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) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death and the Joyful Woman | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Flight of a Witch | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Piper on the Mountain | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Heart | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Grass Widow's Tale | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The House of Green Turf | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mourning Raga | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Knocker on Death's Door | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death to the Landlords | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| City of Gold and Shadows | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rainbow's End | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Holiday with Violence | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Aunt Helen | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death Mask | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Will and the Deed | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Funeral of Figaro | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Horn of Roland | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Never Pick up Hitch-hikers! | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fair Young Phoenix | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Assize of the Dying | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Trinity Cat | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Shropshire | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Strongholds and Sanctuaries | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Murderous Christmas Stories Books
| Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder on Christmas Eve | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
| Historical Whodunits | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 2nd Culprit | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Feline Felonies | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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.