Asey Mayo Cape Cod Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Cape Cod Mystery |
1931 |
Buy |
| Death Lights a Candle |
1932 |
Buy |
| The Mystery of the Cape Cod Players |
1933 |
Buy |
| The Mystery of the Cape Cod Tavern |
1934 |
N/A |
| Sandbar Sinister |
1934 |
Buy |
| The Tinkling Symbol |
1935 |
Buy |
| Deathblow Hill |
1935 |
Buy |
| The Crimson Patch |
1936 |
Buy |
| Out of Order |
1936 |
Buy |
| Figure Away |
1937 |
Buy |
| Octagon House |
1937 |
Buy |
| The Annulet of Gilt |
1938 |
Buy |
| Banbury Bog |
1938 |
Buy |
| Spring Harrowing |
1939 |
Buy |
| The Criminal C.O.D |
1939 |
Buy |
| The Deadly Sunshade |
1940 |
Buy |
| The Perennial Boarder |
1941 |
Buy |
| The Six Iron Spiders |
1942 |
Buy |
| Three Plots for Asey Mayo |
1942 |
Buy |
| Going, Going, Gone |
1943 |
Buy |
| Proof of the Pudding |
1945 |
Buy |
| The Asey Mayo Trio |
1946 |
Buy |
| Punch with Care |
1946 |
Buy |
| Diplomatic Corpse |
1951 |
Buy |
Leonidas Witherall Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Beginning with a Bash |
1937 |
Buy |
| The Cut Direct |
1938 |
Buy |
| Cold Steal |
1939 |
Buy |
| The Left Leg |
1940 |
Buy |
| The Hollow Chest |
1941 |
Buy |
| File for Record |
1943 |
Buy |
| Zu den Akten. Leonidas Witherall Serie. |
1943 |
N/A |
| Dead Ernest |
1944 |
Buy |
| The Iron Clew |
1947 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder at the New York World’s Fair |
1987 |
Buy |
Phoebe Atwood Taylor was a Golden Age mystery writer who set her most famous stories on Cape Cod. Her Asey Mayo series, which began with The Cape Cod Mystery in 1931, features a local handyman and problem-solver who becomes an amateur detective in the resort communities and fishing villages of the Cape. She published 34 books in total.
Taylor also wrote the Leonidas Witherall mysteries under the pen name Alice Tilton. These books feature a retired academic who resembles Shakespeare and gets drawn into comic criminal situations. Both series are known for their humor and their vivid sense of place, qualities that have kept them in print and earned Taylor a loyal following among classic mystery readers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Phoebe Atwood Taylor written?
Phoebe Atwood Taylor has written 34 books across three series.
What was Phoebe Atwood Taylor's first book?
Phoebe Atwood Taylor’s first book is The Cape Cod Mystery, published in 1931.
When were Phoebe Atwood Taylor's books published?
Phoebe Atwood Taylor published her mysteries between 1931 and 1951, placing her squarely in the Golden Age of detective fiction. Her Asey Mayo series ran for 24 books and her Leonidas Witherall series for 9.