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ⓘ About Peter Turnbull
Peter John Turnbull is a British writer born on October 23, 1950 in Yorkshire, England. He is best known for his mystery fictions and police procedural books that have been published worldwide. Peter Turnbull was trained as a social worker and pursued the profession while writing a number of his early books. This was before he decided to become a full-time writer in 1995. He has also worked as a crematorium assistant, steelworker and community developer with several institutions. Peter Turnbull is revered as British police procedural writer who brought in his own unique approach in storytelling. His fiction novels continue to influence the way of life of thousands of his readers worldwide. Turnbull has set a number of his book series in Glasgow, Scotland and in York, England.
All Book Series by Peter Turnbull
The Man Who Took His Hat Off to the Driver of the Train
Single-title series · published 2011
Still Life
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 1986 Anthology · Miriam Borgenicht
Death Of A Healing Woman
Book 9 of 15 · published 1996 Anthology · Allana Martin
So Dear To Wicked Men
Book 12 of 15 · published 1996 Anthology · Takis Iakovou,Judy Iakovou
The Lithium Murder
Book 14 of 15 · published 1999 Anthology · Camille Minichino
Rosewood's Ashes
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2001 Anthology · Aileen Schumacher
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Peter Turnbull?
Peter John Turnbull is a British writer born on October 23, 1950 in Yorkshire, England. He is best known for his mystery fictions and police procedural books that have been published worldwide. Peter Turnbull was trained as a social worker and pursued the profession while writing a number of his early books.
Which Peter Turnbull series should I start with?
The best place to start is the P Division series, the earliest of Peter Turnbull's multi-book series: it opens with Deep and Crisp and Even (1981) and runs to 10 books across 1981–1998, ending with The Man with No Face (1998). Peter Turnbull's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Peter Turnbull written?
Peter Turnbull has 64 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1981 and 2018. 56 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Hennessey & Yellich series with 25 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Peter Turnbull's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Peter Turnbull's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are P Division (1981–1998, 10 books), Worldwide Library Mystery (1986–2001, 15 books) and Hennessey & Yellich (1999–2018, 25 books), plus 2 more.
How are Peter Turnbull's books organised into series?
This guide splits Peter Turnbull's 64 books into 5 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Hennessey & Yellich (25 books, 1999–2018); Worldwide Library Mystery (15 books, 1986–2001); P Division (10 books, 1981–1998); Harry Vicary (5 books, 2010–2016); Maurice Mundy (1 book, 2017).