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Robert Amiss Books in Order

Robert Amiss by Ruth Dudley Edwards contains 12 books, published between 1982 and 2012. The first book is Corridors of Death (1982) and the newest is Killing the Emperors (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1982–2012
Pages on record
1,793 in 8 of 12 books
Reading time
30–45 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,793 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable Robert Amiss checklist

Ruth Dudley Edwards wrote the Robert Amiss series, a humorous mystery run named for the fictional character Robert Amiss. Catalogue subjects include the civil service, universities and colleges, murder investigation and England. The 12 books span 1982 to 2012, beginning with Corridors of Death (1982) and The Saint Valentine's Day Murders (1984). The English School of Murder (1990), Clubbed to Death (1992), Matricide at St. Martha's (1995), Ten Lords A-Leaping (1996), Murder in a Cathedral (1997), Publish and Be Murdered (1999), The Anglo-Irish Murders (2000) and Carnage on the Committee (2004) follow. Killing the Emperors (2012) is the newest.

How many Robert Amiss books are there?

Robert Amiss has 12 books, released between 1982 and 2012.

Robert Amiss Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Robert Amiss 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 Corridors of Death by Ruth Dudley Edwards, book 1 of the Robert Amiss series (1982)
  2. Cover of The Saint Valentine's Day Murders by Ruth Dudley Edwards, book 2 of the Robert Amiss series (1984)
  3. Cover of The English School of Murder by Ruth Dudley Edwards, book 3 of the Robert Amiss series (1990)
  4. Cover of Clubbed to Death by Ruth Dudley Edwards, book 4 of the Robert Amiss series (1992)
  5. Cover of Matricide at St. Martha's by Ruth Dudley Edwards, book 5 of the Robert Amiss series (1995)
  6. Cover of Murder in a Cathedral by Ruth Dudley Edwards, book 7 of the Robert Amiss series (1997)
  7. Cover of The Anglo-Irish Murders by Ruth Dudley Edwards, book 9 of the Robert Amiss series (2000)
  8. Cover of Murdering Americans by Ruth Dudley Edwards, book 11 of the Robert Amiss series (2007)
  9. Cover of Killing the Emperors by Ruth Dudley Edwards, book 12 of the Robert Amiss series (2012)
  1. 1
    Corridors of Death1982 · 229 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982229
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  2. 2
    The Saint Valentine's Day Murders1984 · 181 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984181
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  3. 3
    The English School of Murder1990 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990211
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  4. 4
    Clubbed to Death1992 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992216
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  5. 5
    Matricide at St. Martha's1995 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995242
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  6. 6
    Ten Lords A-Leaping1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  7. 7
    Murder in a Cathedral1997 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997232
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  8. 8
    Publish and Be Murdered1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  9. 9
    The Anglo-Irish Murders2000 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000234
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  10. 10
    Carnage on the Committee2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  11. 11
    Murdering Americans2007 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007248
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  12. 12
    Killing the Emperors2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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Is there a chronological order for Robert Amiss?

No separate chronological order is on record for Robert Amiss, 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 Robert Amiss books in order?

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

Where to start with Robert Amiss

Start with Corridors of Death (1982), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Robert Amiss book?

Killing the Emperors (2012) is the newest Robert Amiss book released so far.

Is there a new Robert Amiss book coming?

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

Robert Amiss at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Robert Amiss title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Robert Amiss books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,793 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 230 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Robert Amiss books, 6 of 12, were published in the 1990s.

What the Robert Amiss books are about

11 of the 12 Robert Amiss books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: amiss, robert (fictitious character) is tagged on 8 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Ruth Dudley Edwards

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