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Felse Books in Order

There are 13 Felse books, published between 1951 and 1978. The first book is Fallen Into the Pit (1951) and the newest is Rainbow's End (1978). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1951–1978
Confirmed
13 of 13 titles
Pages on record
2,641 in 12 of 13 books
Reading time
44–66 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,641 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Felse covers the Inspector Felse mysteries, 13 books published between 1951 and 1978. George Felse is a police inspector in England, and Dominic Felse and Tossa Terrell are the other recurring figures recorded for the run. Edith Pargeter is credited on 7 of the books and Ellis Peters on 6. The books are catalogued as detective and mystery stories. Fallen Into the Pit (1951) opens the sequence and Rainbow's End (1978) closes it, and all 13 entries are confirmed.

How many Felse books are there?

Felse has 13 books, released between 1951 and 1978.

Felse Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Felse 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 Fallen Into the Pit by Edith Pargeter, book 1 of the Inspector Felse series (1951)
  2. Cover of Death and the Joyful Woman by Ellis Peters, book 2 of the Inspector Felse series (1961)
  3. Cover of Flight of a Witch by Ellis Peters, book 3 of the Inspector Felse series (1964)
  4. Cover of A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs by Ellis Peters, book 4 of the Inspector Felse series (1965)
  5. Cover of The Piper on the Mountain by Edith Pargeter, book 5 of the Inspector Felse series (1966)
  6. Cover of The Grass Widow's Tale by Ellis Peters, book 7 of the Inspector Felse series (1968)
  7. Cover of The House of Green Turf by Ellis Peters, book 8 of the Inspector Felse series (1969)
  8. Cover of Mourning Raga by Edith Pargeter, book 9 of the Inspector Felse series (1969)
  9. Cover of The Knocker on Death's Door by Edith Pargeter, book 10 of the Inspector Felse series (1970)
  1. 1
    Fallen Into the PitInspector Felse #11951 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1951336
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  2. 2
    Death and the Joyful WomanInspector Felse #21961 · 218 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1961218
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  3. 3
    Flight of a WitchInspector Felse #31964 · 232 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1964232
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  4. 4
    A Nice Derangement of EpitaphsInspector Felse #41965 · 196 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1965196
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  5. 5
    The Piper on the MountainInspector Felse #51966 · confirmed 4/4
    1966–
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  6. 6
    Black Is the Colour of My True Love's HeartInspector Felse #61967 · 220 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1967220
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  7. 7
    The Grass Widow's TaleInspector Felse #71968 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1968192
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  8. 8
    The House of Green TurfInspector Felse #81969 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1969192
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  9. 9
    Mourning RagaInspector Felse #91969 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1969192
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  10. 10
    The Knocker on Death's DoorInspector Felse #101970 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1970192
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  11. 11
    Death to the LandlordsInspector Felse #111972 · 221 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1972221
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  12. 12
    City of Gold and ShadowsInspector Felse #121973 · 248 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1973248
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  13. 13
    Rainbow's EndInspector Felse #131978 · 202 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1978202
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Do you have to read Felse books in order?

You should read the Felse books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Felse book also stands alone.

Where to start with Felse

Start with Fallen Into the Pit (1951), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Felse book?

Rainbow's End (1978) is the newest Felse book released so far.

Is there a new Felse book coming?

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

Awards Felse has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Felse. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Felse at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Felse title on record dates from 1978, 48 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Felse books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,641 pages across the 12 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 210 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Felse books, 8 of 13, were published in the 1960s.
Corroboration
13 of the 13 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
Attribution
Of the 13 titles, 7 are credited to Edith Pargeter and 6 to Ellis Peters.

What the Felse books are about

All 13 Felse books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, traditional is tagged on 12 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Series that include Felse books

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.