Christianna Brand

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  • Bibliography:
    27 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1941
  • Latest Book:
    December 2018
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Full Series List in Order

Inspector Charlesworth Mysteries

1 - Death in High Heels (Jan-1941)
2 - Death of Jezebel (Jan-1948)
3 - The Rose in Darkness (Jan-1979)

Inspector Cockrill Mysteries

1 - Heads You Lose (Jan-1941)
2 - Green for Danger (1944)
3 - Suddenly at His Residence (Jan-1946)
4 - Death of Jezebel (Jan-1948)
5 - London Particular // Fog of Doubt (Jan-1952)
6 - Tour De Force (Jan-1955)
7 - The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries: From Inspector Cockrill's Casebook (Jan-2002)

Nurse Matilda

1 - Nurse Matilda (Jan-1964)
2 - Nurse Matilda Goes to Town (Jan-1967)
3 - Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital (Jan-1974)

Book List in Order: 27 titles

  • Death in High Heels

    Inspector Charlesworth Mysteries - 1

    When Scotland Yard's young Mr. Charlesworth calls at Christophe et Cie about a murder, he finds five charming young women--all pretty, all suspects, all ready to obstruct his investigations. He would be hard pressed to say which causes more problems-...

  • Heads You Lose

    Inspector Cockrill Mysteries - 1

    In the English countryside, one of the well-mannered guests at Pigeonsford Estate may be a murderer in this series debut by an Edgar Award–nominated author.  As war rages in Europe, the citizens of London flee to the country. At Pigeonsfor...

  • Green for Danger

    Inspector Cockrill Mysteries - 2

    An English military hospital, frantically coping with the onslaught of the blitz, discovers it must contend with another more cunning enemy within. While sirens scream and Nazi bombers roar overhead and wreak havoc outside, an insidious terror grips ...

  • The Crooked Wreath

    A family patriarch is murdered on the eve of signing a new will Sir Richard’s family has spent years waiting for him to die, but despite his weak heart, the old man simply refuses to cooperate. In the meantime, he makes their lives miserable by ...

  • Suddenly at His Residence

    Inspector Cockrill Mysteries - 3

    While the Blitz bombards London, the boisterous grandchildren of Sir Richard March have descended upon Swanswater Manor in Kent for a family gathering and the finalising of the patriarch’s will. Disgruntled by the behaviour and life choices of his ...

  • Death of Jezebel

    Inspector Charlesworth Mysteries - 2
    Inspector Cockrill Mysteries - 4

    At a medieval pageant, Inspector Cockrill investigates a dramatic death. Ever since she drove her best friend's fiance to kill himself, Isabel Drew has been nicknamed Jezebel. She is domineering, arrogant, vain -- and beautiful enough to get away wit...

  • Welcome to Danger // Danger Unlimited

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

  • Cat and Mouse

    A London writer falls into a trap of romance and false identity Katinka Jones spends her days beautifying, trying out the latest ointments, corsets, and creams in order to pass the information on to the thankful readers of Girls Together . When not i...

  • London Particular // Fog of Doubt

    Inspector Cockrill Mysteries - 5

    On a night of dense London fog Raoul Vernet is found murdered. Everyone, and there are many, who had good reason to do away with Raoul has a convenient and seemingly airtight alibi. Which of these delightful characters could have done the nasty deed?...



  • Tour De Force

    Inspector Cockrill Mysteries - 6

    The vacationing Inspector Cockrill is on the job again when a fellow tourist is stabbed to death on a small Mediterranean island. The local police, in Cockrill's opinion, are illprepared for interrogating the tourload of suspects, she he takes it upo...

  • The Three-Cornered Halo

    An island republic goes to insane lengths to canonize its most famous resident Juanita di Perli was a young woman when she decided to live the rest of her life on a table-top. She called it God’s will, but for the order of nuns that sprang up ar...

