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Thomas Littlejohn Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Thomas Littlejohn books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Thomas Littlejohn series? Start with "Littlejohn on Leave" (1941) and follow publication order through all 57 books.
The complete Thomas Littlejohn reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Littlejohn on Leave
1941
The Four Unfaithful Servants
1942
Death of a Busybody
1942
The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack
1942
The Case of the Seven Whistlers
1944
He'd Rather Be Dead
1945
Calamity at Harwood
1945
Death in the Night Watches
1946
The Case of the Scared Rabbits
1946
The Crime at Halfpenny Bridge
1946
Death on the Last Train
1948
Outrage on Gallows Hill
1949
The Case of the DeMented Spiv
1949
The Case of the Famished Parson
1949
Half-Mast for the Deemster
1950
The Case of the Headless Jesuit
1950
Dead March for Penelope Blow
1951
Death in Dark Glasses
1952
Crime in Lepers' Hollow
1952
A Knife for Harry Dodd
1953
Corpses in Enderby
1954
The Cursing Stones Murder
1954
Death in Room Five
1955
Death Treads Softly
1956
Death Drops the Pilot
1956
Death in High Provence
1957
Death Sends for the Doctor
1957
Corpse at the Carnival
1958
Murder Makes Mistakes
1958
Bones in the Wilderness
1959
Toll the Bell for Murder
1959
Death in the Fearful Night
1960
Death in Despair
1960
Death of a Tin God
1961
The Body in the Dumb River
1961
Murder Masquerade
1961
The Tormentors
1962
Death Before Breakfast
1962
Death in the Wasteland
1963
Death of a Shadow
1964
Surfeit of Suspects
1964
Death Spins the Wheel
1965
Strangers Among the Dead
1966
Intruder in the Dark
1966
Death in Desolation
1967
Single ticket to Death
1967
Fatal Alibi
1968
Murder Gone Mad
1968
Tycoon's Death-Bed
1970
Pomeroy Deceased
1971
The Night They Killed Joss Varran
1971
Murder Adrift
1972
Devious Murder
1973
Fear Round About
1975
All Roads to Sospel
1977
The Downhill Ride Of Leeman Popple
1979
An Old Man Dies
1980
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