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Erle Stanley Gardner Books in Order

Find every Erle Stanley Gardner book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 153 books / 9 series

American author Erle Stanley Gardner is best known for the Perry Mason legal mystery series. His books have sold over 300 million copies, making him one of the best-selling writers of the 20th century. This page provides the Erle Stanley Gardner books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Erle Stanley Gardner Books in Chronological Order

1933 The Case of the Velvet Claws POoPMB / 1 Buy
1933 The Case of the Sulky Girl POoPMB / 2 Buy
1934 The Case of the Lucky Legs POoPMB / 3 Buy
1934 The Case of the Howling Dog POoPMB / 4 Buy
1934 The Case of the Curious Bride POoPMB / 5 Buy
1935 The Case of the Counterfeit Eye POoPMB / 6 Buy
1935 The Case of the Caretaker's Cat POoPMB / 7 Buy
1936 The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece POoPMB / 8 Buy
1936 The Case of the Stuttering Bishop POoPMB / 9 Buy
1937 The D.A. Calls It Murder POoDSB / 1 Buy
1937 Murder Up My Sleeve POoTCB / 1 Buy
1937 The Case of the Dangerous Dowager POoPMB / 10 Buy
1937 The Case of the Lame Canary POoPMB / 11 Buy
1938 The D.A. Holds a Candle POoDSB / 2 Buy
1938 The Case of the Substitute Face POoPMB / 12 Buy
1938 The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe POoPMB / 13 Buy
1939 The Bigger They Come POoDL&BCB / 1 Buy
1939 The Knife Slipped POoDL&BCB / 2 Buy
1939 The D.A. Draws a Circle POoDSB / 3 Buy
1939 The Case of the Perjured Parrot POoPMB / 14 Buy
1939 The Case of the Rolling Bones POoPMB / 15 Buy
1940 Turn on the Heat POoDL&BCB / 3 Buy
1940 Gold Comes in Bricks POoDL&BCB / 4 Buy
1940 The D.A. Goes to Trial POoDSB / 4 Buy
1940 The Case of the Baited Hook POoPMB / 16 Buy
1940 The Case of the Silent Partner POoPMB / 17 Buy
1941 The Case of the Turning Tide POoGWB / 1 Buy
1941 Spill the Jackpot POoDL&BCB / 5 Buy
1941 Double or Quits POoDL&BCB / 6 Buy
1941 The Case of the Haunted Husband POoPMB / 18 Buy
1941 The Case of the Empty Tin POoPMB / 19 Buy
1942 The Clue of the Forgotten Murder / The Clew of the Forgotten Murder POoSN / 1 Buy
1942 The D. A. Cooks a Goose POoDSB / 5 Buy
1942 Owls Don't Blink POoDL&BCB / 7 Buy
1942 Bats Fly at Dusk POoDL&BCB / 8 Buy
1942 The Case of the Drowning Duck POoPMB / 20 Buy
1942 The Case of the Careless Kitten POoPMB / 21 Buy
1943 The Case of the Smoking Chimney POoGWB / 2 Buy
1943 Cats Prowl at Night POoDL&BCB / 9 Buy
1943 The Case of the Buried Clock POoPMB / 22 Buy
1943 The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito POoPMB / 23 Buy
1944 The D.A. Calls a Turn POoDSB / 6 Buy
1944 Give 'em the Ax POoDL&BCB / 10 Buy
1944 The Case of the Crooked Candle POoPMB / 24 Buy
1944 The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde POoPMB / 25 Buy
1945 The Case of the Golddigger's Purse POoPMB / 26 Buy
1945 The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife POoPMB / 27 Buy
1946 The Case of the Backward Mule POoTCB / 2 Buy
1946 The D.A. Breaks a Seal POoDSB / 7 Buy
1946 Crows Can't Count POoDL&BCB / 11 Buy
1946 The Case of the Borrowed Brunette POoPMB / 28 Buy
