Peter Mayle (1939-2018) was a British author of non-fiction, picture books and general fiction novels. He worked for several years in the advertising business, working with director Alan Parker. Peter would then start writing sex education books and other educational books for children. Plans for a novel sent him from Devon, UK to Provence, France, but he ended up writing memoirs about life as a British expat living in the south of France. His novel A Good Year was adapted to film by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard.

Peter Mayle became a published author in 1973 with the non-fiction book Where Did I Come From?. His first novel was Expensive Habits, published in 1991. Below is a list of Peter Mayle’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Sam Levitt Books

The Vintage Caper (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Marseille Caper (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Corsican Caper / Murder in the Med (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Diamond Caper (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Hotel Pastis (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Anything Considered (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chasing Cezanne (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Good Year (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Provence Non-Fiction Books

A Year in Provence (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Toujours Provence (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Twenty-Five Years in Provence (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

'What's Happening to Me?': A Guide to Puberty (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
'Will I Go To Heaven?' (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
'Where Did I Come From?' (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
'Will I Like It?' (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
How To Be a Pregnant Father (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Baby Taming (1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Divorce Can Happen to Nice People (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Great Moments in Baby History (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
We're Not Pregnant (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Congratulations, You're Not Pregnant (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Grown-Ups and Other Problems: Help for Small People in a Big World (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Thirsty Work (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
From Here to Maternity (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Honeymoon Book (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Anything But Rover (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sweet Dreams and Monsters (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Why Are We Getting a Divorce? (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Scruffs The Alternative Dog Show (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dangerous Candy (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Acquired Tastes (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Expensive Habits (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Provence A-Z (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Provence (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Provence from the Air (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Dog's Life (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
French Lessons / Bon Appetit (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Confessions of a French Baker (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Up the Agency (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Provence in Ten Easy Lessons (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Wicked Willie Books

Man's Best Friend (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Twinkle Winkle: Man's Best Friend and Your Star Signs (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wicked Willie's Guide to Women: A Worm's Eye View of the Fair Sex (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wicked Willie's Low-Down on Men (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The World According to Wicked Willie (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Willie's Away! (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dear Willie (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wicked Willie Stand Up Comic (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Willie's Leg-Over Handbook (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Picture Books

The Amazing Adventures of Chilly Billy (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
As Dead as a Dodo (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Footprints in the Butter (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: The Amazing Adventures of Chilly Billy is also known as Chilly Billy. As Dead as a Dodo was co-authored by Paul Rice. Divorce: What Shall We Tell the Children? was alternatively titled Divorce Can Happen to the Nicest People. We’re Not Pregnant: An Illustrated Guide to Birth Control was also released as Congratulations, You’re Not Pregnant. The Wicked Willie books were co-authored with Gray Jolliffe. Dangerous Candy was co-authored with Raffaella Fletcher. Confessions of a French Baker was co-authored with with Gerard Auzet. Bon Appetit!: Travels Through France with Knife, Fork And Corkscrew was also published as French Lessons.

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