Barbara Nadel Books in Order
Barbara Nadel has written 41 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is Belshazzar's Daughter (1999) and the newest is Serpent's Tongue (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 28 of the 41 books listed here are in the Inspector Ikmen series, which has its own page: Inspector Ikmen books in order.
- Books
- 41
- Published
- 1999–2026
- Confirmed
- 41 of 41 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,525 in 27 of 41 books
- Reading time
- 159–238 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,525 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 27 of 41 titles with a page count on record.
Istanbul is where Barbara Nadel's longest series takes place: Cetin Ikmen is a Turkish police inspector, and the Ikmen novels start with Belshazzar's Daughter (1999). Nadel, an English crime and historical fiction writer and a former healthcare professional, also wrote the Francis Hancock books, set in the East End of London, and the Hakim and Arnold series; the Ten Bells Street novels appeared under the name Mary Collins. Forty-one catalogued books reach Serpent's Tongue in 2026.
How many Barbara Nadel books are there?
Barbara Nadel has 41 books, released between 1999 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
Barbara Nadel Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 41 Barbara Nadel 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.
- 119992013/4
- 220004483/4
- 320013243/4
- 420024483/4
- 520034163/4
- 620043433/4
- 720053523/4
- 820053203/4
- 920063523/4
- 1020063203/4
- 1120073523/4
- 122007–3/4
- 1320082803/4
- 1420083093/4
- 1520093113/4
- 1620103413/4
- 1720114073/4
- 1820124803/4
- 1920123743/4
- 202013–3/4
- 2120133733/4
- 222014–3/4
- 2320143843/4
- 242015–3/4
- 2520154073/4
- 2620163423/4
- 2720173523/4
- 2820173243/4
- 2920183203/4
- 3020183253/4
- 312020–3/4
- 3220203203/4
- 332020–3/4
- 342021–3/4
- 352022–3/4
- 362022–3/4
- 372023–3/4
- 382024–3/4
- 392025–3/4
- 402025–3/4
- 412026–3/4
Barbara Nadel series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Inspector Ikmen books in order 28 books
Barbara Nadel 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.
Hakim and Arnold in order
9 booksFrancis Hancock in order
4 booksBarbara Nadel Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Barbara Nadel books run from Belshazzar's Daughter (1999) to Serpent's Tongue (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Barbara Nadel in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Barbara Nadel books in order?
You only need to read Barbara Nadel 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 Barbara Nadel
Start with Belshazzar's Daughter (1999), the first Inspector Ikmen book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Barbara Nadel book?
Serpent's Tongue (2026) is the newest Barbara Nadel book released so far.
Is there a new Barbara Nadel book coming?
No next Barbara Nadel book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Barbara Nadel at a glance
- Still publishing
- Barbara Nadel published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Barbara Nadel books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,525 pages across the 27 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 343 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Barbara Nadel books, 15 of 41, were published in the 2010s.
What the Barbara Nadel books are about
31 of the 41 Barbara Nadel books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: çetin ikmen (fictitious character) is tagged on 19 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Çetin Ikmen (Fictitious character) 19 of 31 books
- Police 19 of 31 books
- Mystery & detective 13 of 31 books
- Investigation 9 of 31 books
- Istanbul (turkey) 8 of 31 books
- Murder 8 of 31 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 7 of 31 books
- London (England) 6 of 31 books
- Crime 5 of 31 books
- Crimes against 5 of 31 books
- Undertakers and undertaking 4 of 31 books
- World War, 1939-1945 3 of 31 books