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E.C.R. Lorac Books in Order
E.C.R. Lorac is a renowned British crime writer, celebrated for her contributions to the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Born in Hendon, Middlesex (now London), Lorac's early life laid the groundwork for her future career. She attended the esteemed South Hampstead High School and the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London, honing her skills and cultivating her passion for writing. As a member of the prestigious Detection Club, Lorac's talent and dedication earned her recognition within the literary community. With a remarkable output, she penned forty-eight mysteries under her first pseudonym, E.C.R. Lorac, and twenty-three under her second, Carol Carnac, solidifying her position as a significant author of her time.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
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What are all of E.C.R. Lorac's book series? E.C.R. Lorac has written 5 book series. The most notable is the British Library Crime Classics series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by E.C.R. Lorac
- #1
The Notting Hill Mystery (By: Charles Warren Adams)(1862) - #2
The Poisoned Chocolates Case (By: Anthony Berkeley)(1929) - #3
It Walks by Night (By: John Dickson Carr)(1930) - #4
The Secret of High Eldersham / The Mystery of High Eldersham (By: Miles Burton)(1930) - #5
Castle Skull (By: John Dickson Carr)(1931) - #6
Murder of a Lady / The Silver Scale Mystery (By: Anthony Wynne)(1931) - #7
Mystery in the Channel (By: Freeman Crofts)(1931) - #8
The Incredible Crime (By: Lois Austen-Leigh)(1931) - #9
The Lost Gallows (By: John Dickson Carr)(1931) - #10
The Z Murders (By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)(1931) - #11
The Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder (By: John Dickson Carr)(1932) - #12
The Division Bell Mystery (By: Ellen Wilkinson)(1932) - #13
Portrait of a Murderer (By: Anne Meredith)(1933) - #14
Death in Fancy Dress (By: Anthony Gilbert)(1933) - #15
Family Matters (By: Anthony Rolls)(1933) - #16
The Hog's Back Mystery (By: Freeman Crofts)(1933) - #17
The Mysterious Mr. Badman (By: William Fryer Harvey)(1934) - #18
Murder Underground (By: Mavis Doriel Hay)(1934) - #19
Scarweather (By: Anthony Rolls)(1934) - #20
Death of an Airman (By: Christopher Sprigg)(1934) - #21
The Spy Paramount (By: E. Phillips Oppenheim)(1934) - #22
The 12.30 from Croydon (By: Freeman Crofts)(1934) - #23
The Chianti Flask (By: Marie Belloc Lowndes)(1934) - #24
Weekend at Thrackley (By: Alan Melville)(1934) - #25
Quick Curtain (By: Alan Melville)(1934) - #26
The Lake District Murder (By: John Bude)(1935) - #27
Death on the Cherwell (By: Mavis Doriel Hay)(1935) - #28
The Cornish Coast Murder (By: John Bude)(1935) - #29
The Traitor (By: Sydney Horler)(1936) - #30
The Santa Klaus Murder (By: Mavis Doriel Hay)(1936) - #31
The Sussex Downs Murder (By: John Bude)(1936) - #32
Death of Anton (By: Alan Melville)(1936) - #33
The Wheel Spins / Passengers / The Lady Vanishes (By: Ethel Lina White)(1936) - #34
Death in the Tunnel / Dark in the Tunnel (By: Miles Burton)(1936) - #35
Murder in Piccadilly (By: Charles Kingston)(1936) - #36
Mystery in White (By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)(1937) - #37
Bats in the Belfry(1937) - #38
The Cheltenham Square Murder (By: John Bude)(1937) - #39
Excellent Intentions (By: Richard Hull)(1938) - #40
Murder in the Museum (By: John Rowland)(1938) - #41
Antidote to Venom (By: Freeman Crofts)(1938) - #42
Thirteen Guests (By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)(1938) - #43
The Port of London Murders (By: Josephine Bell)(1938) - #44
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (By: Leonard R. Gribble)(1939) - #45
Seven Dead (By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)(1939) - #46
Verdict of Twelve (By: Raymond Postgate)(1940) - #47
A Scream in Soho (By: John G. Brandon)(1940) - #48
Death of a Busybody (By: George Bellairs)(1942) - #49
The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack (By: George Bellairs)(1942) - #50
Somebody at the Door (By: Raymond Postgate)(1943) - #51
Murder's a Swine (By: Nap Lombard)(1943) - #52
Checkmate to Murder(1944) - #53
Fell Murder(1944) - #54
Murder by Matchlight(1945) - #55
Trouble on the Thames (By: Victor Bridges)(1945) - #56
Fire in the Thatch(1946) - #57
Death Makes a Prophet (By: John Bude)(1947) - #58
Smallbone Deceased (By: Michael Gilbert)(1950) - #59
Calamity in Kent (By: John Rowland)(1950) - #60
Death Has Deep Roots (By: Michael Gilbert)(1951) - #61
Last Seen Wearing (By: Hillary Waugh)(1952) - #62
The Danger Within / Death in Captivity (By: Michael Gilbert)(1952) - #63
Murder in the Mill-Race(1952) - #64
Crossed Skis (As: Carol Carnac)(1952) - #65
Death on the Riviera (By: John Bude)(1952) - #66
Murder As a Fine Art (As: Carol Carnac)(1953) - #67
The Man Who Didn't Fly (By: Margot Bennett)(1955) - #68
The Colour Of Murder (By: Julian Symons)(1957) - #69
