Lynne Truss Reading Order

3 books (2009–2025)

Lynne Truss has edited three anthology collections published between 2009 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These volumes should be read in publication order, beginning with Midsummer Nights. The series spans non-fiction works and collaborative short story collections that showcase various authors' contributions across different genres and themes.

Start with Midsummer Nights and read in order.

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1	Midsummer Nights 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	How Rude! Modern Manners Defined 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2018–2021)

Lynne Truss's Constable Twitten series comprises four mysteries published between 2018 and 2021, following publication order from A Shot in the Dark through See the Bunny Run. The series appears to be complete, with each installment building on the previous entries in a continuous narrative arc. These books should be read sequentially to fully appreciate the development of the characters and interconnected plot lines.

Start with A Shot in the Dark, the first of 4 books in the Constable Twitten series.

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1	A Shot in the Dark 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Man That Got Away 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder by Milk Bottle 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	See the Bunny Run / Psycho by the Sea 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2008–2010)

The Inspector Steine series consists of three complete books published between 2008 and 2010 by Lynne Truss. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Inspector Steine - Series One, followed by Casebook Of Inspector Steine, and concluding with The Adventures of Inspector Steine. The series is now complete with no additional volumes planned.

Start with Inspector Steine - Series One and read in order.

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1	Inspector Steine - Series One 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Casebook Of Inspector Steine 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Adventures of Inspector Steine 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1995–2009)

Lynne Truss's non-fiction series spans eight books published between 1995 and 2009, exploring language, culture, and media through her distinctive witty lens. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Making the Cat Laugh and concluding with Get Her Off the Pitch!, and includes her widely recognized work on punctuation and grammar alongside examinations of television history, language usage, and sports culture. Each book stands as a self-contained exploration of its subject while contributing to Truss's broader examination of contemporary life and communication.

Start with Making the Cat Laugh, the first of 8 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Making the Cat Laugh 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tennyson and His Circle 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Glued to the Gogglebox: 50 Years of British Television 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Talk to the Hand 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Girl's Like Spaghetti 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Twenty-Odd Ducks 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Get Her Off the Pitch! 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2005–2023)

Lynne Truss has published two short story collections spanning nearly two decades, beginning with A Certain Age in 2005 and followed by Natter from the Natural World in 2023. These works should be read in publication order. The series appears to be complete, offering readers a selection of the author's shorter fiction across multiple years.

Start with A Certain Age and read in order.

#	Title
1	A Certain Age 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Natter from the Natural World 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1997–2016)

Lynne Truss's collection of five standalone novels spans from 1997 to 2016 and should be read in publication order, beginning with Tennyson's Gift. The complete series includes Going Loco, With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed, Cat Out of Hell, and The Lunar Cats. Each novel stands independently, allowing readers to approach them as separate works while following the author's creative development across nearly two decades.

Start with Tennyson’s Gift, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Tennyson’s Gift 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Going Loco 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Cat Out of Hell 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Lunar Cats 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible