Con Lehane Books in Order
Con Lehane has written 10 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is Beware the Solitary Drinker (2002) and the newest is Murder in the Reading Room (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2002–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,693 in 6 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 28–42 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,693 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Con Lehane writes New York mysteries. Bartender Brian McNulty investigates in the first three books, from Beware the Solitary Drinker (2002) to Death at the Old Hotel (2007); the 42nd Street Library Mystery series takes over in 2016 and runs through Murder in the Manuscript Room, Murder Off the Page, Murder by Definition and The Red Scare Murders to Murder in the Reading Room (2026). Ten books in total, and the series continues.
How many Con Lehane books are there?
Con Lehane has 10 books, released between 2002 and 2026. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Con Lehane Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Con Lehane 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.
- 120022332/4
- 220052952/4
- 320072302/4
- 420163072/4
- 520173052/4
- 620193232/4
- 72022–2/4
- 82024–2/4
- 9The Red Scare Murders2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 102026–2/4
Con Lehane 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.
42nd Street Library Mystery in order
6 booksBrian McNulty in order
3 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Con Lehane title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Con Lehane books in order?
You only need to read Con Lehane books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Con Lehane
Start with Beware the Solitary Drinker (2002), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Con Lehane book?
Murder in the Reading Room (2026) is the newest Con Lehane book released so far.
Is there a new Con Lehane book coming?
No next Con Lehane book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Con Lehane at a glance
- Still publishing
- Con Lehane published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Con Lehane books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,693 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 300 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Con Lehane books, 4 of 10, were published in the 2020s.
What the Con Lehane books are about
5 of the 10 Con Lehane 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 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 5 of 5 books
- Bartenders 3 of 5 books
- Brian McNulty (Fictitious character) 3 of 5 books
- Investigation 2 of 5 books
- Libraries 2 of 5 books
- Mcnulty, brian (fictitious character) 2 of 5 books
- Murder 2 of 5 books
- New York (N.Y.) 2 of 5 books
- Hotels 1 of 5 books
- Librarians 1 of 5 books
- Melungeons 1 of 5 books