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Reading order

Perry Mason Books in Order

This page lists the complete Perry Mason reading order by Erle Stanley Gardner, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 84 books / 1933-1990

Perry Mason Reading Order

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

Perry Mason Books by Publication Order

1933 The Case of the Velvet Claws #1

1933 The Case of the Sulky Girl #2

1934 The Case of the Lucky Legs #3

1934 The Case of the Howling Dog #4

1934 The Case of the Curious Bride #5

1935 The Case of the Counterfeit Eye #6

1935 The Case of the Caretaker's Cat #7

1936 The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece #8

1936 The Case of the Stuttering Bishop #9

1937 The Case of the Dangerous Dowager #10

1937 The Case of the Lame Canary #11

1938 The Case of the Substitute Face #12

1938 The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe #13

1939 The Case of the Perjured Parrot #14

1939 The Case of the Rolling Bones #15

1940 The Case of the Baited Hook #16

1940 The Case of the Silent Partner #17

1941 The Case of the Haunted Husband #18

1941 The Case of the Empty Tin #19

1942 The Case of the Drowning Duck #20

1942 The Case of the Careless Kitten #21

1943 The Case of the Buried Clock #22

1943 The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito #23

1944 The Case of the Crooked Candle #24

1944 The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde #25

1945 The Case of the Golddigger's Purse #26

1945 The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife #27

1946 The Case of the Borrowed Brunette #28

1946 The Case of the Fan-Dancer's Horse #29

1947 The Case of the Lazy Lover #30

1948 The Case of the Lonely Heiress #31

1948 The Case of the Vagabond Virgin #32

1949 The Case of the Cautious Coquette #33

1949 The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom #34

1950 The Case of the Negligent Nymph #35

1950 The Case of the One-Eyed Witness #36

1951 The Case of the Fiery Fingers #37

1951 The Case of the Angry Mourner #38

1952 The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink #39

1952 The Case of the Grinning Gorilla #40

1953 The Case of the Hesitant Hostess #41

1953 The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister #42

1954 The Case of the Fugitive Nurse #43

1954 The Case of the Runaway Corpse #44

1954 The Case of the Restless Redhead #45

1955 The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary #46

1955 The Case of the Glamorous Ghost #47

1955 The Case of the Nervous Accomplice #48

1955 The Case of the Terrified Typist #49

1956 The Case of the Gilded Lily #50

1956 The Case of the Demure Defendant #51

1957 The Case of The Screaming Woman #52

1957 The Case of the Lucky Loser #53

1957 The Case of the Daring Decoy #54

1958 The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll #55

1958 The Case of the Long-Legged Models #56

1958 The Case of the Calendar Girl #57

1959 The Case of the Singing Skirt #58

1959 The Case of the Mythical Monkeys #59

1959 The Case of the Deadly Toy #60

1960 The Case of the Waylaid Wolf #61

1960 The Case of the Duplicate Daughter #62

1960 The Case of the Shapely Shadow #63

1961 The Case of the Spurious Spinster #64

1961 The Case of the Bigamous Spouse #65

1962 The Case of the Reluctant Model #66

1962 The Case of the Blonde Bonanza #67

1962 The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands #68

1962 The Case of the Mischievous Doll #69

1963 The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret #70

1963 The Case of the Amorous Aunt #71

1964 The Case of the Daring Divorcee #72

1964 The Case of the Phantom Fortune #73

1964 The Case of the Horrified Heirs #74

1965 The Case of the Troubled Trustee #75

1965 The Case of the Beautiful Beggar #76

1966 The Case of the Worried Waitress #77

1967 The Case of the Queenly Contestant #78

1968 The Case of the Careless Cupid #79

1969 The Case of the Fabulous Fake #80

1972 The Case of the Fenced-in Woman #81

1973 The Case of the Postponed Murder #82

1989 The Case of Too Many Murders(By: Thomas Chastain) #83

1990 The Case of the Burning Bequest(By: Thomas Chastain) #84

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Perry Mason reading order?

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

How many Perry Mason books are there?

This catalog currently lists 84 Perry Mason books published across 1933-1990.

Who writes the Perry Mason books?

Perry Mason is listed as a book series by Erle Stanley Gardner.

Should I read Perry Mason in publication order?

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

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