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Reading order

Inspector George Gently Books in Order

This page lists the complete Inspector George Gently reading order by Alan Hunter, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 51 books / 1955-2016

Inspector George Gently Reading Order

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

Inspector George Gently Books by Publication Order

1955 Gently Does It #1
1956 Gently By the Shore #2
1957 Gently Down the Stream #3
1957 Landed Gently #4
1958 Gently Through the Mill #5
1959 Gently in the Sun #6
1960 Gently With The Painters #7
1961 Gently to the Summit #8
1961 Gently Go Man #9
1962 Gently Where The Roads Go #10
1963 Gently Floating #11
1964 Gently Sahib #12
1965 Gently with the Ladies #13
1967 Gently North-West #14
1967 Gently Continental #15
1969 Gently Coloured #16
1970 Gently with the Innocents #17
1971 Gently at a Gallop #18
1972 Gently Where She Lay #19
1973 Gently French #20
1974 Gently in Trees / Gently Through the Woods #21
1975 Gently with Love #22
1976 Gently Where the Birds are #23
1977 Gently Instrumental #24
1978 Gently to a Sleep #25
1980 The Honfleur Decision #26
1981 Gabrielle's Way #27
1981 Fields of Heather / Death on the Heath #28
1981 Gently Heartbroken / The Scottish Decision #29
1982 Gently Between Tides #30
1983 Amorous Leander / Death on the Broadlands #31
1984 Unhung Man #32
1984 Once a prostitute... #33
1985 The Chelsea Ghost #34
1986 Goodnight, Sweet Prince #35
1987 Strangling Man #36
1988 Traitor's End #37
1989 Gently With The Millions #38
1990 Gently Scandalous #39
1991 Gently To A Kill #40
1992 Gently Tragic #41
1993 Gently in the Glens #42
1994 Bomber's Moon #43
1995 Jackpot! #44
1997 The Love of Gods #45
1998 Over Here #46
1999 Gently Mistaken #47
2014 Gently Under Fire #48
2014 Gently Sinking #49
2016 Gently in the Past #50
2016 Gently with Passion #51

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Inspector George Gently reading order?

The Inspector George Gently reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Inspector George Gently books are there?

This catalog currently lists 51 Inspector George Gently books published across 1955-2016.

Who writes the Inspector George Gently books?

Inspector George Gently is listed as a book series by Alan Hunter.

Should I read Inspector George Gently in publication order?

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

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