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Mrs. Bradley Books in Order

Mrs. Bradley by Gladys Mitchell contains 66 books, published between 1929 and 1984. The first book is A Speedy Death (1929) and the newest is The Crozier Pharaohs (1984). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
66
Published
1929–1984
Pages on record
13,187 in 54 of 66 books
Reading time
220–330 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,187 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 54 of 66 titles with a page count on record.

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Beatrice Lestrange Bradley is the woman detective of Gladys Mitchell's long-running English crime series. A Speedy Death (1929) and The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (1929) open a run that reaches 66 books by 1984, at a median 228 pages and close to one a year. The Saltmarsh Murders (1932), Death at the Opera (1934), The Devil at Saxon Wall (1935), Dead Men's Morris (1936), Come Away, Death (1937) and St Peter's Finger (1938) come from the first decade. Murder investigation in England, and London in particular, is the standing subject.

How many Mrs. Bradley books are there?

Mrs. Bradley has 66 books, released between 1929 and 1984.

Mrs. Bradley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 66 Mrs. Bradley 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 A Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell, book 1 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1929)
  2. Cover of The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop by Gladys Mitchell, book 2 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1929)
  3. Cover of The Longer Bodies by Gladys Mitchell, book 3 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1930)
  4. Cover of The Saltmarsh Murders by Gladys Mitchell, book 4 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1932)
  5. Cover of Death at the Opera / Death in the Wet by Gladys Mitchell, book 5 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1934)
  6. Cover of The Devil at Saxon Wall by Gladys Mitchell, book 6 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1935)
  7. Cover of Dead Men's Morris / Death Comes at Christmas by Gladys Mitchell, book 7 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1936)
  8. Cover of Printer's Error by Gladys Mitchell, book 10 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1939)
  9. Cover of Brazen Tongue by Gladys Mitchell, book 11 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1940)
  10. Cover of Hangman's Curfew by Gladys Mitchell, book 12 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1941)
  11. Cover of When Last I Died by Gladys Mitchell, book 13 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1941)
  12. Cover of The Worsted Viper by Gladys Mitchell, book 15 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1943)
  13. Cover of The Rising of the Moon by Gladys Mitchell, book 18 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1945)
  14. Cover of The Dancing Druids by Gladys Mitchell, book 21 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1948)
  15. Cover of The Echoing Strangers by Gladys Mitchell, book 25 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1952)
  16. Cover of Merlin's Furlong by Gladys Mitchell, book 26 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1953)
  17. Cover of Watson's Choice by Gladys Mitchell, book 28 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1955)
  18. Cover of The Man Who Grew Tomatoes by Gladys Mitchell, book 32 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1959)
  19. Cover of Nodding Canaries by Gladys Mitchell, book 34 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1961)
  20. Cover of My Bones Will Keep by Gladys Mitchell, book 35 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1962)
  21. Cover of Skeleton Island by Gladys Mitchell, book 40 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1967)
  22. Cover of Dance to Your Daddy by Gladys Mitchell, book 42 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1969)
  23. Cover of A Hearse on May-Day by Gladys Mitchell, book 45 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1972)
  24. Cover of Winking at the Brim by Gladys Mitchell, book 48 of the Mrs. Bradley series (1974)
  1. 1
    A Speedy Death1929 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1929192
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  2. 2
    The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop1929 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1929190
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  3. 3
    The Longer Bodies1930 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1930191
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  4. 4
    The Saltmarsh Murders1932 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1932288
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  5. 5
    Death at the Opera / Death in the Wet1934 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1934191
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  6. 6
    The Devil at Saxon Wall1935 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1935296
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  7. 7
    Dead Men's Morris / Death Comes at Christmas1936 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1936190
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  8. 8
    Come Away, Death1937 · confirmed 2/4
    1937–
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  9. 9
    St Peter's Finger1938 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1938368
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  10. 10
    Printer's Error1939 · 236 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1939236
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  11. 11
    Brazen Tongue1940 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1940274
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  12. 12
    Hangman's Curfew1941 · confirmed 2/4
    1941–
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  13. 13
    When Last I Died1941 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1941190
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  14. 14
    Laurels Are Poison1942 · confirmed 2/4
    1942–
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  15. 15
    The Worsted Viper1943 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1943246
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  16. 16
    Sunset Over Soho1943 · confirmed 2/4
    1943–
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  17. 17
    My Father Sleeps1944 · confirmed 2/4
    1944–
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  18. 18
    The Rising of the Moon1945 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1945280
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  19. 19
    Here Comes a Chopper1946 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1946352
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  20. 20
    Death and the Maiden1947 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1947192
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  21. 21
    The Dancing Druids1948 · 239 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1948239
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  22. 22
    Tom Brown's Body1949 · confirmed 2/4
    1949–
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  23. 23
    Groaning Spinney / Murder in the Snow1950 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1950272
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  24. 24
    The Devil's Elbow1951 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1951240
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  25. 25
    The Echoing Strangers1952 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1952256
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  26. 26
    Merlin's Furlong1953 · 159 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1953159
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  27. 27
    Faintley Speaking1954 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1954224
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  28. 28
    Watson's Choice1955 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1955368
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  29. 29
    Twelve Horses and the Hangman's Noose1956 · 379 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1956379
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  30. 30
    The Twenty-Third Man1957 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1957240
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Is there a chronological order for Mrs. Bradley?

No separate chronological order is on record for Mrs. Bradley, 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 Mrs. Bradley books in order?

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

Where to start with Mrs. Bradley

Start with A Speedy Death (1929), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mrs. Bradley book?

The Crozier Pharaohs (1984) is the newest Mrs. Bradley book released so far.

Is there a new Mrs. Bradley book coming?

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

Mrs. Bradley at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Mrs. Bradley title on record dates from 1984, 42 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Mrs. Bradley books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
13,187 pages across the 54 of 66 books with a recorded length, a median of 228 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mrs. Bradley books, 14 of 66, were published in the 1970s.

What the Mrs. Bradley books are about

54 of the 66 Mrs. Bradley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 33 of 54. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Gladys Mitchell

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