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Elsie and Ethelred Books in Order

Elsie and Ethelred by L C Tyler contains 9 books, published between 2007 and 2021. The first book is The Herring Seller's Apprentice (2007) and the newest is Farewell My Herring (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2007–2021
Pages on record
1,943 in 7 of 9 books
Reading time
32–49 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,943 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

See all 9 books in order Printable Elsie and Ethelred checklist

Elsie and Ethelred names two fictitious characters, Elsie Thirkettle and Ethelred Tressider, recorded among literary agents and English novelists. L C Tyler wrote 9 mysteries carrying them between 2007 and 2021. Herring appears in every title, from The Herring Seller's Apprentice (2007) through Ten Little Herrings, Herring on the Nile, Crooked Herring and The Maltese Herring to Farewell My Herring (2021). The eight volumes with a recorded length run to a median of 287 pages.

How many Elsie and Ethelred books are there?

Elsie and Ethelred has 9 books, released between 2007 and 2021.

Elsie and Ethelred Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Elsie and Ethelred 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 Herring Seller's Apprentice by L C Tyler, book 1 of the Elsie and Ethelred series (2007)
  2. Cover of Ten Little Herrings by L C Tyler, book 2 of the Elsie and Ethelred series (2009)
  3. Cover of The Herring in the Library by L C Tyler, book 3 of the Elsie and Ethelred series (2010)
  4. Cover of Herring on the Nile by L C Tyler, book 4 of the Elsie and Ethelred series (2011)
  5. Cover of Cat Among the Herrings by L C Tyler, book 6 of the Elsie and Ethelred series (2016)
  6. Cover of Herring in the Smoke by L C Tyler, book 7 of the Elsie and Ethelred series (2017)
  7. Cover of Farewell My Herring by L C Tyler, book 9 of the Elsie and Ethelred series (2021)
  1. 1
    The Herring Seller's Apprentice2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  2. 2
    Ten Little Herrings2009 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009226
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  3. 3
    The Herring in the Library2010 · 225 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010225
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  4. 4
    Herring on the Nile2011 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011287
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  5. 5
    Crooked Herring2014 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014245
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  6. 6
    Cat Among the Herrings2016 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016320
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  7. 7
    Herring in the Smoke2017 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017320
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  8. 8
    The Maltese Herring2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  9. 9
    Farewell My Herring2021 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021320
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Is there a chronological order for Elsie and Ethelred?

No separate chronological order is on record for Elsie and Ethelred, 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 Elsie and Ethelred books in order?

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

Where to start with Elsie and Ethelred

Start with The Herring Seller's Apprentice (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Elsie and Ethelred book?

Farewell My Herring (2021) is the newest Elsie and Ethelred book released so far.

Is there a new Elsie and Ethelred book coming?

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

Elsie and Ethelred at a glance

Paused
No new Elsie and Ethelred title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Elsie and Ethelred books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,943 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 287 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Elsie and Ethelred books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2010s.

What the Elsie and Ethelred books are about

7 of the 9 Elsie and Ethelred books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: authors is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by L C Tyler

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

Other series by L C Tyler

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