Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Murder of Crows | 1987 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 2 | Death of a Raven | 1988 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 3 | Brass Eagle | 1989 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 4 | Who Killed Cock Robin? | 1990 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 5 | Rook-Shoot | 1991 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 6 | Gallows Bird | 1993 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 7 | A Hanging Matter | 2002 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 8 | Dead Trouble | 2004 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 9 | So Horrible a Place | 2005 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 10 | Tainted Ground | 2006 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 11 | Cobweb | 2007 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 12 | Blood Substitute | 2008 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 13 | Souvenirs of Murder | 2009 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 14 | Corpse in Waiting | 2010 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 15 | Rat Poison | 2011 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 16 | Stealth | 2012 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 17 | Dark Side | 2014 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 18 | Ashes to Ashes | 2015 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 19 | Dust to Dust | 2017 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 20 | Murders.com | 2017 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 21 | Stone Cold, Stone Dead | 2018 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 22 | Gillard’s Sting | 2020 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
| 23 | The Not Quite Perfect Murderer | 2021 | Margaret Duffy | Buy |
The Ingrid Langley and Patrick Gillard Mystery series spans 23 books published between 1987 and 2021. The central pairing of a novelist and a former intelligence agent creates a natural investigative team, with Ingrid’s attention to character and Patrick’s security background complementing each other. The series began with A Murder of Crows and evolved over decades, with later entries like Gillard’s Sting and The Not Quite Perfect Murderer bringing the couple into the modern era.
Duffy uses the English countryside as a setting where violence feels particularly shocking because of the tranquil surroundings. The bird-themed titles of the early books (A Murder of Crows, Death of a Raven, Gallows Bird) gave way to more varied titles as the series matured, but the core appeal remained consistent: a well-matched couple solving crimes in settings that range from Somerset villages to London.