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David Adler Books in Order

David Adler has written 34 books, published between 1980 and 2014. The first book is The Mystery of the U.F.O (1980) and the newest is The Joke House Mystery (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
34
Published
1980–2014
Pages on record
1,561 in 26 of 34 books
Reading time
26–39 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,561 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 34 titles with a page count on record.

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Cam Jansen, a girl with a photographic memory, is the detective behind most of David Adler's catalogue. Every title opens the same way: The Mystery of the U.F.O (1980), The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds, The Mystery of the Circus Clown, The Mystery of the Television Dog. Adler writes for grades 1-3, and the books are short, at a median of 58 pages. 34 titles run from 1980 to The Joke House Mystery in 2014, with theft, schools and baseball supplying the cases.

Cam Jansen is written as a fifth-grade sleuth who solves a mystery in each book with the help of her best friend, in short chapter books with minimal illustrations.

How many David Adler books are there?

David Adler has 34 books, released between 1980 and 2014.

David Adler Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 34 David Adler 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 The Mystery of the U.F.O by David Adler (1980)
  2. Cover of The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds by David Adler (1981)
  3. Cover of The Mystery of the Gold Coins by David Adler (1982)
  4. Cover of The Mystery of the Baby Ruth Baseball by David Adler (1982)
  5. Cover of The Mystery of the Circus Clown by David Adler (1983)
  6. Cover of The Mystery of the Television Dog by David Adler (1984)
  7. Cover of The Mystery of the Monster Movie by David Adler (1984)
  8. Cover of The Mystery Of The Carnival Prize by David Adler (1984)
  9. Cover of The Mystery Of The Monkey House by David Adler (1985)
  10. Cover of The Mystery of the Stolen Corn Popper by David Adler (1986)
  11. Cover of The Mystery of Flight 54 by David Adler (1989)
  12. Cover of The Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones by David Adler (1990)
  13. Cover of The Triceratops Pops Mystery by David Adler (1995)
  14. Cover of The Ghostly Mystery by David Adler (1996)
  15. Cover of The Scary Snake Mystery by David Adler (1997)
  16. Cover of The Barking Treasure Mystery by David Adler (1999)
  17. Cover of The Birthday Mystery by David Adler (2000)
  18. Cover of The School Play Mystery by David Adler (2001)
  19. Cover of The First Day of School Mystery by David Adler (2002)
  20. Cover of The Tennis Trophy Mystery by David Adler (2003)
  21. Cover of The Snowy Day Mystery by David Adler (2004)
  22. Cover of The Valentine Baby Mystery by David Adler (2005)
  23. Cover of The Secret Service Mystery by David Adler (2006)
  24. Cover of The Mystery Writer Mystery by David Adler (2007)
  1. 1
    The Mystery of the U.F.O1980 · 58 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198058
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  2. 2
    The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  3. 3
    The Mystery of the Gold Coins1982 · 57 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198257
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  4. 4
    The Mystery of the Baby Ruth Baseball1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  5. 5
    The Mystery of the Circus Clown1983 · 57 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198357
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  6. 6
    The Mystery of the Television Dog1984 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198464
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  7. 7
    The Mystery of the Monster Movie1984 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198464
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  8. 8
    The Mystery Of The Carnival Prize1984 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198464
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  9. 9
    The Mystery Of The Monkey House1985 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198556
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  10. 10
    The Mystery of the Stolen Corn Popper1986 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198664
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  11. 11
    The Mystery of Flight 541989 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198964
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  12. 12
    The Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones1990 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199064
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  13. 13
    The Mystery At the Haunted House1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  14. 14
    The Chocolate Fudge Mystery1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  15. 15
    The Triceratops Pops Mystery1995 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199564
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  16. 16
    The Ghostly Mystery1996 · 58 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199658
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  17. 17
    The Scary Snake Mystery1997 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199764
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  18. 18
    The Catnapping Mystery1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  19. 19
    The Barking Treasure Mystery1999 · 55 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199955
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  20. 20
    The Birthday Mystery2000 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200064
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  21. 21
    The School Play Mystery2001 · 54 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200154
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  22. 22
    The First Day of School Mystery2002 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200264
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  23. 23
    The Tennis Trophy Mystery2003 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200356
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  24. 24
    The Snowy Day Mystery2004 · 58 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200458
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  25. 25
    The Valentine Baby Mystery2005 · 74 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200574
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  26. 26
    The Secret Service Mystery2006 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200664
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  27. 27
    The Mystery Writer Mystery2007 · 57 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200757
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  28. 28
    The Green School Mystery2008 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200856
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  29. 29
    The Basketball Mystery2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  30. 30
    The Wedding Cake Mystery2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  31. 31
    The Graduation Day Mystery2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  32. 32
    The Millionaire Mystery2012 · 54 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201254
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  33. 33
    The Spaghetti Max Mystery2013 · 54 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201354
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  34. 34
    The Joke House Mystery2014 · 53 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201453
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David Adler 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

34 books

34 David Adler titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read David Adler books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 34 David Adler books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with David Adler

Start with The Mystery of the U.F.O (1980), the earliest published title.

What is the newest David Adler book?

The Joke House Mystery (2014) is the newest David Adler book released so far.

Is there a new David Adler book coming?

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

David Adler at a glance

No recent titles
The newest David Adler title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
David Adler books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,561 pages across the 26 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 58 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most David Adler books, 11 of 34, were published in the 1980s.

What the David Adler books are about

30 of the 34 David Adler books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 29 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.