Roy Lewis Books in Order
Roy Lewis has written 78 books, published between 1960 and 2026. The first book is The Evolution Man: Or, How I Ate My Father (1960) and the newest is A Quiet Death (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 78
- Published
- 1960–2026
- Confirmed
- 78 of 78 titles
- Pages on record
- 10,752 in 44 of 78 books
- Reading time
- 179–269 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,752 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 44 of 78 titles with a page count on record.
Roy Lewis writes English detective fiction across three series. Arnold Landon is an archaeologist and antiquarian, Eric Ward works as a private investigator, and Inspector John Crow heads the police novels; standalone titles, short stories and non-fiction fill the rest. A Lover Too Many (1969), Error of Judgment (1971) and The Woods Murder (1971) are among the early books, and the catalogue reaches 78 titles by 2026 at a median 229 pages. Murder investigation in England is the constant.
How many Roy Lewis books are there?
Roy Lewis has 78 books, released between 1960 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
Roy Lewis Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 78 Roy Lewis 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.
- 1The Evolution Man: Or, How I Ate My FatherRoy Lewis Standalone Novels #11960 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/419602243/4
- 21969–3/4
- 319703003/4
- 419713323/4
- 519711903/4
- 61971–3/4
- 71972–3/4
- 819732533/4
- 91973–3/4
- 1019741883/4
- 11A Part of Virtue / A Cotswolds Murder / A Dartmoor MurderInspector John Crow #61975 · 269 pages · confirmed 3/419752693/4
- 121975–3/4
- 131976–3/4
- 1519771933/4
- 1619782703/4
- 171978–3/4
- 181979–3/4
- 191980–3/4
- 201981–3/4
- 2119822883/4
- 2219831843/4
- 2319831873/4
- 2419841923/4
- 2519852743/4
- 2619851823/4
- 2719862853/4
- 2919872763/4
- 3019881823/4
- 3119892963/4
- 3219891923/4
- 331991–3/4
- 3419922043/4
- 3519933243/4
- 361993–3/4
- 3719942083/4
- 3819951923/4
- 3919963353/4
- 4019971923/4
- 4119981923/4
- 4219982243/4
- 43An Assumption of Death / Murder on the Dawn PrincessArnold Landon #152000 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420003363/4
- 4420012563/4
- 452001–3/4
- 4620022553/4
- 4720022243/4
- 4820032883/4
- 4920032243/4
- 5020041923/4
- 5120052343/4
- 5220052083/4
- 5320072863/4
- 5420072563/4
- 552008–3/4
- 562008–3/4
- 5720083293/4
- 5820093363/4
- 592010–3/4
- 602011–3/4
- 612012–3/4
- 62The Paduan Conspiracy / Cardinal ObsessionRoy Lewis Standalone Novels #162012 · 190 pages · confirmed 3/420121903/4
- 632012–3/4
- 642012–3/4
- 652012–3/4
- 662013–3/4
- 672013–3/4
- 682013–3/4
- 692013–3/4
- 702013–3/4
- 712013–3/4
- 722013–3/4
- 7320132223/4
- 742014–3/4
- 752017–3/4
- 762017–3/4
- 772025–3/4
- 782026–3/4
Roy Lewis 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.
Roy Lewis Standalone Novels
23 books23 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Arnold Landon in order
22 books- 1. A Gathering of Ghosts / Murder in the Barn
- 2. Most Cunning Workmen / Murder in the Manor
- 3. A Trout in the Milk / Murder in the Farmhouse
- 4. Men of Subtle Craft / Murder in the Stableyard
- 5. The Devil is Dead / Murder in the Church
- 6. A Wisp of Smoke / Murder in the House
- 7. A Secret Dying / Murder in the Tower
- 8. Bloodeagle / Murder Under the Bridge
- 9. The Cross Bearer / Murder by the Quay
- 10. A Short-Lived Ghost / Murder at the Folly
- 11. Angel of Death / Murder in the Field
- 12. Suddenly as a Shadow / Murder in the Cottage
- and 10 more in the table above
Eric Ward in order
18 books- 1. A Certain Blindness / The Sedleigh Hall Murder
- 2. Dwell in Danger / The Farming Murder
- 3. A Limited Vision / The Quayside Murder
- 4. Once Dying, Twice Dead / The Diamond Murder
- 5. A Blurred Reality / The Geordie Murder
- 6. Premium on Death / The Shipping Murder
- 7. The Salamander Chill / The City of London Murder
- 8. A Necessary Dealing / The Apartment Murder
- 9. A Kind of Transaction / The Spanish Villa Murder
- 10. A Form of Death / The Marriage Murder
- 11. The Nightwalker / The Wasteful Murder
- 12. Phantom / The Phantom Murder
- and 6 more in the table above
Inspector John Crow in order
7 booksRoy Lewis Short Stories/Novellas
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Roy Lewis Short Story
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Roy Lewis Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Roy Lewis books in order?
You only need to read Roy Lewis 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 Roy Lewis
Start with The Evolution Man: Or, How I Ate My Father (1960), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Roy Lewis book?
A Quiet Death (2026) is the newest Roy Lewis book released so far.
Is there a new Roy Lewis book coming?
No next Roy Lewis book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Roy Lewis at a glance
- Still publishing
- Roy Lewis published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Roy Lewis books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 10,752 pages across the 44 of 78 books with a recorded length, a median of 229 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Roy Lewis books, 18 of 78, were published in the 2010s.
What the Roy Lewis books are about
45 of the 78 Roy Lewis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 23 of 45. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 23 of 45 books
- Archaeologists 17 of 45 books
- Arnold Landon (Fictitious character) 16 of 45 books
- Landon, arnold (fictitious character) 14 of 45 books
- Eric Ward (Fictitious character) 13 of 45 books
- England 12 of 45 books
- Private investigators 10 of 45 books
- Ward, eric (fictitious character) 8 of 45 books
- Antiquarians 6 of 45 books
- Investigation 5 of 45 books
- Lawyers 5 of 45 books