Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Murder of Crows |
1987 |
Buy |
| Death of a Raven |
1988 |
Buy |
| Brass Eagle |
1989 |
Buy |
| Who Killed Cock Robin? |
1990 |
Buy |
| Rook-Shoot |
1991 |
Buy |
| Gallows Bird |
1993 |
Buy |
| A Hanging Matter |
2002 |
Buy |
| Dead Trouble |
2004 |
Buy |
| So Horrible a Place |
2005 |
Buy |
| Tainted Ground |
2006 |
Buy |
| Cobweb |
2007 |
Buy |
| Blood Substitute |
2008 |
Buy |
| Souvenirs of Murder |
2009 |
Buy |
| Corpse in Waiting |
2010 |
Buy |
| Rat Poison |
2011 |
Buy |
| Stealth |
2012 |
Buy |
| Dark Side |
2014 |
Buy |
| Ashes to Ashes |
2015 |
Buy |
| Dust to Dust |
2017 |
Buy |
| Murders.com |
2017 |
Buy |
| Stone Cold, Stone Dead |
2018 |
Buy |
| Gillard’s Sting |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Not Quite Perfect Murderer |
2021 |
Buy |
Joanna McKenzie Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dressed to Kill |
1994 |
Buy |
| Prospect of Death |
1996 |
Buy |
| Music in the Blood |
1998 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Man of Blood |
1992 |
Buy |
| Corpse Candle |
1995 |
Buy |
| A Fine Target |
1998 |
Buy |
| Archangel Jim |
2013 |
Buy |
Margaret Duffy has been writing British mystery fiction since 1987. Her Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard series is her major work, running 23 books over 34 years. The series follows a married couple – Ingrid is a novelist and Patrick is a former MI5 agent turned police consultant – who keep getting drawn into criminal investigations across the English countryside.
Beyond the Langley-Gillard books, Duffy has written the three-book Joanna McKenzie series and four standalone novels. Her work sits in the tradition of British crime fiction where the English countryside is both setting and character, with murders disrupting the surface calm of rural life.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Margaret Duffy written?
Margaret Duffy has written 30 books across three series.
What was Margaret Duffy's first book?
Margaret Duffy’s first book is A Murder of Crows, published in 1987.
How long has Margaret Duffy been writing?
Duffy has been publishing since 1987, when A Murder of Crows launched the Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard series. The series continued for over three decades, with the most recent entry published in 2021.