Philip Gooden

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  • Bibliography:
    17 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2000
  • Latest Book:
    March 2014
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Full Series List in Order

A Cathedral Mystery

1 - The Durham Disappearance (Jul-2009)
2 - Durham Deception (Sep-2011)
3 - The Ely Testament (Feb-2012)

A Shakespearean Murder Mystery

1 - That Sleep of Death (Jul-2000)
2 - Death of Kings (Jul-2001)
3 - The Pale Companion (Jun-2002)
4 - Alms for Oblivion (May-2003)
5 - Mask of Night (Feb-2004)

Book List in Order: 17 titles

  • That Sleep of Death

    A Shakespearean Murder Mystery - 1

  • Death of Kings

    A Shakespearean Murder Mystery - 2

    'Another clever criminal plunge into history' GuardianElizabeth I is nearing the end of her reign with no direct heir and plots and rumours of rebellion abound. The Queen's former favourite, the Earl of Essex, appears to be eager to protect the thron...

  • The Pale Companion

    A Shakespearean Murder Mystery - 3

    'Highly entertaining' Sunday TimesMidsummer 1601. Nick Revill and his fellow actors in the Chamberlain's Men are journeying across the Wiltshire Downs for a country-house presentation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.It should be a pleasant...

  • Alms for Oblivion

    A Shakespearean Murder Mystery - 4

    'Another clever criminal plunge into history' GuardianOn a foggy morning in 1602, a boyhood friend of Nick Revill arrives in London. When Peter Agate announces that he wants to try his hand at acting, what can Nick do but offer him a part with his o...

  • Mask of Night

    A Shakespearean Murder Mystery - 5

    'Another clever criminal plunge into history' GuardianElizabeth I approaches the end of her illustrious reign, the plague is raging in London, and the Privy Council has ordered the theaters closed. Still, author Philip Gooden's fifth novel in the pop...

  • An Honorable Murder

    It is the summer of 1604, many years after the defeat of the Armada, and the Spanish are in London to negotiate a peace treaty. Nick Revill’s theater company -- newly promoted to the King’s Men now that James I is on the throne -- are given a ce...

  • Sword of Shame

    in Sword of Shame

    The Latin inscription carved on the gleaming blade read "He who lives in falsehood slays his soul; he who lies, his honor.” If only they had known how true those words would prove to be. The Sword of Shame was lovingly crafted by a Saxon swordsmi...

  • The Salisbury Manuscript

    In 1873 a canon dies violently while sneaking ancient artifacts out of a burial chamber on the outskirts of Salisbury. London lawyer Tom Ansell discovers the body and comes under suspicion of his murder. To clear himself, he must find the killer....

  • The Durham Disappearance

    A Cathedral Mystery - 1

    Praise for Philip Gooden:

    "Gooden may be one of the best history-mystery writers going. . . . Marvellous."-Booklist (starred review)

    In England in 1847, newlyweds Tom and Helen Ansell become involved with spiritualism and stage magic. ...



  • Durham Deception

    A Cathedral Mystery - 2

    For the newly-weds Tom and Helen Ansell life is no honeymoon, as they are drawn into a murky underworld of Victorian spiritualism and stage magic when they’re sent on a mission to the stunning cathedral city of Durham. Not only must they investigat...

  • The Ely Testament

    A Cathedral Mystery - 3

    When Mr Lye, an elderly partner at Tom Ansell's law firm, drops dead at his desk, Tom is dispatched to Ely to search for Mr Lye's will at Phoenix House, the home of his brother, Ernest. At the same time, Tom's wife Helen has been commissioned by New ...

  • An Honourable Murderer

    'Highly entertaining' Sunday TimesIt's the summer of 1604 and the Spanish are in London. Many years after the ill-fated Armada, they are negotiating a peace treaty with the English. Nick Revill's acting company is given a ceremonial role at the celeb...

  • Sleep of Death

    In the last decade of Elizabeth I's reign, Nick Revill, an aspiring young actor, comes to London seeking fame and fortune. Once there he gains employment with the Chamberlain's Men. Thrown out of his digs over an unfortunate accident, Nick is offered...

  • Chaucer and the Doctor of Physic

    Poet and diplomat Geoffrey Chaucer, newly returned from a delicate mission to Florence on behalf of Edward III, is despatched to sort out a home-grown problem in the Devon seaport of Dartmouth. Geoffrey expects to solve the theft of the cargo of a wr...

  • Chaucer and the House of Fame

    It is 1370, right in the middle of the Anglo-French conflict, the Hundred Years War. In danger of losing the Aquitaine territory, England sends Geoffrey Chaucer, protégé of the king's son, to France. As a poet on a diplomatic mission, Chaucer must ...

  • Chaucer and the Legend of Good Women

    Three years after his secret mission to Aquitaine, poet and diplomat Geoffrey Chaucer finds himself once more embarked on royal business. After an arduous journey in the spring of 1373, he reaches Florence, a city twice the size of London and the ban...

  • Chaucer and the Vintry Ward Death

    Before Geoffrey Chaucer became a poet and diplomat, he was a junior member of one of the royal households. In 1359 he is about to embark for France and the wars. But first he returns to see his mother and father in London’s Vintry Ward, though not ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Philip Gooden has published 17 books.

Philip Gooden does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Chaucer and the Legend of Good Women, was published in March 2014.

The first book by Philip Gooden, That Sleep of Death, was published in July 2000.

Yes. Philip Gooden has 2 series.
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