Series reading guide · updated 2026
Ellery Queen Detective Books in Order
Every Ellery Queen Detective book in publication order — 53 in total, spanning 1929–2020.
Publication Order of Ellery Queen Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Roman Hat Mystery | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Greek Coffin Mystery | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The French Powder Mystery | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Dutch Shoe Mystery | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Egyptian Cross Mystery | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Siamese Twin Mystery | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The American Gun Mystery | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Chinese Orange Mystery | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Door Between | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Halfway House | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Devil to Pay | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Four of Hearts | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Dragon's Teeth | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Calamity Town | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | There Was an Old Woman | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Ten Days' Wonder | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Cat of Many Tails | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Double, Double | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Origin of Evil | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The King is Dead | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Player On Other Side | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Scarlet Letters | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Glass Village | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Inspector Queen's Own Case | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Finishing Stroke | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Queens Full | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Dead Man's Tale | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Death Spins the Platter | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Kill as Directed | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Murder with a Past | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | And on the Eighth Day | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Four Men Called John | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Ellery Queen's Lethal Black Book | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Fourth Side of the Triangle | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | A Study in Terror | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Losers, weepers | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Shoot The Scene | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Madman Theory | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Face to Face | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Q.E.D. Queen's Experiments in Detection | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | House of Brass | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The Devil's Cook | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Cop Out | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | The Last Woman in His Life | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Ellery Queen's Poetic Justice | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | A Fine and Private Place | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Blow Hot Blow Cold | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | The House of Brass | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | The Penthouse Mystery | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | The Perfect Crime | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | The Spanish Cape Mystery | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | The lamp of god | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Ellery Queen, Master Detective | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 53, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Roman Hat Mystery | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Greek Coffin Mystery | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The French Powder Mystery | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Dutch Shoe Mystery | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Egyptian Cross Mystery | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Siamese Twin Mystery | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The American Gun Mystery | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Chinese Orange Mystery | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Door Between | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Halfway House | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Devil to Pay | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Four of Hearts | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Dragon's Teeth | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Calamity Town | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | There Was an Old Woman | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Ten Days' Wonder | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Cat of Many Tails | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Double, Double | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Origin of Evil | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The King is Dead | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Player On Other Side | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Scarlet Letters | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Glass Village | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Inspector Queen's Own Case | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Finishing Stroke | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Queens Full | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Dead Man's Tale | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Death Spins the Platter | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Kill as Directed | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Murder with a Past | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | And on the Eighth Day | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Four Men Called John | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Ellery Queen's Lethal Black Book | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Fourth Side of the Triangle | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | A Study in Terror | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Losers, weepers | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Shoot The Scene | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Madman Theory | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Face to Face | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Q.E.D. Queen's Experiments in Detection | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | House of Brass | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The Devil's Cook | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Cop Out | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | The Last Woman in His Life | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Ellery Queen's Poetic Justice | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | A Fine and Private Place | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Blow Hot Blow Cold | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | The House of Brass | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | The Penthouse Mystery | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | The Perfect Crime | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | The Spanish Cape Mystery | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | The lamp of god | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Ellery Queen, Master Detective | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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