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Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme Books in Order

Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme has written 149 books, published between 1952 and 2014. The first book is Concerning Blackshirt (1952) and the newest is In Search of Murder (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
149
Published
1952–2014
Pages on record
22,638 in 102 of 149 books
Reading time
377–566 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 22,638 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 102 of 149 titles with a page count on record.

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Two names cover one crime-writing catalogue: Roderic Jeffries and Roderic Graeme. The Inspector Alvarez novels are police procedurals featuring Enrique Alvarez and set in Spain. The Blackshirt books came first, starting with Concerning Blackshirt (1952) and running through the 1950s. The C.I.D. Room, Brandy and Don Kerry series fill out the list. The listing holds 149 titles dated 1952 to 2014, ending with In Search of Murder (2014), and the run reads as finished.

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How many Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme books are there?

Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme has 149 books, released between 1952 and 2014. They include 5 series and 75 titles listed outside any series.

Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 149 Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme 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. Cover of Concerning Blackshirt by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme, book 1 of the Blackshirt series (1952)
  2. Cover of The Benefits of Death by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1963)
  3. Cover of Against Time! by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1964)
  4. Cover of Police Dog (As: Jeffrey Ashford) by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1965)
  5. Cover of Dead Against the Lawyers by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1966)
  6. Cover of Blackshirt Stirs Things Up by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme, book 19 of the Blackshirt series (1969)
  7. Cover of Police Patrol Boat by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1971)
  8. Cover of Bent Copper (As: Jeffrey Ashford) by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1971)
  9. Cover of A Man Will Be Kidnapped Tomorrow (As: Jeffrey Ashford) by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1972)
  10. Cover of Trapped by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1973)
  11. Cover of The riddle in the parchment by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1976)
  12. Cover of Troubled Deaths by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme, book 3 of the Inspector Alvarez series (1978)
  13. Cover of Murder Begets Murder by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme, book 4 of the Inspector Alvarez series (1979)
  14. Cover of Missing Man by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1980)
  15. Cover of Betrayed by Death by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme, book 13 of the C. I. D. Room series (1982)
  16. Cover of Peril at Sea by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1983)
  17. Cover of A Question of Principle (As: Jeffrey Ashford) by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1986)
  18. Cover of An Illegal Solution (As: Jeffrey Ashford) by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1990)
  19. Cover of Murder's Long Memory by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme, book 15 of the Inspector Alvarez series (1991)
  20. Cover of Deadly Reunion (As: Jeffrey Ashford) by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1991)
  21. Cover of Twisted Justice (As: Jeffrey Ashford) by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1992)
  22. Cover of Judgment Deferred (As: Jeffrey Ashford) by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1993)
  23. Cover of The Price of Failure (As: Jeffrey Ashford) by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1995)
  24. Cover of Loyal Disloyalty (As: Jeffrey Ashford) by Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme (1996)
  1. 1
    Concerning BlackshirtBlackshirt #11952 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1952211
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  2. 2
    Where's Brandy?Brandy #11953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
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  3. 3
    Blackshirt Passes ByBlackshirt #21953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
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  4. 4
    Blackshirt Wins the TrickBlackshirt #31953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
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  5. 5
    Salute to BlackshirtBlackshirt #41954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  6. 6
    Brandy Ahoy!Brandy #21955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  7. 7
    The Amazing Mr. BlackshirtBlackshirt #51955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  8. 8
    Blackshirt Meets the LadyBlackshirt #61956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  9. 9
    Paging BlackshirtBlackshirt #71957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  10. 10
    Double for BlackshirtBlackshirt #81958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  11. 11
    Blackshirt Helps HimselfBlackshirt #91958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  12. 12
    Twice Checked1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  13. 13
    Counsel for the Defense (As: Jeffrey Ashford)1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  14. 14
    Blackshirt Sees It ThroughBlackshirt #101960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  15. 15
    Investigations are Proceeding / The D.I.Don Kerry #11961 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1961288
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  16. 16
    Deadly game1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  17. 17
    Evidence of the Accused1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  18. 18
    Blackshirt Finds TroubleBlackshirt #111961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  19. 19
    The Burden of Proof1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  20. 20
    Exhibit no. 131962 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962158
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  21. 21
    Blackshirt Takes The TrailBlackshirt #121962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  22. 22
    The Benefits of Death1963 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963192
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  23. 23
    Will Anyone Who Saw the Accident (As: Jeffrey Ashford)1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  24. 24
    Blackshirt on the SpotBlackshirt #131963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  25. 25
    Call For BlackshirtBlackshirt #141963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  26. 26
    Against Time!1964 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1964159
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  27. 27
    Blackshirt Saves the DayBlackshirt #151964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  28. 28
    An Embarrassing Death1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  29. 29
    The Hand of Innocence (As: Jeffrey Ashford)1965 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965336
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  30. 30
    Police Dog (As: Jeffrey Ashford)1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme 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 Alvarez in order

37 books
  1. 1. Mistakenly in Mallorca
  2. 2. Two-faced Death
  3. 3. Troubled Deaths
  4. 4. Murder Begets Murder
  5. 5. Just Deserts
  6. 6. Unseemly End
  7. 7. Deadly Petard
  8. 8. Three and One Make Five
  9. 9. Layers of Deceit
  10. 10. Almost Murder
  11. 11. Relatively Dangerous
  12. 12. Death Trick
  13. and 25 more in the table above

Blackshirt in order

19 books
  1. 1. Concerning Blackshirt
  2. 2. Blackshirt Passes By
  3. 3. Blackshirt Wins the Trick
  4. 4. Salute to Blackshirt
  5. 5. The Amazing Mr. Blackshirt
  6. 6. Blackshirt Meets the Lady
  7. 7. Paging Blackshirt
  8. 8. Double for Blackshirt
  9. 9. Blackshirt Helps Himself
  10. 10. Blackshirt Sees It Through
  11. 11. Blackshirt Finds Trouble
  12. 12. Blackshirt Takes The Trail
  13. and 7 more in the table above

C. I. D. Room in order

14 books
  1. 1. The C.I.D Room / All Leads Negative
  2. 2. Circle of Danger
  3. 3. Murder Among Thieves
  4. 4. Guilt Without Proof
  5. 5. Despite the Evidence
  6. 6. Call Back to Crime
  7. 7. Field of Fire
  8. 8. The Murder Line
  9. 9. Six Days to Death
  10. 10. Murder is Suspected
  11. 11. Ransom Town
  12. 12. A Man Condemned
  13. and 2 more in the table above

Brandy in order

2 books
  1. 1. Where's Brandy?
  2. 2. Brandy Ahoy!

Don Kerry in order

2 books
  1. 1. Investigations are Proceeding / The D.I.
  2. 2. Enquiries are Continuing / The Superintendent's Room

Standalone books

75 books

75 Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme books in order?

You only need to read Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme

Start with Concerning Blackshirt (1952), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme book?

In Search of Murder (2014) is the newest Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme book released so far.

Is there a new Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme book coming?

No next Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
22,638 pages across the 102 of 149 books with a recorded length, a median of 204 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme books, 36 of 149, were published in the 1960s.

When Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme titles appeared. 1960s was the most productive decade with 36 titles.

1950s
12
1960s
36
1970s
26
1980s
29
1990s
19
2000s
20
2010s
7

149 books total across 7 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme books are about

86 of the 149 Roderic Jeffries / Roderic Graeme 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 35 of 86. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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