Catherine Aird Reading Order

3 books (1992–2025)

Catherine Aird has edited three mystery anthology collections published between 1992 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These volumes feature short stories from various authors within the mystery and thriller genre, including contributions from Detection Club members. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Culprit and continuing through The Man Who... and Playing Dead.

Start with 1st Culprit and read in order.

#	Title
1	1st Culprit 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Man Who... 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2003–2003)

#	Title
1	Chapter and Hearse 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

26 books (1966–2023)

Catherine Aird's Sloan and Crosby series spans 26 mystery novels published between 1966 and 2023, following the investigations of two detectives as they solve crimes across varied settings. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Religious Body and continuing through titles including Henrietta Who?, The Stately Home Murder, A Late Phoenix, and His Burial Too. Though the final book was published in 2023, the series appears to be complete. These classic British detective novels combine procedural elements with Aird's characteristic wit and attention to the complexities of police work.

Start with The Religious Body, the first of 26 books in the Sloan and Crosby series.

#	Title
1	The Religious Body 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Henrietta Who? 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Stately Home Murder / The Complete Steel 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Late Phoenix 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	His Burial Too 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Slight Mourning 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Parting Breath 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Some Die Eloquent 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Passing Strange 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Last Respects 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Harm's Way 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	A Dead Liberty 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Body Politic 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	A Going Concern 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Injury Time 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	After Effects 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Stiff News 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Little Knell 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Amendment of Life 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Hole in One 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Losing Ground 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Past Tense 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Dead Heading 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Learning Curve 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Inheritance Tracks 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Constable Country 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2014–2014)

#	Title
1	Last Writes 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1967–1967)

#	Title
1	A Most Contagious Game 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible