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Francis Vivian

2 Series • 15 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of The Inspector Knollis Mysteries Books
Start with: The Death of Mr. Lomas (1941)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Dead Opposite the Church: A Golden Age Mystery (1959)

All Book Series by Francis Vivian

1
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The Death of Mr. Lomas

Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1941

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1941
2
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Sable Messenger

Book 2 of 10 · published 1947

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1947
3
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The Threefold Cord

Book 3 of 10 · published 1947

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1947
4
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The Ninth Enemy

Book 4 of 10 · published 1948

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1948
5
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The Laughing Dog

Book 5 of 10 · published 1949

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1949
6
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The Singing Masons

Book 6 of 10 · published 1950

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1950
7
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The Elusive Bowman

Book 7 of 10 · published 1951

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1951
8
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The Sleeping Island

Book 8 of 10 · published 1951

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1951
9
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The Ladies of Locksley

Book 9 of 10 · published 1953

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1953
10
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Darkling Death

Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 1956

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1956
1
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Dead Opposite the Church: A Golden Age Mystery

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1959

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1959
2
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Story-weaving

Book 2 of 5 · published 1940

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1940
3

The frog was yellow

Book 3 of 5 · published 1940

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1940
4

Creative technique in fiction

Book 4 of 5 · published 1946

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1946
5
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Dead opposite the church

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 1959

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1959

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Francis Vivian?

Francis Vivian has 15 books catalogued in this guide spanning 1940–1959, across 1 named series.

Which Francis Vivian series should I start with?

The best place to start is The Inspector Knollis Mysteries series, the earliest of Francis Vivian's multi-book series: it opens with The Death of Mr. Lomas (1941) and runs to 10 books across 1941–1956, ending with Darkling Death (1956).

How many books has Francis Vivian written?

Francis Vivian has 15 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1940 and 1959. 10 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Inspector Knollis Mysteries series with 10 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Francis Vivian's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Francis Vivian's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Inspector Knollis Mysteries (1941–1956, 10 books).

How are Francis Vivian's books organised into series?

This guide splits Francis Vivian's 15 books into 1 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Inspector Knollis Mysteries (10 books, 1941–1956).