Books in order

P. D. James books in order

P. D. James's Adam Dalgliesh series has 14 main books, starting with Cover Her Face (1962). Here they are in reading order, with page counts and reading times.

Adam Dalgliesh

14 books · 1962–2008 · 106 h 47 min
  1. #1Cover Her Face1962
  2. #2A Mind to Murder1963
  3. #3Unnatural Causes1967
  4. #4Shroud for a Nightingale1971
  5. #5The Black Tower1975
  6. #6Death of an Expert Witness1977
  7. #7A Taste for Death1986
  8. #8Devices and Desires1989
  9. #9Original Sin1994
  10. #10A Certain Justice1997
  11. #11Death in Holy Orders2001
  12. #12The Murder Room2003
  13. #13The Lighthouse2005
  14. #14The Private Patient2008
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Reading P. D. James

What order should I read P. D. James's books in?
Read Adam Dalgliesh in its numbered order, starting with Cover Her Face.
Which P. D. James book should I read first?
Most readers start with the first book of the earliest series: Cover Her Face (1962), book 1 of Adam Dalgliesh.