Order of P.D. James Books

P.D. James was the pen name of Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park. P.D. James was an English novelist of crime fiction, thrillers and dystopian fiction. She was best known for her detective fiction novels featuring Adam Dalgliesh, a policeman and poet. She has also written a couple of novels featuring Cordelia Gray and a few standalone novels.

P.D. James had been writing since 1962, when her first Adam Dalgliesh mystery entitled Cover Her Face was published.

P.D. James passed away on November 27th, 2014.

Below is a list of all of P.D. James’ books in order of publication and in chronological order (when necessary):

Publication Order of Adam Dalgliesh Books

Cover Her Face	(1962)
A Mind to Murder	(1963)
Unnatural Causes	(1967)
Shroud for a Nightingale	(1971)
The Black Tower	(1975)
Death Of An Expert Witness	(1977)
A Taste for Death	(1986)
Devices and Desires	(1989)
Original Sin	(1994)
A Certain Justice	(1997)
Death in Holy Orders	(2001)
The Murder Room	(2003)
The Lighthouse	(2005)
The Private Patient	(2008)

Publication Order of Cordelia Gray Books

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman	(1972)
The Skull Beneath the Skin	(1982)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Innocent Blood	(1980)
The Children of Men	(1992)
Death Comes to Pemberley	(2012)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Time To Be In Earnest	(1999)
Talking About Detective Fiction	(2009)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

The Mistletoe Murder	(2016)
Sleep No More	(2017)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Great Law and Order Stories	(1990)
Tales of Obsession	(1994)

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