David Dickinson Books in Order
David Dickinson has written 20 books, published between 2001 and 2018. The first book is Goodnight, Sweet Prince (2001) and the newest is Mycroft Holmes: The Case of the Romanov Pearls (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 2001–2018
- Pages on record
- 3,344 in 10 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 56–84 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,344 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
David Dickinson writes historical murder mysteries featuring Lord Francis Powerscourt, a private investigator, with England among the recorded subjects. Goodnight, Sweet Prince (2001) is the first title, and most that follow begin with Death, as in Death and the Jubilee (2002), Death of an Old Master (2004) and Death on the Nevskii Prospekt (2006). The catalogue holds 20 books through Mycroft Holmes: The Case of the Romanov Pearls (2018).
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How many David Dickinson books are there?
David Dickinson has 20 books, released between 2001 and 2018. They include 2 separate series.
David Dickinson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 David Dickinson 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 November 2026.
- 120013202/4
- 220024322/4
- 320042882/4
- 420042882/4
- 520052562/4
- 620063262/4
- 72007–2/4
- 820093202/4
- 92010–2/4
- 102011–2/4
- 112011–2/4
- 132012–2/4
- 142012–2/4
- 152012–2/4
- 162012–2/4
- 1720143772/4
- 1820153622/4
- 1920163752/4
- 202018–2/4
David Dickinson 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.
Lord Francis Powerscourt in order
14 books- 1. Goodnight, Sweet Prince
- 2. Death and the Jubilee
- 3. Death of an Old Master
- 4. Death of a Chancellor
- 5. Death Called to the Bar
- 6. Death on the Nevskii Prospekt
- 7. Death on the Holy Mountain
- 8. Death of a Pilgrim
- 9. Death of a Wine Merchant
- 10. Death in a Scarlet Coat
- 11. Death at the Jesus Hospital
- 12. Death of an Elgin Marble
- and 2 more in the table above
Mycroft Holmes in order
6 books- 1. Mycroft Holmes and The Adventure of the Silver Birches
- 2. Mycroft Holmes and The Adventure of the Naval Engineer
- 3. Mycroft Holmes and The Case of the Missing Popes
- 4. Mycroft Holmes And The Bankers' Conclave
- 5. Mycroft Holmes and Murder at the Diogenes Club
- 6. Mycroft Holmes: The Case of the Romanov Pearls
Do you have to read David Dickinson books in order?
You only need to read David Dickinson 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 David Dickinson
Start with Goodnight, Sweet Prince (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest David Dickinson book?
Mycroft Holmes: The Case of the Romanov Pearls (2018) is the newest David Dickinson book released so far.
Is there a new David Dickinson book coming?
No next David Dickinson 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 Dickinson at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest David Dickinson title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- David Dickinson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,344 pages across the 10 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 323 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Dickinson books, 12 of 20, were published in the 2010s.
When David Dickinson books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when David Dickinson titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 12 titles.
20 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the David Dickinson books are about
14 of the 20 David Dickinson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 12 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 12 of 14 books
- History 9 of 14 books
- Powerscourt, francis (fictitious character) 8 of 14 books
- England 6 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 14 books
- Great Britain 3 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 3 of 14 books
- Crime 2 of 14 books
- Crimes against 2 of 14 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 14 books
- Investigation 2 of 14 books
- Murder 2 of 14 books