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Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery Books in Order

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See the Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery books in order by Patricia Moyes, with short summaries, series background, and tips on the best place to start.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery books in publication order

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19 books

1

Dead Men Don't Ski

by Patricia Moyes

1959

Henry and Emmy Tibbett head to the Italian Dolomites for a ski break, but the holiday ends when a man who boarded a ski lift alive arrives at the bottom dead. More bodies follow in a sharp, chilly locked-room style mystery.

2

The Sunken Sailor / Down Among the Dead Men

by Patricia Moyes

1961

Sailing the English coast on a friend's yacht, Henry and Emmy Tibbett expect an easy holiday. Instead Henry becomes fixated on the death of a local sailor, and soon suspects the drowning is tied to a robbery at a nearby manor house.

3

Death on the Agenda

by Patricia Moyes

1962

Henry and Emmy Tibbett go to Geneva for a law-enforcement conference on drug smuggling, only to have an official found stabbed at his desk. With suspects all around him and gaps in his own movements, Henry faces an uncomfortably close investigation.

4

Murder à la Mode

by Patricia Moyes

1963

The staff of Style magazine are racing to finish their big fashion issue when one of them ends up dead. Henry Tibbett enters a world of models, photographers, ambition, and sabotage, with his own niece suddenly in danger.

5

Falling Star

by Patricia Moyes

1964

A glamorous film production turns deadly when a leading man dies in what looks like an accident but feels all wrong. Henry Tibbett steps behind the scenes to investigate a clever murder hidden among egos, money, and movie-set illusion.

6

Johnny Underground

by Patricia Moyes

1965

At her old RAF reunion, Emmy Tibbett is forced to revisit the wartime death of the pilot she once loved. When she realizes she may have been the last to see him alive, buried secrets begin surfacing and Henry knows the past is no safer than the present.

7

Murder Fantastical / Murder By Threes

by Patricia Moyes

1967

When a pushy bookmaker trying to buy the Manciple estate is shot in the family driveway, Henry Tibbett is sent to a village full of loyalty, eccentricity, and buried history. The deeper he digs, the stranger and more dangerous the case becomes.

8

Death and the Dutch Uncle

by Patricia Moyes

1968

The murder of a shabby Soho gambler looks routine until Henry Tibbett links it to an international commission handling an African border dispute. The trail runs from London to the Netherlands, where a local killing may trigger something much bigger.

9

Who Saw Her Die / Many Deadly Returns

by Patricia Moyes

1970

At a birthday house party, an elderly hostess dies suddenly after opening her presents, and suspicion falls across her family. Henry Tibbett follows the trail through old loyalties, shaky alibis, and a carefully arranged family facade.

10

Season of Snows and Sins

by Patricia Moyes

1971

On holiday in the Alpine village of Montarraz, Henry and Emmy Tibbett are drawn into the murder of a charming ski instructor whose wife seems the obvious suspect. Henry isn't convinced, and the snowy resort starts to reveal a far uglier scandal.

11

The Curious Affair of the Third Dog

by Patricia Moyes

1973

A man goes to prison after a drunken killing, and Emmy Tibbett's sister turns up to collect his three dogs, only to find one greyhound missing. Henry connects the vanished dog to a much larger case involving crime, racing, and a very determined village.

12

Black Widower

by Patricia Moyes

1975

After an unruly diplomat's wife is found shot at an embassy reception in Washington, Henry Tibbett is called in for a discreet investigation. The case carries him from drawing-room scandal to Caribbean politics, where another death may be waiting.

13

To Kill a Coconut / The Coconut Killings

by Patricia Moyes

1977

A U.S. senator is hacked to death at a Caribbean golf club, and a likable young islander is quickly blamed. Asked to help by friends on the island, Henry and Emmy Tibbett find motives that reach far beyond a local grudge.

14

Who Is Simon Warwick?

by Patricia Moyes

1978

A dying lord changes his will to favor a long-lost nephew, then two men appear claiming to be Simon Warwick. When one claimant winds up dead, Henry Tibbett has to solve both an inheritance puzzle and a murder.

15

Angel Death

by Patricia Moyes

1980

A Caribbean holiday takes a strange turn when Emmy and Henry Tibbett meet a woman with a troubling story about someone lost at sea. After that woman disappears, Emmy has to sort through smugglers, storms, and half-truths while Henry is unusually off balance.

16

A Six-Letter Word for Death

by Patricia Moyes

1983

An anonymous crossword lands on Henry Tibbett's desk, and its clues point toward old deaths, false identities, and a gathering of mystery writers. What starts as a puzzle soon turns into a murder case with Henry and Emmy racing to solve both grid and crime.

17

Night ferry to death

by Patricia Moyes

1985

On the ferry home to England, Henry and Emmy Tibbett wake to find a fellow passenger murdered and a fortune in Dutch diamonds missing. When the gems turn up in Emmy's bag, the trip's bad luck becomes a very personal threat.

