Gladys Mitchell Books in Order
Gladys Mitchell has written 80 books, published between 1929 and 2005. The first book is A Speedy Death (1929) and the newest is Sleuth's Alchemy (2005). Publication order is the reading order below. 66 of the 80 books listed here are in the Mrs. Bradley series, which has its own page: Mrs. Bradley books in order.
- Books
- 80
- Published
- 1929–2005
- Pages on record
- 13,858 in 57 of 80 books
- Reading time
- 231–346 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,858 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 57 of 80 titles with a page count on record.
Eighty catalogued books carry Gladys Mitchell's name, from A Speedy Death (1929) to Sleuth's Alchemy (2005). Mitchell was an English author, and Mrs Bradley, whose full name is Beatrice Lestrange Bradley, is the woman sleuth of 66 detective novels set largely in England and London. Timothy Herring and Pamela Stewart are the other named series. Mitchell also published as Stephen Hockaby and as Malcolm Torrie.
How many Gladys Mitchell books are there?
Gladys Mitchell has 80 books, released between 1929 and 2005. They include 3 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Gladys Mitchell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 80 Gladys Mitchell 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.
- 119291922/4
- 219291902/4
- 319301912/4
- 419322882/4
- 519341912/4
- 619352962/4
- 719361902/4
- 81937–2/4
- 919383682/4
- 1019392362/4
- 11The Three Fingerprints1940 · confirmed 2/41940–2/4
- 1219402742/4
- 131941–2/4
- 1419411902/4
- 151942–2/4
- 1619432462/4
- 171943–2/4
- 181944–2/4
- 1919452802/4
- 2019463522/4
- 2119471922/4
- 221948–2/4
- 2319482392/4
- 241949–2/4
- 251949–2/4
- 261950–2/4
- 2719502722/4
- 281951–2/4
- 2919512402/4
- 3019522562/4
- 3119531592/4
- 32On Your Marks1954 · confirmed 2/41954–2/4
- 33Caravan Creek1954 · confirmed 2/41954–2/4
- 3419542242/4
- 3519553682/4
- 3619563792/4
- 3719572402/4
- 3819582402/4
- 39The Light Blue Hills1959 · confirmed 2/41959–2/4
- 4019592482/4
- 411960–2/4
- 4219612402/4
- 431962–2/4
- 4419632802/4
- 451964–2/4
- 4619652312/4
- 471966–2/4
- 481966–2/4
- 491967–2/4
- 5019672242/4
- 511968–2/4
- 5219682242/4
- 5319692582/4
- 5419702392/4
- 5519702242/4
- 5619712322/4
- 5719712232/4
- 5819721582/4
- 5919732132/4
- 6019742002/4
- 611974–2/4
- 621975–2/4
- 6319761922/4
- 6419772662/4
- 6519772082/4
- 6619783672/4
- 6719783642/4
- 6819792082/4
- 6919793812/4
- 7019801892/4
- 7119801832/4
- 7219811922/4
- 7319811922/4
- 7419821962/4
- 7519822082/4
- 7619832082/4
- 7719833202/4
- 7819843052/4
- 7919841922/4
- 80Sleuth's Alchemy2005 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/420052002/4
Gladys Mitchell series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Mrs. Bradley books in order 66 books
Gladys Mitchell 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.
Timothy Herring in order
5 booksPamela Stewart in order
4 booksStandalone books
5 books5 Gladys Mitchell titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Gladys Mitchell books in order?
You only need to read Gladys Mitchell books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Gladys Mitchell
Start with A Speedy Death (1929), the first Mrs. Bradley book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Gladys Mitchell book?
Sleuth's Alchemy (2005) is the newest Gladys Mitchell book released so far.
Is there a new Gladys Mitchell book coming?
No next Gladys Mitchell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gladys Mitchell at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Gladys Mitchell title on record dates from 2005, 21 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Gladys Mitchell books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 13,858 pages across the 57 of 80 books with a recorded length, a median of 231 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gladys Mitchell books, 16 of 80, were published in the 1970s.
What the Gladys Mitchell books are about
55 of the 80 Gladys Mitchell 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 33 of 55. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 33 of 55 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 33 of 55 books
- Crime 24 of 55 books
- England 22 of 55 books
- Fiction in English 15 of 55 books
- London (England) 13 of 55 books
- Investigation 4 of 55 books
- Murder 4 of 55 books