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Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery Books in Order

Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery by Margaret Duffy contains 23 books, published between 1987 and 2021. The first book is A Murder of Crows (1987) and the newest is The Not Quite Perfect Murderer (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1987–2021
Pages on record
3,899 in 14 of 23 books
Reading time
65–97 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,899 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

See all 23 books in order Printable Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery checklist

Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard are the investigating pair in a British mystery series by Margaret Duffy. The 23 books were published between 1987 and 2021, starting with A Murder of Crows (1987) and Death of a Raven (1988). Bird names fill the early titles, including Brass Eagle, Who Killed Cock Robin? and Rook-Shoot. Subjects include murder, intelligence work, police procedure and authors. The Not Quite Perfect Murderer is the latest title.

How many Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery books are there?

Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery has 23 books, released between 1987 and 2021.

Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery 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 Death of a Raven by Margaret Duffy, book 2 of the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery series (1988)
  2. Cover of Brass Eagle by Margaret Duffy, book 3 of the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery series (1989)
  3. Cover of Who Killed Cock Robin? by Margaret Duffy, book 4 of the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery series (1990)
  4. Cover of A Hanging Matter by Margaret Duffy, book 7 of the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery series (2002)
  5. Cover of Dead Trouble by Margaret Duffy, book 8 of the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery series (2004)
  6. Cover of So Horrible a Place by Margaret Duffy, book 9 of the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery series (2005)
  7. Cover of Tainted Ground by Margaret Duffy, book 10 of the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery series (2006)
  8. Cover of Cobweb by Margaret Duffy, book 11 of the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery series (2007)
  9. Cover of Blood Substitute by Margaret Duffy, book 12 of the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery series (2008)
  10. Cover of Stealth by Margaret Duffy, book 16 of the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery series (2012)
  11. Cover of Dark Side by Margaret Duffy, book 17 of the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery series (2014)
  12. Cover of Stone Cold, Stone Dead by Margaret Duffy, book 21 of the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery series (2018)
  1. 1
    A Murder of Crows1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  2. 2
    Death of a Raven1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  3. 3
    Brass Eagle1989 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989228
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  4. 4
    Who Killed Cock Robin?1990 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990432
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  5. 5
    Rook-Shoot1991 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991392
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  6. 6
    Gallows Bird1993 · 379 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993379
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  7. 7
    A Hanging Matter2002 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002240
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  8. 8
    Dead Trouble2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004256
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  9. 9
    So Horrible a Place2005 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005288
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  10. 10
    Tainted Ground2006 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006400
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  11. 11
    Cobweb2007 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007217
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  12. 12
    Blood Substitute2008 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008232
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  13. 13
    Souvenirs of Murder2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  14. 14
    Corpse in Waiting2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  15. 15
    Rat Poison2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  16. 16
    Stealth2012 · 202 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012202
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  17. 17
    Dark Side2014 · 201 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014201
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  18. 18
    Ashes to Ashes2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  19. 19
    Dust to Dust2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  20. 20
    Murders.com2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  21. 21
    Stone Cold, Stone Dead2018 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018208
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  22. 22
    Gillard's Sting2020 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020224
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  23. 23
    The Not Quite Perfect Murderer2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Is there a chronological order for Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery?

No separate chronological order is on record for Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery, 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 Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery books in order?

You should read the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery book also stands alone.

Where to start with Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery

Start with A Murder of Crows (1987), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery book?

The Not Quite Perfect Murderer (2021) is the newest Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery book coming?

No next Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery at a glance

Paused
No new Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,899 pages across the 14 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 236 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery books, 8 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

What the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery books are about

20 of the 23 Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gillard, patrick (fictitious character) is tagged on 14 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Margaret Duffy

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

Characters in the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery books

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