🎯 Where Should I Start?
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Andrewlina (1889)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: The Ivory God (2020)
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Publication Order of Collections
Start with: At the Blue Bell Inn (1898)
ⓘ About J.S. Fletcher
At the age of twenty, he started working in journalism, as a sub-editor in London. He subsequently went back to his native Yorkshire, where he worked first on the Leeds Mercury using the pen name A Son of the Soil, and then worked as a special correspondent for the Yorkshire Post covering Edward VII’s coronation in the year 1902. His first published books were poetry. Then he moved on to write numerous books of historical fiction and history, many of which dealt with Yorkshire, which led to his selection as a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. In the year 1914, he penned his first detective novel and went on to write more than a hundred more, many of which featured Ronald Camberwell, the private detective.
All Book Series by J.S. Fletcher
1
Andrewlina
Series opener · book 1 of 31 · published 1889
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2
The Winding Way
Book 2 of 31 · published 1890
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3
Old Lattimer's Legacy
Book 3 of 31 · published 1892
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4
The Wonderful Wapentake
Book 4 of 31 · published 1894
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5
The Wonderful City
Book 5 of 31 · published 1894
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6
In the Days of Drake
Book 6 of 31 · published 1897
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7
Lucian the Dreamer
Book 7 of 31 · published 1903
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9
The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation
Book 9 of 31 · published 1917
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10
The Middle Temple Murder
Book 10 of 31 · published 1919
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11
Dead Men's Money
Book 11 of 31 · published 1919
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12
The Talleyrand Maxim
Book 12 of 31 · published 1919
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13
The Orange-Yellow Diamond
Book 13 of 31 · published 1920
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14
Scarhaven Keep
Book 14 of 31 · published 1920
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15
The Borough Treasurer
Book 15 of 31 · published 1921
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16
The Paradise Mystery
Book 16 of 31 · published 1921
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17
The Root Of All Evil
Book 17 of 31 · published 1921
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18
The Middle of Things
Book 18 of 31 · published 1922
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19
In the Mayor's Parlour
Book 19 of 31 · published 1922
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20
When Lightning Strikes Twice
Book 20 of 31 · published 1922
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21
The Markenmore Mystery
Book 21 of 31 · published 1922
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22
The Mazaroff Murder
Book 22 of 31 · published 1923
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23
The Mystery Of Lynne Court
Book 23 of 31 · published 1923
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24
Black Money / The Charing Cross Mystery
Book 24 of 31 · published 1923
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25
The Lost Mr. Linthwaite
Book 25 of 31 · published 1923
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26
The Mill of Many Windows
Book 26 of 31 · published 1924
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27
The Cartwright Gardens Murder
Book 27 of 31 · published 1924
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28
The Passenger To Folkestone
Book 28 of 31 · published 1927
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29
The Mortover Grange Affair
Book 29 of 31 · published 1927
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30
Mr. Spivey's Clerk
Book 30 of 31 · published 1932
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31
Todmanhaw Grange
Latest in the series · book 31 of 31 · published 2013
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1
The Ivory God
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2020
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2
The Other Sense
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020
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1
At the Blue Bell Inn
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1898
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2
The Adventures of Archer Dawe
Book 2 of 6 · published 1909
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3
The Secret of the Barbican
Book 3 of 6 · published 1925
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4
Behind The Monocle
Book 4 of 6 · published 1928
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5
The Massingham Butterfly
Book 5 of 6 · published 1970
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6
For Those Were Stirring Times!
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2018
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1
Anima Christi
Single-title series · published 1884
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1
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1931
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2
Thrillers
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1994
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is J.S. Fletcher?
At the age of twenty, he started working in journalism, as a sub-editor in London. He subsequently went back to his native Yorkshire, where he worked first on the Leeds Mercury using the pen name A Son of the Soil, and then worked as a special correspondent for the Yorkshire Post covering Edward VII’s coronation in the year 1902. His first published books were poetry.
Which J.S. Fletcher series should I start with?
J.S. Fletcher's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Andrewlina (1889).
How many books has J.S. Fletcher written?
J.S. Fletcher has 42 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1884 and 2020. They are filed under 5 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Collections and Short Stories/Novellas.
In what order should J.S. Fletcher's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 42 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are J.S. Fletcher's books organised into series?
This guide splits J.S. Fletcher's 42 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (31 books); Collections (6 books); Short Stories/Novellas (2 books); Anthologies (2 books); Poetry Collections (1 book).