1946 The Case of the Fan-Dancer's Horse POoPMB / 29 Buy
1947 Two Clues: The Clue of the Runaway Blonde / Clue's Don't Count & The Clue of the Hungry Horse POoSSC / 1 Buy
1947 Fools Die on Friday POoDL&BCB / 12 Buy
1947 The Case of the Lazy Lover POoPMB / 30 Buy
1948 This Is Murder POoSN / 2 Buy
1948 The D.A. Takes a Chance POoDSB / 8 Buy
1948 The Case of the Lonely Heiress POoPMB / 31 Buy
1948 The Case of the Vagabond Virgin POoPMB / 32 Buy
1949 The D.A. Breaks An Egg POoDSB / 9 Buy
1949 Bedrooms Have Windows POoDL&BCB / 13 Buy
1949 The Case of the Cautious Coquette POoPMB / 33 Buy
1949 The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom POoPMB / 34 Buy
1950 The Case of the Negligent Nymph POoPMB / 35 Buy
1950 The Case of the One-Eyed Witness POoPMB / 36 Buy
1951 The Case of the Fiery Fingers POoPMB / 37 Buy
1951 The Case of the Angry Mourner POoPMB / 38 Buy
1952 The Court of Last Resort: The True Story of a Team of Crime Experts Who Fought to Save the Wrongfully Convicted POoNB / 1 Buy
1952 Top of the Heap POoDL&BCB / 14 Buy
1952 The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink POoPMB / 39 Buy
1952 The Case of the Grinning Gorilla POoPMB / 40 Buy
1953 Some Women Won't Wait POoDL&BCB / 15 Buy
1953 The Case of the Hesitant Hostess POoPMB / 41 Buy
1953 The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister POoPMB / 42 Buy
1954 The Case of the Fugitive Nurse POoPMB / 43 Buy
1954 The Case of the Runaway Corpse POoPMB / 44 Buy
1954 The Case of the Restless Redhead POoPMB / 45 Buy
1955 The Case of the Murderer's Bride and Other Stories POoPMC / 1 Buy
1955 The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary POoPMB / 46 Buy
1955 The Case of the Glamorous Ghost POoPMB / 47 Buy
1955 The Case of the Nervous Accomplice POoPMB / 48 Buy
1955 The Case of the Terrified Typist POoPMB / 49 Buy
1956 Beware the Curves POoDL&BCB / 16 Buy
1956 The Case of the Gilded Lily POoPMB / 50 Buy
1956 The Case of the Demure Defendant POoPMB / 51 Buy
1957 You Can Die Laughing POoDL&BCB / 17 Buy
1957 Some Slips Don't Show POoDL&BCB / 18 Buy
1957 The Case of The Screaming Woman POoPMB / 52 Buy
1957 The Case of the Lucky Loser POoPMB / 53 Buy
1957 The Case of the Daring Decoy POoPMB / 54 Buy
1958 The Count of 9 POoDL&BCB / 19 Buy
1958 The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll POoPMB / 55 Buy
1958 The Case of the Long-Legged Models POoPMB / 56 Buy
1958 The Case of the Calendar Girl POoPMB / 57 Buy
1959 Pass the Gravy POoDL&BCB / 20 Buy
1959 The Case of the Singing Skirt POoPMB / 58 Buy
1959 The Case of the Mythical Monkeys POoPMB / 59 Buy
1959 The Case of the Deadly Toy POoPMB / 60 Buy
1960 The Case Of The Musical Cow POoGWB / 3 Buy
1960 Kept Women Can't Quit POoDL&BCB / 21 Buy
1960 The Case of the Waylaid Wolf POoPMB / 61 Buy
1960 The Case of the Duplicate Daughter POoPMB / 62 Buy
1960 The Case of the Shapely Shadow POoPMB / 63 Buy
1961 Bachelors Get Lonely POoDL&BCB / 22 Buy
1961 Shills Can't Cash Chips POoDL&BCB / 23 Buy
1961 The Case of the Spurious Spinster POoPMB / 64 Buy
1961 The Case of the Bigamous Spouse POoPMB / 65 Buy
1962 The Hidden Heart of Baja POoNB / 2 Buy
