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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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