Elizabeth Ferrars Reading Order
1 series · 87 books
Elizabeth Ferrars was the prolific pen name of British author Morna Doris McTaggert Brown, who produced mystery and crime fiction across a remarkable career spanning nearly six decades. Known for her skillful plotting and intricate narratives, she crafted dozens of standalone detective novels that explored psychological suspense and criminal intrigue without relying on series characters. Her work established her as a versatile practitioner of the mystery genre, equally adept at full-length novels and shorter crime stories.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete87 books
Start with I, said the fly, the first of 87 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alibi for a witch |
| 2 | Horror on the Ruby X; We haven't seen her lately; The bad blonde |
| 3 | In the frame; Blood flies upwards; Murder in mimicry |
| 4 | Inspector Maigret and the dead girl; The long body; Enough to kill a horse |
| 5 | Murder Moves in |
| 6 | Necessity; A Lovely Day to Die; Root of All Evil |
| 7 | Seeing is believing |
| 8 | Something of the Night; Frog in the Throat; Mankiller |
| 9 | The Casebook of Jonas P. Jonas |
| 10 | The Doubly Dead |
| 11 | The case of the daring decoy; Count the cost; Once a widow |
| 12 | The deep blue good-bye; The safe house; Alive and dead |
| 13 | The evil that men do; The cat who could read backwards; No peace for the wicked |
| 14 | The hour before midnight; Last will and testament; Maigret's pipe |
| 15 | Thinner Than Water |
| 16 | With Intent (Black Dagger Crime) |
| 17 | With Murder in Mind |
| 18 | I, said the fly 1945 |
| 19 | Hunt the Tortoise 1950 |
| 20 | Enough to kill a horse 1955 |
| 21 | Murder in Time 1955 |
| 22 | We haven't seen her lately 1956 |
| 23 | Fear the light 1960 |
| 24 | Seeing double 1962 |
| 25 | A Legal Fiction 1964 |
| 26 | No Peace for the Wicked 1966 |
| 27 | A tale of two murders 1967 |
| 28 | Zero at the Bone 1967 |
| 29 | The Swaying Pillars 1968 |
| 30 | Neck in a noose 1969 |
| 31 | Skeleton staff 1969 |
| 32 | The seven sleepers 1970 |
| 33 | A stranger and afraid 1971 |
| 34 | Breath of suspicion 1972 |
| 35 | Foot in the grave 1973 |
| 36 | Furnished for murder 1973 |
| 37 | Murder Among Friends 1973 |
| 38 | Murder Moves in 1973 |
| 39 | The Small World of Murder 1973 |
| 40 | Alive and dead 1974 |
| 41 | Hanged man's house 1974 |
| 42 | Drowned rat 1975 |
| 43 | Ninth Life 1975 |
| 44 | The cup and the lip 1975 |
| 45 | Unreasonable doubt 1975 |
| 46 | Blood flies upwards 1976 |
| 47 | Murders anonymous 1977 |
| 48 | The pretty pink shroud 1977 |
| 49 | In at the Kill 1978 |
| 50 | Last will and testament 1978 |
| 51 | The lying voices 1978 |
| 52 | Witness before the fact 1979 |
| 53 | Designs on Life 1980 |
| 54 | Frog in the Throat 1980 |
| 55 | Experiment with death 1981 |
| 56 | Give a Corpse a Bad Name 1981 |
| 57 | Skeleton in search of a cupboard 1982 |
| 58 | Death of a minor character 1983 |
| 59 | Something wicked 1983 |
| 60 | Root of all evil 1984 |
| 61 | The crime and the crystal 1985 |
| 62 | I Met Murder 1986 |
| 63 | The Wandering Widows 1986 |
| 64 | The other devil's name 1987 |
| 65 | Come and Be Killed 1988 |
| 66 | The March Hare Murders 1988 |
| 67 | A Murder Too Many 1989 |
| 68 | Remove the Bodies 1989 |
| 69 | Smoke without fire 1989 |
| 70 | Trial by fury 1989 |
| 71 | Woman slaughter 1989 |
| 72 | Sleep of the unjust 1990 |
| 73 | Answer came there none 1992 |
| 74 | Beware of the dog 1992 |
| 75 | Danger from the Dead 1992 |
| 76 | The Sleeping Dogs (Sound) 1992 |
| 77 | Don't monkey with murder 1993 |
| 78 | Murder of a suicide 1993 |
| 79 | Thy brother death 1993 |
| 80 | A Hobby of Murder 1994 |
| 81 | A thief in the night 1995 |
| 82 | Milk of human kindness 1995 |
| 83 | Murder Anonymous 1995 |
| 84 | A choice of evils 1996 |
| 85 | Scatter His Ashes 1996 |
| 86 | The Doubly Dead Set 1999 |
| 87 | The Clock That Wouldn't Stop 2003 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Elizabeth Ferrars written?
- Elizabeth Ferrars has written 87 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1945 to 2003.
- Are Elizabeth Ferrars's series complete?
- Elizabeth Ferrars has 1 completed series.