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Anthony Bidulka Books in Order

Anthony Bidulka has written 16 books, published between 2003 and 2026. The first book is Amuse Bouche (2003) and the newest is Quant (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 9 of the 16 books listed here are in the Russell Quant Mystery series, which has its own page: Russell Quant Mystery books in order.

Books
16
Published
2003–2026
Pages on record
3,162 in 10 of 16 books
Reading time
53–79 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,162 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

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Anthony Bidulka is a Canadian mystery, thriller and suspense novelist, born July 24, 1962. In 2005 he became the first Canadian to win the Lambda Literary Award in the Mystery, Gay category. Other nominations for Bidulka include the Arthur Ellis Awards of the Crime Writers of Canada, the Saskatchewan Book Awards and a ReLit Award. The catalogue lists 16 books from Amuse Bouche (2003) to Quant (2026), across the Russell Quant Mystery, Merry Bell Mystery and Adam Saint Suspense Novels series. Russell Quant is the listed character, and private investigators appear among the subjects.

How many Anthony Bidulka books are there?

Anthony Bidulka has 16 books, released between 2003 and 2026. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Anthony Bidulka Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Anthony Bidulka 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.

  1. Cover of Flight of Aquavit by Anthony Bidulka, book 2 of the Russell Quant Mystery series (2004)
  2. Cover of Tapas on the Ramblas by Anthony Bidulka, book 3 of the Russell Quant Mystery series (2005)
  3. Cover of Stain of the Berry by Anthony Bidulka, book 4 of the Russell Quant Mystery series (2006)
  4. Cover of Sundowner Ubuntu by Anthony Bidulka, book 5 of the Russell Quant Mystery series (2007)
  5. Cover of Date with a Sheesha by Anthony Bidulka, book 7 of the Russell Quant Mystery series (2010)
  6. Cover of Dos Equis by Anthony Bidulka, book 8 of the Russell Quant Mystery series (2012)
  7. Cover of When the Saints Go Marching in by Anthony Bidulka, book 1 of the Adam Saint Suspense Novels series (2013)
  8. Cover of The Women of Skawa Island by Anthony Bidulka, book 2 of the Adam Saint Suspense Novels series (2014)
  1. 1
    Amuse BoucheRussell Quant Mystery #12003 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003268
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  2. 2
    Flight of AquavitRussell Quant Mystery #22004 · 433 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004433
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  3. 3
    Tapas on the RamblasRussell Quant Mystery #32005 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005352
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  4. 4
    Stain of the BerryRussell Quant Mystery #42006 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006287
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  5. 5
    Sundowner UbuntuRussell Quant Mystery #52007 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007288
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  6. 6
    Aloha Candy HeartsRussell Quant Mystery #62009 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009244
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  7. 7
    Date with a SheeshaRussell Quant Mystery #72010 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010262
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  8. 8
    Dos EquisRussell Quant Mystery #82012 · 229 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012229
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  9. 9
    When the Saints Go Marching inAdam Saint Suspense Novels #12013 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013400
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  10. 10
    The Women of Skawa IslandAdam Saint Suspense Novels #22014 · 399 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014399
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  11. 11
    Set Free2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  12. 12
    Going to Beautiful2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  13. 13
    LivingskyMerry Bell Mystery #12023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  14. 14
    From Sweetgrass BridgeMerry Bell Mystery #22024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  15. 15
    Home Fires BurnMerry Bell Mystery #32025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  16. 16
    QuantRussell Quant Mystery #92026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Anthony Bidulka series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Anthony Bidulka 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.

Merry Bell Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. Livingsky
  2. 2. From Sweetgrass Bridge
  3. 3. Home Fires Burn

Adam Saint Suspense Novels in order

2 books
  1. 1. When the Saints Go Marching in
  2. 2. The Women of Skawa Island

Standalone books

2 books

2 Anthony Bidulka titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Anthony Bidulka books in order?

You only need to read Anthony Bidulka books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Anthony Bidulka

Start with the first book of the Anthony Bidulka series you want to read: Russell Quant Mystery starts with Amuse Bouche (2003) and Russell Quant starts with Amuse Bouche (2003). The earliest catalogued title overall is Amuse Bouche (2003).

What is the newest Anthony Bidulka book?

Quant (2026) is the newest Anthony Bidulka book released so far.

Is there a new Anthony Bidulka book coming?

No next Anthony Bidulka book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Anthony Bidulka at a glance

Still publishing
Anthony Bidulka published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Anthony Bidulka books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,162 pages across the 10 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Anthony Bidulka books, 6 of 16, were published in the 2000s.

What the Anthony Bidulka books are about

10 of the 16 Anthony Bidulka books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gay men is tagged on 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.