L C Tyler Books in Order
L C Tyler has written 19 books, published between 2007 and 2023. The first book is The Herring Seller's Apprentice (2007) and the newest is A Well-Earned Death (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 2007–2023
- Pages on record
- 3,514 in 12 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 59–88 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,514 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
L. C. Tyler, known as Len and born in 1951, is a British author of comic crime novels. The Elsie and Ethelred mysteries pair crime writer Ethelred Tressider with Elsie Thirkettle, the literary agent who represents Ethelred. The John Grey Historical Mystery series follows a lawyer named John Grey in Restoration England. Tyler's 19 catalogued books run from The Herring Seller's Apprentice (2007) to A Well-Earned Death (2023), and include Ten Little Herrings (2009) and A Cruel Necessity (2014).
How many L C Tyler books are there?
L C Tyler has 19 books, released between 2007 and 2023. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
L C Tyler Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 L C Tyler 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.
- 12007–1/4
- 2A Very Persistent Illusion2009 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/420092621/4
- 320092261/4
- 420102251/4
- 520112871/4
- 620143111/4
- 720142451/4
- 82016–1/4
- 920163101/4
- 1020163201/4
- 1120173521/4
- 1220173201/4
- 132019–1/4
- 142019–1/4
- 152021–1/4
- 1620213201/4
- 1720223361/4
- 182022–1/4
- 192023–1/4
L C Tyler series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
L C Tyler 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.
Standalone books
1 book1 L C Tyler title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read L C Tyler books in order?
You only need to read L C Tyler books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with L C Tyler
Start with the first book of the L C Tyler series you want to read: Elsie and Ethelred starts with The Herring Seller's Apprentice (2007) and John Grey Historical Mystery starts with A Cruel Necessity (2014). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Herring Seller's Apprentice (2007).
What is the newest L C Tyler book?
A Well-Earned Death (2023) is the newest L C Tyler book released so far.
Is there a new L C Tyler book coming?
No next L C Tyler book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
L C Tyler at a glance
- Paused
- No new L C Tyler title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- L C Tyler books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,514 pages across the 12 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most L C Tyler books, 11 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
What the L C Tyler books are about
13 of the 19 L C Tyler books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: authors is tagged on 5 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Authors 5 of 13 books
- Elsie Thirkettle (Fictitious character) 5 of 13 books
- Novelists 5 of 13 books
- Ethelred Tressider (Fictitious character) 5 of 13 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 13 books
- Literary agents 4 of 13 books
- Murder 3 of 13 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 3 of 13 books
- Crime 2 of 13 books
- English literature 2 of 13 books
- Great Britain 2 of 13 books
- Investigation 2 of 13 books