A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Cleeves Books in Order

The complete Cleeves reading order — 40 books from 1925–2014.

  1. 01 ... Wells, Glastonbury & Cleeve 1925 Amazon — buy ... Wells, Glastonbury & Cleeve ThriftBooks — buy ... Wells, Glastonbury & Cleeve eBooks.com — buy ... Wells, Glastonbury & Cleeve
  2. 02 Fire kindleth fire 1930 Amazon — buy Fire kindleth fire ThriftBooks — buy Fire kindleth fire eBooks.com — buy Fire kindleth fire
  3. 03 Cleeve Abbey, Somerset 1959 Amazon — buy Cleeve Abbey, Somerset ThriftBooks — buy Cleeve Abbey, Somerset eBooks.com — buy Cleeve Abbey, Somerset
  4. 04 ASSIGNMENT TO VENGEANCE by CLEEVE, Brian by CLEEVE, Brian 1961 Amazon — buy ASSIGNMENT TO VENGEANCE by CLEEVE, Brian by CLEEVE, Brian ThriftBooks — buy ASSIGNMENT TO VENGEANCE by CLEEVE, Brian by CLEEVE, Brian eBooks.com — buy ASSIGNMENT TO VENGEANCE by CLEEVE, Brian by CLEEVE, Brian
  5. 05 Cleeve Abbey 1984 Amazon — buy Cleeve Abbey Bookshop — buy Cleeve Abbey ThriftBooks — buy Cleeve Abbey eBooks.com — buy Cleeve Abbey
  6. 06 The human brain coloring book 1985 Amazon — buy The human brain coloring book Bookshop — buy The human brain coloring book ThriftBooks — buy The human brain coloring book eBooks.com — buy The human brain coloring book
  7. 07 A bird in the hand 1986 Amazon — buy A bird in the hand Bookshop — buy A bird in the hand ThriftBooks — buy A bird in the hand eBooks.com — buy A bird in the hand
  8. 08 Come Death and High Water 1987 Amazon — buy Come Death and High Water Bookshop — buy Come Death and High Water ThriftBooks — buy Come Death and High Water eBooks.com — buy Come Death and High Water
  9. 09 Murder in Paradise 1988 Amazon — buy Murder in Paradise Bookshop — buy Murder in Paradise ThriftBooks — buy Murder in Paradise eBooks.com — buy Murder in Paradise
  10. 10 Enriching heredity 1988 Amazon — buy Enriching heredity Bookshop — buy Enriching heredity ThriftBooks — buy Enriching heredity eBooks.com — buy Enriching heredity
  11. 11 Cleeve parish survey 1988 Amazon — buy Cleeve parish survey ThriftBooks — buy Cleeve parish survey eBooks.com — buy Cleeve parish survey
  12. 12 A prey to murder 1989 Amazon — buy A prey to murder Bookshop — buy A prey to murder ThriftBooks — buy A prey to murder eBooks.com — buy A prey to murder
  13. 13 A Lesson in Dying 1990 Amazon — buy A Lesson in Dying Bookshop — buy A Lesson in Dying ThriftBooks — buy A Lesson in Dying eBooks.com — buy A Lesson in Dying
  14. 14 Murder in My Back Yard 1991 Amazon — buy Murder in My Back Yard Bookshop — buy Murder in My Back Yard ThriftBooks — buy Murder in My Back Yard eBooks.com — buy Murder in My Back Yard
  15. 15 Sea Fever 1991 Amazon — buy Sea Fever Bookshop — buy Sea Fever ThriftBooks — buy Sea Fever eBooks.com — buy Sea Fever
  16. 16 Cleeve Hill 1991 Amazon — buy Cleeve Hill Bookshop — buy Cleeve Hill ThriftBooks — buy Cleeve Hill eBooks.com — buy Cleeve Hill
  17. 17 A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy 1992 Amazon — buy A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy Bookshop — buy A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy ThriftBooks — buy A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy eBooks.com — buy A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy
  18. 18 Another Man's Poison 1992 Amazon — buy Another Man's Poison Bookshop — buy Another Man's Poison ThriftBooks — buy Another Man's Poison eBooks.com — buy Another Man's Poison
  19. 19 Killjoy 1993 Amazon — buy Killjoy Bookshop — buy Killjoy ThriftBooks — buy Killjoy eBooks.com — buy Killjoy
  20. 20 Mill on the Shore 1994 Amazon — buy Mill on the Shore Bookshop — buy Mill on the Shore ThriftBooks — buy Mill on the Shore eBooks.com — buy Mill on the Shore
  21. 21 The healers 1995 Amazon — buy The healers Bookshop — buy The healers ThriftBooks — buy The healers eBooks.com — buy The healers
  22. 22 High Island blues 1996 Amazon — buy High Island blues Bookshop — buy High Island blues ThriftBooks — buy High Island blues eBooks.com — buy High Island blues
  23. 23 Christmas Crimes - Stories From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine And Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine 1996 Amazon — buy Christmas Crimes - Stories From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine And Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine Bookshop — buy Christmas Crimes - Stories From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine And Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine ThriftBooks — buy Christmas Crimes - Stories From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine And Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine eBooks.com — buy Christmas Crimes - Stories From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine And Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
  24. 24 Baby Snatcher 1997 Amazon — buy Baby Snatcher Bookshop — buy Baby Snatcher ThriftBooks — buy Baby Snatcher eBooks.com — buy Baby Snatcher
  25. 25 Magic trees of the mind 1998 Amazon — buy Magic trees of the mind Bookshop — buy Magic trees of the mind ThriftBooks — buy Magic trees of the mind eBooks.com — buy Magic trees of the mind
  26. 26 The Crow Trap 1999 Amazon — buy The Crow Trap Bookshop — buy The Crow Trap ThriftBooks — buy The Crow Trap eBooks.com — buy The Crow Trap
  27. 27 Telling Tales 2000 Amazon — buy Telling Tales Bookshop — buy Telling Tales ThriftBooks — buy Telling Tales eBooks.com — buy Telling Tales
  28. 28 The Sleeping and the Dead 2001 Amazon — buy The Sleeping and the Dead Bookshop — buy The Sleeping and the Dead ThriftBooks — buy The Sleeping and the Dead eBooks.com — buy The Sleeping and the Dead
  29. 29 The scheming Mr Cleeve 2001 Amazon — buy The scheming Mr Cleeve Bookshop — buy The scheming Mr Cleeve ThriftBooks — buy The scheming Mr Cleeve eBooks.com — buy The scheming Mr Cleeve
  30. 30 Burial of Ghosts 2003 Amazon — buy Burial of Ghosts Bookshop — buy Burial of Ghosts ThriftBooks — buy Burial of Ghosts eBooks.com — buy Burial of Ghosts
  31. 31 Raven Black 2006 Amazon — buy Raven Black Bookshop — buy Raven Black ThriftBooks — buy Raven Black eBooks.com — buy Raven Black
  32. 32 Hidden Depths 2007 Amazon — buy Hidden Depths Bookshop — buy Hidden Depths ThriftBooks — buy Hidden Depths eBooks.com — buy Hidden Depths
  33. 33 White nights 2008 Amazon — buy White nights Bookshop — buy White nights ThriftBooks — buy White nights eBooks.com — buy White nights
  34. 34 Red bones 2009 Amazon — buy Red bones Bookshop — buy Red bones ThriftBooks — buy Red bones eBooks.com — buy Red bones
  35. 35 Blue Lightning 2010 Amazon — buy Blue Lightning Bookshop — buy Blue Lightning ThriftBooks — buy Blue Lightning eBooks.com — buy Blue Lightning
  36. 36 Silent Voices 2011 Amazon — buy Silent Voices Bookshop — buy Silent Voices ThriftBooks — buy Silent Voices eBooks.com — buy Silent Voices
  37. 37 The glass room 2012 Amazon — buy The glass room Bookshop — buy The glass room ThriftBooks — buy The glass room eBooks.com — buy The glass room
  38. 38 Dead Water 2013 Amazon — buy Dead Water Bookshop — buy Dead Water ThriftBooks — buy Dead Water eBooks.com — buy Dead Water
  39. 39 Feeding Farm Animals 2013 Amazon — buy Feeding Farm Animals Bookshop — buy Feeding Farm Animals ThriftBooks — buy Feeding Farm Animals eBooks.com — buy Feeding Farm Animals
  40. 40 Harbour Street 2014 Amazon — buy Harbour Street Bookshop — buy Harbour Street ThriftBooks — buy Harbour Street eBooks.com — buy Harbour Street

