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ⓘ About L C Tyler
L C Tyler is a British bestselling author of comic crime fiction. The author was born and raised in Southend, Essex. He attended Jesus College, Oxford University where he majored in geography before going to City University in London to study system analysis. Tyler has worked for the British Council in Sudan, Malaysia, Denmark, and Thailand before becoming the CEO at the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health. He quit his job to become dedicate his time to novel writing. The Herring Seller’s Apprentice published in 2007 was nominated for Edgar Award for the Best Paperback Original. In 2015, the author was selected as the chair of the Crime Writers Association. Tyler was the winner of Goldsboro Last Laugh in 2010 for the Herring in the Library and later in 2015 for Crooked Herring.
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Midsummer Mysteries Short Stories
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is L C Tyler?
L C Tyler is a British bestselling author of comic crime fiction. The author was born and raised in Southend, Essex. He attended Jesus College, Oxford University where he majored in geography before going to City University in London to study system analysis.
Which L C Tyler series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Elsie and Ethelred series, the earliest of L C Tyler's multi-book series: it opens with The Herring Seller's Apprentice (2007) and runs to 9 books across 2007–2021, ending with Farewell My Herring (2021). L C Tyler's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has L C Tyler written?
L C Tyler has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2026. 18 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Elsie and Ethelred series with 9 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should L C Tyler's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. L C Tyler's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Elsie and Ethelred (2007–2021, 9 books) and John Grey Historical Mystery (2014–2023, 9 books).
How are L C Tyler's books organised into series?
This guide splits L C Tyler's 27 books into 2 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Elsie and Ethelred (9 books, 2007–2021); John Grey Historical Mystery (9 books, 2014–2023).