Order of Ellis Peters Books
Ellis Peters was the pen name of English novelist Edith Pargeter (1913-1995). During her literary career, she wrote mysteries, historical fiction, non-fiction and translated Czech classics. Edith wrote under several different pseudonyms (including John Redfern, Joylon Carr and Peter Benedict), but it was as Ellis Peters that she would gain the most fame, writing the Cadfael Chronicles and the Inspector Felse series using that nom de plume.
Pargeter’s first two novels would be published in 1936, which were Hortensius, Friend of Nero and Iron-Bound. She would first use the Ellis Peters pen name in 1951 when she began the Inspector George Felse series with Fallen into the Pit. Below is a list of Edith Pargeter’s books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of Inspector Felse Books
| Fallen Into the Pit | (1951) |    |
| Death and the Joyful Woman | (1961) | |
| Flight of a Witch | (1964) | |
| A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs | (1965) | |
| The Piper on the Mountain | (1966) | |
| Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Heart | (1967) | |
| The Grass Widow's Tale | (1968) | |
| The House of Green Turf | (1969) | |
| Mourning Raga | (1969) | |
| The Knocker on Death's Door | (1970) | |
| Death to the Landlords | (1972) | |
| City of Gold and Shadows | (1973) | |
| Rainbow's End | (1978) | |
Publication Order of Heaven Tree Books
| The Heaven Tree | (1960) | |
| The Green Branch | (1962) | |
| The Scarlet Seed | (1963) | |
Publication Order of Brothers of Gwynedd Books
| Sunrise in the West | (1974) | |
| The Dragon at Noonday | (1976) | |
| The Hounds of Sunset | (1976) | |
| Afterglow and Nightfall | (1977) | |
Publication Order of Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Books
| A Morbid Taste for Bones | (1977) | |
| One Corpse Too Many | (1979) | |
| Monk's Hood | (1980) | |
| Saint Peter's Fair | (1981) | |
| The Leper Of St. Giles | (1981) | |
| The Virgin in the Ice | (1982) | |
| The Sanctuary Sparrow | (1983) | |
| The Devil's Novice | (1983) | |
| Dead Man's Ransom | (1984) | |
| The Pilgrim of Hate | (1984) | |
| An Excellent Mystery | (1985) | |
| The Raven in the Foregate | (1986) | |
| The Rose Rent | (1986) | |
| The Hermit of Eyton Forest | (1987) | |
| The Confession of Brother Haluin | (1988) | |
| A Rare Benedictine | (1988) | |
| The Heretic's Apprentice | (1989) | |
| The Potter's Field | (1989) | |
| The Summer of the Danes | (1991) | |
| The Holy Thief | (1992) | |
| Brother Cadfael's Penance | (1994) | |
Publication Order of Second World War Trilogy Books
| The Eighth Champion of Christendom | (1945) | |
| Reluctant Odyssey | (1946) | |
| Warfare Accomplished | (1947) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Hortensius Friend of Nero | (1937) | |
| Masters of the Parachute Mail | (1940) | |
| Ordinary People | (1941) | |
| She Goes to War | (1942) | |
| The City Lies Foursquare | (1947) | |
| The Fair Young Phoenix | (1948) | |
| By Firelight | (1948) | |
| Lost Children | (1951) | |
| Holiday with Violence | (1952) | |
| Most Loving Mere Folly | (1953) | |
| The Soldier at the Door | (1954) | |
| A Means of Grace | (1956) | |
| Aunt Helen | (1958) | |
| Death Mask | (1959) | |
| The Will and the Deed | (1960) | |
| The Funeral of Figaro | (1962) | |
| A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury | (1972) | |
| The Horn of Roland | (1974) | |
| Never Pick up Hitch-hikers! | (1976) | |
| The Marriage Of Meggotta | (1979) | |
| Murder in the Dispensary | (1999) | |
| Fair Young Phoenix | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Assize of the Dying | (1958) | |
| The Lily Hand and Other Stories | (1965) | |
| The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits | (1993) | |
| Feline Felonies | (1995) | |
| The Trinity Cat | (2006) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Coast of Bohemia | (1950) | |
| Shropshire | (1992) | |
| Strongholds and Sanctuaries | (1993) | |
Publication Order of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Books
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Go Bump in the Night | (1940) | |
| Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV | (1957) | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV | (1957) | |
| 12 Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV | (1957) | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents Stories for Late at Night | (1961) | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents: More Stories for Late at Night [Unabridged] | (1962) | |
| Alfred Hitchcock's A Hangman's Dozen | (1962) | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A Month Of Mystery | (1970) | |
| Down by the Old Blood Stream | (1971) | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Master's Choice. | (1979) | |
| Stories That Go Bump In The Night: V. 1 | (1982) | |
Publication Order of Murderous Christmas Stories Books
| Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | (2016) | |
| Murder on Christmas Eve | (2017) | |
| A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | (2018) | |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
| Historical Whodunits | (1993) | |
| 2nd Culprit | (1993) | |
| More Mystery Cats | (1993) | |
| Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays | (2019) | |
Notes: The Heaven Tree and Brothers of Gwynedd series were written under her real name of Edith Pargeter. The majority of her standalone novels were written under the name of Edith Pargeter, with the exception of Holiday with Violence, Death Mask, Never Pick Up Hitch-Hikers!, Day Star (Peter Benedict), Murder in the Dispensary (Joylon Carr), Death Comes By Post (Joylon Carr) and Masters of the Parachute Mail (Joylon Carr). The short story collections The Assize of the Dying and The Lily Hand were written under the name Edith Pargeter. The non-fiction books The Coast of Bohemia, Shropshire and Shrongholds & Sanctuaries were written under the name of Edith Pargeter (the latter of which were co-authored by Roy Morgan). The Will and a Deed was also titled Where There’s a Will.