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Anthony Berkeley Books in Order

19 books are credited to Anthony Berkeley, published between 1925 and 2004; 1 of them appeared after Anthony Berkeley's death in 1971. The first book is The Layton Court Mystery (1925) and the newest is The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham's Casebook (2004). Publication order is the reading order below.

Anthony Berkeley also publishes as A. B. Cox, A. Monmouth Platts, Francis Iles.

Books
19
Published
1925–2004
Pages on record
2,865 in 10 of 19 books
Reading time
48–72 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,865 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Anthony Berkeley, author of the Roger Sheringham Cases series

Anthony Berkeley was one of several pen names of Anthony Berkeley Cox (5 July 1893 – 9 March 1971), an English crime writer who also published as Francis Iles and A. Monmouth Platts. Cox founded the Detection Club, and Before the Fact (1932) became the Alfred Hitchcock film Suspicion (1941). The catalogue holds 19 books from The Layton Court Mystery (1925) to The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham's Casebook (2004), including The Silk Stocking Murders (1928), The Poisoned Chocolates Case (1929), The Second Shot (1930) and Malice Aforethought (1931), written as Francis Iles. Roger Sheringham Cases is the listed series.

How many Anthony Berkeley books are there?

Anthony Berkeley has 19 books, released between 1925 and 2004. 1 of them were published after Anthony Berkeley's death in 1971. 10 of them belong to the Roger Sheringham Cases series.

Anthony Berkeley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Anthony Berkeley books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Layton Court Mystery by Anthony Berkeley, book 1 of the Roger Sheringham Cases series (1925)
  2. Cover of The Wychford Poisoning Case by Anthony Berkeley, book 2 of the Roger Sheringham Cases series (1926)
  3. Cover of The Piccadilly Murder by Anthony Berkeley (1929)
  4. Cover of The Second Shot by Anthony Berkeley, book 6 of the Roger Sheringham Cases series (1930)
  5. Cover of Malice Aforethought (As: Francis Iles) by Anthony Berkeley (1931)
  6. Cover of Top Storey Murder by Anthony Berkeley, book 7 of the Roger Sheringham Cases series (1931)
  7. Cover of Dead Mrs. Stratton / Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley, book 9 of the Roger Sheringham Cases series (1933)
  8. Cover of Panic Party by Anthony Berkeley, book 10 of the Roger Sheringham Cases series (1934)
  9. Cover of Trial and Error by Anthony Berkeley (1937)
  1. 1
    The Layton Court MysteryRoger Sheringham Cases #11925 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1925278
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  2. 2
    The Wintringham Mystery: Cicely Disappears1926 · confirmed 1/4
    1926–
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  3. 3
    The Wychford Poisoning CaseRoger Sheringham Cases #21926 · confirmed 1/4
    1926–
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  4. 4
    Mr Priestley's Problem1927 · confirmed 1/4
    1927–
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  5. 5
    Roger Sheringham and the Vane MysteryRoger Sheringham Cases #31927 · confirmed 1/4
    1927–
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  6. 6
    The Silk Stocking MurdersRoger Sheringham Cases #41928 · confirmed 1/4
    1928–
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  7. 7
    The Poisoned Chocolates CaseBritish Library Crime Classics #21929 · 221 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1929221
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  8. 8
    The Piccadilly Murder1929 · 339 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1929339
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  9. 9
    The Second ShotRoger Sheringham Cases #61930 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1930300
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  10. 10
    Malice Aforethought (As: Francis Iles)1931 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1931320
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  11. 11
    Top Storey MurderRoger Sheringham Cases #71931 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1931262
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  12. 12
    Before the Fact (As: Francis Iles)1932 · confirmed 1/4
    1932–
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  13. 13
    Murder in the BasementRoger Sheringham Cases #81932 · confirmed 1/4
    1932–
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  14. 14
    Dead Mrs. Stratton / Jumping JennyRoger Sheringham Cases #91933 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1933296
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  15. 15
    Panic PartyRoger Sheringham Cases #101934 · 356 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1934356
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  16. 16
    Not to Be Taken1937 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1937224
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  17. 17
    Trial and Error1937 · 269 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1937269
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  18. 18
    Death in the House1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  19. 19
    The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham's CasebookRoger Sheringham Cases #112004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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Anthony Berkeley books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Roger Sheringham Cases in order

10 books
  1. 1. The Layton Court Mystery
  2. 2. The Wychford Poisoning Case
  3. 3. Roger Sheringham and the Vane Mystery
  4. 4. The Silk Stocking Murders
  5. 6. The Second Shot
  6. 7. Top Storey Murder
  7. 8. Murder in the Basement
  8. 9. Dead Mrs. Stratton / Jumping Jenny
  9. 10. Panic Party
  10. 11. The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham's Casebook

British Library Crime Classics in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Poisoned Chocolates Case

Standalone books

8 books

8 Anthony Berkeley titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Anthony Berkeley books in order?

You only need to read Anthony Berkeley books in order within the Roger Sheringham Cases series, which holds 10 of the 19 Anthony Berkeley books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Anthony Berkeley

Start with The Layton Court Mystery (1925), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Anthony Berkeley book?

The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham's Casebook (2004) is the newest Anthony Berkeley book released so far.

Is there a new Anthony Berkeley book coming?

No next Anthony Berkeley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Anthony Berkeley has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Anthony Berkeley. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Anthony Berkeley at a glance

Died
Anthony Berkeley died in 1971, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Anthony Berkeley are still being published after Anthony Berkeley's death in 1971; the newest appeared in 2004.
Release pace
Anthony Berkeley books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
2,865 pages across the 10 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 287 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Anthony Berkeley books, 10 of 19, were published in the 1930s.

What the Anthony Berkeley books are about

11 of the 19 Anthony Berkeley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: roger sheringham (fictitious character) is tagged on 5 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.