Gwendoline Butler Reading Order
1 series · 152 books
Gwendoline Butler was a prolific British author who published over 150 novels spanning from 1956 to 2007, crafting intricate mysteries and psychological thrillers that captivated readers throughout her five-decade career. Born in South London in 1922, Butler developed a distinctive style that blended suspenseful plotting with complex character development, establishing herself as a significant voice in twentieth-century crime fiction. Her extensive body of work, primarily composed of standalone novels, showcased her versatility and imaginative range until her death in 2013.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete152 books
Start with Receipt for murder, the first of 152 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A dark coffin |
| 2 | A double coffin. Spoken word. CAB1425. 8 audio cassettes |
| 3 | Coffin in the Museum of Crime |
| 4 | Coffin knows the answer |
| 5 | Coffin on Murder Street |
| 6 | Dead Set (Charmian Daniels Mysteries) |
| 7 | Dead in a Row |
| 8 | Dread murder |
| 9 | Murderers' Houses |
| 10 | Odd Flamingo |
| 11 | The Oxford book of detective stories |
| 12 | Windsor Red |
| 13 | Receipt for murder 1956 |
| 14 | The dull dead 1958 |
| 15 | The murdering kind 1958 |
| 16 | The interloper 1959 |
| 17 | Death lives next door 1960 |
| 18 | Dine and be dead 1960 |
| 19 | Coffin in Oxford 1962 |
| 20 | Burning is a subsitute for loving 1963 |
| 21 | Coffin for baby 1963 |
| 22 | Burning is a substitute for loving 1964 |
| 23 | Coffin in Malta 1964 |
| 24 | Come home and be killed 1964 |
| 25 | Coffin waiting 1965 |
| 26 | There lies your love 1965 |
| 27 | A nameless coffin 1966 |
| 28 | Nell alone 1966 |
| 29 | A different kind of summer 1967 |
| 30 | Coffin following 1968 |
| 31 | Coffin's Dark Number 1969 |
| 32 | Hunter in the shadows 1969 |
| 33 | A Coffin from the Past 1970 |
| 34 | A new kind of killer, an old kind of death 1970 |
| 35 | A new kind of killer 1971 |
| 36 | The summer assassin 1971 |
| 37 | Ironwood 1972 |
| 38 | A coffin for Pandora 1973 |
| 39 | Nun's castle 1973 |
| 40 | A Coffin for the Canary 1974 |
| 41 | Olivia 1974 |
| 42 | Sarsen Place 1974 |
| 43 | Raven's forge 1975 |
| 44 | The Vesey Inheritance 1975 |
| 45 | Dragon's Eye 1976 |
| 46 | Meadowsweet 1977 |
| 47 | The Brides of Friedberg 1977 |
| 48 | Axwater 1978 |
| 49 | Tarot's tower 1978 |
| 50 | The red staircase 1979 |
| 51 | Murder has a pretty face 1981 |
| 52 | Albion Walk 1982 |
| 53 | The painted castle 1982 |
| 54 | The hand of glass 1983 |
| 55 | Cavalcade 1984 |
| 56 | Thep ainted castle 1984 |
| 57 | Dull Dead (Walker British Mystery) 1985 |
| 58 | Coffin on the water 1986 |
| 59 | Listen to the children 1986 |
| 60 | A Coffin from the Past 1987 |
| 61 | Coffin in fashion 1987 |
| 62 | Death in the garden 1987 |
| 63 | Murder In The Garden 1987 |
| 64 | Coffin Underground 1988 |
| 65 | Coffin on the Water 1988 |
| 66 | Death in the Garden 1988 |
| 67 | Windsor red 1988 |
| 68 | A Cure for Dying 1989 |
| 69 | Coffin Underground (Inspector John Coffin) 1989 |
| 70 | Coffin in the Black Museum 1989 |
| 71 | Making good blood 1989 |
| 72 | Coffin and the Paper Man 1990 |
| 73 | Coffin in the Museum of Crime 1990 |
| 74 | Footsteps in the blood 1990 |
| 75 | Witching murder 1990 |
| 76 | A Different Kind of Summer 1991 |
| 77 | Coffin Waiting 1991 |
| 78 | Coffin and the Paper Man 1991 |
| 79 | Witching Murder 1991 |
| 80 | A Coffin from the Past 1992 |
| 81 | A Different Kind of Summer 1992 |
| 82 | Coffin on Murder Street 1992 |
| 83 | Coffin on Murder Street (Inspector John Coffin) 1992 |
| 84 | Cracking open a coffin 1992 |
| 85 | Dead set 1992 |
| 86 | A Coffin from the Past 1993 |
| 87 | A coffin for Charley 1993 |
| 88 | Coffin In The Museum Of Crime (Worldwide Mystery) 1993 |
| 89 | Coffin for Baby 1993 |
| 90 | Cracking Open a Coffin (A John Coffin Mystery) 1993 |
| 91 | Death lives next door 1993 |
| 92 | Different Kind of Summer 1993 |
| 93 | Footsteps in the Blood (A Charmian Daniels Mystery) 1993 |
| 94 | Whoever has the heart 1993 |
| 95 | Baby Drop 1994 |
| 96 | Coffin for Baby 1994 |
| 97 | The Coffin tree 1994 |
| 98 | Whoever Has the Heart (Charmian Daniels Mysteries) 1994 |
| 99 | A Death in the Family 1995 |
| 100 | A dark coffin 1995 |
| 101 | The Coffin Tree (Inspector John Coffin) 1995 |
| 102 | The morbid kitchen 1995 |
| 103 | A Dark Coffin (Inspector John Coffin) 1996 |
| 104 | Coffin Waiting (Detective Coffin Mysteries) 1996 |
| 105 | Coffin in Malta (Detective Coffin Mysteries) 1996 |
| 106 | Coffin in the Black Museum (Detective Coffin Mysteries) 1996 |
| 107 | The Woman Who Was Not There 1996 |
| 108 | A double Coffin 1997 |
| 109 | Butterfly 1997 |
| 110 | Let There Be Love 1997 |
| 111 | The Coffin Tree 1997 |
| 112 | A grave coffin 1998 |
| 113 | Coffin's Game 1998 |
| 114 | Revengeful Death 1998 |
| 115 | Stone Dead 1998 |
| 116 | A Nameless Coffin (A John Coffin Mystery) 1999 |
| 117 | A grave coffin 1999 |
| 118 | Double Coffin 1999 |
| 119 | Dunkle Stunde. Ein Fall für John Coffin 1999 |
| 120 | Heißes Geld. Ein Fall für John Coffin 1999 |
| 121 | Coffin Following (A John Coffin Mystery) 2000 |
| 122 | Coffin for Baby (Detective Coffin Mysteries) (Detective Coffin Mysteries) 2000 |
| 123 | Coffin'S Game (Commander John Coffin Mysteries 2000 |
| 124 | Coffin's ghost 2000 |
| 125 | Complicity 2000 |
| 126 | Dead Again 2000 |
| 127 | Doppelter Boden. Ein Fall für John Coffin 2000 |
| 128 | Falsches Spiel. Ein Fall für John Coffin 2000 |
| 129 | Revengeful Death (A&B Crime) 2000 |
| 130 | Stone Dead 2000 |
| 131 | The King Cried Murder! 2000 |
| 132 | The King Cried Murder! (A Major Mearns & Sergeant Denny Mystery Set in Windsor Castle) 2000 |
| 133 | Unter Druck. Ein Fall für John Coffin 2000 |
| 134 | Windsor Red (A Charmian Daniels Mystery) 2000 |
| 135 | A Coffin for the Canary 2001 |
| 136 | Cold Coffin 2001 |
| 137 | Complicity 2001 |
| 138 | Grave Coffin 2001 |
| 139 | Kalte Nacht. Ein Fall für John Coffin 2001 |
| 140 | Loving murder 2001 |
| 141 | Revengeful Death 2001 |
| 142 | Coffin knows the answer 2002 |
| 143 | Cold Coffin 2002 |
| 144 | Ein schönes Paar. Ein Fall für John Coffin 2002 |
| 145 | Sein ganzes Glück. Ein Fall für John Coffin 2002 |
| 146 | Coffin and the Paper Man (Inspector John Coffin) 2003 |
| 147 | Coffin in the Museum of Crime (A John Coffin Mystery) 2003 |
| 148 | Coffin's Ghost 2003 |
| 149 | Heute mir, morgen dir. Ein Fall für John Coffin 2003 |
| 150 | Schwarze Fracht. Ein Fall für John Coffin 2003 |
| 151 | Coffin Knows The Answer (Wwl Mystery) 2004 |
| 152 | Dread Murder 2007 |
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