1962 Try Anything Once POoDL&BCB / 24 Buy
1962 The Case of the Reluctant Model POoPMB / 66 Buy
1962 The Case of the Blonde Bonanza POoPMB / 67 Buy
1962 The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands POoPMB / 68 Buy
1962 The Case of the Mischievous Doll POoPMB / 69 Buy
1963 The Desert is Yours POoNB / 3 Buy
1963 Hunting the Desert Whale POoNB / 4 Buy
1963 Fish or Cut Bait POoDL&BCB / 25 Buy
1963 The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret POoPMB / 70 Buy
1963 The Case of the Amorous Aunt POoPMB / 71 Buy
1964 Up for Grabs POoDL&BCB / 26 Buy
1964 The Case of the Daring Divorcee POoPMB / 72 Buy
1964 The Case of the Phantom Fortune POoPMB / 73 Buy
1964 The Case of the Horrified Heirs POoPMB / 74 Buy
1965 Cut Thin to Win POoDL&BCB / 27 Buy
1965 The Case of the Troubled Trustee POoPMB / 75 Buy
1965 The Case of the Beautiful Beggar POoPMB / 76 Buy
1966 Widows Wear Weeds POoDL&BCB / 28 Buy
1966 The Case of the Worried Waitress POoPMB / 77 Buy
1967 Traps Need Fresh Bait POoDL&BCB / 29 Buy
1967 The Case of the Queenly Contestant POoPMB / 78 Buy
1968 The Case of the Careless Cupid POoPMB / 79 Buy
1969 Drifting Down Delta POoNB / 5 Buy
1969 The Case of the Fabulous Fake POoPMB / 80 Buy
1970 The Case of the Crimson Kiss POoPMC / 2 Buy
1970 All Grass Isn't Green POoDL&BCB / 30 Buy
1971 The Case Of The Crying Swallow POoPMC / 3 Buy
1972 The Case of the Fenced-in Woman POoPMB / 81 Buy
1973 The Case of the Irate Witness and Other Stories POoPMC / 4 Buy
1973 The Case of the Postponed Murder POoPMB / 82 Buy
1980 The Amazing Adventures of Lester Leith POoSSC / 2 Buy
1981 The Human Zero POoSSC / 3 Buy
1981 Whispering Sands POoSSC / 4 Buy
1983 Pay Dirt and Other Whispering Sands Stories of Gold Fever and the Western Desert POoSSC / 5 Buy
1989 Four Cases of Murder POoPMC / 5 Buy
1989 The Case of Too Many Murders(By: Thomas Chastain) POoPMB / 83 Buy
1990 Dead Men's Letters POoSN / 3 Buy
1990 The Adventures Of Paul Pry, Volume 2 POoSSC / 6 Buy
1990 The Blonde in Lower Six Plus 3 Short Novels POoSSC / 7 Buy
1990 The Case of the Burning Bequest(By: Thomas Chastain) POoPMB / 84 Buy
1991 The Adventures Of Paul Pry POoSSC / 8 Buy
1991 Honest Money and Other Short Novels POoSSC / 9 Buy
2004 The Danger Zone and Other Stories POoSSC / 10 Buy
2006 The Casebook of Sidney Zoom POoSSC / 11 Buy
2010 The Exploits of the Patent Leather Kid POoSN / 4 Buy

Erle Stanley Gardner Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Case of the Murderer's Bride and Other Stories 1955 Buy
02 The Case of the Crimson Kiss 1970 Buy
03 The Case Of The Crying Swallow 1971 Buy
04 The Case of the Irate Witness and Other Stories 1973 Buy
05 Four Cases of Murder 1989 Buy
Perry Mason Books in Reading Order 84 books / 1933-1990
01 The Case of the Velvet Claws 1933 Buy
02 The Case of the Sulky Girl 1933 Buy
03 The Case of the Lucky Legs 1934 Buy
04 The Case of the Howling Dog 1934 Buy
05 The Case of the Curious Bride 1934 Buy
06 The Case of the Counterfeit Eye 1935 Buy
07 The Case of the Caretaker's Cat 1935 Buy
08 The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece 1936 Buy