  • Nurse Matilda

    Nurse Matilda - 1

    Mr. and Mrs. Brown were forever having trouble with their numerous and incredibly naughty children . . . until the day Nurse Matilda entered their lives.
    First published nearly fifty years ago, Nurse Matilda and its two companion books-Nurse Ma...

  • Nurse Matilda Goes to Town

    Nurse Matilda - 2

    Once, Nurse Matilda made Mr and Mrs Brown's children good and well-behaved, but now they are naughty again. So when the children go to stay with Great Aunt Adelaide in London, Nurse Matilda has to be called to the rescue.......

  • What Dread Hand?

    Fifteen perfectly constructed tales of death both well-planned and chaotic Mr. de Silva begins the day sipping his coffee, reading the Times, and trying to decide how to murder his wife. After two years of marriage, he’s simply fed up, and has d...

  • Court of Foxes

    • / Historical Romance
    • Buy Buy

    A young widow proves that modesty can be deceptive when she becomes the toast of London The Marchesa goes to the theater accompanied only by her maid. She dresses in pure white, without any jewels or powder to compete with her golden hair and blue...

  • Brand X

    Eighteen short stories -- chilling, lovely, and sad -- from a modern master of the form For days she has been terrified that the phone will ring. Whenever she picks it up, the voice is there -- breathing, cursing at her, terrifying her with words ...

  • Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital

    Nurse Matilda - 3

  • The Honey Harlot

    One woman has the answer to history’s strangest maritime mystery Though history would remember her as the Marie Celeste, the ship’s name was Mary Celeste. She was a brig -- square-rigged, a hundred feet long, large enough for a crew of nine, a...

  • Clever And Quick

    in A Moment on the Edge

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    “An absolutely first-rate anthology. . . a thoughtful and intelligent paean to crime fiction.” — New York Sun

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George serves up a century''s worth of superb crim...



  • The Rose in Darkness

    Inspector Charlesworth Mysteries - 3

    While running for her life, a failed actress comes across a dead body Sari Morne had a shot at stardom, a five-year deal with a European film studio, and a starring role in an Italian romance that was poised to become a classic. But the film flopp...

  • The Brides of Aberdar

    A young governess brings new life to a Victorian manor, but soon falls victim to its curse in this haunting novel from the author of Heads You Lose.   For four hundred years, the squires of Aberdar have lorded over this gloomy patch of Wales. I...

  • Buffet for Unwelcome Guests

    Five courses of delectable depravity from mystery’s master chef Playing Othello is hard on any actor, but for the great James Dragon, the role is toxic. During the play’s run, he must reenact the horrible crime that took his own wife’s life....

  • Bless This House

    in Murderous Schemes

    When plotting a murder (figuratively speaking), the mystery writer has at hand any number of M.O.'s including such tried and true conventions as the locked room, the unbreakable alibi, the double bluff, the mistaken identity, and many others. Indeed,...

  • The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries: From Inspector Cockrill's Casebook

    Inspector Cockrill Mysteries - 7

    INSPECTOR COCKRILL INVESTIGATES

    Christianna Brand (the pseudonym of Mary Christianna Milne Lewis, 1907-1988) was a supreme mistress of the classic detective story, with twists and turns, and all the clues fairly given to the reader. The wizened, b...

  • Nanny McPhee

    Mr. and Mrs. Brown were forever having trouble with their numerous and incredibly naughty children . . . until the day Nurse Matilda entered their lives.
    First published nearly fifty years ago, Nurse Matilda and its two companion books-Nurse Ma...

  • Heaven Knows Who

  • The Lethal Sex

    THE FAIRER SEX? NOT THESE LADIES…The female of the species is absolutely deadlier than the male in these 14 cunningly-crafted tales of suspense, crimes of passion, and murder, all by women writers. Edited by MWA Grandmaster and bestselling mystery ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Christianna Brand has published 27 books.

Christianna Brand does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Lethal Sex, was published in December 2018.

The first book by Christianna Brand, Death in High Heels, was published in January 1941.

Yes. Christianna Brand has 3 series.
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