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Gervase Fen Books in Order

Gervase Fen by Edmund Crispin contains 10 books, published between 1944 and 1979. The first book is The Case of the Gilded Fly (1944) and the newest is Fen Country (1979). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1944–1979
Total pages
2,358 across 10 books
Reading time
39–59 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,358 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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Gervase Fen is a detective series by Edmund Crispin, and Fen is a university teacher of English rather than a policeman. Ten books run from The Case of the Gilded Fly (1944) through The Moving Toyshop (1946), Love Lies Bleeding and Buried for Pleasure (1948) and The Long Divorce (1951) to a late return with The Glimpses of the Moon (1977) and Fen Country (1979). Murder investigation, actors and academic life supply the material.

How many Gervase Fen books are there?

Gervase Fen has 10 books, released between 1944 and 1979.

Gervase Fen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Gervase Fen 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 Holy Disorders by Edmund Crispin, book 2 of the Gervase Fen series (1945)
  2. Cover of The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin, book 3 of the Gervase Fen series (1946)
  3. Cover of Swan Song / Dead and Dumb by Edmund Crispin, book 4 of the Gervase Fen series (1947)
  4. Cover of Love Lies Bleeding by Edmund Crispin, book 5 of the Gervase Fen series (1948)
  5. Cover of Buried for Pleasure by Edmund Crispin, book 6 of the Gervase Fen series (1948)
  6. Cover of Frequent Hearses / Sudden Vengeance by Edmund Crispin, book 7 of the Gervase Fen series (1950)
  1. 1
    The Case of the Gilded Fly1944 · 241 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1944241
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  2. 2
    Holy Disorders1945 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1945240
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  3. 3
    The Moving Toyshop1946 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1946244
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  4. 4
    Swan Song / Dead and Dumb1947 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1947208
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  5. 5
    Love Lies Bleeding1948 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1948288
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  6. 6
    Buried for Pleasure1948 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1948178
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  7. 7
    Frequent Hearses / Sudden Vengeance1950 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950224
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  8. 8
    The Long Divorce1951 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1951213
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  9. 9
    The Glimpses of the Moon1977 · 301 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977301
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  10. 10
    Fen Country1979 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979221
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Is there a chronological order for Gervase Fen?

No separate chronological order is on record for Gervase Fen, 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 Gervase Fen books in order?

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

Where to start with Gervase Fen

Start with The Case of the Gilded Fly (1944), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gervase Fen book?

Fen Country (1979) is the newest Gervase Fen book released so far.

Is there a new Gervase Fen book coming?

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

Gervase Fen at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Gervase Fen title on record dates from 1979, 47 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Gervase Fen books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
2,358 pages across all 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 232 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gervase Fen books, 6 of 10, were published in the 1940s.

What the Gervase Fen books are about

9 of the 10 Gervase Fen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: english teachers is tagged on 9 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Edmund Crispin

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