Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fear Of Heaven | 1978 | John Mortimer | Buy |
| 2 | Clinging to the Wreckage | 1982 | John Mortimer | Buy |
| 3 | Character Parts | 1986 | John Mortimer | Buy |
| 4 | The Oxford Book of Villains | 1992 | John Mortimer | Buy |
| 5 | Murderers and Other Friends | 1994 | John Mortimer | Buy |
| 6 | The Summer of a Dormouse | 2000 | John Mortimer | Buy |
| 7 | Where There’s a Will | 2003 | John Mortimer | Buy |
| 8 | Zerah Colburn - Spirit of Darkness | 2005 | John Mortimer | Buy |
| 9 | In Other Words | 2008 | John Mortimer | Buy |
Mortimer’s nonfiction draws on a life spent between the courtroom and the writing desk. “Clinging to the Wreckage” is his best-known memoir, covering his formative years with humor and candor. Later volumes like “Murderers and Other Friends” and “The Summer of a Dormouse” continued his autobiographical reflections.
His essay collections and shorter nonfiction pieces range from musings on literature and the law to observations on English country life. Throughout, Mortimer wrote with the same conversational warmth and wit that characterize his fiction.