Anne Perry Reading Order

35 books (1996–2020)

Anne Perry edited 34 mystery and thriller anthologies published between 1996 and 2020, now complete. These collections feature various authors and should be read in publication order, beginning with Murder For Love. Titles range from themed volumes like Canine Crimes and Death by Horoscope to broader collections such as The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories and A Century of British Mystery and Suspense. The series offers diverse short fiction spanning historical and contemporary mystery genres across its full run.

Start with Murder For Love, the first of 34 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Murder For Love 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Malice Domestic 6 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mystery's Most Wanted 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Canine Crimes 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Crime After Crime 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	First Cases, Volume 3 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A Century of British Mystery and Suspense 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Unholy Orders 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Death by Horoscope 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Malice Domestic 10 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Naked Came the Phoenix 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Much Ado About Murder 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Mighty Johns 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Death By Dickens 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	I'd Kill For That 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Powers of Detection 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Dangerous Women 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Price of Desire 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Thou Shalt Not Kill 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Transgressions 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Deadly Bride and 19 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Widow of Slane and Six More of the Best Crime and Mystery Novellas of the Year 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Transgressions, Vol. 3 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Transgressions, Vol. 4 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Impossible Monsters 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Cold-Blooded: Killer Nashville Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Equality: What Do You Think About When You Think of Equality? 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Odd Partners 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	California Schemin' 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Private Investigations: Mystery Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

40 books (2012–2022)

Bibliomysteries is an anthology series featuring mystery and thriller stories centered on books and literary themes. The collection spans 40 books published between 2012 and 2022, with contributions from various renowned authors including Jeffery Deaver, Nelson DeMille, Laura Lippman, and many others. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with An Acceptable Sacrifice. Each entry is a standalone story that explores the intersection of mystery, crime, and the written word.

Start with An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 40 books in the Bibliomysteries series.

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1	An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Scroll 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Haze(By: James W. Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

32 books (1979–2017)

Anne Perry's Charlotte & Thomas Pitt series spans 32 books published between 1979 and 2017, following the detective work and personal lives of its titular characters across Victorian London. This complete historical mystery series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Cater Street Hangman and continuing through titles like Callander Square, Paragon Walk, and Resurrection Row. The novels blend intricate murder investigations with the social fabric of nineteenth-century England, exploring cases that range from the streets of Bluegate Fields to the mansions of Belgrave Square.

Start with The Cater Street Hangman, the first of 32 books in the Charlotte & Thomas Pitt series.

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1	The Cater Street Hangman 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Callander Square 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Paragon Walk 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Resurrection Row 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Rutland Place 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Bluegate Fields 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Death in The Devil's Acre 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Cardington Crescent 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Silence in Hanover Close 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Bethlehem Road 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Highgate Rise 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Belgrave Square 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Farriers' Lane 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Hyde Park Headsman 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Traitors Gate 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Pentecost Alley 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Ashworth Hall 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Bedford Square 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Brunswick Gardens 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Half Moon Street 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Whitechapel Conspiracy 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Southampton Row 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Seven Dials 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Long Spoon Lane 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Buckingham Palace Gardens 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Betrayal at Lisson Grove / Treason at Lisson Grove 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Dorchester Terrace 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Midnight at Marble Arch 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Death on Blackheath 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Angel Court Affair 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Treachery at Lancaster Gate 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Murder on the Serpentine 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

21 books (2003–2023)

Anne Perry's Christmas Stories series comprises 21 historical mystery novels published between 2003 and 2023, with the series appearing to be complete. Each standalone entry can be enjoyed independently, though reading in publication order from A Christmas Journey provides the most cohesive experience with the collection. The novels blend Perry's signature mystery and historical fiction elements with seasonal settings and themes.

Start with A Christmas Journey, the first of 21 books in the Christmas Stories series.

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1	A Christmas Journey 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Christmas Guest 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Christmas Visitor 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Christmas Secret 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Christmas Beginning 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Christmas Grace 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Christmas Promise 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A Christmas Odyssey 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Christmas Homecoming 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Christmas Garland 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	A Christmas Hope 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	A New York Christmas 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	A Christmas Escape 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	A Christmas Message 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	A Christmas Return 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	A Christmas Revelation 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	A Christmas Gathering 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	A Christmas Resolution 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	A Christmas Legacy 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	A Christmas Deliverance 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	A Christmas Vanishing 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2018–2026)

Anne Perry's Daniel Pitt series comprises seven books published between 2018 and 2026, with the series still ongoing. The mysteries should be read in publication order, beginning with Triple Jeopardy and continuing through Twenty-One Days, Death with a Double Edge, One Fatal Flaw, The Fourth Enemy, Three Debts Paid, and Death Times Seven. These historical mystery novels blend Perry's expertise in both fiction and non-fiction to create an engaging detective narrative set against a richly detailed past.

Start with Triple Jeopardy, the first of 7 books in the Daniel Pitt series.

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1	Triple Jeopardy 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Twenty-One Days 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Death with a Double Edge 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	One Fatal Flaw 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Fourth Enemy 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Three Debts Paid 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Death Times Seven 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2019–2023)

The Elena Standish series comprises five mystery novels by Anne Perry, published between 2019 and 2023 in a sequence that appears to be complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Death in Focus and continuing through A Question of Betrayal, A Darker Reality, A Truth to Lie for, and concluding with A Traitor Among Us. This historical mystery series blends Perry's expertise in thriller writing with intricate period settings.

Start with Death in Focus, the first of 5 books in the Elena Standish series.

