Arthur Hailey Books in Order
Arthur Hailey has written 11 books, published between 1958 and 1997. The first book is Flight into Danger / Runway Zero-Eight (1958) and the newest is Detective (1997). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1958–1997
- Confirmed
- 11 of 11 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,188 in 8 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 53–80 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,188 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Arthur Hailey built plot-driven novels on the workings of whole industries, hospitals and medicine among them. 11 catalogued books span 1958 to 1997, from Flight into Danger, also published as Runway Zero-Eight, to Detective (1997). Hotel and Airport, published in 1965 and 1968, then Wheels in 1971, The Moneychangers in 1975 and Overload in 1978, are the best-selling titles; Hailey's books have sold 170 million copies in 38 languages. Hailey, a British-Canadian writer born in 1920, died in 2004, and the catalogue is likely complete.
Hailey's novels used ensemble casts to examine the inner workings of large institutions such as hotels, airports and hospitals.
How many Arthur Hailey books are there?
Arthur Hailey has 11 books, released between 1958 and 1997.
Arthur Hailey Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Arthur Hailey 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.
- 1Flight into Danger / Runway Zero-Eight1958 · 140 pages · confirmed 3/419581403/4
- 2The Final Diagnosis1959 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/419593103/4
- 3In High Places1961 · confirmed 3/41961–3/4
- 4Hotel1965 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/419654803/4
- 5Airport1968 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/419682243/4
- 6Wheels1971 · confirmed 3/41971–3/4
- 7The Moneychangers1975 · confirmed 3/41975–3/4
- 8Overload1978 · 402 pages · confirmed 3/419784023/4
- 9Strong Medicine1984 · 445 pages · confirmed 3/419844453/4
- 10The Evening News1990 · 592 pages · confirmed 3/419905923/4
- 11Detective1997 · 595 pages · confirmed 3/419975953/4
Arthur Hailey 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.
Standalone books
11 books11 Arthur Hailey titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Arthur Hailey books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 11 Arthur Hailey books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Arthur Hailey
Start with Flight into Danger / Runway Zero-Eight (1958), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Arthur Hailey book?
Detective (1997) is the newest Arthur Hailey book released so far.
Is there a new Arthur Hailey book coming?
No next Arthur Hailey book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Arthur Hailey at a glance
- Died
- Arthur Hailey died in 2004, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Arthur Hailey on record dates from 1997.
- Release pace
- Arthur Hailey books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 3,188 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 424 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Arthur Hailey books, 3 of 11, were published in the 1970s.
What the Arthur Hailey books are about
All 11 Arthur Hailey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: english fiction is tagged on 3 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- English fiction 3 of 11 books
- Hospitals 2 of 11 books