🎯 Where Should I Start?
All Book Series by Friedrich Durrenmatt
Der Richter und sein Henker / The Judge and His Hangman
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1950
Friedrich Durrenmatt's Conversation at night with a despised character
Book 11 of 17 · published 1957
Grieche sucht Griechin / Greek Man Seeks Greek Wife
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1955
Der Auftrag / The Assignment
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1986
Romulus der Große / Romulus the Great
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 1949
Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi / The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
Book 2 of 16 · published 1952
Ein Engel kommt nach Babylon / An Angel Comes to Babylon
Book 3 of 16 · published 1954
Herkules und der Stall des Augias / Hercules and the Augean Stables
Book 4 of 16 · published 1954
Der Meteor / Dichterdämmerung / The Meteor/ Twilight of the Poets
Book 9 of 16 · published 1966
I Was Jack Mortimer
Series opener · book 1 of 29 · published 1933 Anthology · Ignat Avsey,Alexander Lernet-Holenia
The Murdered Banker
Book 2 of 29 · published 1935 Anthology · Augusto De Angelis
The Hotel of the Three Roses
Book 3 of 29 · published 1936 Anthology · Augusto De Angelis
The Mystery of the Three Orchids
Book 4 of 29 · published 1942 Anthology · Augusto De Angelis
She Who Was No More
Book 5 of 29 · published 1952 Anthology · Thomas Narcejac,Pierre Boileau
Vertigo
Book 6 of 29 · published 1954 Anthology · Thomas Narcejac,Pierre Boileau
The Disappearance of Signora Giulia
Book 15 of 29 · published 1970 Anthology · Jill Foulston,Piero Chiara
The Meiji Guillotine Murders
Book 16 of 29 · published 1979 Anthology · Futaro Yamada
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
Book 17 of 29 · published 1981 Anthology · Soji Shimada
Murder in the Crooked House
Book 18 of 29 · published 1982 Anthology · Soji Shimada
The Decagon House Murders
Book 19 of 29 · published 1987 Anthology · Yukito Ayatsuji
The Mill House Murders
Book 21 of 29 · published 1988 Anthology · Yukito Ayatsuji
The Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths
Book 22 of 29 · published 2012 Anthology · Louise Lalaurie Rogers,Olivier Barde-Cabuçon
Tench
Book 23 of 29 · published 2015 Anthology · David Colmer,Inge Schilperoord
Death Going Down
Book 25 of 29 · published 2017 Anthology · María Angélica Bosco
Urgent Matters
Book 26 of 29 · published 2020 Anthology · Sarah Moses,Paula Rodríguez
Nothing Can Hurt You Now
Book 28 of 29 · published 2023 Anthology · Rahul Bery,Simone Campos
Squeaky Clean
Latest in the series · book 29 of 29 · published 2023 Anthology · Callum McSorley
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Friedrich Durrenmatt?
Friedrich Durrenmatt has 69 books catalogued in this guide spanning 1911–2023, across 2 named series.
Which Friedrich Durrenmatt series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Pushkin Vertigo series, the earliest of Friedrich Durrenmatt's multi-book series: it opens with I Was Jack Mortimer (1933) and runs to 29 books across 1933–2023, ending with Squeaky Clean (2023).
How many books has Friedrich Durrenmatt written?
Friedrich Durrenmatt has 69 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1911 and 2023. 31 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Pushkin Vertigo series with 29 books — and 38 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Friedrich Durrenmatt's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Friedrich Durrenmatt's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Pushkin Vertigo (1933–2023, 29 books) and The Inspector Bärlach Mysteries (1950–1951, 2 books).
How are Friedrich Durrenmatt's books organised into series?
This guide splits Friedrich Durrenmatt's 69 books into 2 named series and 38 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Pushkin Vertigo (29 books, 1933–2023); The Inspector Bärlach Mysteries (2 books, 1950–1951).