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Joan Cockin

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Inspector Cam Detective Books
Start with: Villainy at Vespers (2022)

ⓘ About Joan Cockin

Joan Cockin is a pen name that was used by Edith Joan Burbridge. She was born in 1919 and would go on to become a Foreign Office Spokesman. Joan did not write many books in her time. The first two books that she released were Curiosity Killed the Cat and Villainy at Vespers. These two would be followed by another mystery, Deadly Earnest. She was a British diplomat and belonged to the U.K. delegation at its first NATO and Council of Europe conference. She also enjoyed a second career as a consumer champion, managing to co-found the National and the Scottish Consumer Councils, acting as a Legal Ombudsman for Scotland, founding an Insurance Ombudsman Bureau and taking part in serving on a Royal Commission.

All Book Series by Joan Cockin

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Villainy at Vespers book cover

Villainy at Vespers

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2022

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2022
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Curiosity Killed The Cat book cover

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Book 2 of 3 · published 2023

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2023
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Deadly Earnest book cover

Deadly Earnest

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024

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2024

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Joan Cockin?

Joan Cockin is a pen name that was used by Edith Joan Burbridge. She was born in 1919 and would go on to become a Foreign Office Spokesman. Joan did not write many books in her time.

Which Joan Cockin series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Inspector Cam Detective series, the earliest of Joan Cockin's multi-book series: it opens with Villainy at Vespers (2022) and runs to 3 books across 2022–2024, ending with Deadly Earnest (2024).

How many books has Joan Cockin written?

Joan Cockin has 3 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2022 and 2024. Every one of them sits in one of 1 named series — the largest being the Inspector Cam Detective series with 3 books.

In what order should Joan Cockin's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Joan Cockin's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Inspector Cam Detective (2022–2024, 3 books).

How are Joan Cockin's books organised into series?

This guide splits Joan Cockin's 3 books into 1 named series, with no standalone titles: Inspector Cam Detective (3 books, 2022–2024).