📖 About Nigel Strangeways

Nigel Strangeways is a series universe written by Nicholas Blake. The complete collection runs to 18 books across 1 series, published between 1935 and 1977.

The main series is Publication Order of Nigel Strangeways Books with 18 books. It opens with A Question of Proof (1935) and currently runs to Whisper in the Gloom (1977).

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🎯 Where to Start with Nigel Strangeways

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: A Question of Proof (1935), book 1 of Publication Order of Nigel Strangeways Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Nigel Strangeways Books in Order

Publication Order of Nigel Strangeways Books
18 books
1
A Question of Proof book cover1A Question of Proof1935Buy on Amazon
Thou Shell of Death / Shell of Death book cover2Thou Shell of Death / Shell of Death1936Buy on Amazon
There's Trouble Brewing book cover3There's Trouble Brewing1937Buy on Amazon
The Beast Must Die book cover4The Beast Must Die1938Buy on Amazon
The Smiler with the Knife book cover5The Smiler with the Knife1939Buy on Amazon
Murder with Malice / Malice in Wonderland / The Summer Camp Mystery book cover6Murder with Malice / Malice in Wonderland / The Summer Camp Mystery1940Buy on Amazon
The Corpse in the Snowman / The Case of the Abominable Snowman book cover7The Corpse in the Snowman / The Case of the Abominable Snowman1941Buy on Amazon
Minute for Murder book cover8Minute for Murder1947Buy on Amazon
Head of a Traveler book cover9Head of a Traveler1949Buy on Amazon
The Dreadful Hollow book cover10The Dreadful Hollow1953Buy on Amazon
The Whisper in the Gloom / Catch and Kill book cover11The Whisper in the Gloom / Catch and Kill1954Buy on Amazon
End of Chapter book cover12End of Chapter1957Buy on Amazon
The Widow's Cruise book cover13The Widow's Cruise1959Buy on Amazon
The Worm of Death book cover14The Worm of Death1961Buy on Amazon
The Sad Variety book cover15The Sad Variety1964Buy on Amazon
Thou Shell of Death book cover16Thou Shell of Death1964Buy on Amazon
The Morning After Death book cover17The Morning After Death1966Buy on Amazon
Whisper in the Gloom book cover18Whisper in the Gloom1977Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Nigel Strangeways books are there?
There are 18 books in the Nigel Strangeways collection, organised into 1 series and published between 1935 and 1977.
What is the first Nigel Strangeways book?
The first book is A Question of Proof, published in 1935.
What order should I read the Nigel Strangeways books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Nigel Strangeways books?
The Nigel Strangeways books were written by Nicholas Blake.
Is the Nigel Strangeways series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Nigel Strangeways Books, has 18 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Nigel Strangeways series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1935, and the most recent in 1977.