Patricia Wentworth Reading Order

4 books (1929–1937)

This four-book mystery series by Patricia Wentworth follows the adventures of Benbow Smith across four complete installments published between 1929 and 1937. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Fool Errant and continuing through Danger Calling, Walk with Care, and Down Under. The final book was published in 1937, making this a finished series with no additional entries planned.

Start with Fool Errant, the first of 4 books in the Benbow Smith series.

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1	Fool Errant 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Danger Calling 1931Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Walk with Care 1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Down Under 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1939–1942)

Patricia Wentworth's Ernest Lamb series consists of three complete mystery novels published between 1939 and 1942. The books should be read in publication order beginning with The Blind Side, followed by Who Pays the Piper? and Pursuit of a Parcel. This trilogy offers a closed narrative arc in the mystery and thriller genre.

Start with The Blind Side and read in order.

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1	The Blind Side 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Who Pays the Piper? 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pursuit of a Parcel 1942Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1936–1940)

Patricia Wentworth's Frank Garrett series consists of two complete mystery novels published in the late 1930s. Both Dead or Alive and Rolling Stone should be read in publication order, beginning with Dead or Alive from 1936. This brief series offers classic mystery and thriller elements characteristic of Wentworth's work during this period.

Start with Dead or Alive and read in order.

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1	Dead or Alive 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Rolling Stone 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

32 books (1928–1961)

Patricia Wentworth's Miss Silver series comprises 32 complete mystery novels published between 1928 and 1961, featuring the shrewd and unflappable detective Miss Silver. Readers should begin with Grey Mask and proceed in publication order through the series finale. Each standalone mystery showcases Miss Silver's keen observational skills and psychological insight as she unravels complex crimes and human motivations. This classic British detective series offers a comprehensive exploration of mid-twentieth-century crime fiction across four decades of publishing.

Start with Grey Mask, the first of 32 books in the Miss Silver series.

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1	Grey Mask 1928Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Case is Closed 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lonesome Road 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Danger Point / In the Balance 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Miss Silver Deals with Death / Miss Silver Intervenes 1943Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Chinese Shawl 1943Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Clock Strikes Twelve 1944Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Key 1944Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	She Came Back / The Traveller Returns 1945Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Pilgrim's Rest / Dark Threat 1946Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Latter End 1947Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Wicked Uncle / Spotlight 1947Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Eternity Ring 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Case of William Smith 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Miss Silver Comes to Stay 1949Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Catherine Wheel 1949Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Bradling Collection / Mr Bradling's Collection 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Ivory Dagger 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Through The Wall 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	'Anna, Where Are You?' / Death at Deep End 1951Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Watersplash 1951Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Ladies' Bane 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Out of the Past 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Silent Pool 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Vanishing Point 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Benevent Treasure 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Poison in the Pen 1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Gazebo / The Summerhouse 1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Listening Eye 1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Fingerprint 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Alington Inheritance 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	The Girl in the Cellar 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

28 books (1910–2009)

Patricia Wentworth's collection of 28 mystery and thriller novels spans from 1910 to 2009, with each book standing alone as an independent story. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with A Marriage Under the Terror. Titles include The Fire Within, Queen Anne is Dead, The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith, The Annam Jewel, The Red Lacquer Case, and The Black Cabinet, among others.

Start with A Marriage Under the Terror, the first of 28 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	A Marriage Under the Terror 1910Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Fire Within 1913Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Queen Anne is Dead 1915Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Annam Jewel 1924Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Red Lacquer Case 1924Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Black Cabinet 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Dower House Mystery 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Amazing Chance 1926Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Anne Belinda 1927Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Hue and Cry 1927Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Will o' the Wisp 1928Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Beggar's Choice 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Kingdom Lost 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Coldstone 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Nothing Venture 1932Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Red Shadow / Red Danger 1932Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Outrageous Fortune / Seven Green Stones 1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Fear by Night 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Touch and Go / Devil in the Dark 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Blindfold 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Red Stefan 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Hole and Corner 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Mr. Zero 1938Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Run! 1938Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Unlawful Occasions / Weekend with Death 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Silence in Court 1945Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Devil's Wind 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible