Gyles Brandreth Reading Order

2 books (1998–1999)

Start with The Adventures of Bruno Bruin and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Adventures of Bruno Bruin 1998Buy 🇺🇸
2	Bruno Bruin Discovers America 1999Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1981–1999)

Start with Spy School and read in order.

#	Title
1	Spy School 1981Buy 🇺🇸
2	Nattie and Nuffin 1996Buy 🇺🇸
3	Maisie 1999Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1982–2019)

Start with More Joy of Lex, A Celebration in Praise and Pun of the English Language and read in order.

6 books (1985–1996)

Start with The Ghost at No.13, the first of 6 books in the No.13 series.

#	Title
1	The Ghost at No.13 1985Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Hiccups at No.13 1987Buy 🇺🇸
3	Mermaid at No. 13 1989Buy 🇺🇸
4	Hullabaloo at No 13 1992Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Monsters At No.13 1996Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Witch At No. 13 1996Buy 🇺🇸

13 books (2001–2025)

Start with Brief Encounters, the first of 13 books in the Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	Brief Encounters 2001Buy 🇺🇸
2	Philip and Elizabeth 2004Buy 🇺🇸
3	First Things 2005Buy 🇺🇸
4	CharlesCamilla 2006Buy 🇺🇸
5	Something Sensational to Read in the Train 2009Buy 🇺🇸
6	The 7 Secrets of Happiness 2013Buy 🇺🇸
7	Novelty Knits 2014Buy 🇺🇸
8	Have You Eaten Grandma? 2018Buy 🇺🇸
9	Messing about in Quotes 2018Buy 🇺🇸
10	Philip: The Final Portrait 2021Buy 🇺🇸
11	A History of Britain in Just a Minute 2022Buy 🇺🇸
12	Elizabeth 2022Buy 🇺🇸
13	Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of "Winnie-the-Pooh" 2025Buy 🇺🇸

8 books (1978–2000)

Start with Operation Air Spyfile, the first of 8 books in the Picture series.

#	Title
1	Operation Air Spyfile 1978Buy 🇺🇸
2	Operation Earth Spyfile 1978Buy 🇺🇸
3	Operation Sea Spyfile 1978Buy 🇺🇸
4	Operation Space Spyfile 1978Buy 🇺🇸
5	Here Comes Golly 1979Buy 🇺🇸
6	Story of Hey Diddle Diddle 1979Buy 🇺🇸
7	Story of Humpty Dumpty 1979Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Rock Penguins 2000Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1971–1973)

Start with Aladdin and read in order.

#	Title
1	Aladdin 1971Buy 🇺🇸
2	Cinderella 1971Buy 🇺🇸
3	Mother Goose 1973Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1996–1996)

Start with My Secret Notebook: Aged 7 and read in order.

#	Title
1	My Secret Notebook: Aged 7 1996Buy 🇺🇸
2	My Secret Notebook: Aged 8 1996Buy 🇺🇸
3	My Secret Notebook: Aged 9 1996Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1990–1999)

Start with The Slippers That Talked and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Slippers That Talked 1990Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Slippers That Sneezed 1995Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Slippers That Answered Back 1999Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1996–2022)

Start with Who is Nick Saint?, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Who is Nick Saint? 1996Buy 🇺🇸
2	Venice Midnight 1999Buy 🇺🇸
3	Jack the Ripper: Case Closed 2017Buy 🇺🇸
4	Odd Boy Out 2022Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (1999–2000)

Start with Amanda Mouse and the Birthday Cake, the first of 6 books in the Tales of Mouse Village series.

#	Title
1	Amanda Mouse and the Birthday Cake 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	Jack Mouse and the Scarecrow 1999Buy 🇺🇸
3	Matt Mouse and the Surprise Party 1999Buy 🇺🇸
4	Welcome to Mouse Village 1999Buy 🇺🇸
5	Matt Mouse and the Big Surprise 2000Buy 🇺🇸
6	Myrtle Mouse and the Naughty Twins 2000Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1998–1998)

Start with The Great Escape and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Great Escape 1998Buy 🇺🇸
2	Two Little Pigs Make Friends 1998Buy 🇺🇸
3	Wanted 1998Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (2007–2017)

Start with Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders / Death of No Importance, the first of 7 books in the The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries series.

#	Title
1	Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders / Death of No Importance 2007Buy 🇺🇸
2	Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death / Game Called Murder 2008Buy 🇺🇸
3	Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile 2009Buy 🇺🇸
4	Oscar Wilde and the Nest of Vipers /Vampire Murders 2010Buy 🇺🇸
5	Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders 2011Buy 🇺🇸
6	Oscar Wilde and the Murders at Reading Gaol 2012Buy 🇺🇸
7	Oscar Wilde and the Return of Jack the Ripper 2017Buy 🇺🇸