Izzy Palmer Mystery Books in Order
Part ofBenedict Brown Books in OrderSee the Izzy Palmer Mystery series by Benedict Brown in order, with book summaries, series background and clear advice on where to start with this modern South London amateur sleuth.
Last updated: December 22, 2025
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Publication Order
11 books
A Corpse from the Past
by Benedict Brown
2024
In this finale to Izzy’s adventures, someone begins murdering suspects from her previous cases and leaving clues that point straight at her. Lured to a remote Welsh mansion with a roster of faces from old investigations, she has one chance to catch the avenger before she becomes the final corpse.
A Corpse at A School Reunion
by Benedict Brown
2023
Talked into attending her old school reunion, Izzy finds herself trapped in a locked-down building with the bullies and teachers who made her life miserable. After a series of “accidents” culminates in a teacher’s death, she races to uncover which classmate is killing for revenge.
A Corpse at a Wedding
by Benedict Brown
2022
As best woman at her friend Ramesh’s lavish wedding, Izzy expects chaos but not a corpse. When a drama-loving bridesmaid in a rival wedding dress is found dead and multiple guests confess, she must untangle years of resentment before the ceremony is ruined for good.
A Corpse in a Quaint English Village
by Benedict Brown
2021
Planning a romantic weekend in a picture-postcard village, Izzy instead finds a battered body in the middle of the summer fête. As more deaths follow, she battles nosy locals, hungry journalists and her overly enthusiastic mother to unmask the killer.
A Corpse in a Locked Room
by Benedict Brown
2021
Private detective Izzy Palmer attends a strained family reunion at a grand house, only for one relative to be found murdered in a room locked from the outside. To catch the killer, she has to sift decades of grudges and protect her own mother.
A Corpse on the Beach
by Benedict Brown
2020
A free holiday at an exclusive Atlantic-coast hotel turns sour when a young woman’s body washes up on the private beach. Surrounded by secretive guests, old scandals and a shadowy organisation, Izzy must separate sun-lounger gossip from lethal lies.
A Corpse in the Country
by Benedict Brown
2020
Given forty-eight hours and a tempting fee to solve a millionaire’s death at Vomeris Hall, Izzy dives into a classic country-house mystery. Each of the victim’s children has a motive, and even the staff are hiding more than one dangerous secret.
A Corpse in London
by Benedict Brown
2020
When beloved film star Samuel Akerele collapses in Piccadilly Circus, his famous family hires Izzy to investigate. Between pushy agents, jealous relatives, obsessed fans and a city distracted by a royal wedding, she has to find which admirer wanted him dead.
A Corpse in a Caravan
by Benedict Brown
2020
Hoping for a quiet break on the south coast, Izzy rents a caravan and is instantly swept into her neighbours’ petty feuds. When one resident is found dead after a storm, she decides the floodwater hides a carefully planned murder.
A Corpse for Christmas
by Benedict Brown
2020
Disguised as a nanny in a snowed-in Scottish Highlands resort, Izzy is hired to protect an anonymous client receiving threatening letters. After a fake Father Christmas turns up dead among the pines, she juggles feuding aristocrats, childcare and a very real killer.
A Corpse Called Bob
by Benedict Brown
2019
Office worker and crime-novel addict Izzy Palmer discovers her loathed boss stabbed in his London office and decides the police need her help. Juggling suspicious colleagues, a prickly best friend and an inconvenient crush, she hunts a murderer who might be closer than she thinks.
Series background & context
The Izzy Palmer Mysteries move the classic whodunit into modern South London. Izzy starts out as an overworked office assistant whose only real escape is reading crime novels. When she finds her dreadful boss Bob stabbed at his desk in A Corpse Called Bob, she decides that a lifetime of armchair sleuthing qualifies her to solve the case herself.
That impulsive choice pulls her into a new life as a private investigator. Over the next books she tackles a country‑house killing with a hundred‑thousand‑pound fee, a suspicious death in a rain‑lashed caravan park, a luxury Spanish beach resort hiding organised crime, and a Christmas assignment in the Scottish Highlands that comes with threatening letters and a fake Father Christmas in the snow.
Izzy’s cases are funny as well as tense. Her best friend Ramesh, his long‑suffering cats, her singing, over‑involved mum and a rotation of awkward dates drift through the books, getting in the way and occasionally saving the day. Izzy’s narration is chatty and self‑deprecating, so even the bleakest clues come wrapped in sharp one‑liners.
Underneath the jokes, the stories use very traditional mystery structures. You still get closed circles of suspects, elaborate motives and last‑minute reveals, just transplanted into offices, budget caravan parks, glossy hotels and commuter‑belt villages. Izzy loves golden‑age crime fiction, and the books have fun echoing and gently subverting those older plots.
As the series progresses, she has to face more of her own past. Family reunions, a return to her childhood village and a brutal school reunion all force Izzy to revisit old hurts while bodies pile up around her. By the time you reach A Corpse from the Past, the consequences of earlier cases are catching up with everyone in a very literal way.
Every novel presents a complete mystery, and several – especially A Corpse for Christmas and the village or holiday‑themed adventures – work well as standalones. If you read in order, though, you’ll see friendships deepen, romances twist, and Izzy’s confidence as a detective harden with each corpse she stumbles across.
Overall, this is a warm, fast‑moving series for readers who like their murders with plenty of humour, relatable chaos and a heroine who keeps solving puzzles even when her personal life is a mess.
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