John Wainwright Reading Order
1 series · 49 books
John Wainwright was a prolific English crime writer who crafted 83 books throughout his career, establishing himself as a master of the detective fiction genre. His work spanned novels, radio dramas, and numerous contributions to periodicals, demonstrating his versatility across multiple storytelling formats. Writing primarily standalone novels rather than series, Wainwright built his reputation on taut crime narratives and complex criminal investigations that kept readers engaged throughout his lengthy publishing career.
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Standalone Novels Series
Complete49 books
John Wainwright's collection of 49 standalone novels spans from 1982 and represents a complete series that should be read in publication order. Each novel in the series stands alone as an independent mystery or crime story, allowing readers to begin with any title, though following the publication sequence from An Urge for Justice onward provides a chronological journey through the author's body of work. The series encompasses diverse crime narratives including mysteries, police procedurals, and investigations into complex criminal matters.
Start with An urge for justice, the first of 49 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A kill of small consequence |
| 2 | A ripple of murders |
| 3 | Acquittal |
| 4 | All on a summer's day |
| 5 | All through the night |
| 6 | Anatomy of a riot |
| 7 | BlaydeR.I.P |
| 8 | Brainwash |
| 9 | Clouds of guilt |
| 10 | Coppers don't cry |
| 11 | Cul-de-sac |
| 12 | Death certificate |
| 13 | Death in a sleeping city |
| 14 | Dig thegrave and let him lie |
| 15 | Dominoes |
| 16 | Duty elsewhere |
| 17 | Evil intent |
| 18 | Guard your castle |
| 19 | Hangman's Lane |
| 20 | Heroes no more |
| 21 | Landscape with violence |
| 22 | Man of law |
| 23 | Murder story |
| 24 | Portrait in shadows |
| 25 | Requiem for a loser |
| 26 | Sabbath morn |
| 27 | Spiral staircase |
| 28 | Take murder - |
| 29 | Talent for murder |
| 30 | Tension |
| 31 | The Venus Fly-Trap |
| 32 | The big tickle |
| 33 | The crystallised carbon pig |
| 34 | The darkening glass |
| 35 | The day of the peppercorn kill |
| 36 | The forest |
| 37 | The forgotten murders |
| 38 | The life and times of Christmas Calvert... assassin |
| 39 | The man who wasn't there |
| 40 | The reluctant sleeper |
| 41 | The ride |
| 42 | The tainted man |
| 43 | The tenth interview |
| 44 | The worms must wait |
| 45 | Their evil ways |
| 46 | Wainwright's beat |
| 47 | Web of silence |
| 48 | Who goes next? |
| 49 | An urge for justice 1982 |
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