Gladys Mitchell

Gladys Mitchell is one of the most popular Golden Age mystery writers, and her books have far outlived her. Her works amount to more than 60 books, which is no mean achievement by any standards. Perhaps her greatest accomplishment as an author is the creation of Mrs.

The best place to start is the Mrs. Bradley series, the earliest of Gladys Mitchell's multi-book series: it opens with A Speedy Death (1929) and runs to 66 books across 1929–1984, ending with The Crozier Pharaohs (1984). Gladys Mitchell's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Gladys Mitchell has 82 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1929 and 2024. 75 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Mrs. Bradley series with 66 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Gladys Mitchell's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Mrs. Bradley (1929–1984, 66 books), Pamela Stewart (1948–1951, 4 books) and Timothy Herring (1966–1971, 5 books).

This guide splits Gladys Mitchell's 82 books into 3 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Mrs. Bradley (66 books, 1929–1984); Timothy Herring (5 books, 1966–1971); Pamela Stewart (4 books, 1948–1951).