Bernard Knight Books in Order
Bernard Knight has written 31 books, published between 1963 and 2015. The first book is The Lately Deceased (1963) and the newest is Mistress Murder (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 31
- Published
- 1963–2015
- Confirmed
- 1 of 31 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,228 in 21 of 31 books
- Reading time
- 104–156 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,228 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 31 titles with a page count on record.
Bernard Knight's catalogue holds 31 books from The Lately Deceased (1963) to Mistress Murder (2015). Russian Roulette (1968), Policeman's Progress (1969), Tiger at Bay (1970), Lion Rampant (1972), The Expert (1976) and Madoc (1977) are among the early titles, and The Poisoned Chalice and The Sanctuary Seeker both date from 1998. Crowner John Mystery, Dr. Richard Pryor Mystery, Sixties Mysteries and Tom Howden are the series. Sir John de Wolfe, forensic pathologists, Wales and historical crime appear in the subjects.
How many Bernard Knight books are there?
Bernard Knight has 31 books, released between 1963 and 2015. They include 4 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.
Bernard Knight Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 Bernard Knight 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.
- 1The Lately Deceased1963 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/419632242/4
- 2Russian Roulette1968 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/419681982/4
- 3Policeman's Progress1969 · 109 pages · confirmed 2/419691092/4
- 4Tiger at Bay1970 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/419702402/4
- 5Murder, Suicide Or Accident1971 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/419712242/4
- 6Lion Rampant1972 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/419722442/4
- 7The Expert1976 · confirmed 2/41976–2/4
- 8Madoc1977 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/419772442/4
- 919983202/4
- 1019983562/4
- 1119992562/4
- 122000–2/4
- 1320013302/4
- 142002–2/4
- 1520034102/4
- 16Brennan2003 · 354 pages · confirmed 2/420033542/4
- 1720043702/4
- 1820053742/4
- 1920064063/4
- 2020063682/4
- 2120073682/4
- 222008–2/4
- 2320093692/4
- 242010–2/4
- 252010–2/4
- 262011–2/4
- 272012–2/4
- 282012–2/4
- 2920122242/4
- 302015–2/4
- 3120152402/4
Bernard Knight characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Crowner John books in order 15 books
Bernard Knight 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.
Crowner John Mystery in order
15 books- 1. The Sanctuary Seeker
- 2. The Poisoned Chalice
- 3. Crowner's Quest
- 4. The Awful Secret
- 5. The Tinner's Corpse
- 6. The Grim Reaper
- 7. Fear in the Forest
- 8. The Witch Hunter
- 9. Figure of Hate
- 10. The Elixir of Death
- 11. The Noble Outlaw
- 12. The Manor of Death
- and 3 more in the table above
Dr. Richard Pryor Mystery in order
3 booksSixties Mysteries in order
2 booksTom Howden in order
1 bookMedieval Murderers in order
1 bookStandalone books
9 books9 Bernard Knight titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Bernard Knight books in order?
You only need to read Bernard Knight books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Bernard Knight
Start with The Sanctuary Seeker (1998), the first Crowner John book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Lately Deceased (1963).
What is the newest Bernard Knight book?
Mistress Murder (2015) is the newest Bernard Knight book released so far.
Is there a new Bernard Knight book coming?
No next Bernard Knight book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Bernard Knight at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Bernard Knight title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Bernard Knight books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 6,228 pages across the 21 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Bernard Knight books, 12 of 31, were published in the 2000s.
What the Bernard Knight books are about
27 of the 31 Bernard Knight books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 18 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 18 of 27 books
- Great Britain 6 of 27 books
- History 6 of 27 books
- Sir De Wolfe, John (Fictitious character) 6 of 27 books
- Crime 5 of 27 books
- Historical fiction 5 of 27 books
- Investigation 5 of 27 books
- Murder 5 of 27 books
- Wales 3 of 27 books
- Coroners 2 of 27 books
- De wit, jacob 2 of 27 books
- England 2 of 27 books