 Robert Barnard was born in Essex, England. He and his wife
lived in Yorkshire. He also wrote under the pseudonym 'Bernard Bastable'. In 2003, he was awarded
the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for a lifetime of achievement. He is the creator of:
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Titles and year of publication:
| 'Charlie Peace' Novels | |
| 1) Death and the Chaste Apprentice | 1989 |
| 2) A Fatal Attachment | 1992 |
| 3) A Hovering of Vultures | 1993 |
| 4) The Bad Samaritan | 1995 |
| 5) No Place of Safety | 1997 |
| 6) The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori | 1998 |
| 7) The Bones in the Attic | 2001 |
| 8) A Fall From Grace | 2007 |
| 9) The Killings on Jubilee Terrace | 2009 |
| 10) A Charitable Body | 2012 |
| 'Perry Trethowan' Novels | |
| 1) Sheer Torture (US Title: Death by Sheer Torture [1982]) | 1981 |
| 2) Death and the Princess | 1982 |
| 3) The Missing Bronte (US Title: The Case of the Missing Bronte [1983]) | 1983 |
| 4) Bodies | 1986 |
| 5) Death in Purple Prose (US Title: The Cherry Blossom Corpse [1987]) | 1987 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Death of an Old Goat | 1974 |
| 2) A Little Local Murder | 1976 |
| 3) Death on the High C's | 1977 |
| 4) Blood Brotherhood | 1977 |
| 5) Unruly Son (US Title: Death of a Mystery Writer [1979]) | 1978 |
| 6) Posthumous Papers (US Title: Death of a Literary Widow [1980]) | 1979 |
| 7) Death in a Cold Climate | 1980 |
| 8) Mother´s Boys (US Title: Death of a Perfect Mother [1981]) | 1981 |
| 9) Little Victims (US Title: School for Murder [1984]) | 1983 |
| 10) A Corpse in a Gilded Cage | 1984 |
| 11) Out of the Blackout | 1985 |
| 12) The Disposal of the Living (US Title: Fete Fatale [1985]) | 1985 |
| 13) Political Suicide | 1986 |
| 14) The Skeleton in the Grass | 1987 |
| 15) At Death's Door | 1988 |
| 16) Death of a Salesperson and Other Untimely Exits (short stories) | 1989 |
| 17) A City of Strangers | 1990 |
| 18) A Scandal in Belgravia (Nero Wolfe Award) | 1991 |
| 19) The Masters of the House | 1994 |
| 20) The Habit of Widowhood and Other Murderous Proclivities (short stories) | 1996 |
| 21) A Murder in Mayfair (Also published as: Touched by the Dead [1999]) | 1999 |
| 22) Unholy Dying | 2000 |
| 23) The Mistress of Alderley | 2002 |
| 24) A Cry from the Dark | 2003 |
| 25) The Graveyard Position | 2004 |
| 26) Dying Flames | 2005 |
| 27) Last Post | 2008 |
| 28) A Stranger in the Family | 2010 |
| 29) Rogue's Gallery (short stories) | 2011 |
| As 'Bernard Bastable' | |
| 1) To Die Like a Gentleman | 1993 |
| 2) Dead, Mr. Mozart | 1994 |
| 3) Too Many Notes, Mr. Mozart | 1995 |
| 4) A Mansion and Its Murder | 1998 |