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Home / Authors / Alan Hunter Alan Hunter British author Alan Hunter is best known for the Inspector George Gently crime series, which inspired the long-running BBC television adaptation. His novels have sold millions of copies and established him as a key figure in classic British detective fiction. This page provides the Alan Hunter books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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1955 Gently Does It POoIGGB · 1 Buy ↗ 1956 Gently By the Shore POoIGGB · 2 Buy ↗ 1957 Gently Down the Stream POoIGGB · 3 Buy ↗ 1957 Landed Gently POoIGGB · 4 Buy ↗ 1958 Gently Through the Mill POoIGGB · 5 Buy ↗ 1959 Gently in the Sun POoIGGB · 6 Buy ↗ 1960 Gently With The Painters POoIGGB · 7 Buy ↗ 1961 Gently to the Summit POoIGGB · 8 Buy ↗ 1961 Gently Go Man POoIGGB · 9 Buy ↗ 1962 Gently Where The Roads Go POoIGGB · 10 Buy ↗ 1963 Gently Floating POoIGGB · 11 Buy ↗ 1964 Gently Sahib POoIGGB · 12 Buy ↗ 1965 Gently with the Ladies POoIGGB · 13 Buy ↗ 1967 Gently North-West POoIGGB · 14 Buy ↗ 1967 Gently Continental POoIGGB · 15 Buy ↗ 1969 Gently Coloured POoIGGB · 16 Buy ↗ 1970 Gently with the Innocents POoIGGB · 17 Buy ↗ 1971 Gently at a Gallop POoIGGB · 18 Buy ↗ 1972 Gently Where She Lay POoIGGB · 19 Buy ↗ 1973 Gently French POoIGGB · 20 Buy ↗ 1974 Gently in Trees / Gently Through the Woods POoIGGB · 21 Buy ↗ 1975 Gently with Love POoIGGB · 22 Buy ↗ 1976 Gently Where the Birds are POoIGGB · 23 Buy ↗ 1977 Gently Instrumental POoIGGB · 24 Buy ↗ 1978 Gently to a Sleep POoIGGB · 25 Buy ↗ 1980 The Honfleur Decision POoIGGB · 26 Buy ↗ 1981 Gabrielle's Way POoIGGB · 27 Buy ↗ 1981 Fields of Heather / Death on the Heath POoIGGB · 28 Buy ↗ 1981 Gently Heartbroken / The Scottish Decision POoIGGB · 29 Buy ↗ 1982 Gently Between Tides POoIGGB · 30 Buy ↗ 1983 Amorous Leander / Death on the Broadlands POoIGGB · 31 Buy ↗ 1984 Unhung Man POoIGGB · 32 Buy ↗ 1984 Once a prostitute... POoIGGB · 33 Buy ↗ 1985 The Chelsea Ghost POoIGGB · 34 Buy ↗ 1986 Goodnight, Sweet Prince POoIGGB · 35 Buy ↗ 1987 Strangling Man POoIGGB · 36 Buy ↗ 1988 Traitor's End POoIGGB · 37 Buy ↗ 1989 Gently With The Millions POoIGGB · 38 Buy ↗ 1990 Gently Scandalous POoIGGB · 39 Buy ↗ 1991 Gently To A Kill POoIGGB · 40 Buy ↗ 1992 Gently Tragic POoIGGB · 41 Buy ↗ 1993 Gently in the Glens POoIGGB · 42 Buy ↗ 1994 Bomber's Moon POoIGGB · 43 Buy ↗ 1995 Jackpot! POoIGGB · 44 Buy ↗ 1997 The Love of Gods POoIGGB · 45 Buy ↗ 1998 Over Here POoIGGB · 46 Buy ↗ 1999 Gently Mistaken POoIGGB · 47 Buy ↗ 2014 Gently Under Fire POoIGGB · 48 Buy ↗ 2014 Gently Sinking POoIGGB · 49 Buy ↗ 2016 Gently in the Past POoIGGB · 50 Buy ↗ 2016 Gently with Passion POoIGGB · 51 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Inspector George Gently Books 51 books · 1955–2016
01 Gently Does It 1955 Buy ↗ 02 Gently By the Shore 1956 Buy ↗ 03 Gently Down the Stream 1957 Buy ↗ 05 Gently Through the Mill 1958 Buy ↗ 06 Gently in the Sun 1959 Buy ↗ 07 Gently With The Painters 1960 Buy ↗ 08 Gently to the Summit 1961 Buy ↗ 10 Gently Where The Roads Go 1962 Buy ↗ 11 Gently Floating 1963 Buy ↗ 13 Gently with the Ladies 1965 Buy ↗ 14 Gently North-West 1967 Buy ↗ 15 Gently Continental 1967 Buy ↗ 16 Gently Coloured 1969 Buy ↗ 17 Gently with the Innocents 1970 Buy ↗ 18 Gently at a Gallop 1971 Buy ↗ 19 Gently Where She Lay 1972 Buy ↗ 21 Gently in Trees / Gently Through the Woods 1974 Buy ↗ 22 Gently with Love 1975 Buy ↗ 23 Gently Where the Birds are 1976 Buy ↗ 24 Gently Instrumental 1977 Buy ↗ 25 Gently to a Sleep 1978 Buy ↗ 26 The Honfleur Decision 1980 Buy ↗ 27 Gabrielle's Way 1981 Buy ↗ 28 Fields of Heather / Death on the Heath 1981 Buy ↗ 29 Gently Heartbroken / The Scottish Decision 1981 Buy ↗ 30 Gently Between Tides 1982 Buy ↗ 31 Amorous Leander / Death on the Broadlands 1983 Buy ↗ 33 Once a prostitute... 1984 Buy ↗ 34 The Chelsea Ghost 1985 Buy ↗ 35 Goodnight, Sweet Prince 1986 Buy ↗ 36 Strangling Man 1987 Buy ↗ 38 Gently With The Millions 1989 Buy ↗ 39 Gently Scandalous 1990 Buy ↗ 40 Gently To A Kill 1991 Buy ↗ 42 Gently in the Glens 1993 Buy ↗ 45 The Love of Gods 1997 Buy ↗ 47 Gently Mistaken 1999 Buy ↗ 48 Gently Under Fire 2014 Buy ↗ 49 Gently Sinking 2014 Buy ↗ 50 Gently in the Past 2016 Buy ↗ 51 Gently with Passion 2016 Buy ↗