A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Ellis Peters Books in Order

The complete Ellis Peters reading order — 40 books from 1540–1997.

  1. 01 Dell'Arte della Guerra 1540 Amazon — buy Dell'Arte della Guerra Bookshop — buy Dell'Arte della Guerra ThriftBooks — buy Dell'Arte della Guerra eBooks.com — buy Dell'Arte della Guerra
  2. 02 She goes to war 1942 Amazon — buy She goes to war ThriftBooks — buy She goes to war eBooks.com — buy She goes to war
  3. 03 Les aventures au Mexique et au Texas du Colonel Ellis Peter Bean 1952 Amazon — buy Les aventures au Mexique et au Texas du Colonel Ellis Peter Bean ThriftBooks — buy Les aventures au Mexique et au Texas du Colonel Ellis Peter Bean eBooks.com — buy Les aventures au Mexique et au Texas du Colonel Ellis Peter Bean
  4. 04 The assize of the dying 1958 Amazon — buy The assize of the dying ThriftBooks — buy The assize of the dying eBooks.com — buy The assize of the dying
  5. 05 Death mask 1959 Amazon — buy Death mask Bookshop — buy Death mask ThriftBooks — buy Death mask eBooks.com — buy Death mask
  6. 06 The Will and the Deed 1960 Amazon — buy The Will and the Deed Bookshop — buy The Will and the Deed ThriftBooks — buy The Will and the Deed eBooks.com — buy The Will and the Deed
  7. 07 The Will And The Deed by Ellis Peters 1960 Amazon — buy The Will And The Deed by Ellis Peters ThriftBooks — buy The Will And The Deed by Ellis Peters eBooks.com — buy The Will And The Deed by Ellis Peters
  8. 08 Death and the joyful woman 1961 Amazon — buy Death and the joyful woman Bookshop — buy Death and the joyful woman ThriftBooks — buy Death and the joyful woman eBooks.com — buy Death and the joyful woman
  9. 09 The Funeral of Figaro 1962 Amazon — buy The Funeral of Figaro Bookshop — buy The Funeral of Figaro ThriftBooks — buy The Funeral of Figaro eBooks.com — buy The Funeral of Figaro
  10. 10 Flight of a witch 1964 Amazon — buy Flight of a witch Bookshop — buy Flight of a witch ThriftBooks — buy Flight of a witch eBooks.com — buy Flight of a witch
  11. 11 A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs 1965 Amazon — buy A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs Bookshop — buy A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs ThriftBooks — buy A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs eBooks.com — buy A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs
  12. 12 The Piper on the Mountain 1966 Amazon — buy The Piper on the Mountain ThriftBooks — buy The Piper on the Mountain eBooks.com — buy The Piper on the Mountain
  13. 13 Black is the Colour of my True Love’s Heart 1967 Amazon — buy Black is the Colour of my True Love’s Heart Bookshop — buy Black is the Colour of my True Love’s Heart ThriftBooks — buy Black is the Colour of my True Love’s Heart eBooks.com — buy Black is the Colour of my True Love’s Heart
  14. 14 The Grass Widow's Tale 1968 Amazon — buy The Grass Widow's Tale Bookshop — buy The Grass Widow's Tale ThriftBooks — buy The Grass Widow's Tale eBooks.com — buy The Grass Widow's Tale
  15. 15 The house of green turf 1969 Amazon — buy The house of green turf Bookshop — buy The house of green turf ThriftBooks — buy The house of green turf eBooks.com — buy The house of green turf
  16. 16 Mourning Raga 1969 Amazon — buy Mourning Raga ThriftBooks — buy Mourning Raga eBooks.com — buy Mourning Raga
  17. 17 The House on Green Turf 1969 Amazon — buy The House on Green Turf ThriftBooks — buy The House on Green Turf eBooks.com — buy The House on Green Turf
  18. 18 The Knocker on Death's Door 1970 Amazon — buy The Knocker on Death's Door ThriftBooks — buy The Knocker on Death's Door eBooks.com — buy The Knocker on Death's Door
  19. 19 City of Gold and Shadows 1974 Amazon — buy City of Gold and Shadows ThriftBooks — buy City of Gold and Shadows eBooks.com — buy City of Gold and Shadows
  20. 20 Saint Peter's Fair 1981 Amazon — buy Saint Peter's Fair Bookshop — buy Saint Peter's Fair ThriftBooks — buy Saint Peter's Fair eBooks.com — buy Saint Peter's Fair
