Peter Turnbull Books in Order
Peter Turnbull has written 48 books, published between 1981 and 2018. The first book is Deep and Crisp and Even (1981) and the newest is Cold Wrath (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 48
- Published
- 1981–2018
- Pages on record
- 7,267 in 35 of 48 books
- Reading time
- 121–182 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,267 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 35 of 48 titles with a page count on record.
Peter Turnbull writes police procedurals. 48 catalogued books run from Deep and Crisp and Even (1981) to Cold Wrath (2018), across three series: Hennessey & Yellich, Harry Vicary and Maurice Mundy. George Hennessey and Somerled Yellich are the recurring detectives, and England and Scotland are both settings across the run. Turnbull, born in Rotherham in 1950, studied at Cambridge College of Arts and Technology, at Huddersfield and at Cardiff, and worked as a social worker for Strathclyde Regional Council in Glasgow from 1978 to 1995.
How many Peter Turnbull books are there?
Peter Turnbull has 48 books, released between 1981 and 2018. They include 4 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.
Peter Turnbull Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 48 Peter Turnbull 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.
- 119811912/4
- 219822052/4
- 319831892/4
- 419841732/4
- 5The Claws of the Gryphon1988 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/419882532/4
- 619882242/4
- 719892242/4
- 8The Justice Game1990 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/419902242/4
- 919911602/4
- 1019922512/4
- 1119942522/4
- 12Embracing Skeletons1996 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/419962242/4
- 131998–2/4
- 1419992562/4
- 1520002242/4
- 1620011842/4
- 1720012242/4
- 1820022182/4
- 1920022242/4
- 2020032242/4
- 2120032242/4
- 22Reality Checkpoint2004 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/420042882/4
- 2320041922/4
- 2420042042/4
- 25The Trophy Wife2005 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/420052002/4
- 2620051922/4
- 2720051902/4
- 28Sweet Humphrey2006 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/420062082/4
- 2920061492/4
- 3020061682/4
- 3120071922/4
- 322007–2/4
- 332008–2/4
- 3420082002/4
- 352009–2/4
- 3620101862/4
- 372010–2/4
- 38The Man Who Took His Hat Off to the Driver of the Train2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 392011–2/4
- 402011–2/4
- 412012–2/4
- 422012–2/4
- 432013–2/4
- 442014–2/4
- 452016–2/4
- 4620161722/4
- 4720171862/4
- 4820181922/4
Peter Turnbull series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- P Division books in order 10 books
Peter Turnbull books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Hennessey & Yellich in order
25 books- 1. Fear of Drowning
- 2. Deathtrap
- 3. Perils and Dangers
- 4. The Return
- 5. After the Flood
- 6. Dark Secrets
- 7. All Roads Leadeth
- 8. Treasure Trove
- 9. The Dance Master
- 10. Hopes and Fears
- 11. The Chill Factor
- 12. The Legacy
- and 13 more in the table above
P Division books in order
9 books by Peter TurnbullHarry Vicary in order
5 booksMaurice Mundy in order
1 book- 1. A Cold Case
Worldwide Library Mystery in order
1 bookStandalone books
7 books7 Peter Turnbull titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Peter Turnbull books in order?
You only need to read Peter Turnbull books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Peter Turnbull
Start with Deep and Crisp and Even (1981), the first P Division book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Peter Turnbull book?
Cold Wrath (2018) is the newest Peter Turnbull book released so far.
Is there a new Peter Turnbull book coming?
No next Peter Turnbull 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 Turnbull at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Peter Turnbull title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Peter Turnbull books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,267 pages across the 35 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 204 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Peter Turnbull books, 21 of 48, were published in the 2000s.
What the Peter Turnbull books are about
43 of the 48 Peter Turnbull books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, police procedural is tagged on 29 of 43. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 29 of 43 books
- Police 24 of 43 books
- England 14 of 43 books
- George Hennessey (Fictitious character) 11 of 43 books
- Mystery & detective 11 of 43 books
- Somerled Yellich (Fictitious character) 10 of 43 books
- Investigation 9 of 43 books
- Murder 9 of 43 books
- Scotland 9 of 43 books
- Crime 7 of 43 books
- Fiction - Mystery/ Detective 4 of 43 books