A Man Lay Dead (1934)

Enter a Murderer (1935)

The Nursing-Home Murder (1935)
[with Henry Jellett]

Death in Ecstasy (1936)

Vintage Murder² (1937)

Artists in Crime (1938)

Death in a White Tie (1938)

Overture to Death (1939)

Death at the Bar (1940)

Death of a Peer (1940)
APA: Surfeit of Lampreys (1941)

Death and the Dancing Footman (1941)

Colour Scheme² (1943)

Died in the Wool² (1945)

Final Curtain (1947)

A Wreath for Rivera³ (1949)
APA: Swing, Brother, Swing

Night at the Vulcan³ (1951)
APA: Opening Night

Spinsters in Jeopardy³ (1953)
APA: The Bride of Death (1955)

Scales of Justice⁴ (1955)
Finalist 1955 Crossed Red Herrings Award

Death of a Fool (1956)
APA: Off with His Head (1957)
Finalist 1957 Crossed Red Herrings Award

Singing in the Shrouds⁴ (1958)

False Scent⁴ (1959)

Hand in Glove (1962)

Dead Water (1963)

Killer Dolphin (1966)
APA: Death at the Dolphin (1967)
Finalist 1967 Edgar Award for Best Mystery

Clutch of Constables (1968)

When in Rome (1970)

Tied Up in Tinsel (1972)
Finalist 1973 Edgar Award for Best Mystery

Black as He’s Painted (1974)

Last Ditch (1977)

Grave Mistake (1978)

Photo Finish² (1980)

Light Thickens (1982)

Money in the Morgue (2018)
[unfinished novel completed by Stella Duffy]