09 The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1936 Buy
10 The Case of the Dangerous Dowager 1937 Buy
11 The Case of the Lame Canary 1937 Buy
12 The Case of the Substitute Face 1938 Buy
13 The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe 1938 Buy
14 The Case of the Perjured Parrot 1939 Buy
15 The Case of the Rolling Bones 1939 Buy
16 The Case of the Baited Hook 1940 Buy
17 The Case of the Silent Partner 1940 Buy
18 The Case of the Haunted Husband 1941 Buy
19 The Case of the Empty Tin 1941 Buy
20 The Case of the Drowning Duck 1942 Buy
21 The Case of the Careless Kitten 1942 Buy
22 The Case of the Buried Clock 1943 Buy
23 The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito 1943 Buy
24 The Case of the Crooked Candle 1944 Buy
25 The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde 1944 Buy
26 The Case of the Golddigger's Purse 1945 Buy
27 The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife 1945 Buy
28 The Case of the Borrowed Brunette 1946 Buy
29 The Case of the Fan-Dancer's Horse 1946 Buy
30 The Case of the Lazy Lover 1947 Buy
31 The Case of the Lonely Heiress 1948 Buy
32 The Case of the Vagabond Virgin 1948 Buy
33 The Case of the Cautious Coquette 1949 Buy
34 The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom 1949 Buy
35 The Case of the Negligent Nymph 1950 Buy
36 The Case of the One-Eyed Witness 1950 Buy
37 The Case of the Fiery Fingers 1951 Buy
38 The Case of the Angry Mourner 1951 Buy
39 The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink 1952 Buy
40 The Case of the Grinning Gorilla 1952 Buy
41 The Case of the Hesitant Hostess 1953 Buy
42 The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister 1953 Buy
43 The Case of the Fugitive Nurse 1954 Buy
44 The Case of the Runaway Corpse 1954 Buy
45 The Case of the Restless Redhead 1954 Buy
46 The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary 1955 Buy
47 The Case of the Glamorous Ghost 1955 Buy
48 The Case of the Nervous Accomplice 1955 Buy
49 The Case of the Terrified Typist 1955 Buy
50 The Case of the Gilded Lily 1956 Buy
51 The Case of the Demure Defendant 1956 Buy
52 The Case of The Screaming Woman 1957 Buy
53 The Case of the Lucky Loser 1957 Buy
54 The Case of the Daring Decoy 1957 Buy
55 The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll 1958 Buy
56 The Case of the Long-Legged Models 1958 Buy
57 The Case of the Calendar Girl 1958 Buy
58 The Case of the Singing Skirt 1959 Buy
59 The Case of the Mythical Monkeys 1959 Buy
60 The Case of the Deadly Toy 1959 Buy
61 The Case of the Waylaid Wolf 1960 Buy
62 The Case of the Duplicate Daughter 1960 Buy
63 The Case of the Shapely Shadow 1960 Buy
64 The Case of the Spurious Spinster 1961 Buy
65 The Case of the Bigamous Spouse 1961 Buy
66 The Case of the Reluctant Model 1962 Buy
67 The Case of the Blonde Bonanza 1962 Buy
68 The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands 1962 Buy
69 The Case of the Mischievous Doll 1962 Buy
70 The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret 1963 Buy
71 The Case of the Amorous Aunt 1963 Buy
72 The Case of the Daring Divorcee 1964 Buy
73 The Case of the Phantom Fortune 1964 Buy
74 The Case of the Horrified Heirs 1964 Buy