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1	Death in Focus 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Question of Betrayal 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Darker Reality 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Truth to Lie for 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Traitor Among Us 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2007–2009)

The Most Wanted series is a complete seven-book mystery and thriller collection published between 2007 and 2009, featuring contributions from multiple authors including James Lovegrove, Allan Guthrie, Eric Brown, Graham Hurley, and Mark Morris. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Dead Brigade and concluding with The Ghosts of 2012. This anthology-style series combines historical fiction elements with contemporary mystery narratives across its standalone entries.

Start with Dead Brigade(By: James Lovegrove), the first of 7 books in the Most Wanted series.

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1	Dead Brigade(By: James Lovegrove) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Heroes 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Kill Clock(By: Allan Guthrie) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Revenge(By: Eric Brown) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Chop(By: Graham Hurley) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Stumps(By: Mark Morris) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Ghosts of 2012(By: Graham Hurley) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

34 books (2022–2025)

Mysterious Profiles is an ongoing series of 33 books published between 2022 and 2025 that should be read in publication order. The series features a diverse collection of mystery and thriller characters from various detective and crime fiction universes, including iconic protagonists like Jack Reacher, Hieronymus Bosch, and Inspector Morse alongside lesser-known investigators. Begin with the Alex Delaware entry and progress through the numbered sequence to experience the full scope of this expansive mystery anthology series.

Start with Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman), the first of 33 books in the Mysterious Profiles series.

1 book (2004–2004)

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1	Letters from the Highlands 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1992–2010)

Anne Perry's five standalone novels, published between 1992 and 2010, showcase her mastery of historical mystery and thriller writing across different time periods and settings. Each book stands alone as a complete story, though reading them in publication order provides insight into Perry's evolving narrative style and thematic interests. The series includes Fashionable Funeral, A Dish Taken Cold, The One Thing More, Heroes, and The Sheen on the Silk, with the final book arriving in 2010. This complete collection is ideal for readers seeking historical fiction mysteries that can be enjoyed independently or as a retrospective of one author's career.

Start with Fashionable Funeral, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Fashionable Funeral 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Dish Taken Cold 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The One Thing More 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Heroes 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Sheen on the Silk 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1999–2001)

Anne Perry's Tathea series consists of two complete historical fiction novels published from 1999 to 2001. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Tathea followed by Come Armageddon. This duology combines elements of mystery and historical storytelling across its two installments.

Start with Tathea and read in order.

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1	Tathea 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Come Armageddon 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2011–2012)

The Timepiece series by Anne Perry consists of four historical mystery novels published between 2011 and 2012, following publication order: Rose of No Man's Land, Tudor Rose, Blood Red Rose, and Rose Between Two Thorns. This complete series weaves together historical fiction and mystery as it spans different periods and settings. Each book builds on the interconnected narrative, making it essential to read them in the order they were published to fully appreciate the story's development.

Start with Rose of No Man's Land, the first of 4 books in the Timepiece series.

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1	Rose of No Man's Land 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tudor Rose 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Blood Red Rose 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Rose Between Two Thorns 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2005–2006)

The Transgressions series is a complete four-book anthology collection published between 2005 and 2006, featuring short stories from acclaimed mystery and thriller writers including Stephen King, Lawrence Block, Jeffery Deaver, Ed McBain, and others. These volumes should be read in publication order to experience the full collection as originally released. Each volume contains standalone short fiction that explores themes of crime, mystery, and moral complexity across historical and contemporary settings.

Start with Transgressions(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Jeffery Deaver,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,Bonnie Jeanne Perry,Joyce Carol Oates,Walter Mosley,John Farris), the first of 4 books in the Transgressions series.

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1	Transgressions(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Jeffery Deaver,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,Bonnie Jeanne Perry,Joyce Carol Oates,Walter Mosley,John Farris) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Transgressions(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Jeffery Deaver,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E. Westlake,Bonnie Jeanne Perry,Joyce Carol Oates,Walter Mosley,John Farris) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Transgressions, Vol. 2(By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Transgressions, Vol. 3(With: Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,John Farris) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Transgressions, Vol. 3(With: Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E. Westlake,John Farris) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Transgressions, Vol. 4(With: Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

24 books (1990–2018)

The William Monk series is a 24-book historical mystery collection by Anne Perry, following a Victorian-era detective through investigations spanning 1890 to 2018. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Face of a Stranger in 1990 and concluding in 2018. Each installment combines period crime solving with character development as Monk navigates London's darker corners and uncovers secrets that challenge both justice and morality.

Start with The Face of a Stranger, the first of 24 books in the William Monk series.

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1	The Face of a Stranger 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Dangerous Mourning 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Defend and Betray 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Sudden, Fearful Death 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Sins of the Wolf 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Cain His Brother 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Weighed in the Balance 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A Breach of Promise/The Whited Sepulchres 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Silent Cry 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Twisted Root 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Slaves of Obsession 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Funeral in Blue 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Death of a Stranger 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Shifting Tide 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Dark Assassin 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Execution Dock 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Acceptable Loss 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	A Sunless Sea 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Blind Justice 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Blood on the Water 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Corridors of the Night 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Revenge in a Cold River 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	An Echo of Murder 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Dark Tide Rising 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2003–2007)

Anne Perry's World War I series comprises five mystery novels published between 2003 and 2007, following publication order from No Graves As Yet through We Shall Not Sleep. The complete series blends historical fiction with mystery and thriller elements, offering readers a connected narrative arc set against the backdrop of the First World War. Each installment builds on the previous one, making sequential reading essential to fully appreciate the developing story and character arcs.

Start with No Graves As Yet, the first of 5 books in the World War I series.

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1	No Graves As Yet 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Shoulder the Sky 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Angels in the Gloom 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	At Some Disputed Barricade 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	We Shall Not Sleep 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible