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Barbara Cleverly

5 Series • 22 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Detective Joe Sandilands Books
Start with: The Last Kashmiri Rose (2001)
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Publication Order of Detective John Redfyre Mystery Books
Start with: Fall of Angels (2018)
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Publication Order of Laetitia Talbot Books
Start with: The Tomb of Zeus (2007)

ⓘ About Barbara Cleverly

Born in Northern England in the United Kingdom, Barbara Cleverly, a former teacher, studied and graduated from the University of Durham. Although, currently working both in Cambridgeshire and in Suffolk, she stays in Cambridge. Barbara Cleverly is known to have given birth to one son and parented him along with some her other five step children. Barbara cleverly is therefore an award winning writer, that not only received the CWA award in the year 2004, but some of her other book series also got shortlisted in the year 1999 for various awards, with the Last Kashmir Rose receiving accolades as one of the NewYork times Notable Books.

All Book Series by Barbara Cleverly

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The Last Kashmiri Rose

Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 2001

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2001
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Ragtime in Simla

Book 2 of 13 · published 2002

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2002
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The Damascened Blade

Book 3 of 13 · published 2003

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2003
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The Palace Tiger

Book 4 of 13 · published 2004

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2004
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The Bee's Kiss

Book 5 of 13 · published 2005

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2005
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Tug of War

Book 6 of 13 · published 2006

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2006
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Folly du Jour

Book 7 of 13 · published 2007

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2007
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Strange Images of Death

Book 8 of 13 · published 2010

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2010
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The Blood Royal

Book 9 of 13 · published 2011

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2011
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Not My Blood

Book 10 of 13 · published 2012

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2012
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A Spider in the Cup

Book 11 of 13 · published 2013

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2013
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Enter Pale Death

Book 12 of 13 · published 2014

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2014
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Diana's Altar

Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2016

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2016
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Fall of Angels

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2018

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2018
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Invitation to Die

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2019

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2019
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The Tomb of Zeus

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2007

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2007
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Bright Hair About the Bone

Book 2 of 3 · published 2008

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2008
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A Darker God

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2010

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2010
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An Old Magic

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2003

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2003
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The Corn Maiden

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2015

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2015
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The Ellie Hardwick Mysteries

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2012

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2012
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The New Cambridge Mysteries

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2015

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2015

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Barbara Cleverly?

Born in Northern England in the United Kingdom, Barbara Cleverly, a former teacher, studied and graduated from the University of Durham. Although, currently working both in Cambridgeshire and in Suffolk, she stays in Cambridge. Barbara Cleverly is known to have given birth to one son and parented him along with some her other five step children.

Which Barbara Cleverly series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Detective Joe Sandilands series, the earliest of Barbara Cleverly's multi-book series: it opens with The Last Kashmiri Rose (2001) and runs to 13 books across 2001–2016, ending with Diana's Altar (2016). Barbara Cleverly's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Barbara Cleverly written?

Barbara Cleverly has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2019. 18 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Detective Joe Sandilands series with 13 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Barbara Cleverly's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Barbara Cleverly's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Detective Joe Sandilands (2001–2016, 13 books), Laetitia Talbot (2007–2010, 3 books) and Detective John Redfyre Mystery (2018–2019, 2 books).

How are Barbara Cleverly's books organised into series?

This guide splits Barbara Cleverly's 22 books into 3 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Detective Joe Sandilands (13 books, 2001–2016); Laetitia Talbot (3 books, 2007–2010); Detective John Redfyre Mystery (2 books, 2018–2019).