Bruno, Chief of Police Books in Order
Martin Walker has written 25 Bruno, Chief of Police books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is Bruno, Chief of Police / Death in the Dordogne (2008) and the newest is A Murder in Springtime (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2008–2026
- Confirmed
- 25 of 25 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,544 in 11 of 25 books
Bruno Courreges, chief of police in a French country town, leads Martin Walker's mystery series. Fifty catalogued entries run from Bruno, Chief of Police, also published as Death in the Dordogne (2008), to A Murder in Springtime (2026). Murder investigation, rural French life and local custom are the recurring material, and the median book runs 320 pages.
How many Bruno, Chief of Police books are there?
Bruno, Chief of Police has 25 books, released between 2008 and 2026.
Bruno, Chief of Police Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Bruno, Chief of Police 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.
- 1Bruno, Chief of Police / Death in the DordogneBruno, Chief Of Police #12008 · 288 pages · confirmed 4/420082884/4
- 220093034/4
- 320103204/4
- 42011–4/4
- 520123333/4
- 62012–3/4
- 720133213/4
- 8The Children Return / Children of War / Death UndercoverBruno, Chief Of Police #82014 · 319 pages · confirmed 3/420143193/4
- 92014–3/4
- 102015–3/4
- 112016–3/4
- 1220173173/4
- 1320183353/4
- 142018–3/4
- 1520193523/4
- 162019–3/4
- 172020–3/4
- 1820203203/4
- 1920213363/4
- 20Bruno's Challenge and Other Stories of the French CountrysideBruno, Chief Of Police #202022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 212022–3/4
- 222023–3/4
- 232024–3/4
- 242025–3/4
- 252026–3/4
Bruno, Chief of Police Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Bruno, Chief of Police books run from Bruno, Chief of Police / Death in the Dordogne (2008) to A Murder in Springtime (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Bruno, Chief of Police in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Bruno, Chief of Police books in order?
You should read the Bruno, Chief of Police books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Bruno, Chief of Police book also stands alone.
Where to start with Bruno, Chief of Police
Start with Bruno, Chief of Police / Death in the Dordogne (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Bruno, Chief of Police book?
A Murder in Springtime (2026) is the newest Bruno, Chief of Police book released so far.
Is there a new Bruno, Chief of Police book coming?
No next Bruno, Chief of Police book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Bruno, Chief of Police at a glance
- Still running
- Bruno, Chief of Police is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Bruno, Chief of Police books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,544 pages across the 11 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Bruno, Chief of Police books, 14 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 4 of the 25 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Bruno, Chief of Police books are about
14 of the 25 Bruno, Chief of Police books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 8 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Police 8 of 14 books
- Police chiefs 7 of 14 books
- Country life 6 of 14 books
- Bruno Courrèges (Fictitious character) 4 of 14 books
- France 4 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 4 of 14 books
- English literature 3 of 14 books
- Social life and customs 3 of 14 books
- Investigation 2 of 14 books
- Murder 2 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 14 books
More books by Martin Walker
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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