  21. 21 the sanctuary sparrow 1983 Amazon — buy the sanctuary sparrow ThriftBooks — buy the sanctuary sparrow eBooks.com — buy the sanctuary sparrow
  22. 22 the devil's novice 1983 Amazon — buy the devil's novice ThriftBooks — buy the devil's novice eBooks.com — buy the devil's novice
  23. 23 The Pilgrim of Hate 1984 Amazon — buy The Pilgrim of Hate ThriftBooks — buy The Pilgrim of Hate eBooks.com — buy The Pilgrim of Hate
  24. 24 Alte Kulturen ans Licht gebracht 1988 Amazon — buy Alte Kulturen ans Licht gebracht ThriftBooks — buy Alte Kulturen ans Licht gebracht eBooks.com — buy Alte Kulturen ans Licht gebracht
  25. 25 The heretic’s apprentice 1989 Amazon — buy The heretic’s apprentice Bookshop — buy The heretic’s apprentice ThriftBooks — buy The heretic’s apprentice eBooks.com — buy The heretic’s apprentice
  26. 26 Rare Ellis Peters / THE HERETIC’S APPRENTICE Signed First Edition 1990 1990 Amazon — buy Rare Ellis Peters / THE HERETIC’S APPRENTICE Signed First Edition 1990 ThriftBooks — buy Rare Ellis Peters / THE HERETIC’S APPRENTICE Signed First Edition 1990 eBooks.com — buy Rare Ellis Peters / THE HERETIC’S APPRENTICE Signed First Edition 1990
  27. 27 THE POTTER'S FIELD. 1990 Amazon — buy THE POTTER'S FIELD. ThriftBooks — buy THE POTTER'S FIELD. eBooks.com — buy THE POTTER'S FIELD.
  28. 28 Potters Field 1991 Amazon — buy Potters Field ThriftBooks — buy Potters Field eBooks.com — buy Potters Field
  29. 29 The summer of the Danes 1991 Amazon — buy The summer of the Danes ThriftBooks — buy The summer of the Danes eBooks.com — buy The summer of the Danes
  30. 30 Ellis Peters 06/92 X51 D/B 1992 Amazon — buy Ellis Peters 06/92 X51 D/B Bookshop — buy Ellis Peters 06/92 X51 D/B ThriftBooks — buy Ellis Peters 06/92 X51 D/B eBooks.com — buy Ellis Peters 06/92 X51 D/B
  31. 31 Ellis Peters X54 D/B 1993 Amazon — buy Ellis Peters X54 D/B Bookshop — buy Ellis Peters X54 D/B ThriftBooks — buy Ellis Peters X54 D/B eBooks.com — buy Ellis Peters X54 D/B
  32. 32 Le Champ du potier [FRENCH] [Ellis Peters] 1993 Amazon — buy Le Champ du potier [FRENCH] [Ellis Peters] Bookshop — buy Le Champ du potier [FRENCH] [Ellis Peters] ThriftBooks — buy Le Champ du potier [FRENCH] [Ellis Peters] eBooks.com — buy Le Champ du potier [FRENCH] [Ellis Peters]
  33. 33 Betulat ha-ḳeraḥ 1993 Amazon — buy Betulat ha-ḳeraḥ ThriftBooks — buy Betulat ha-ḳeraḥ eBooks.com — buy Betulat ha-ḳeraḥ
  34. 34 Edith Pargeter 1994 Amazon — buy Edith Pargeter Bookshop — buy Edith Pargeter ThriftBooks — buy Edith Pargeter eBooks.com — buy Edith Pargeter
  35. 35 Ellis Peters' Shropshire 1994 Amazon — buy Ellis Peters' Shropshire Bookshop — buy Ellis Peters' Shropshire ThriftBooks — buy Ellis Peters' Shropshire eBooks.com — buy Ellis Peters' Shropshire
  36. 36 Edith Pargeter--Ellis Peters 1994 Amazon — buy Edith Pargeter--Ellis Peters Bookshop — buy Edith Pargeter--Ellis Peters ThriftBooks — buy Edith Pargeter--Ellis Peters eBooks.com — buy Edith Pargeter--Ellis Peters
  37. 37 The Brother Cadfael Mysteries (The Leper of Saint Giles, Monk's Hood, The sanctuary Sparrow, One Corpse Too Many) 1995 Amazon — buy The Brother Cadfael Mysteries (The Leper of Saint Giles, Monk's Hood, The sanctuary Sparrow, One Corpse Too Many) ThriftBooks — buy The Brother Cadfael Mysteries (The Leper of Saint Giles, Monk's Hood, The sanctuary Sparrow, One Corpse Too Many) eBooks.com — buy The Brother Cadfael Mysteries (The Leper of Saint Giles, Monk's Hood, The sanctuary Sparrow, One Corpse Too Many)
  38. 38 Monk's- Hood 1996 Amazon — buy Monk's- Hood ThriftBooks — buy Monk's- Hood eBooks.com — buy Monk's- Hood
  39. 39 Der Hochzeitsmord. Roman. 1996 Amazon — buy Der Hochzeitsmord. Roman. Bookshop — buy Der Hochzeitsmord. Roman. ThriftBooks — buy Der Hochzeitsmord. Roman. eBooks.com — buy Der Hochzeitsmord. Roman.
  40. 40 Ellis Peters 1997 Amazon — buy Ellis Peters Bookshop — buy Ellis Peters ThriftBooks — buy Ellis Peters eBooks.com — buy Ellis Peters

