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Sarah Caudwell

2 Series • 7 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Hilary Tamar Books
Start with: Thus Was Adonis Murdered (1981)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: The Perfect Murder (1991)

ⓘ About Sarah Caudwell

Sarah Caudwell is a pen name that was predominantly used by legendary author Sarah Cockburn, who was born in the year 1939. Caudwell has numerous novels under her name, all of which are part of the Hilary Tamar book series. Apart from the Hilary Tamar book series, author Sarah Caudwell co-wrote several other novels and numerous short stories. Before Sarah became an author, Sarah Caudwell served as a British Barrister and a Medieval Law professor. Caudwell was one of the very few women within the Oxford Union. According to legend, Sarah Caudwell dressed up in men’s clothing to protest Oxford Union’s, all male policy.

All Book Series by Sarah Caudwell

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Thus Was Adonis Murdered book cover

Thus Was Adonis Murdered

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1981

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1981
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The Shortest Way to Hades

Book 2 of 4 · published 1984

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1984
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The Sirens Sang of Murder

Book 3 of 4 · published 1989

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1989
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The Sibyl in Her Grave

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2000

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2000
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The Perfect Murder

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1991

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1991
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The Oxford Book of Detective Stories

Book 2 of 3 · published 2000

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2000
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Women Before the Bench

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2001

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2001

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Sarah Caudwell?

Sarah Caudwell is a pen name that was predominantly used by legendary author Sarah Cockburn, who was born in the year 1939. Caudwell has numerous novels under her name, all of which are part of the Hilary Tamar book series. Apart from the Hilary Tamar book series, author Sarah Caudwell co-wrote several other novels and numerous short stories.

Which Sarah Caudwell series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Hilary Tamar series, the earliest of Sarah Caudwell's multi-book series: it opens with Thus Was Adonis Murdered (1981) and runs to 4 books across 1981–2000, ending with The Sibyl in Her Grave (2000).

How many books has Sarah Caudwell written?

Sarah Caudwell has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1981 and 2001. 4 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Hilary Tamar series with 4 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Sarah Caudwell's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sarah Caudwell's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Hilary Tamar (1981–2000, 4 books).

How are Sarah Caudwell's books organised into series?

This guide splits Sarah Caudwell's 7 books into 1 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Hilary Tamar (4 books, 1981–2000).