Series by Edmund Crispin
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Buy on Amazon1944 · Edmund Crispin
In October 1940, at Oxford, playwright Robert Warner brings his troupe to rehearse his new play Metromania before its premiere at a repertory…
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Buy on Amazon1945 · Edmund Crispin
The investigation into the death of a cathedral organist, seemingly simple at first, draws Professor Gervase Fen, an idiosyncratic Oxford don and…
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Buy on Amazon1946 · Edmund Crispin
Named by P.D. James as one of the best five mysteries of all time, this novel follows Richard Cadogan, at loose ends in Oxford late at night, who is…
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Buy on Amazon1947 · Edmund Crispin
This is a detective novel featuring Gervase Fen, an Oxford professor and amateur sleuth. The story begins when an opera company gathers in Oxford for…
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Buy on Amazon1971 · Edmund Crispin
Castrevenford school prepares for Speech Day, and English professor and amateur sleuth Gervase Fen is asked to present the prizes. The night before,…
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Buy on Amazon1948 · Edmund Crispin
In the village of Sanford Angelorum, Oxford professor and amateur detective Gervase Fen takes a break from academia to run for Parliament. The…
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Buy on Amazon1950 · Edmund Crispin
Written by Robert Bruce Montgomery under the name Edmund Crispin, this is the seventh novel featuring Oxford professor Gervase Fen. Fen visits a film…
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Buy on Amazon1951 · Edmund Crispin
The English town of Cotten Abbas is plagued by anonymous poisoned pen letters accusing recipients of crimes or moral breaches, at least one of which…
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Buy on Amazon1977 · Edmund Crispin
In and around an English village, murder follows murder and corpse is piled upon corpse, and Fen once again finally sorts out the intricate puzzle,…
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Buy on Amazon1940 · Frances Louise Davis Lockridge
Mrs. North decides an old top-floor studio would be a good party venue and takes her husband to check it out, only to open a door and find a murdered…
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Buy on Amazon1946 · Frances Louise Davis Lockridge
Dr. Andrew Gordon, an orderly man whose office staff can predict his every move, is found bludgeoned to death in his office, though no one was seen…
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Buy on Amazon1947 · Frances Louise Davis Lockridge
When Dorian Hunt visits the offices of the magazine Esprit to deliver drawings, she becomes entangled in death, kidnapping, fire, threats, and a ride…
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1948 · Edmund Crispin
In the village of Sanford Angelorum, Oxford professor and amateur detective Gervase Fen takes a break from academia to run for Parliament. The…
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Buy on Amazon1948 · Frances Louise Davis Lockridge
Playboy restaurateur Tony Mott is murdered, and his lovely, now wealthy widow is the obvious suspect. Pam and Jerry North, sleuths who first appeared…
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Buy on AmazonThe Case of William Smith (A Miss Silver Mystery)
1948 · Patricia Wentworth
William Smith is not certain of his true name, having wandered out of a Nazi hospital in 1942 after being given that name and sent to a concentration…
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Frequently asked questions
How many books has Edmund Crispin written?
We list 13 books by Edmund Crispin across 2 series, published between 1940–1977 — each shown in full reading order.
What order should I read Edmund Crispin's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “The Case of the Gilded Fly.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
Where can I buy Edmund Crispin's books?
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