Gwendoline Butler | Bookhype

Gwendoline Butler was born and brought up in south London and was one of the most universally praised of English mystery authors. Her John Coffin procedural series features the titular police inspector rising through the ranks to Commissioner in London’s Docklands area in the 1960s/70s, and eventually moving to a fictional Second City of London.

Sep 9, 2021

Cover of Dine and Be Dead

Dine and Be Dead

Mar 23, 2006

Cover of Dread Murder

Feb 4, 2002

Cover of Coffin Knows the Answer

Coffin Knows the Answer (A John Coffin mystery, #30) (Windsor Selection S.) (Commander John Coffin Mysteries (Paperback))

Feb 10, 2000

Cover of The King Cried Murder!

The King Cried Murder! (A Major Mearns & Sergeant Denny mystery set in Windsor Castle)

Dec 31, 1999

Cover of A Cold Coffin

A Cold Coffin (Soundings S., #1918)

Nov 27, 1999

Cover of Coffin's Ghost

Coffin's Ghost (Worldwide Library Mysteries, #443) (A John Coffin mystery)

28 Aug 1999

Cover of A Grave Coffin

A Grave Coffin (A John Coffin mystery, #24) (Worldwide Library Mysteries, #392)

Jan 9, 1998

Cover of Coffin in Oxford

Coffin in Oxford

Sep 15, 1997

Cover of Coffin's Game

Coffin's Game (Commander John Coffin Mysteries (Hardcover)) (Commander John Coffin Mysteries (Paperback))

Aug 1, 1997

Cover of Let There be Love

Let There be Love

Apr 1, 1997

Cover of Butterfly

Sep 19, 1996

Cover of A Double Coffin

A Double Coffin (Worldwide Library Mysteries, #313)

Aug 24, 1995

Cover of A Dark Coffin

A Dark Coffin (A John Coffin mystery) (Commander John Coffin Mysteries (Paperback))

Sep 23, 1993

Cover of A Coffin for Charley

A Coffin for Charley

Apr 6, 1993

Cover of Coffin for Baby

Coffin for Baby (Scarlet Dagger Large Print Books) (Black Dagger Crime S.)

Oct 5, 1992

Cover of Cracking Open a Coffin

Cracking Open a Coffin (Inspector John Coffin Mysteries) (A John Coffin mystery)

Apr 15, 1992

Cover of Coffin on Street Murder

Coffin on Street Murder (Inspector John Coffin Mysteries)

7 Jul 1993

Cover of Coffin from the Past

Coffin from the Past (Scarlet Dagger Large Print Books)

Jul 1, 1991

Cover of Coffin on Murder Street

Coffin on Murder Street (A John Coffin mystery, #22)

Jul 15, 1990

Cover of Coffin in the Museum of Crime

Coffin in the Museum of Crime (Inspector John Coffin Mysteries) (A John Coffin mystery, #20) (Mystery)

Jun 21, 1990

Cover of Coffin and the Paper Man

Coffin and the Paper Man (Soundings S., #2801) (A John Coffin mystery, #21) (Commander John Coffin Mysteries (Paperback)) (Crime Club S.) (New Portway Large Print Books)

Apr 10, 1990

Cover of Coffin Waiting

Coffin Waiting (Black Dagger Crime S.)

Jan 4, 1990

Cover of Death Lives Next Door

Death Lives Next Door (The diamond jubilee collection)

Jul 3, 1989

Cover of Coffin in the Black Museum

Coffin in the Black Museum (Crime club)