75 The Case of the Troubled Trustee 1965 Buy
76 The Case of the Beautiful Beggar 1965 Buy
77 The Case of the Worried Waitress 1966 Buy
78 The Case of the Queenly Contestant 1967 Buy
79 The Case of the Careless Cupid 1968 Buy
80 The Case of the Fabulous Fake 1969 Buy
81 The Case of the Fenced-in Woman 1972 Buy
82 The Case of the Postponed Murder 1973 Buy
83 The Case of Too Many Murders(By: Thomas Chastain) 1989 Buy
84 The Case of the Burning Bequest(By: Thomas Chastain) 1990 Buy
01 Two Clues: The Clue of the Runaway Blonde / Clue's Don't Count & The Clue of the Hungry Horse 1947 Buy
02 The Amazing Adventures of Lester Leith 1980 Buy
03 The Human Zero 1981 Buy
04 Whispering Sands 1981 Buy
05 Pay Dirt and Other Whispering Sands Stories of Gold Fever and the Western Desert 1983 Buy
06 The Adventures Of Paul Pry, Volume 2 1990 Buy
07 The Blonde in Lower Six Plus 3 Short Novels 1990 Buy
08 The Adventures Of Paul Pry 1991 Buy
09 Honest Money and Other Short Novels 1991 Buy
10 The Danger Zone and Other Stories 2004 Buy
11 The Casebook of Sidney Zoom 2006 Buy
01 Murder Up My Sleeve 1937 Buy
02 The Case of the Backward Mule 1946 Buy
01 The Court of Last Resort: The True Story of a Team of Crime Experts Who Fought to Save the Wrongfully Convicted 1952 Buy
02 The Hidden Heart of Baja 1962 Buy
03 The Desert is Yours 1963 Buy
04 Hunting the Desert Whale 1963 Buy
05 Drifting Down Delta 1969 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 4 books / 1942-2010
01 The Clue of the Forgotten Murder / The Clew of the Forgotten Murder 1942 Buy
02 This Is Murder 1948 Buy
03 Dead Men's Letters 1990 Buy
04 The Exploits of the Patent Leather Kid 2010 Buy
01 The Case of the Turning Tide 1941 Buy
02 The Case of the Smoking Chimney 1943 Buy
03 The Case Of The Musical Cow 1960 Buy
01 The Bigger They Come 1939 Buy
02 The Knife Slipped 1939 Buy
03 Turn on the Heat 1940 Buy
04 Gold Comes in Bricks 1940 Buy
05 Spill the Jackpot 1941 Buy
06 Double or Quits 1941 Buy
07 Owls Don't Blink 1942 Buy
08 Bats Fly at Dusk 1942 Buy
09 Cats Prowl at Night 1943 Buy
10 Give 'em the Ax 1944 Buy
11 Crows Can't Count 1946 Buy
12 Fools Die on Friday 1947 Buy
13 Bedrooms Have Windows 1949 Buy
14 Top of the Heap 1952 Buy
15 Some Women Won't Wait 1953 Buy
16 Beware the Curves 1956 Buy
17 You Can Die Laughing 1957 Buy
18 Some Slips Don't Show 1957 Buy
19 The Count of 9 1958 Buy
20 Pass the Gravy 1959 Buy
21 Kept Women Can't Quit 1960 Buy
22 Bachelors Get Lonely 1961 Buy
23 Shills Can't Cash Chips 1961 Buy
24 Try Anything Once 1962 Buy
25 Fish or Cut Bait 1963 Buy
26 Up for Grabs 1964 Buy
27 Cut Thin to Win 1965 Buy
28 Widows Wear Weeds 1966 Buy
29 Traps Need Fresh Bait 1967 Buy
30 All Grass Isn't Green 1970 Buy
Doug Selby Books in Reading Order 9 books / 1937-1949
01 The D.A. Calls It Murder 1937 Buy
02 The D.A. Holds a Candle 1938 Buy
03 The D.A. Draws a Circle 1939 Buy
04 The D.A. Goes to Trial 1940 Buy
05 The D. A. Cooks a Goose 1942 Buy
06 The D.A. Calls a Turn 1944 Buy
07 The D.A. Breaks a Seal 1946 Buy
08 The D.A. Takes a Chance 1948 Buy
09 The D.A. Breaks An Egg 1949 Buy

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