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Patricia Moyes Books in Order

Patricia Moyes has written 20 books, published between 1959 and 1996. The first book is Dead Men Don't Ski (1959) and the newest is Who Killed Father Christmas? (1996). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
1959–1996
Confirmed
11 of 20 titles
Pages on record
2,747 in 11 of 20 books
Reading time
46–69 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,747 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

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Patricia Moyes wrote traditional English detective fiction, 20 books published between 1959 and 1996. Moyes, born Patricia Pakenham-Walsh in 1923 and dead in 2000, built the catalogue around Inspector Henry Tibbett of the C.I.D. Emmy Tibbett recurs beside him, and the subject headings name married people, police spouses, England and London. Dead Men Don't Ski (1959) opens the run and Who Killed Father Christmas? (1996) closes it. Who Saw Her Die (1970), published in the United States as Many Deadly Returns, drew an Edgar Allan Poe Award nomination in 1971, the year Moyes joined the Detection Club. Juvenile fiction and short stories sit beside the Tibbett novels.

How many Patricia Moyes books are there?

Patricia Moyes has 20 books, released between 1959 and 1996. 19 of them belong to the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series.

Patricia Moyes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Patricia Moyes 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 Dead Men Don't Ski by Patricia Moyes, book 1 of the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series (1959)
  2. Cover of The Sunken Sailor / Down Among the Dead Men by Patricia Moyes, book 2 of the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series
  3. Cover of Murder à la Mode by Patricia Moyes, book 4 of the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series (1963)
  4. Cover of Johnny Underground by Patricia Moyes, book 6 of the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series (1965)
  5. Cover of Murder Fantastical / Murder By Threes by Patricia Moyes, book 7 of the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series (1967)
  6. Cover of Who Saw Her Die / Many Deadly Returns by Patricia Moyes, book 9 of the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series (1970)
  7. Cover of Season of Snows and Sins by Patricia Moyes, book 10 of the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series (1971)
  8. Cover of To Kill a Coconut / The Coconut Killings by Patricia Moyes, book 13 of the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series
  9. Cover of Who Is Simon Warwick? by Patricia Moyes, book 14 of the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series (1978)
  10. Cover of Angel Death by Patricia Moyes, book 15 of the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series (1980)
  11. Cover of Black Girl, White Girl by Patricia Moyes, book 18 of the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series (1989)
  12. Cover of Twice in a Blue Moon by Patricia Moyes, book 19 of the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series (1993)
  1. 1
    Dead Men Don't SkiInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #11959 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1959288
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  2. 2
    The Sunken Sailor / Down Among the Dead MenInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #21961 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1961264
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  3. 3
    Death on the AgendaInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #31962 · confirmed 3/4
    1962–
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  4. 4
    Murder à la ModeInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #41963 · 223 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1963223
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  5. 5
    Falling StarInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #51964 · confirmed 2/4
    1964–
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  6. 6
    Johnny UndergroundInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #61965 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1965288
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  7. 7
    Murder Fantastical / Murder By ThreesInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #71967 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1967288
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  8. 8
    Death and the Dutch UncleInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #81968 · confirmed 3/4
    1968–
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  9. 9
    Who Saw Her Die / Many Deadly ReturnsInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #91970 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970288
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  10. 10
    Season of Snows and SinsInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #101971 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1971288
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  11. 11
    The Curious Affair of the Third DogInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #111973 · confirmed 3/4
    1973–
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  12. 12
    Black WidowerInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #121975 · confirmed 3/4
    1975–
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  13. 13
    To Kill a Coconut / The Coconut KillingsInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #131977 · confirmed 3/4
    1977–
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  14. 14
    Who Is Simon Warwick?Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #141978 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978240
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  15. 15
    Angel DeathInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #151980 · confirmed 3/4
    1980–
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  16. 16
    A Six-Letter Word for DeathInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #161983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  17. 17
    Night ferry to deathInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #171985 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985182
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  18. 18
    Black Girl, White GirlInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #181989 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989217
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  19. 19
    Twice in a Blue MoonInspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #191993 · 181 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993181
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  20. 20
    Who Killed Father Christmas?1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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Patricia Moyes characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Patricia Moyes 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.

Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery in order

19 books
  1. 1. Dead Men Don't Ski
  2. 2. The Sunken Sailor / Down Among the Dead Men
  3. 3. Death on the Agenda
  4. 4. Murder à la Mode
  5. 5. Falling Star
  6. 6. Johnny Underground
  7. 7. Murder Fantastical / Murder By Threes
  8. 8. Death and the Dutch Uncle
  9. 9. Who Saw Her Die / Many Deadly Returns
  10. 10. Season of Snows and Sins
  11. 11. The Curious Affair of the Third Dog
  12. 12. Black Widower
  13. and 7 more in the table above

Standalone books

1 book

1 Patricia Moyes title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Patricia Moyes books in order?

You only need to read Patricia Moyes books in order within the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery series, which holds 19 of the 20 Patricia Moyes books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Patricia Moyes

Start with Dead Men Don't Ski (1959), the first Inspector Henry Tibbett book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Patricia Moyes book?

Who Killed Father Christmas? (1996) is the newest Patricia Moyes book released so far.

Is there a new Patricia Moyes book coming?

No next Patricia Moyes 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 Patricia Moyes has won

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

  • Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement1999Won

Patricia Moyes at a glance

Died
Patricia Moyes died in 2000, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Patricia Moyes on record dates from 1996.
Release pace
Patricia Moyes books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,747 pages across the 11 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 264 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Patricia Moyes books, 7 of 20, were published in the 1960s.

What the Patricia Moyes books are about

13 of the 20 Patricia Moyes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: emmy tibbett (fictitious character) is tagged on 11 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other Mystery authors

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.