Order of Robert Barnard Books
Robert Barnard (1937-2013) was an English author of crime fiction and non-fiction books. He is the author of the Charlie Peace and Perry Trethowan series. Barnard attended Colchester Royal Grammar School and Balliol College. His lifetime achievements were honoured with the Cartier Diamond Dagger award from the Crime Writers Associaiton in 2003. Barnard considered his favourite crime fiction author to be Agatha Christie.
Robert Barnard made his debut as a published novelist in 1974 with the novel Death of an Old Goat. Below is a list of Robert Barnard’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Amadeus Mozart Books
| Dead, Mr. Mozart | (1994) |    |
| Too Many Notes, Mr. Mozart | (1995) | |
Publication Order of Charlie Peace Books
| Death and the Chaste Apprentice | (1989) | |
| A Fatal Attachment | (1992) | |
| A Hovering of Vultures | (1993) | |
| The Bad Samaritan | (1995) | |
| No Place of Safety | (1997) | |
| The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori | (1998) | |
| Unholy Dying / Turbulent Priest | (2001) | |
| The Bones in the Attic | (2002) | |
| A Fall from Grace | (2007) | |
| The Killings on Jubilee Terrace | (2009) | |
| A Charitable Body | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Idwal Meredith Books
| Unruly Son / Death of a Mystery Writer | (1979) | |
| At Death's Door | (1988) | |
Publication Order of John Sutcliffe Books
| Political Suicide | (1986) | |
| A Scandal in Belgravia | (1991) | |
Publication Order of Perry Trethowan Books
| Death by Sheer Torture / Sheer Torture | (1981) | |
| Death and the Princess | (1982) | |
| The Case of the Missing Brontë / The Missing Brontë | (1983) | |
| Bodies | (1986) | |
| Death In Purple Prose / The Cherry Blossom Corpse | (1987) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Death of an Old Goat | (1974) | |
| A Little Local Murder | (1976) | |
| Death on the High C's | (1977) | |
| Blood Brotherhood | (1977) | |
| Posthumous Papers / Death of a Literary Widow | (1979) | |
| Death in a Cold Climate | (1981) | |
| Death of a Perfect Mother / Mother's Boys | (1981) | |
| School for Murder / Little Victims | (1983) | |
| A Corpse in a Gilded Cage | (1984) | |
| Fete Fatale / The Disposal of the Living | (1985) | |
| Out of the Blackout | (1985) | |
| The Skeleton in the Grass | (1988) | |
| A City of Strangers | (1990) | |
| To Die Like a Gentleman | (1993) | |
| The Masters of the House | (1994) | |
| A Mansion and Its Murder | (1998) | |
| A Murder in Mayfair / Touched by the Dead | (1999) | |
| The Mistress of Alderley | (2000) | |
| A Cry from the Dark | (2003) | |
| Dying Flames | (2005) | |
| The Graveyard Position | (2005) | |
| Last Post | (2007) | |
| A Stranger in the Family | (2010) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Breakfast Television | (1987) | |
| The Woman in the Wardrobe | (1987) | |
| More Final Than Divorce | (1988) | |
| The Habit of Widowhood | (1991) | |
| The Gentleman in the Lake | (1994) | |
| Nothing to Lose | (2000) | |
| Dognapped | (2002) | |
| Everybody’s Girl | (2005) | |
| The Old Couple | (2006) | |
| Provenance | (2006) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Death of a Salesperson and Other Untimely Exits | (1989) | |
| The Habit of Widowhood and Other Murderous Proclivities | (1996) | |
| Rogue's Gallery | (2011) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Imagery and Theme in the Novels of Dickens | (1974) | |
| A Talent to Deceive: Appreciation of Agatha Christie | (1980) | |
| A Short History of English Literature | (1984) | |
| Emily Brontë | (2000) | |
| A Bronte Encyclopedia | (2007) | |
| The Leisure Hour Improved: Or Moral Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, Original and Selected | (2015) | |
| A Wreath from the Wilderness, a Selection from the Metrical Arrangements of Accola Montis-Am Ni | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| A Suit of Diamonds | (1991) | |
| Fifty Best Mysteries | (1993) | |
| 2nd Culprit | (1993) | |
| Malice Domestic 2 | (1993) | |
| Criminal Records | (2000) | |
| Malice Domestic 9 | (2000) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | (2000) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | |
| Much Ado About Murder | (2002) | |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill | (2005) | |
| The Detection Collection | (2005) | |
| The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7 | (2010) | |
| The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 | (2011) | |
Notes: Unruly Son was also published as Death of a Mystery Writer. Sheer Torture was also titled Death by Sheer Torture. The Missing Bronte was also titled The Case of the Missing Bronte. Death in Purple Prose was re-published as The Cherry Blossom Corpse. Unholy Dying was also titled Turbulent Priest. Posthumous Papers is also known as Death of a Literary Widow. Mother’s Boys was re-issued as Death of a Perfect Mother. Little Victims was also published under the title of School for Murder. Fete Fatale was re-issued as The Disposal of the Living. Touched by the Dead is also known as A Murder in Mayfair. A Bronte Encyclopedia was co-authored by Louise Barnard.
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Where is “School for Murder”? I know “Little Victims” is the English title, but shouldn’t both American and English releases be listed? It would be very helpful for the collector.
I now have it listed as School for Murder for US and Canadian visitors. I hope that is a fair compromise.