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  • Bibliography:
    13 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2014
  • Latest Book:
    November 2019
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Full Series List in Order

The Chronicles of Robin Hood

1 - Loxley (Apr-2015)
2 - Wolfshead (Mar-2016)
3 - Villain (Jun-2017)
4 - Legend (Dec-2018)

An Inspector Abbs Mystery

1 - A Seaside Mourning (Feb-2014)
2 - A Christmas Malice (Sep-2014)

An Inspector Chance Mystery

1 - The Seafront Corpse (Dec-2015)
2 - The Holly House Mystery (Dec-2016)

A Sean Miller Adventure

1 - Balmoral Kill (Nov-2014)
2 - Dangerous Game (Nov-2019)

A William Quest Victorian Mystery

1 - The Shadow of William Quest (Feb-2014)
2 - Deadly Quest (Sep-2016)
3 - Dark Shadow (Jul-2018)

Book List in Order: 13 titles



  • Devonshire, autumn 1873. The peaceful seaside town of Seaborough, half-forgotten on the eastern border of the county, seems an unlikely setting for murder. When a leading resident dies, the cause of death is uncertain. Troubled Inspector Abbs and eag...



  • London 1853 â€" Where the grand houses of the wealthy lie a stone's throw from the vilest slums and rookeries of the poor. A mysterious stranger carrying a swordstick walks the gaslit alleys and night houses seeking vengeance. A man determined to fig...



  • December 1873. Inspector Abbs is spending Christmas with his sister in a lonely village on the edge of the Norfolk Fens. He is hoping for a quiet week while he thinks over a decision about his future. However all is not well in Aylmer. Someone has be...



  • Balmoral Kill...Autumn 1937 - Europe is hastening towards war.As the King retreats to Balmoral, sinister forces aim to overthrow the British establishment, making the country an easy target for Hitler's Third Reich.As time runs out a few desperate me...



  • A hooded man has come to the forest. Sherwood Forest. Come to fight for the poor and desperate. Come to fight for freedom against the overlords imposing tyranny on those who can’t fight back. Robin of Loxley has already been proclaimed an outlaw an...



  • A 1930s detective on England’s south coast … Inspector Eddie Chance â€" Edgar if you want to annoy him â€" is nobody’s fool, if inclined to be lazy. Newly promoted, he’s looking forward to a quiet life back in his home town. In March 1931 the...



  • 1199 AD The fate of a silver arrow brings blood-soaked terror to the peasants of Sherwood Forest. England faces uncertainty as the king falls in battle. Nottingham Castle is seething with intrigue as the Sheriff’s power is threatened and Sir Guy of...



  • A reign of terror sweeps through the Victorian underworld as a menacing figure seeks to impose his will on the criminals of London. On the abandoned wharves of the docklands and in the dangerous gaslit alleys of Whitechapel, hardened villains are bei...



  • December 1931. Inspector Chance investigates a country house mystery in a snow-bound Sussex village. Family and guests are gathered for Christmas at Holly House. A body is discovered near the ruins in the grounds. And only one set of footprints in th...






  • AD 1203. Plantagenet England. A gripping historical novel and the third instalment of The Chronicles of Robin Hood. Robin of Loxley is in exile in the dark forests of the north, when a killing and a betrayal drive him back to his old battleground of ...



  • John Lardiner runs down a street in the ancient city of York and vanishes off the face of the earth. In a dangerous race against time, Victorian adventurer William Quest is summoned to York to solve the mystery â€" what has happened to John Lardiner?...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

John Bainbridge has published 13 books.

John Bainbridge does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Dangerous Game, was published in November 2019.

The first book by John Bainbridge, A Seaside Mourning, was published in February 2014.

Yes. John Bainbridge has 5 series.