P.F. Ford Books in Order
P.F. Ford has written 38 books, published between 2014 and 2026. The first book is A Complete Fiasco / The Making of A Scapegoat (2014) and the newest is A Body in the Garden (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 2014–2026
- Pages on record
- 234 in 1 of 38 books
P.F. Ford writes detective mysteries, 38 of them catalogued between 2014 and 2026. The run opens with A Complete Fiasco, also published as The Making of A Scapegoat (2014), and reaches A Body in the Garden (2026). DS Dave Slater is Ford's longest-running lead, paired with Norman across the Slater and Norman mysteries. The West Wales Murder Mysteries, the Nolan Cormac Files, the Donald & Gamble Mysteries and the Burnham Files run alongside, and publication continues.
The Slater and Norman mysteries follow detectives Dave Slater and Norman as they investigate crimes in a small English town, with humor built around their working partnership and the local community.
How many P.F. Ford books are there?
P.F. Ford has 38 books, released between 2014 and 2026. They include 5 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
P.F. Ford Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 P.F. Ford 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.
- 12014–1/4
- 22014–1/4
- 32014–1/4
- 42015–1/4
- 52015–1/4
- 62015–1/4
- 72016–1/4
- 82016–1/4
- 92016–1/4
- 10I Hope You're Happy Now2017 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/420172341/4
- 112017–1/4
- 122017–1/4
- 132017–1/4
- 142018–1/4
- 152018–2/4
- 162018–1/4
- 172019–1/4
- 182019–1/4
- 192020–1/4
- 202020–1/4
- 21Too Good To Be True2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 222021–1/4
- 232022–1/4
- 242022–1/4
- 252023–1/4
- 262023–1/4
- 272023–1/4
- 282024–1/4
- 292025–1/4
- 302025–1/4
- 312025–1/4
- 322025–1/4
- 332025–1/4
- 342026–1/4
- 352026–1/4
- 362026–1/4
- 372026–1/4
- 382026–1/4
P.F. Ford characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
P.F. Ford 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.
DS Dave Slater in order
14 books- 1. Death by Carpet / Death Of A Temptress
- 2. Death By Plane / Just A Coincidence
- 3. Death By Night / Florence
- 4. Death by Kitchen Sink / The Wrong Man
- 5. Death By Telephone Box / The Red Telephone Box
- 6. Death In Wild Boar Woods / The Secret of Wild Boar Woods
- 7. Death In The River / A Skeleton In The Closet
- 8. Death In A Skip / The Kidney Donor
- 9. Death Of A Pensioner / What's In A Name?
- 10. Death Of A Long-Lost Son / A Puzzle Of Old Bones
- 11. Death By Takeaway / A Fatal Deception
- 12. Death by Caravan / Wrongly Convicted
- and 2 more in the table above
West Wales Murder Mysteries in order
9 booksNolan Cormac Files in order
6 booksDave Slater Mystery Novellas
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Donald & Gamble Mysteries in order
3 booksBurnham Files in order
1 book- 1. The Copycat
Standalone books
2 books2 P.F. Ford titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read P.F. Ford books in order?
You only need to read P.F. Ford books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read P.F. Ford books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with A Complete Fiasco / The Making of A Scapegoat (2014), the first Slater and Norman Mystery book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest P.F. Ford book?
A Body in the Garden (2026) is the newest P.F. Ford book released so far.
Is there a new P.F. Ford book coming?
No next P.F. Ford book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
P.F. Ford at a glance
- Still publishing
- P.F. Ford published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- P.F. Ford books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 234 pages across the 1 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 234 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most P.F. Ford books, 20 of 38, were published in the 2020s.