Sergeant Cribb novels

• Wobble to Death (1970), ISBN 0-333-11069-2
• The Detective Wore Silk Drawers (1971), ISBN 0-333-12578-9
• Abracadaver (1972), ISBN 0-333-13591-1
• Mad Hatter's Holiday (1973), ISBN 0-333-14409-0
• Invitation to a Dynamite Party (1974), ISBN 0-333-15656-0 (published in the U.S. as The Tick of Death)
• A Case of Spirits (1975), ISBN 0-333-18225-1
• Swing, Swing Together (1976), ISBN 0-333-19322-9
• Waxwork (1978), ISBN 0-333-23455-3 (Silver Dagger Award)

Television

Peter Diamond novels

• The Last Detective (1991), ISBN 0-356-20264-X (Anthony Award)
• Diamond Solitaire (1992), ISBN 0-316-90325-6
• The Summons (1995), ISBN 0-316-91078-3 (Silver Dagger Award)
• Bloodhounds (1996), ISBN 0-316-87838-3 (Silver Dagger Award, Macavity Award, Barry Award)
• Upon a Dark Night (1997), ISBN 0-316-63971-0
• The Vault (1999), ISBN 0-316-64646-6
• Diamond Dust (2002), ISBN 0-316-85985-0
• The House Sitter (2003), ISBN 0-316-72531-5 (with Inspector Henrietta Mallin)
• The Secret Hangman (2007), ISBN 978-1-56947-457-0
• Skeleton Hill (2009), ISBN 978-1-84744-333-5
• Stagestruck (2011)

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales novels

• Bertie and the Tinman (1987), ISBN 0-370-31113-2
• Bertie and the Seven Bodies (1990), ISBN 0-7126-3471-1
• Bertie and the Crime of Passion (1993), ISBN 0-316-90685-9

Novels as Peter Lear

• Goldengirl (1977), ISBN 0-304-29848-4
• Spider Girl (1980), ISBN 0-670-66274-7 (republished as In Suspense)
• The Secret of Spandau (1986), ISBN 0-7181-2671-8

Other novels

• The False Inspector Dew (1982), ISBN 0-333-32748-9 (Gold Dagger Award)
• Keystone (1983), ISBN 0-333-35044-8
• Rough Cider (1986), ISBN 0-370-30740-2
• On the Edge (1989), ISBN 0-7126-2593-3 (filmed as Dead Gorgeous)
• The Reaper (2000), ISBN 0-316-85419-0
• The Circle (2005), ISBN 0-316-72945-0 (Inspector Hen Mallin, appearance by Peter Diamond)
• The Headhunters (2008), (Inspector Hen Mallin)

Short story collections

• Butchers (1985), ISBN 0-333-13364-1
• The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown (1994), ISBN 0-316-91253-0
• Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose (1998), ISBN 978-1885941213
• The Sedgemoor Strangler (2001), ISBN 978-1885941640
• Murder on the Short List (2008), ISBN 978-1932009736

Anthology

• The Black Cabinet (1989), ISBN 0-947761-27-6 (ed.)
• The Verdict of Us All (2006), ISBN 978-1932009552 (ed.)

Non-fiction

• The Kings of Distance (1968)
• The Guide to British Track and Field Literature, 1275-1968 (1969), ISBN 0-902175-00-9 (with Tom McNab)
• The Official Centenary History of the Amateur Athletic Association (1979), ISBN 0-900424-95-8
• An Athletics Compendium (2001), ISBN 0-7123-1104-1 (with Tom McNab and Andrew Huxtable)