Order of H.R.F. Keating Books

H.R.F. Keating was an English writer renowned for his Inspector Ghote and Evelyn Hervey book series. He received the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger for his exceptional contributions to crime literature. Born in St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, he penned his first story at just eight years old. He attended Merchant Taylor’s School in London and later Trinity College, Dublin, before returning to London to work as a journalist for the Daily Telegraph. During his time there, he reviewed crime novels extensively while also writing his own.

H.R.F. Keating became a published novelist in 1959 with the novel Death and the Visiting Firemen. Below is a list of H.R.F. Keating's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Inspector Ghote Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Perfect Murder	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inspector Ghote's Good Crusade	(1966)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inspector Ghote Caught in Meshes	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inspector Ghote Hunts the Peacock	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inspector Ghote Plays a Joker	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inspector Ghote Breaks an Egg	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inspector Ghote Goes By Train	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inspector Ghote Trusts the Heart	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bats Fly Up for Inspector Ghote	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Filmi, Filmi, Inspector Ghote	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inspector Ghote Draws a Line	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Murder of the Maharajah	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Go West, Inspector Ghote	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Sheriff of Bombay	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Under a Monsoon Cloud	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Body in the Billiard Room	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dead on Time	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inspector Ghote, His Life and Crimes	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Iciest Sin	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cheating Death	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Doing Wrong	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Asking Questions	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bribery, Corruption Also	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Breaking and Entering	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inspector Ghote's First Case	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Small Case for Inspector Ghote?	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Harriet Martens Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Hard Detective	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Detective in Love	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Detective Under Fire	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dreaming Detective	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Detective at Death's Door	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
One Man and His Bomb	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rules, Regs and Rotten Eggs	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Harriet Unwin Mystery Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Governess	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man of Gold	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Into the Valley of Death	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Blood on My Mind	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sherlock Holmes	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Whodunit?: A Guide To Crime, Suspense and Spy Fiction	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Writing Crime Fiction	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crime and Mystery	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Great Crimes	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bedside Companion to Crime	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Death and the Visiting Firemen	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Zen There Was Murder	(1960)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Rush on the Ultimate	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dog It Was That Died	(1962)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death of a Fat God	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Is Skin Deep, Is Fatal	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Strong Man	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Underside	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Must Appetize	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Remarkable Case of Burglary	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder by Death (With: Neil Simon)	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Long Walk to Wimbledon	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mrs. Craggs: Crimes Cleaned Up	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rich Detective	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Good Detective	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Soft Detective	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bad Detective	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Jack, the Lady Killer	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
In Kensington Gardens Once...	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Chilling and Killing	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crime Waves 1	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Verdict of Thirteen	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ready or Not: Here Come Fourteen Frightening Stories!	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder for Christmas	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
1st Culprit	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who...	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
3rd Culprit	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Crown Crime Companion	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Win, Lose or Die	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Criminal Records	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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