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Track your progress through Cleeves

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 ... Wells, Glastonbury & Cleeve 1925
2 Fire kindleth fire 1930
3 Cleeve Abbey, Somerset 1959
4 ASSIGNMENT TO VENGEANCE by CLEEVE, Brian by CLEEVE, Brian 1961
5 Cleeve Abbey 1984
6 The human brain coloring book 1985
7 A bird in the hand 1986
8 Come Death and High Water 1987
9 Murder in Paradise 1988
10 Enriching heredity 1988
11 Cleeve parish survey 1988
12 A prey to murder 1989
13 A Lesson in Dying 1990
14 Murder in My Back Yard 1991
15 Sea Fever 1991
16 Cleeve Hill 1991
17 A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy 1992
18 Another Man's Poison 1992
19 Killjoy 1993
20 Mill on the Shore 1994
21 The healers 1995
22 High Island blues 1996
23 Christmas Crimes - Stories From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine And Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine 1996
24 Baby Snatcher 1997
25 Magic trees of the mind 1998
26 The Crow Trap 1999
27 Telling Tales 2000
28 The Sleeping and the Dead 2001
29 The scheming Mr Cleeve 2001
30 Burial of Ghosts 2003
31 Raven Black 2006
32 Hidden Depths 2007
33 White nights 2008
34 Red bones 2009
35 Blue Lightning 2010
36 Silent Voices 2011
37 The glass room 2012
38 Dead Water 2013
39 Feeding Farm Animals 2013
40 Harbour Street 2014

Cleeves reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with ... Wells, Glastonbury & Cleeve (1925). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Cleeves — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Cleeves books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1925–2014.

What is the newest Cleeves book?

Harbour Street, published in 2014.