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Alan Hunter Books in Order

Find every Alan Hunter book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 51 books / 1 series

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.

All Alan Hunter Books in Chronological Order

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

Alan Hunter Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Gently Does It 1955 Buy
02 Gently By the Shore 1956 Buy
03 Gently Down the Stream 1957 Buy
04 Landed Gently 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
09 Gently Go Man 1961 Buy
10 Gently Where The Roads Go 1962 Buy
11 Gently Floating 1963 Buy
12 Gently Sahib 1964 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
20 Gently French 1973 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
32 Unhung Man 1984 Buy
33 Once a prostitute... 1984 Buy
34 The Chelsea Ghost 1985 Buy
35 Goodnight, Sweet Prince 1986 Buy
36 Strangling Man 1987 Buy
37 Traitor's End 1988 Buy
38 Gently With The Millions 1989 Buy
39 Gently Scandalous 1990 Buy
40 Gently To A Kill 1991 Buy
41 Gently Tragic 1992 Buy
42 Gently in the Glens 1993 Buy
43 Bomber's Moon 1994 Buy
44 Jackpot! 1995 Buy
45 The Love of Gods 1997 Buy
46 Over Here 1998 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

Where to start with Alan Hunter

What is the best order to read Alan Hunter books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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