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William Brodick Books in Order

William Brodick has written 10 books, published between 1999 and 2024. The first book is The Sixth Lamentation (1999) and the newest is Fatal Proof (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1999–2024
Pages on record
2,062 in 6 of 10 books
Reading time
34–52 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,062 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

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William Brodick writes suspense and mystery with a monastic thread: monks, clergy and retribution appear in the subject records alongside the Second World War, atrocities and war criminals. Father Anselm is the recurring figure, and Father Anselm Mysteries and Benson and De Vere are the two series on file. The Sixth Lamentation (1999) opens a catalogue of 10 books that reaches Fatal Proof in 2024. Titles have arrived at an average gap of 2.8 years, and the median runs 332 pages.

How many William Brodick books are there?

William Brodick has 10 books, released between 1999 and 2024. They include 2 separate series.

William Brodick Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 William Brodick 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 The Sixth Lamentation by William Brodick, book 1 of the Father Anselm Mysteries series (1999)
  2. Cover of The Gardens of the Dead by William Brodick, book 2 of the Father Anselm Mysteries series (2006)
  3. Cover of The Day of the Lie by William Brodick, book 4 of the Father Anselm Mysteries series (2012)
  4. Cover of The Discourtesy of Death by William Brodick, book 5 of the Father Anselm Mysteries series (2013)
  5. Cover of The Silent Ones by William Brodick, book 6 of the Father Anselm Mysteries series (2015)
  1. 1
    The Sixth LamentationFather Anselm Mysteries #11999 · 387 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999387
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  2. 2
    The Gardens of the DeadFather Anselm Mysteries #22006 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006321
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  3. 3
    A Whispered NameFather Anselm Mysteries #32008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  4. 4
    The Day of the LieFather Anselm Mysteries #42012 · 378 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012378
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  5. 5
    The Discourtesy of DeathFather Anselm Mysteries #52013 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013344
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  6. 6
    The Silent OnesFather Anselm Mysteries #62015 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015312
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  7. 7
    Summary JusticeBenson and De Vere #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  8. 8
    Blind DefenceBenson and De Vere #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  9. 9
    Forced ConfessionsBenson and De Vere #32020 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020320
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  10. 10
    Fatal ProofBenson and De Vere #42024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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William Brodick 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.

Father Anselm Mysteries in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Sixth Lamentation
  2. 2. The Gardens of the Dead
  3. 3. A Whispered Name
  4. 4. The Day of the Lie
  5. 5. The Discourtesy of Death
  6. 6. The Silent Ones

Benson and De Vere in order

4 books
  1. 1. Summary Justice
  2. 2. Blind Defence
  3. 3. Forced Confessions
  4. 4. Fatal Proof

Do you have to read William Brodick books in order?

You only need to read William Brodick books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with William Brodick

Start with The Sixth Lamentation (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest William Brodick book?

Fatal Proof (2024) is the newest William Brodick book released so far.

Is there a new William Brodick book coming?

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

William Brodick at a glance

Still publishing
William Brodick published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
William Brodick books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,062 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 332 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most William Brodick books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the William Brodick books are about

5 of the 10 William Brodick books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.