The Christmas Egg (By: Mary Kelly)(1958) - #70
The Progress of a Crime (By: Julian Symons)(1960) - #71
Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm (By: Gil North)(1960) - #72
The Spoilt Kill (By: Mary Kelly)(1961) - #73
The Body in the Dumb River (By: George Bellairs)(1961) - #74
Due to a Death (By: Mary Kelly)(1963) - #75
Surfeit of Suspects (By: George Bellairs)(1964) - #76
The Belting Inheritance (By: Julian Symons)(1965) - #77
The Last Best Friend (By: George Sims)(1967) - #78
London Particular (By: Christianna Brand)(1972) - #79
The End of the Web (By: George Sims)(1976) - #80
Capital Crimes (By: Martin Edwards,Richard Marsh)(2015) - #81
Resorting to Murder (By: Martin Edwards)(2015) - #82
Silent Nights (By: Martin Edwards)(2015) - #83
Murder at the Manor (By: Martin Edwards)(2016) - #84
Serpents in Eden (By: Martin Edwards)(2016) - #85
Crimson Snow (By: Martin Edwards,Fergus Hume)(2016) - #86
Foreign Bodies (By: Martin Edwards,Palle Rosenkrantz)(2017) - #87
The Long Arm of the Law (By: Martin Edwards)(2017) - #88
Miraculous Mysteries (By: Martin Edwards)(2017) - #89
Continental Crimes (By: Martin Edwards)(2017) - #90
Blood on the Tracks (By: Martin Edwards)(2018) - #91
The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories (By: Martin Edwards)(2018) - #92
Golden Age of Detection Puzzle Book (By: Kate Jackson)(2018) - #93
Deep Waters (By: Martin Edwards)(2019) - #94
The Measure of Malice (By: Martin Edwards)(2019) - #95
Settling Scores (By: Martin Edwards)(2020) - #96
A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries (By: Martin Edwards)(2020) - #97
Two-Way Murder(2021) - #98
Guilty Creatures (By: Martin Edwards)(2021) - #99
Death of an Author(2024) - #100
Crimes of Cymru (By: Martin Edwards)(2024) - #101
The Wheel Spins (By: Ethel Lina White)(2025) - #102
Lessons in Crime (By: Martin Edwards)(2025) - #103
Tea on Sunday (By: Lettice Cooper)(2026)
- #1Triple Death(1936)
- #2The Missing Rope(1937)
- #3Murder at Mornington(1937)
- #4The Case of the First-Class Carriage(1939)
- #5When the Devil Was Sick(1939)
- #6Death in the Diving Pool(1940)
- #1A Double for Detection(1945)
- #2The Striped Suitcase(1946)
- #3Clue Sinister(1947)
- #4Over the Garden Wall(1948)
- #5Copy for Crime(1950)
- #6Upstairs, downstairs(1950)
- #7It\'s Her Own Funeral(1951)
- #8Crossed Skis(1952)
- #9Murder As a Fine Art(1953)
- #10A Policeman At the Door(1953)
- #11Impact of Evidence(1954)
- #12Murder Among Members(1955)
- #13Rigging the Evidence(1955)
- #14The Double Turn(1956)
- #15Long Shadows(1958)
- #1
The Murder on the Burrows(1931) - #2The Affair on Thor's Head(1932)
- #3
The Greenwell Mystery(1932) - #4
Death On The Oxford Road(1933) - #5
The Case of Colonel Marchand(1933) - #6Murder in St. John's Wood(1934)
- #7
Murder in Chelsea(1934) - #8The Organ Speaks(1935)
- #9
Post After Post-Mortem(1936) - #10A Pall for a Painter(1936)
- #11
Crime Counter Crime(1936) - #12
These Names Make Clues(1937) - #13Bats in the Belfry(1937)
- #14
Slippery Staircase(1938) - #15
Black Beadle(1939) - #16
John Brown's Body(1939) - #17Tryst for a Tragedy(1940)
- #18
Death at Dyke's Corner(1940) - #19
Case in the Clinic(1941) - #20
Rope's End, Rogue's End(1942) - #21
The Sixteenth Stair(1942) - #22Checkmate to Murder(1944)
- #23Fell Murder(1944)
- #24Murder by Matchlight(1945)
- #25Fire in the Thatch(1946)
- #26
Relative to Poison(1947) - #27
Part for a Poisoner(1948) - #28
Death Before Dinner(1948) - #29
Policemen in the Precinct(1949) - #30Still Waters(1949)
- #31
Accident by Design(1951) - #32Murder of a Martinet(1951)
- #33Murder in the Mill-Race(1952)
- #34The Dog It Was That Died(1952)
- #35Crook O'Lune(1953)
- #36Let Well Alone(1954)
- #37
Shroud of Darkness(1954) - #38
Ask A Policeman(1955) - #39
Murder in Vienna(1956) - #40Picture of Death(1957)
- #41
Dangerous Domicile(1957) - #42Murder On a Monument(1958)
- #43
The Last Escape/Dishonour Among Thieves(1959) - #44
The Theft of the Iron Dogs(1960) - #45
The Devil and the C.I.D.(2012) - #46
Death Came Softly(2021)
- #1The Burning Question (As: Carol Carnac)(1957)
- #2
Death in Triplicate(1958) - #3Death of a Lady Killer (As: Carol Carnac)(1959)
- #4Two-Way Murder(2021)
About E.C.R. Lorac
E.C.R. Lorac is a renowned British crime writer, celebrated for her contributions to the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Born in Hendon, Middlesex (now London), Lorac's early life laid the groundwork for her future career. She attended the esteemed South Hampstead High School and the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London, honing her skills and cultivating her passion for writing. As a member of the prestigious Detection Club, Lorac's talent and dedication earned her recognition within the literary community. With a remarkable output, she penned forty-eight mysteries under her first pseudonym, E.C.R. Lorac, and twenty-three under her second, Carol Carnac, solidifying her position as a significant author of her time.
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