Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do or Die | 2000 | Barbara Fradkin | N/A |
| 2 | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | 2007 | Barbara Fradkin | Buy |
| 3 | Once Upon a Time | 2001 | Barbara Fradkin | N/A |
| 4 | The Murder of Crows | 2008 | Barbara Fradkin | Buy |
| 5 | Mist Walker | 2003 | Barbara Fradkin | N/A |
| 6 | The Torn Curtain | 2009 | Barbara Fradkin | Buy |
| 7 | Fifth Son | 2004 | Barbara Fradkin | N/A |
| 8 | The Marylebone Murders | 2011 | Barbara Fradkin | Buy |
| 9 | The Last Train to Brackley Central | 2012 | Barbara Fradkin | Buy |
| 10 | Dream Chasers | 2007 | Barbara Fradkin | N/A |
| 11 | New Brighton Rock | 2013 | Barbara Fradkin | Buy |
| 12 | Blood and Custard | 2015 | Barbara Fradkin | Buy |
| 13 | The Mountsorrel Mystery | 2017 | Barbara Fradkin | Buy |
| 14 | Cold Steel Rail | 2018 | Barbara Fradkin | Buy |
| 15 | None So Blind | 2014 | Barbara Fradkin | N/A |
| 16 | Murder in Broadway | 2019 | Barbara Fradkin | Buy |
| 17 | This Transient Life | 2021 | Barbara Fradkin | N/A |
| 18 | The Signalman’s Daughter | 2022 | Barbara Fradkin | N/A |
| 19 | Shipwrecked Souls | 2025 | Barbara Fradkin | N/A |
The Inspector Vignoles Mysteries is a nineteen-book mystery series by Barbara Fradkin, starting with Do or Die in 2000. The early entries include titles such as Once Upon a Time, Mist Walker, and Fifth Son, while later books like The Marylebone Murders, The Last Train to Brackley Central, and Blood and Custard continued the series through the 2010s. Several of the titles, including Cold Steel Rail, The Mountsorrel Mystery, and Murder in Broadway, suggest a strong connection to railway settings.
The most recent books are This Transient Life (2021), The Signalman’s Daughter (2022), and Shipwrecked Souls (2025). With nineteen entries published over twenty-five years, readers should start at the beginning with Do or Die and follow the order listed above to track the full development of Inspector Vignoles across the series.