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Reading order

Ellery Queen Detective Books in Order

This page lists the complete Ellery Queen Detective reading order by Ellery Queen, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 55 books / 1929-2020

Ellery Queen Detective Reading Order

01 The Roman Hat Mystery 1929 Buy

02 The French Powder Mystery 1930 Buy

03 The Dutch Shoe Mystery 1931 Buy

04 The Greek Coffin Mystery 1932 Buy

05 The Egyptian Cross Mystery 1932 Buy

06 The American Gun Mystery / Death at the Rodeo 1933 Buy

07 The Siamese Twin Mystery 1933 Buy

08 The Chinese Orange Mystery 1934 Buy

09 The Lamp of God 1935 Buy

10 The Spanish Cape Mystery 1935 Buy

11 Halfway House 1936 Buy

12 The Door Between 1936 Buy

13 The Four of Hearts 1938 Buy

14 The Devil to Pay 1938 Buy

15 The Dragon's Teeth / The Virgin Heiresses 1939 Buy

16 The Penthouse Mystery 1941 Buy

17 Calamity Town 1942 Buy

18 The Perfect Crime 1942 Buy

19 There Was an Old Woman / The Quick and the Dead 1943 Buy

20 The Murderer is a Fox 1945 Buy

21 Ten Days' Wonder 1948 Buy

22 Cat of Many Tails 1949 Buy

23 Double, Double / The Case of the Seven Murders 1950 Buy

24 The Origin of Evil 1951 Buy

25 The King is Dead 1952 Buy

26 The Golden Summer 1953 Buy

27 The Scarlet Letters 1953 Buy

28 The Glass Village 1954 Buy

29 Inspector Queen's Own Case 1957 Buy

30 The Finishing Stroke 1958 Buy

31 Queens Full 1960 Buy

32 Dead Man's Tale 1961 Buy

33 Death Spins the Platter 1962 Buy

34 The Player On Other Side 1963 Buy

35 Kill as Directed 1963 Buy

36 Murder with a Past 1963 Buy

37 And on the Eighth Day 1964 Buy

38 Four Men Called John 1964 Buy

39 Ellery Queen's Lethal Black Book 1965 Buy

40 The Fourth Side of the Triangle 1965 Buy

41 A Study in Terror 1966 Buy

42 Losers, weepers 1966 Buy

43 Shoot The Scene 1966 Buy

44 The Madman Theory 1966 Buy

45 Face to Face 1967 Buy

46 The House of Brass 1968 Buy

47 Q.E.D. Queen's Experiments in Detection 1968 Buy

48 House of Brass 1968 Buy

49 The Devil's Cook 1968 Buy

50 Cop Out 1969 Buy

51 The Last Woman in His Life 1970 Buy

52 Ellery Queen's Poetic Justice 1970 Buy

53 A Fine and Private Place 1971 Buy

54 Blow Hot Blow Cold 1974 Buy

55 Ellery Queen, Master Detective 2020 Buy

Ellery Queen Detective Books by Publication Order

1929 The Roman Hat Mystery #1

1930 The French Powder Mystery #2

1931 The Dutch Shoe Mystery #3

1932 The Greek Coffin Mystery #4

1932 The Egyptian Cross Mystery #5

1933 The American Gun Mystery / Death at the Rodeo #6

1933 The Siamese Twin Mystery #7

1934 The Chinese Orange Mystery #8

1935 The Lamp of God #9

1935 The Spanish Cape Mystery #10

1936 Halfway House #11

1936 The Door Between #12

1938 The Four of Hearts #13

1938 The Devil to Pay #14

1939 The Dragon's Teeth / The Virgin Heiresses #15

1941 The Penthouse Mystery #16

1942 Calamity Town #17

1942 The Perfect Crime #18

1943 There Was an Old Woman / The Quick and the Dead #19

1945 The Murderer is a Fox #20

1948 Ten Days' Wonder #21

1949 Cat of Many Tails #22

1950 Double, Double / The Case of the Seven Murders #23

1951 The Origin of Evil #24

1952 The King is Dead #25

1953 The Golden Summer #26

1953 The Scarlet Letters #27

1954 The Glass Village #28

1957 Inspector Queen's Own Case #29

1958 The Finishing Stroke #30

1960 Queens Full #31

1961 Dead Man's Tale #32

1962 Death Spins the Platter #33

1963 The Player On Other Side #34

1963 Kill as Directed #35

1963 Murder with a Past #36

1964 And on the Eighth Day #37

1964 Four Men Called John #38

1965 Ellery Queen's Lethal Black Book #39

1965 The Fourth Side of the Triangle #40

1966 A Study in Terror #41

1966 Losers, weepers #42

1966 Shoot The Scene #43

1966 The Madman Theory #44

1967 Face to Face #45

1968 The House of Brass #46

1968 Q.E.D. Queen's Experiments in Detection #47

1968 House of Brass #48

1968 The Devil's Cook #49

1969 Cop Out #50

1970 The Last Woman in His Life #51

1970 Ellery Queen's Poetic Justice #52

1971 A Fine and Private Place #53

1974 Blow Hot Blow Cold #54

2020 Ellery Queen, Master Detective #55

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Ellery Queen Detective reading order?

The Ellery Queen Detective reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Ellery Queen Detective books are there?

This catalog currently lists 55 Ellery Queen Detective books published across 1929-2020.

Who writes the Ellery Queen Detective books?

Ellery Queen Detective is listed as a book series by Ellery Queen.

Should I read Ellery Queen Detective in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Ellery Queen Detective. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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