Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Death Stops the Frolic / Turmoil In Zion | 1943 | Buy |
| Murder at Morning Prayers | 1947 | Buy |
| Circle Round a Corpse | 1948 | N/A |
| Choose Your Own Verdict | 1949 | N/A |
| Exit Sir Toby Belch | 1950 | Buy |
Thomas Littlejohn Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Littlejohn on Leave | 1941 | N/A |
| The Four Unfaithful Servants | 1942 | N/A |
| Death of a Busybody | 1942 | Buy |
| Murder Will Speak | 1942 | N/A |
| The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack | 1942 | Buy |
| The Murder of a Quack | 1943 | N/A |
| The Case of the Seven Whistlers | 1944 | Buy |
| He’d Rather Be Dead | 1945 | Buy |
| Calamity at Harwood | 1945 | Buy |
| Death in the Night Watches | 1946 | Buy |
| The Case of the Scared Rabbits | 1946 | Buy |
| The Crime at Halfpenny Bridge | 1946 | Buy |
| Death on the Last Train | 1948 | Buy |
| Outrage on Gallows Hill | 1949 | Buy |
| The Case of the DeMented Spiv | 1949 | Buy |
| The Case of the Famished Parson | 1949 | Buy |
| Half-Mast for the Deemster | 1950 | Buy |
| The Case of the Headless Jesuit | 1950 | Buy |
| Dead March for Penelope Blow | 1951 | Buy |
| Crime in Lepers’ Hollow | 1952 | Buy |
| Death in Dark Glasses | 1952 | Buy |
| A Knife for Harry Dodd | 1953 | Buy |
| Corpses in Enderby | 1954 | Buy |
| The Cursing Stones Murder | 1954 | Buy |
| Death in Room Five | 1955 | Buy |
| Death Drops the Pilot | 1956 | Buy |
| Death Treads Softly | 1956 | Buy |
| Death in High Provence | 1957 | Buy |
| Morte in Provenza | 1957 | N/A |
| Death Sends for the Doctor | 1957 | Buy |
| Corpse at the Carnival | 1958 | Buy |
| Murder Makes Mistakes | 1958 | Buy |
| Bones in the Wilderness | 1959 | Buy |
| Toll the Bell for Murder | 1959 | Buy |
| Death in the Fearful Night | 1960 | Buy |
| Death of a Tin God | 1961 | Buy |
| The Body in the Dumb River | 1961 | Buy |
| Murder Masquerade | 1961 | Buy |
| Death Before Breakfast | 1962 | Buy |
| The Tormentors | 1962 | Buy |
| Death in the Wasteland | 1963 | Buy |
| Death of a Shadow | 1964 | Buy |
| Surfeit of Suspects | 1964 | Buy |
| Death Spins the Wheel | 1965 | Buy |
| Strangers Among the Dead | 1966 | Buy |
| Intruder in the Dark | 1966 | Buy |
| Death in Despair | 1960 | N/A |
| Death in Desolation | 1967 | Buy |
| Single ticket to Death | 1967 | Buy |
| Fatal Alibi | 1968 | Buy |
| Murder Gone Mad | 1968 | Buy |
| Tycoon’s Death-Bed | 1970 | Buy |
| The Night They Killed Joss Varran | 1971 | Buy |
| Pomeroy Deceased | 1971 | Buy |
| Murder Adrift | 1972 | Buy |
| Devious Murder | 1973 | Buy |
| Fear Round About | 1975 | Buy |
| All Roads to Sospel | 1977 | Buy |
| The Downhill Ride Of Leeman Popple | 1979 | Buy |
| An Old Man Dies | 1980 | Buy |
George Bellairs was the pen name used by Harold Blundell, a bank manager from Lancashire who spent decades writing detective novels in his spare time. His main creation was Inspector Littlejohn of Scotland Yard, a patient and methodical detective who appeared in sixty books between 1941 and 1980. Bellairs set his mysteries in a range of English locations, from small villages to seaside towns, giving each book a strong sense of place.
Bellairs was part of the golden age of British detective fiction, though he continued writing well past that era’s peak. His books are lighter and more character-driven than some of his contemporaries, with a focus on local color and the social dynamics of small communities. Many of his titles went out of print after his death but have been reissued in recent years, finding a new audience among readers who enjoy classic British mysteries.