge is the first book in the Museum Mysteries series. Retired Detective Inspector Daniel Wilson, renowned for his role in the Jack the Ripper investigation, has built a reputation for solving delicate cases with intelligence and discretion. When a body is discovered in the Egyptian Collection of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, Wilson is brought in to uncover the victim’s identity and the mystery surrounding their death.
Faced with a dismissive police inspector and the fiercely protective archaeologist Abigail McKenzie, who discovered the body, Wilson must navigate their clashing priorities. Can they set aside their differences to unravel the truth behind the chilling discovery?
The Invisible Assassin by Jim Eldridge is the first book in his The Malichea Quest series. Junior Press Officer Jake is assigned to cover what seems like a routine event—a protest against building a laboratory on the site of a legendary fairy ring. But what he witnesses sparks a terrifying chain of events, drawing him into the shadowy world of the Order of Malichea.
Jake’s life takes a dark turn as threats mount: a near-fatal push onto tube tracks, the theft of his girlfriend Lauren’s research, and the discovery of a dead body in his flat—leading to him being framed for murder. With danger closing in, Jake and Lauren must uncover the truth behind the sinister forces at play before it’s too late.