Miles Burton books

Miles Burton was a pen name of Cecil John Charles Street, a prolific British mystery writer of the Golden Age who wrote over 60 detective novels.
Author · Mystery · Crime Fiction · Golden Age Mystery

Desmond Merrion Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Secret of High Eldersham 1930 N/A
The Secret of High Eldersham / The Mystery of High Eldersham 1930 Buy
Menace on the Downs 1931 N/A
The Three Crimes 1931 N/A
Death of MrGantley 1932 N/A
Fate at the Fair 1933 N/A
Tragedy at the Thirteenth Hole 1933 N/A
Death at the Crossroads 1933 N/A
To Catch A Thief 1934 N/A
The Charabanc Mystery 1934 N/A
The Devereux Court Mystery 1935 N/A
The Milk-Churn Murder / The Clue of the Silver Brush 1935 Buy
Where is Barbara Prentice? / The Clue of the Silver Cellar 1936 N/A
Death in the Tunnel 1936 N/A
Death in the Tunnel / Dark in the Tunnel 1936 Buy
Murder of a Chemist 1936 N/A
Death at the Club / The Clue of the Fourteen Keys 1937 N/A
Murder in Crown Passage / The Man with the Tattooed Face 1937 N/A
Death at Low Tide 1938 N/A
The Platinum Cat 1938 N/A
Mr Babbacombe Dies 1939 N/A
Death Leaves No Card 1939 Buy
Mr Westerby Missing 1940 N/A
Written in Dust / Murder in the Calhole 1940 N/A
Vacancy with Corpse / Death Takes A Flat 1941 N/A
Up the Garden Path / Death Visits Downspring 1941 N/A
Death of Two Brothers 1941 N/A
Death at Ash House / This Undesirable Residence 1942 Buy
Dead Stop 1943 N/A
Who Killed the Doctor? / Murder, M.D. 1943 N/A
Four-Ply Yarn / The Shadow on the Cliff 1944 N/A
The Three Corpse Trick 1944 Buy
Early Morning Murder / Accidents Do Happen 1945 Buy
Not a Leg to Stand On 1945 N/A
The Cat Jumps 1946 N/A
Situation Vacant 1946 N/A
Heir to Lucifer 1947 N/A
A Will in the Way 1947 Buy
Devil's Reckoning 1948 N/A
Death in Shallow Water 1948 N/A
Death Takes the Living / The Disappearing Person 1949 N/A
Look Alive 1949 Buy
Ground for Suspicion 1950 N/A
A Village Afraid 1951 N/A
Beware Your Neighbour 1951 Buy
Murder Out of School 1951 N/A
Murder On Duty 1952 N/A
Heir to Murder 1953 Buy
Something to Hide 1953 N/A
Murder in Absence 1954 Buy
Unwanted Corpse 1954 N/A
A Crime in Time 1955 N/A
Murder Unrecognised 1955 N/A
Death in a Duffle Coat 1956 N/A
Found Drowned 1956 N/A
The Chinese Puzzle 1957 N/A
The Moth-Watch Murder 1957 N/A
Bones in the Brickfield 1958 N/A
Death Takes a Detour 1958 N/A
A Smell of Smoke 1959 Buy
Return from the Dead 1959 N/A
Death Paints a Picture 1960 Buy
Legacy of Death 1960 Buy

Mystery League Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Day of Uniting 1926 Buy
The Hand of Power 1927 Buy
The Hardway Diamonds Mystery 1930 Buy
The House Of Terror 2007 Buy
The Bungalow on the Roof 2008 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Murder at the Moorings 1934 Buy

Miles Burton was a pen name used by Cecil John Charles Street, who also wrote as John Rhode. Under the Burton name, Street published over 60 mystery novels between 1926 and 1960, most of them featuring the amateur detective Desmond Merrion. He was one of the most prolific authors of the British Golden Age of detective fiction.

Street’s Miles Burton novels are classic puzzle mysteries in the tradition of the Detection Club, of which he was a member. After falling out of print for decades, many of his books have been reissued in recent years, introducing his work to a new generation of mystery readers.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Miles Burton written?

Miles Burton has written 69 books across three series.

What was Miles Burton's first book?

Miles Burton’s first book is The Day of Uniting, published in 1926.

Who was Miles Burton?

Miles Burton was one of several pen names used by Cecil John Charles Street, a British author active during the Golden Age of detective fiction. Under this name, he wrote the long-running Desmond Merrion series and other mystery novels between the 1920s and 1960s.

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