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Dell'Arte della Guerra 1540
2 She goes to war 1942
3 Les aventures au Mexique et au Texas du Colonel Ellis Peter Bean 1952
4 The assize of the dying 1958
5 Death mask 1959
6 The Will and the Deed 1960
7 The Will And The Deed by Ellis Peters 1960
8 Death and the joyful woman 1961
9 The Funeral of Figaro 1962
10 Flight of a witch 1964
11 A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs 1965
12 The Piper on the Mountain 1966
13 Black is the Colour of my True Love’s Heart 1967
14 The Grass Widow's Tale 1968
15 The house of green turf 1969
16 Mourning Raga 1969
17 The House on Green Turf 1969
18 The Knocker on Death's Door 1970
19 City of Gold and Shadows 1974
20 Saint Peter's Fair 1981
21 the sanctuary sparrow 1983
22 the devil's novice 1983
23 The Pilgrim of Hate 1984
24 Alte Kulturen ans Licht gebracht 1988
25 The heretic’s apprentice 1989
26 Rare Ellis Peters / THE HERETIC’S APPRENTICE Signed First Edition 1990 1990
27 THE POTTER'S FIELD. 1990
28 Potters Field 1991
29 The summer of the Danes 1991
30 Ellis Peters 06/92 X51 D/B 1992
31 Ellis Peters X54 D/B 1993
32 Le Champ du potier [FRENCH] [Ellis Peters] 1993
33 Betulat ha-ḳeraḥ 1993
34 Edith Pargeter 1994
35 Ellis Peters' Shropshire 1994
36 Edith Pargeter--Ellis Peters 1994
37 The Brother Cadfael Mysteries (The Leper of Saint Giles, Monk's Hood, The sanctuary Sparrow, One Corpse Too Many) 1995
38 Monk's- Hood 1996
39 Der Hochzeitsmord. Roman. 1996
40 Ellis Peters 1997

Ellis Peters reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Dell'Arte della Guerra (1540). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Ellis Peters — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Ellis Peters books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1540–1997.

What is the newest Ellis Peters book?

Ellis Peters, published in 1997.