Order of Arthur Upfield Books
Arthur William Upfield (1890-1964) was an English-Australian author of detective fiction and thriller novels. He wrote the Inspector Bonaparte series. Upfield moved to Australia when he was a young man and fought with the Australian military during World War I. He spent the next few years travelling around his adopted home country, learning about the Aboriginal culture. Upfield was also a member of the Australian Geological Society and was involved in numerous scientific expeditions. Upfield’s works remained popular after his death, and in the 1970s were adapted into the Australian television series entitled “Boney.”
Arthur Upfield made his debut as a novelist in 1928 with the novel The House of Cain. Below is a list of Arthur Upfield’s books in order of when they were first published:
Publication Order of Inspector Bonaparte Books
| The Barrakee Mystery / The Lure of the Bush | (1929) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sands of Windee | (1931) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wings Above the Diamantina / Wings Above the Claypan | (1936) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mr. Jelly's Business/Murder Down Under | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Winds of Evil | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bone is Pointed | (1938) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of Swordfish Reef | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bushranger of the Skies / No Footprints in the Bush | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death of a Swagman | (1945) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Devil's Steps | (1946) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| An Author Bites the Dust | (1948) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mountains Have a Secret | (1948) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bachelors of Broken Hill | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Widows of Broome | (1951) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The New Shoe/The Clue of the New Shoe | (1951) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Venom House | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder Must Wait | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death of a Lake | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sinister Stones/Cake in the Hat Box | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Battling Prophet | (1956) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Man of Two Tribes | (1956) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bony Buys a Woman / The Bushman Who Came Back | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bony and the Mouse / Journey to the Hangman | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bony and the Black Virgin / The Torn Branch | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bony and the Kelly Gang / Valley of Smugglers | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bony and the White Savage | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Will of the Tribe | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Madman's Bend / The Body at Madman's Bend | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lake Frome Monster | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The House of Cain | (1928) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Beach of Atonement | (1930) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery | (1932) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gripped by Drought | (1932) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Royal Abduction | (1932) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Breakaway House | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Up and Down Australia | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Up and Down the Real Australia | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Up and Down Australia Again | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Walkabout | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Murchison Murders | (1934) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Gifts of Frank Cobbold | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Beyond the Mirage | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: The Barrakee Mystery was also published as The Lure of the Bush. Mr. Jelly’s Business is also known as Murder Down Under. Bushranger of the Skies is also titled No Footprints in the Bush. The New Shoe is also known as The Clue of the New Shoe. Cake in the Hatbox is also known as Sinister Stones. Bony Buys a Woman was also published as The Bushman Who Came Back. Bony and the Black Virgin is also known as The Torn Branch. Bony and the Mouse is also known as Journey to the Hangman. Bony and the Kelly Gang was also titled Valley of Smugglers. Madman’s Bend is also known as The Body at Madman’s Bend. The Lake Frome Monster was co-authored by J.L. Price and Dorothy Strange.
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Arthur Upfield Synopsis: In The House of Cain by Arthur Upfield, Austilene Thorpe is accused of murder but then disappears from gaol. Her fiance, Martin Sherwood, goes blind from the shock. His famous adventurous brother, Monty, finds out that Austilene is in a refuge for murderers in the north-east corner of South Australia, and together they set out to find and bring her home to Melbourne.
