Margaret Mayhew books

Margaret Mayhew is a British author of cozy mysteries and historical fiction, best known for the Village Mysteries series and her World War II novels.

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Master of Aysgarth 1976 Buy
Three Black Cormorants 1976 Buy
The Cry of the Owl 1977 Buy
The Railway King 1979 Buy
The Owlers 1979 Buy
The Flame and the Furnace 1982 Buy
Regency Charade 1986 Buy
Bluebirds. The Heartbreaking and Triumph Story of Four Women in Wartime 1993 Buy
Bluebirds 1993 Buy
The Crew 1997 Buy
The Little Ship 1999 Buy
Our Yanks 2001 Buy
The Pathfinder 2002 Buy
Those in Peril 2003 Buy
I’ll Be Seeing You 2004 Buy
Rosebuds 2004 Buy
A Foreign Field 2005 Buy
Quadrille 2005 Buy
The Boat Girls 2007 Buy
The Other Side Of Paradise 2009 Buy
The Last Wolf 2011 Buy

Village Mysteries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Old Soldiers Never Die 1999 Buy
Three Silent Things 2008 Buy
Dry Bones 2012 Buy
The Seventh Link 2014 Buy
Bitter Poison 2016 Buy
The Lifeline 2020 Buy

Margaret Mayhew is a British author who has been writing since the mid-1970s. Her early novels were historical romances and adventure stories, but she later found her audience with two types of fiction: wartime historical novels and cozy village mysteries. Her World War II books, including Bluebirds, The Crew, The Little Ship, and Our Yanks, follow women in wartime Britain and have earned a loyal readership.

Her Village Mysteries series, which began with Old Soldiers Never Die in 1999, is set in the fictional English village of Frog End. The books feature a retired RAF officer who keeps getting drawn into local murder investigations. Mayhew has published 27 books in total across her career, with her work ranging from Regency-era fiction to modern-day mysteries, though the Village Mysteries and her wartime novels remain her most popular.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Margaret Mayhew written?

Margaret Mayhew has written 27 books across two series.

What was Margaret Mayhew's first book?

Margaret Mayhew’s first book is The Master of Aysgarth, published in 1976.

What are Margaret Mayhew's most popular books?

Margaret Mayhew is best known for her Village Mysteries series, which follows a retired RAF officer solving crimes in an English village. Her World War II historical novels, including Bluebirds, The Crew, and Our Yanks, are also widely read. These wartime books follow women whose lives are changed by the war, drawing on real history for their settings and stories.

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