18

Black Girl, White Girl

by Patricia Moyes

1989

Henry and Emmy Tibbett head to the Caribbean under the cover of a winter holiday, hoping to help an elderly friend who fears a cocaine ring is closing in. Their quiet investigation leads Henry into a risky game with smugglers and corrupt officials.

19

Twice in a Blue Moon

by Patricia Moyes

1993

Susan Gardiner inherits the Blue Moon, a country pub that seems like a stroke of luck until a customer dies after lunch and suspicion lands close to home. Henry and Emmy Tibbett step in to untangle the pub's grudges, gossip, and hidden motives.

Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Dead Men Don't Ski"

    Dead Men Don't Ski

    by Patricia Moyes

    1959Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Sunken Sailor / Down Among the Dead Men"

    The Sunken Sailor / Down Among the Dead Men

    by Patricia Moyes

    1961Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Death on the Agenda"

    Death on the Agenda

    by Patricia Moyes

    1962Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Murder à la Mode"

    Murder à la Mode

    by Patricia Moyes

    1963Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Falling Star"

    Falling Star

    by Patricia Moyes

    1964Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Johnny Underground"

    Johnny Underground

    by Patricia Moyes

    1965Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Murder Fantastical / Murder By Threes"

    Murder Fantastical / Murder By Threes

    by Patricia Moyes

    1967Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Death and the Dutch Uncle"

    Death and the Dutch Uncle

    by Patricia Moyes

    1968Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Who Saw Her Die / Many Deadly Returns"

    Who Saw Her Die / Many Deadly Returns

    by Patricia Moyes

    1970Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Season of Snows and Sins"

    Season of Snows and Sins

    by Patricia Moyes

    1971Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "The Curious Affair of the Third Dog"

    The Curious Affair of the Third Dog

    by Patricia Moyes

    1973Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "Black Widower"

    Black Widower

    by Patricia Moyes

    1975Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "To Kill a Coconut / The Coconut Killings"

    To Kill a Coconut / The Coconut Killings

    by Patricia Moyes

    1977Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "Who Is Simon Warwick?"

    Who Is Simon Warwick?

    by Patricia Moyes

    1978Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 14
  15. Book cover for "Angel Death"

    Angel Death

    by Patricia Moyes

    1980Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 15
  16. Book cover for "A Six-Letter Word for Death"

    A Six-Letter Word for Death

    by Patricia Moyes

    1983Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 16
  17. Book cover for "Night ferry to death"

    Night ferry to death

    by Patricia Moyes

    1985Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 17
  18. Book cover for "Black Girl, White Girl"

    Black Girl, White Girl

    by Patricia Moyes

    1989Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 18
  19. Book cover for "Twice in a Blue Moon"

    Twice in a Blue Moon

    by Patricia Moyes

    1993Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery, Book 19

Series background & context

The Inspector Henry Tibbett books are classic mystery novels built around a married couple who work beautifully together. Henry is a Scotland Yard detective, quiet, observant, and much smarter than he first appears. Emmy, his Dutch wife, is warm, sensible, and far more useful to an investigation than the label of detective's wife might suggest. The series starts with Dead Men Don't Ski and runs through Twice in a Blue Moon, following Henry from chief inspector to chief superintendent.

These are not hardboiled police procedurals. They are fair-play puzzles with a cozy surface, but they are never flimsy. Moyes likes good settings, careful clues, and the small pressures that make ordinary-looking people lie. Henry often arrives on a case while traveling for work or on holiday, and Emmy is usually right beside him, talking to the people Henry cannot reach in quite the same way.

Travel is half the fun.

One book may take you to the Italian Dolomites, another to a yacht on the English coast, a Geneva conference, a London fashion magazine, Dutch waterways, Washington embassy circles, or a Caribbean island hotel. In Season of Snows and Sins, a ski resort murder opens into a bigger social scandal. In Death and the Dutch Uncle and Black Widower, local killings brush up against diplomacy and international politics. The places matter. They are not just backdrops, and Moyes uses them to shape the tension in each story.

The cases themselves vary in a satisfying way. Some are village or country-house puzzles, like Murder Fantastical and Who Saw Her Die?. Others lean into odd premises: a missing greyhound in The Curious Affair of the Third Dog, two rival heirs in Who Is Simon Warwick?, an anonymous crossword in A Six-Letter Word for Death. Later books such as Black Girl, White Girl and To Kill a Coconut bring in smuggling, money, and island politics, but the books never lose their interest in character and motive.

There is no giant series-long villain or cliffhanger to chase.

The ongoing appeal is the relationship. Henry and Emmy feel like a real, long-married couple who enjoy each other's company and think well together. Emmy gets more room to shine in books like Johnny Under Ground and Angel Death, and that shift gives the later novels extra charm. You can read many of the books on their own, but publication order works best if you want to watch the couple's partnership deepen and the world around them widen.

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