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Robert Budd Mystery Books in Order

Robert Budd Mystery by Gerald Verner contains 29 books, published between 1935 and 2019. The first book is The Cleverness of Mr. Budd (1935) and the newest is The Seventh Virgin (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
1935–2019
Pages on record
2,143 in 8 of 29 books
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Robert Budd Mystery follows the detective Mr Budd through English murder investigations written by Gerald Verner. The Cleverness of Mr. Budd (1935) opens the series, with The Return of Mr. Budd (1938) and Mr. Budd Investigates (1940) marking the run, and titles such as Midnight Murder, The Grim Joker, The Silver Horseshoe and The Football Pool Murders alongside. 29 books are catalogued, with editions dated as late as 2019 and a median of 268 pages.

How many Robert Budd Mystery books are there?

Robert Budd Mystery has 29 books, released between 1935 and 2019.

Robert Budd Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Robert Budd 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 The Cleverness of Mr. Budd by Gerald Verner, book 1 of the Robert Budd Mystery series (1935)
  2. Cover of The Return of Mr. Budd by Gerald Verner, book 5 of the Robert Budd Mystery series (1938)
  3. Cover of Mr. Budd Investigates by Gerald Verner, book 10 of the Robert Budd Mystery series (1940)
  4. Cover of The House of the Goat by Gerald Verner, book 11 of the Robert Budd Mystery series (1940)
  5. Cover of Mr. Midnight by Gerald Verner, book 18 of the Robert Budd Mystery series (1953)
  6. Cover of The Nursery Rhyme Murders by Gerald Verner, book 19 of the Robert Budd Mystery series (1960)
  7. Cover of The Last Warning by Gerald Verner, book 20 of the Robert Budd Mystery series (1962)
  8. Cover of The Red Tape Murders by Gerald Verner, book 21 of the Robert Budd Mystery series (1962)
  9. Cover of Mr. Budd Steps In by Gerald Verner, book 25 of the Robert Budd Mystery series (2011)
  10. Cover of Mr. Budd Again by Gerald Verner, book 26 of the Robert Budd Mystery series (2012)
  1. 1
    The Cleverness of Mr. Budd1935 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1935232
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  2. 2
    Midnight Murder1935 · confirmed 1/4
    1935–
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  3. 3
    The Grim Joker1936 · confirmed 1/4
    1936–
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  4. 4
    The Jockey1937 · confirmed 1/4
    1937–
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  5. 5
    The Return of Mr. Budd1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  6. 6
    The Silver Horseshoe1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  7. 7
    The Witches Moon1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  8. 8
    The Football Pool Murders / The Coupon Crimes1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  9. 9
    The Huntsman1940 · confirmed 1/4
    1940–
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  10. 10
    Mr. Budd Investigates1940 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1940244
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  11. 11
    The House of the Goat1940 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1940288
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  12. 12
    Crooked Circle1945 · confirmed 1/4
    1945–
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  13. 13
    The Twelve Apostles1946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  14. 14
    The Seven Lamps1947 · confirmed 1/4
    1947–
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  15. 15
    The Royal Flush Murders1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  16. 16
    The Tipster1949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
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  17. 17
    The Whispering Woman1949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
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  18. 18
    Mr. Midnight1953 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1953328
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  19. 19
    The Nursery Rhyme Murders1960 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1960264
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  20. 20
    The Last Warning1962 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962288
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  21. 21
    The Red Tape Murders1962 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962272
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  22. 22
    Murder in Manuscript1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  23. 23
    Six Men Died1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  24. 24
    Mister Big1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  25. 25
    Mr. Budd Steps In2011 · 227 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011227
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  26. 26
    Mr. Budd Again2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  27. 27
    The Beard of the Prophet2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  28. 28
    The Chained Man2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  29. 30
    The Seventh Virgin2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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Robert Budd Mystery Books in Chronological Order

In story order, The Grim Joker comes first and Midnight Murder comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 29 books below run in that in-universe sequence.

  1. 3
    The Grim Joker1936 · confirmed 1/4
    1936–
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  2. 4
    The Jockey1937 · confirmed 1/4
    1937–
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  3. 6
    The Silver Horseshoe1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  4. 7
    The Witches Moon1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  5. 8
    The Football Pool Murders / The Coupon Crimes1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  6. 9
    The Huntsman1940 · confirmed 1/4
    1940–
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  7. 13
    The Twelve Apostles1946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  8. 14
    The Seven Lamps1947 · confirmed 1/4
    1947–
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  9. 15
    The Royal Flush Murders1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  10. 16
    The Tipster1949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
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  11. 17
    The Whispering Woman1949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
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  12. 18
    Mr. Midnight1953 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1953328
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  13. 19
    The Nursery Rhyme Murders1960 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1960264
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  14. 20
    The Last Warning1962 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962288
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  15. 22
    Murder in Manuscript1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  16. 23
    Six Men Died1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  17. 24
    Mister Big1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  18. 30
    The Seventh Virgin2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  19. 1
    The Cleverness of Mr. Budd1935 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1935232
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  20. 5
    The Return of Mr. Budd1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  21. 10
    Mr. Budd Investigates1940 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1940244
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  22. 11
    The House of the Goat1940 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1940288
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  23. 12
    Crooked Circle1945 · confirmed 1/4
    1945–
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  24. 21
    The Red Tape Murders1962 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962272
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  25. 25
    Mr. Budd Steps In2011 · 227 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011227
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  26. 26
    Mr. Budd Again2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  27. 27
    The Beard of the Prophet2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  28. 28
    The Chained Man2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  29. 2
    Midnight Murder1935 · confirmed 1/4
    1935–
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Do you have to read Robert Budd Mystery books in order?

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

Where to start with Robert Budd Mystery

Start with The Cleverness of Mr. Budd (1935), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, The Grim Joker comes first.

What is the newest Robert Budd Mystery book?

The Seventh Virgin (2019) is the newest Robert Budd Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Robert Budd Mystery book coming?

No next Robert Budd 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.

Robert Budd Mystery at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Robert Budd Mystery title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Robert Budd Mystery books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,143 pages across the 8 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 268 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Robert Budd Mystery books, 9 of 29, were published in the 1940s.

What the Robert Budd Mystery books are about

7 of the 29 Robert Budd Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: robert budd (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Robert Budd (Fictitious character) 6 of 7 books

More books by Gerald Verner

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

Other series by Gerald Verner

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