Peter Bartram Books in Order

Peter Bartram has written 23 books, published between 1981 and 2022. The first book is David Steel: His Life and Politics (1981) and the newest is The Family Tree Mystery (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1981–2022
Pages on record
1,303 in 8 of 23 books

Peter Bartram's catalogue spans business writing and crime fiction, 23 books from 1981 to 2022. David Steel: His Life and Politics (1981) is the earliest title. Guides such as Perfect Business Writing (1993) and How to Write a Press Release (1995) followed. Crime fiction arrived with Headline Murder (2015) and Murder from the Newsdesk (2016). Bartram's series are Headline Hero and Crampton of The Chronicle Mystery. The Family Tree Mystery (2022) is the latest.

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How many Peter Bartram books are there?

Peter Bartram has 23 books, released between 1981 and 2022. They include 3 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Peter Bartram Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Peter Bartram 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    David Steel: His Life and Politics1981 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981200
  2. 2
    Perfect Business Writing1993 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199386
  3. 3
    The Perfect Report1994 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994128
  4. 4
    How to Write a Press Release1995 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995160
  5. 5
    Perfect Project Manager1999 · 99 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199999
  6. 6
    How to Make Your Case in the Media2006 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006151
  7. 7
    How to Write the Perfect Press Release2006 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006170
  8. 8
    How To Write Well At Work2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
  9. 9
    Headline MurderHeadline Hero #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  10. 10
    Murder from the NewsdeskCrampton of The Chronicle Mystery #12016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  11. 11
    Stop Press MurderHeadline Hero #22016 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016309
  12. 12
    Murder in the Morning EditionHeadline Hero Trilogy #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  13. 13
    Murder in the Afternoon ExtraHeadline Hero Trilogy #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  14. 14
    Front Page MurderHeadline Hero #32017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  15. 15
    Murder in the Night FinalHeadline Hero Trilogy #32017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  16. 16
    The Tango School MysteryHeadline Hero #42018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  17. 17
    The Mother's Day MysteryHeadline Hero #52018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  18. 18
    The Comedy Club MysteryHeadline Hero #62019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  19. 19
    The Poker Game MysteryHeadline Hero #72019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  20. 20
    The Beach Party MysteryHeadline Hero #82020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  21. 21
    The Life in Research2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  22. 22
    The World Cup MysteryHeadline Hero #92021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  23. 23
    The Family Tree MysteryHeadline Hero #102022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–

Peter Bartram 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.

Headline Hero in order

10 books
  1. 1. Headline Murder
  2. 2. Stop Press Murder
  3. 3. Front Page Murder
  4. 4. The Tango School Mystery
  5. 5. The Mother's Day Mystery
  6. 6. The Comedy Club Mystery
  7. 7. The Poker Game Mystery
  8. 8. The Beach Party Mystery
  9. 9. The World Cup Mystery
  10. 10. The Family Tree Mystery

Headline Hero Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Murder in the Morning Edition
  2. 2. Murder in the Afternoon Extra
  3. 3. Murder in the Night Final

Crampton of The Chronicle Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. Murder from the Newsdesk

Standalone books

9 books

9 Peter Bartram titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Peter Bartram books in order?

You only need to read Peter Bartram 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 Peter Bartram

Start with David Steel: His Life and Politics (1981), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Peter Bartram book?

The Family Tree Mystery (2022) is the newest Peter Bartram book released so far.

Is there a new Peter Bartram book coming?

No next Peter Bartram book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Peter Bartram at a glance

Paused
No new Peter Bartram title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Peter Bartram books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,303 pages across the 8 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 156 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Peter Bartram books, 11 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

When Peter Bartram books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Peter Bartram titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 11 titles.

1980s
1
1990s
4
2000s
3
2010s
11
2020s
4

23 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Peter Bartram books are about

8 of the 23 Peter Bartram books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: business writing is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Business writing 2 of 8 books
  • Press releases 2 of 8 books