Felix Heron Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Tudor Garden Mystery |
1966 |
Buy |
| Dead Secret |
1967 |
Buy |
Michael Dene Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Seven Clues |
1936 |
Buy |
| The Heel Of Achilles |
1945 |
Buy |
Paul Rivington Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Con Man |
1934 |
Buy |
| White Wig |
1935 |
Buy |
| The Frightened Man |
1937 |
Buy |
Peter Chard Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Thirsty Evil |
1945 |
Buy |
| They Walk in Darkness |
1947 |
Buy |
Robert Budd Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Cleverness of Mr. Budd |
1935 |
Buy |
| Midnight Murder |
1935 |
Buy |
| The Grim Joker |
1936 |
Buy |
| The Jockey |
1937 |
Buy |
| The Return of Mr. Budd |
1938 |
Buy |
| The Silver Horseshoe |
1938 |
Buy |
| The Witches Moon |
1938 |
Buy |
| The Football Pool Murders / The Coupon Crimes |
1939 |
Buy |
| The Huntsman |
1940 |
Buy |
| Mr. Budd Investigates |
1940 |
Buy |
| The House of the Goat |
1940 |
Buy |
| Crooked Circle |
1945 |
Buy |
| The Twelve Apostles |
1946 |
Buy |
| The Seven Lamps |
1947 |
Buy |
| The Royal Flush Murders |
1948 |
Buy |
| The Tipster |
1949 |
Buy |
| The Whispering Woman |
1949 |
Buy |
| Mr. Midnight |
1953 |
Buy |
| The Nursery Rhyme Murders |
1960 |
Buy |
| The Last Warning |
1962 |
Buy |
| The Red Tape Murders |
1962 |
Buy |
| Murder in Manuscript |
1963 |
Buy |
| Six Men Died |
1964 |
Buy |
| Mister Big |
1966 |
Buy |
| Mr. Budd Steps In |
2011 |
Buy |
| Mr. Budd Again |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Beard of the Prophet |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Chained Man |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Seventh Virgin |
2019 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sinister House & Other Stories |
1934 |
Buy |
| The Chained Man and Other Stories |
2014 |
Buy |
Simon Gale Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Noose for a Lady |
1952 |
Buy |
| Sorcerer’s House |
1956 |
Buy |
| The Snark was a Boojum |
2017 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Alias The Ghost |
1933 |
Buy |
| The Black Hunchback |
1933 |
Buy |
| Black Skull |
1933 |
N/A |
| The Death Play |
1933 |
N/A |
| The Embankment Murder |
1933 |
Buy |
| The White Friar |
1934 |
Buy |
| The Squealer |
1934 |
Buy |
| Queer Face |
1935 |
Buy |
| The Hand Of Fear |
1936 |
Buy |
| The River Men |
1936 |
Buy |
| The Ghost Man |
1936 |
Buy |
| The Glass Arrow |
1937 |
Buy |
| The Angel |
1939 |
Buy |
| The Nightmare Murders |
1940 |
Buy |
| Mr. Whipple Explains |
1940 |
Buy |
| The Poisoner |
1940 |
N/A |
| Dene Of The Secret Service |
1941 |
Buy |
| The Vampire Man |
1941 |
Buy |
| The ‘Q’ Squad |
1944 |
Buy |
| Sexton Blake Annual |
1945 |
Buy |
| The Show Must Go On |
1950 |
Buy |
| Towards Zero: A Stage Play |
1956 |
Buy |
| The Crimson Ramblers |
1960 |
Buy |
| Grim Death |
1960 |
Buy |
| The Third Key |
1961 |
Buy |
| Ghost House |
1961 |
Buy |
| The Shadow Men |
1961 |
Buy |
| I Am Death |
1963 |
Buy |
| The Faceless Ones |
1964 |
Buy |
| The Moor House murders |
1964 |
Buy |
| The Dragon Princess of Adventure |
2011 |
Buy |
Trevor Lowe Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Phantom Hollow |
1933 |
Buy |
| The Hangman |
1934 |
Buy |
| The Lady of Doom |
1934 |
Buy |
| The Next To Die |
1934 |
Buy |
| Terror Tower |
1935 |
Buy |
| The Watcher |
1936 |
Buy |
| The Three Gnomes |
1937 |
Buy |
| The Token |
1937 |
Buy |
| The Clue of the Green Candle |
1938 |
Buy |
| The River House Mystery |
1938 |
Buy |
| Death Set in Diamonds |
1965 |
Buy |
Vintage Crime Library Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| When Shall I Sleep Again? |
1950 |
Buy |
| The Little Grey Man |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Model Murders |
2015 |
Buy |
| Mr. Budd Novelettes Stories of Crime and Detection Volume One : Vintage Crime Library |
2023 |
Buy |
| A Case For Dr Morelle |
2023 |
Buy |
| Spotlight on Norman Firth Volume One - Stories of Crime and Detection |
2023 |
Buy |
| Mr Budd Novelettes Stories of Crime and Detection Volume 2 andNew Title |
2023 |
Buy |
| Dr Morelle Meets Murder |
2023 |
Buy |
| Dr Morelle’s Casebook |
2023 |
Buy |
| Mr Budd NovelettesVolume 3 |
2024 |
Buy |
| Send For Dr Morelle |
2024 |
Buy |
| Mr Budd NovelettesVolume 4 |
2024 |
Buy |
| Mr Budd NovelettesVolume 5 |
2024 |
Buy |
| Spotlight on Norman Firth Volume 2 |
2024 |
Buy |
| Dr Morelle Elucidates |
2024 |
Buy |
| Mr Budd Novelettes Volume 6 - Stories of Crime and Detection |
2024 |
Buy |
| Dr Morelle Intervenes |
2024 |
Buy |
| Spotlight on Norman Firth Volume 4 - Stories of Crime and Detection |
2024 |
Buy |
Gerald Verner was one of the most prolific British crime writers of the mid-twentieth century. His 103 books, published from 1933 through posthumous reissues continuing to 2024, span ten series and dozens of standalone mysteries. Superintendent Robert Budd, his longest-running character with twenty-nine books, is a Scotland Yard detective whose cases range across London’s criminal landscape.
Verner’s other recurring detectives include Trevor Lowe, a playwright who solves crimes across eleven novels, and Simon Gale, who appears in three books. His standalone novels, short story collections, and the Vintage Crime Library reissues have kept his work available to new generations of classic crime readers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Gerald Verner written?
Gerald Verner has written 103 books across ten series.
What was Gerald Verner's first book?
Gerald Verner’s first book is Alias The Ghost, published in 1933.
Who was Gerald Verner?
Gerald Verner was a prolific British crime writer active from the 1930s through the 1960s. He published over a hundred novels and short stories, creating recurring detectives including Superintendent Robert Budd, playwright-detective Trevor Lowe, and Simon Gale. Many of his out-of-print titles have been reissued in the 2010s and 2020s.