Mrs Pargeter Books in Order
Mrs Pargeter by Simon Brett contains 10 books, published between 1986 and 2025. The first book is A Nice Class of Corpse (1986) and the newest is Mrs Pargeter's Past (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1986–2025
- Confirmed
- 10 of 10 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,556 in 7 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 26–39 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,556 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Mrs Pargeter is a widow who solves crimes, and the lead of a detective series by Simon Brett. A Nice Class of Corpse (1986) opens the run, followed by Mrs. Pargeter Presumed Dead (1988), Mrs. Pargeter's Package (1990) and Mrs. Pargeter's Pound of Flesh (1992). England and London are the settings, and art theft is among the crimes the books record. Ten catalogued titles reach Mrs Pargeter's Past (2025), and the series is ongoing.
How many Mrs Pargeter books are there?
Mrs Pargeter has 10 books, released between 1986 and 2025.
Mrs Pargeter Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Mrs Pargeter 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.
- 1A Nice Class of Corpse1986 · 221 pages · confirmed 3/419862213/4
- 2Mrs. Pargeter Presumed Dead1988 · 248 pages · confirmed 3/419882483/4
- 3Mrs. Pargeter's Package1990 · confirmed 3/41990–3/4
- 4Mrs. Pargeter's Pound of Flesh1992 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/419922083/4
- 5Mrs. Pargeter's Plot1996 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/419962523/4
- 6Mrs. Pargeter's Point of Honour1998 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/419982723/4
- 7Mrs Pargeter's Principle2015 · 186 pages · confirmed 3/420151863/4
- 8Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations2017 · 169 pages · confirmed 3/420171693/4
- 9Mrs Pargeter's Patio2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 10Mrs Pargeter's Past2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
Is there a chronological order for Mrs Pargeter?
No separate chronological order is on record for Mrs Pargeter, 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 Pargeter books in order?
You should read the Mrs Pargeter books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mrs Pargeter book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mrs Pargeter
Start with A Nice Class of Corpse (1986), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mrs Pargeter book?
Mrs Pargeter's Past (2025) is the newest Mrs Pargeter book released so far.
Is there a new Mrs Pargeter book coming?
No next Mrs Pargeter 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 Pargeter at a glance
- Still running
- Mrs Pargeter is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Mrs Pargeter books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,556 pages across the 7 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 221 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mrs Pargeter books, 4 of 10, were published in the 1990s.
What the Mrs Pargeter books are about
8 of the 10 Mrs Pargeter books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 8 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 8 of 8 books
- Pargeter, mrs. (fictitious character) 6 of 8 books
- England 4 of 8 books
- Widows 4 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 8 books
More books by Simon Brett
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Simon Brett
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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