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) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Too Many Notes, Mr. Mozart | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Charlie Peace Books
| Death and the Chaste Apprentice | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Fatal Attachment | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Hovering of Vultures | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bad Samaritan | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| No Place of Safety | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Unholy Dying / Turbulent Priest | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bones in the Attic | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Fall from Grace | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Killings on Jubilee Terrace | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Charitable Body | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Idwal Meredith Books
| Unruly Son / Death of a Mystery Writer | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| At Death's Door | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of John Sutcliffe Books
| Political Suicide | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Scandal in Belgravia | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Perry Trethowan Books
| Death by Sheer Torture / Sheer Torture | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death and the Princess | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Missing Brontë / The Missing Brontë | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bodies | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death In Purple Prose / The Cherry Blossom Corpse | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Death of an Old Goat | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Little Local Murder | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death on the High C's | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blood Brotherhood | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Posthumous Papers / Death of a Literary Widow | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death in a Cold Climate | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death of a Perfect Mother / Mother's Boys | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| School for Murder / Little Victims | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Corpse in a Gilded Cage | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fete Fatale / The Disposal of the Living | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Out of the Blackout | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Skeleton in the Grass | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A City of Strangers | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| To Die Like a Gentleman | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Masters of the House | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Mansion and Its Murder | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Murder in Mayfair / Touched by the Dead | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mistress of Alderley | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Cry from the Dark | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dying Flames | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Graveyard Position | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Last Post | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Stranger in the Family | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Breakfast Television | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Woman in the Wardrobe | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| More Final Than Divorce | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Habit of Widowhood | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Gentleman in the Lake | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nothing to Lose | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dognapped | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Everybody’s Girl | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Old Couple | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Provenance | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Death of a Salesperson and Other Untimely Exits | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Habit of Widowhood and Other Murderous Proclivities | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rogue's Gallery | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Imagery and Theme in the Novels of Dickens | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Talent to Deceive: Appreciation of Agatha Christie | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Short History of English Literature | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Emily Brontë | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Bronte Encyclopedia | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Leisure Hour Improved: Or Moral Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, Original and Selected | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Wreath from the Wilderness, a Selection from the Metrical Arrangements of Accola Montis-Am Ni | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| A Suit of Diamonds | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fifty Best Mysteries | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 2nd Culprit | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Criminal Records | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Malice Domestic 9 | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Much Ado About Murder | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Detection Collection | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7 | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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.