Order of Peter Lovesey Books
Peter Lovesey is a British novelist of crime fiction novels, many of which are historical. His series characters include Sergeant Cribb and Peter Diamond. He has also published several novels under the pen name of Peter Lear. Peter has won several of the highest awards in his field, including the Anthony Award, the Cartier Diamond Dagger, the Macavity Award and the Barry Award. His son, Phil Lovesey, is also a crime novelist.
Peter Lovesey’s first book published was a non-fiction book entitled The Kings of Distance, which came out in 1968. His first novel was the Sergeant Cribb novel Wobble to Death, published in 1970. Below is a list of Peter Lovesey’s books in order of when they were originally published:
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Publication Order of Sergeant Cribb Books
| Wobble to Death | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Detective Wore Silk Drawers | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Abracadaver | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mad Hatter's Holiday | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Tick of Death / Invitation to a Dynamite Party | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Case of Spirits | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Swing, Swing Together | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Waxwork | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales Books
| Bertie and the Tinman | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bertie and the Seven Bodies | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bertie and the Crime of Passion | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Inspector Henrietta Mallin Books
| The Circle | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Headhunters | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Peter Diamond Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Goldengirl | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Spider Girl / In Suspense | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The False Inspector Dew | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Keystone | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rough Cider | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Secret of Spandau | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| On the Edge / Dead Gorgeous | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Reaper | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
(with Edward Marston)
| Vandals | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Parrot is Forever | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Corbett Correspondence | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Collections
| Butchers and Other Stories of Crime | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Black Cabinet | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Dead Giveaway | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sedgemoor Strangler | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder on the Short List | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Reader, I Buried Them & Other Stories | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Five Kings of Distance | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books
Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books
Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: The Tick of Death was also titled Invitation to a Dynamite Party. The novels Goldengirl, Spider Girl and The Secret of Spandau were written under the pseudonym of Peter Lear. On the Edge was also titled Dead Gorgeous. A Dead Giveaway also contains stories by Clare Curzon, Gillian Linscott, Dorothy Simpson and Margaret Yorke. The novel Spider Girl by Peter Lear was later re-published as In Suspense by Peter Lovesey.
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