Series reading guide · updated 2026
Department Z Books in Order
Every Department Z book in publication order — 27 in total, spanning 1933–1957.
Publication Order of Department Z Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redhead | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | First Came a Murder | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Death Round The Corner | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Mark of the Crescent | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Thunder in Europe | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Terror Trap | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Carriers of Death | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Days of Danger | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Death Stands By | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Menace | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Murder Must Wait | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Panic! | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Death by Night | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Island of Peril | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Sabotage | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Go Away Death | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Prepare for Action | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Day Of Disaster | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | No Darker Crime | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Dark Peril | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Peril Ahead | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The League of Dark Men | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Department of Death | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Enemy Within | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Dead or Alive | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | A Kind of Prisoner | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Black Spiders | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 27, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redhead | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | First Came a Murder | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Death Round The Corner | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Mark of the Crescent | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Thunder in Europe | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Terror Trap | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Carriers of Death | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Days of Danger | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Death Stands By | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Menace | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Murder Must Wait | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Panic! | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Death by Night | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Island of Peril | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Sabotage | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Go Away Death | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Prepare for Action | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Day Of Disaster | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | No Darker Crime | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Dark Peril | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Peril Ahead | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The League of Dark Men | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Department of Death | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Enemy Within | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Dead or Alive | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | A Kind of Prisoner | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Black Spiders | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
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