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Dandy Gilver Books in Order

Dandy Gilver by Catriona McPherson contains 16 books, published between 2005 and 2024. The first book is After the Armistice Ball (2005) and the newest is The Witching Hour (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
2005–2024
Pages on record
3,100 in 10 of 16 books
Reading time
52–78 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,100 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

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Dandy Gilver is an upper-class woman private investigator in Catriona McPherson's historical mystery series, set in Scotland. After the Armistice Ball (2005) opens the run, followed by The Burry Man's Day (2006), Bury Her Deep (2007), The Winter Ground (2008), Proper Treatment of Bloodstains (2009), A Deadly Measure of Brimstone (2013), The Reek of Red Herrings (2014) and The Unpleasantness in the Ballroom (2015). Murder, investigation and social custom supply the material across 16 books reaching 2024, at a median 304 pages.

How many Dandy Gilver books are there?

Dandy Gilver has 16 books, released between 2005 and 2024.

Dandy Gilver Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Dandy Gilver 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 Burry Man's Day by Catriona McPherson, book 2 of the Dandy Gilver series (2006)
  2. Cover of Bury Her Deep by Catriona McPherson, book 3 of the Dandy Gilver series (2007)
  3. Cover of The Winter Ground by Catriona McPherson, book 4 of the Dandy Gilver series (2008)
  4. Cover of Proper Treatment of Bloodstains by Catriona McPherson, book 5 of the Dandy Gilver series (2009)
  5. Cover of A Deadly Measure of Brimstone by Catriona McPherson, book 8 of the Dandy Gilver series (2013)
  6. Cover of The Reek of Red Herrings by Catriona McPherson, book 9 of the Dandy Gilver series (2014)
  1. 1
    After the Armistice Ball2005 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005304
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  2. 2
    The Burry Man's Day2006 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006336
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  3. 3
    Bury Her Deep2007 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007313
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  4. 4
    The Winter Ground2008 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008304
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  5. 5
    Proper Treatment of Bloodstains2009 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009304
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  6. 6
    Unsuitable Day For A Murder2010 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010304
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  7. 7
    Bothersome Number of Corpses2012 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012304
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  8. 8
    A Deadly Measure of Brimstone2013 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013291
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  9. 9
    The Reek of Red Herrings2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  10. 10
    The Unpleasantness in the Ballroom2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  11. 11
    The Most Misleading Habit2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  12. 12
    Spot of Toil and Trouble2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  13. 13
    A Step So Grave2018 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018336
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  14. 14
    The Turning Tide2020 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020304
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  15. 15
    The Mirror Dance2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  16. 16
    The Witching Hour2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Is there a chronological order for Dandy Gilver?

No separate chronological order is on record for Dandy Gilver, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Dandy Gilver books in order?

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

Where to start with Dandy Gilver

Start with After the Armistice Ball (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dandy Gilver book?

The Witching Hour (2024) is the newest Dandy Gilver book released so far.

Is there a new Dandy Gilver book coming?

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

Dandy Gilver at a glance

Still running
Dandy Gilver is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Dandy Gilver books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,100 pages across the 10 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dandy Gilver books, 8 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

What the Dandy Gilver books are about

12 of the 16 Dandy Gilver books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: scotland is tagged on 9 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Catriona McPherson

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.