📖 About Ellery Queen Detective

Ellery Queen Detective is a series universe written by Ellery Queen. The complete collection runs to 55 books across 1 series, published between 1929 and 2020.

The main series is Publication Order of Ellery Queen Detective Books with 55 books. It opens with The Roman Hat Mystery (1929) and currently runs to Ellery Queen, Master Detective (2020).

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🎯 Where to Start with Ellery Queen Detective

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Roman Hat Mystery (1929), book 1 of Publication Order of Ellery Queen Detective Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Ellery Queen Detective Books in Order

Publication Order of Ellery Queen Detective Books
55 books
1
The Roman Hat Mystery book cover1The Roman Hat Mystery1929Buy on Amazon
The French Powder Mystery book cover2The French Powder Mystery1930Buy on Amazon
The Dutch Shoe Mystery book cover3The Dutch Shoe Mystery1931Buy on Amazon
The Greek Coffin Mystery book cover4The Greek Coffin Mystery1932Buy on Amazon
The Egyptian Cross Mystery book cover5The Egyptian Cross Mystery1932Buy on Amazon
The American Gun Mystery / Death at the Rodeo book cover6The American Gun Mystery / Death at the Rodeo1933Buy on Amazon
The Siamese Twin Mystery book cover7The Siamese Twin Mystery1933Buy on Amazon
The Chinese Orange Mystery book cover8The Chinese Orange Mystery1934Buy on Amazon
The Lamp of God book cover9The Lamp of God1935Buy on Amazon
The Spanish Cape Mystery book cover10The Spanish Cape Mystery1935Buy on Amazon
Halfway House book cover11Halfway House1936Buy on Amazon
The Door Between book cover12The Door Between1936Buy on Amazon
The Four of Hearts book cover13The Four of Hearts1938Buy on Amazon
The Devil to Pay book cover14The Devil to Pay1938Buy on Amazon
The Dragon's Teeth / The Virgin Heiresses book cover15The Dragon's Teeth / The Virgin Heiresses1939Buy on Amazon
The Penthouse Mystery book cover16The Penthouse Mystery1941Buy on Amazon
Calamity Town book cover17Calamity Town1942Buy on Amazon
The Perfect Crime book cover18The Perfect Crime1942Buy on Amazon
There Was an Old Woman / The Quick and the Dead book cover19There Was an Old Woman / The Quick and the Dead1943Buy on Amazon
The Murderer is a Fox book cover20The Murderer is a Fox1945Buy on Amazon
Ten Days' Wonder book cover21Ten Days' Wonder1948Buy on Amazon
Cat of Many Tails book cover22Cat of Many Tails1949Buy on Amazon
Double, Double / The Case of the Seven Murders book cover23Double, Double / The Case of the Seven Murders1950Buy on Amazon
The Origin of Evil book cover24The Origin of Evil1951Buy on Amazon
The King is Dead book cover25The King is Dead1952Buy on Amazon
26The Golden Summer1953Buy on Amazon
The Scarlet Letters book cover27The Scarlet Letters1953Buy on Amazon
The Glass Village book cover28The Glass Village1954Buy on Amazon
Inspector Queen's Own Case book cover29Inspector Queen's Own Case1957Buy on Amazon
The Finishing Stroke book cover30The Finishing Stroke1958Buy on Amazon
Queens Full book cover31Queens Full1960Buy on Amazon
Dead Man's Tale book cover32Dead Man's Tale1961Buy on Amazon
Death Spins the Platter book cover33Death Spins the Platter1962Buy on Amazon
The Player On Other Side book cover34The Player On Other Side1963Buy on Amazon
Kill as Directed book cover35Kill as Directed1963Buy on Amazon
Murder with a Past book cover36Murder with a Past1963Buy on Amazon
And on the Eighth Day book cover37And on the Eighth Day1964Buy on Amazon
Four Men Called John book cover38Four Men Called John1964Buy on Amazon
Ellery Queen's Lethal Black Book book cover39Ellery Queen's Lethal Black Book1965Buy on Amazon
The Fourth Side of the Triangle book cover40The Fourth Side of the Triangle1965Buy on Amazon
A Study in Terror book cover41A Study in Terror1966Buy on Amazon
Losers, weepers book cover42Losers, weepers1966Buy on Amazon
Shoot The Scene book cover43Shoot The Scene1966Buy on Amazon
The Madman Theory book cover44The Madman Theory1966Buy on Amazon
Face to Face book cover45Face to Face1967Buy on Amazon
The House of Brass book cover46The House of Brass1968Buy on Amazon
Q.E.D. Queen's Experiments in Detection book cover47Q.E.D. Queen's Experiments in Detection1968Buy on Amazon
House of Brass book cover48House of Brass1968Buy on Amazon
The Devil's Cook book cover49The Devil's Cook1968Buy on Amazon
Cop Out book cover50Cop Out1969Buy on Amazon
The Last Woman in His Life book cover51The Last Woman in His Life1970Buy on Amazon
Ellery Queen's Poetic Justice book cover52Ellery Queen's Poetic Justice1970Buy on Amazon
A Fine and Private Place book cover53A Fine and Private Place1971Buy on Amazon
Blow Hot Blow Cold book cover54Blow Hot Blow Cold1974Buy on Amazon
Ellery Queen, Master Detective book cover55Ellery Queen, Master Detective2020Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Ellery Queen Detective books are there?
There are 55 books in the Ellery Queen Detective collection, organised into 1 series and published between 1929 and 2020.
What is the first Ellery Queen Detective book?
The first book is The Roman Hat Mystery, published in 1929.
What order should I read the Ellery Queen Detective books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Ellery Queen Detective books?
The Ellery Queen Detective books were written by Ellery Queen.
Is the Ellery Queen Detective series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Ellery Queen Detective Books, has 55 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Ellery Queen Detective series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1929, and the most recent in 2020.