Aaron Elkins Books in Order
Aaron Elkins has written 35 books, published between 1982 and 2018. The first book is Fellowship of Fear (1982) and the newest is A Long Time Coming (2018). Publication order is the reading order below. 18 of the 35 books listed here are in the Gideon Oliver series, which has its own page: Gideon Oliver books in order.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 1982–2018
- Confirmed
- 35 of 35 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,168 in 32 of 35 books
- Reading time
- 136–204 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,168 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 32 of 35 titles with a page count on record.
Aaron Elkins, born in Brooklyn on 24 July 1935, is an American mystery writer. The novels featuring forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver, the skeleton detective, are the best known part of the catalogue, which also runs the Lee Ofsted series, the Chris Norgren Mysteries, the Alix London series and standalone novels. The catalogue lists 35 books, from Fellowship of Fear (1982) to A Long Time Coming (2018). Subjects include college teachers, women golfers and Seattle.
How many Aaron Elkins books are there?
Aaron Elkins has 35 books, released between 1982 and 2018. They include 4 separate series.
Aaron Elkins Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 Aaron Elkins books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119822883/4
- 219832723/4
- 319852563/4
- 419872493/4
- 519872123/4
- 619891813/4
- 719891923/4
- 819902263/4
- 919912303/4
- 1019912003/4
- 111992–3/4
- 1219932143/4
- 1319942563/4
- 1419952303/4
- 1519973333/4
- 1619972303/4
- 1719993123/4
- 1820002203/4
- 1920022983/4
- 2020042563/4
- 2120042933/4
- 2220052023/4
- 2320052783/4
- 2420062883/4
- 2520072923/4
- 2620083043/4
- 2720092723/4
- 2820112923/4
- 292012–3/4
- 302012–3/4
- 3120132473/4
- 3220142603/4
- 3320162463/4
- 3420162843/4
- 3520182553/4
Aaron Elkins series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Gideon Oliver books in order 18 books
Aaron Elkins books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Lee Ofsted in order
5 booksAaron Elkins Standalone Novels
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Alix London Series in order
4 booksChris Norgren Mysteries in order
3 booksHenrie O in order
1 bookDo you have to read Aaron Elkins books in order?
You only need to read Aaron Elkins books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Aaron Elkins
Start with Fellowship of Fear (1982), the first Gideon Oliver book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Aaron Elkins book?
A Long Time Coming (2018) is the newest Aaron Elkins book released so far.
Is there a new Aaron Elkins book coming?
No next Aaron Elkins book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Aaron Elkins at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Aaron Elkins title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Aaron Elkins books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,168 pages across the 32 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Aaron Elkins books, 10 of 35, were published in the 2000s.
What the Aaron Elkins books are about
34 of the 35 Aaron Elkins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 26 of 34. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 26 of 34 books
- Forensic anthropologists 13 of 34 books
- Oliver, gideon (fictitious character) 13 of 34 books
- Gideon Oliver (Fictitious character) 12 of 34 books
- Americans 8 of 34 books
- College teachers 7 of 34 books
- Ofsted, lee (fictitious character) 4 of 34 books
- Anthropologists 3 of 34 books
- Art restorers 3 of 34 books
- Art thefts 3 of 34 books
- Lee Ofsted (Fictitious character) 3 of 34 books