E. Phillips Oppenheim Books in Order
153 books are credited to E. Phillips Oppenheim, published between 1887 and 2016; 4 of them appeared after E. Phillips Oppenheim's death in 1946. The first book is Expiation (1887) and the newest is Ghosts & Gamblers (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
E. Phillips Oppenheim also publishes as Anthony Partridge.
- Books
- 153
- Published
- 1887–2016
- Pages on record
- 14,193 in 59 of 153 books

E. Phillips Oppenheim was an English novelist, born Edward Phillips Oppenheim, who lived from 22 October 1866 to 3 February 1946. Oppenheim produced a large body of best-selling genre fiction built on glamorous characters, international intrigue and fast action, and appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1927. The catalogue lists 153 Oppenheim titles, opening with Expiation (1887), with subject tags for espionage thrillers, detective stories, secret societies and the First World War. A Monk of Cruta (1894), False Evidence (1896) and The Postmaster of Market Deighton (1897) come from the early years.
How many E. Phillips Oppenheim books are there?
E. Phillips Oppenheim has 153 books, released between 1887 and 2016. 4 of them were published after E. Phillips Oppenheim's death in 1946.
E. Phillips Oppenheim Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 153 E. Phillips Oppenheim 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.
- 1Expiation1887 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/418872121/4
- 2A Monk of Cruta1894 · 138 pages · confirmed 1/418941381/4
- 3To Win the Love He Sought / A Daughter of the Marionis1895 · confirmed 1/41895–1/4
- 4The Peer and the Woman1895 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/418953241/4
- 5The World's Great Snare1896 · confirmed 1/41896–1/4
- 6The Modern Prometheus1896 · confirmed 1/41896–1/4
- 7The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown1896 · confirmed 1/41896–1/4
- 8The Wooing of Fortune1896 · confirmed 1/41896–1/4
- 9False Evidence1896 · confirmed 1/41896–1/4
- 10The Postmaster of Market Deighton1897 · confirmed 1/41897–1/4
- 11Mysterious Mr. Sabin1898 · confirmed 1/41898–1/4
- 12A Daughter of Astrea1898 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/41898561/4
- 13As a Man Lives1898 · confirmed 1/41898–1/4
- 14Mr. Marx's Secret1899 · confirmed 1/41899–1/4
- 15The Man and His Kingdom1899 · confirmed 1/41899–1/4
- 16A Millionaire of Yesterday1900 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/419003161/4
- 17Enoch Strone / The Great Awakening1901 · 154 pages · confirmed 1/419011541/4
- 18The Survivor1901 · 142 pages · confirmed 1/419011421/4
- 19A Sleeping Memory1902 · confirmed 1/41902–1/4
- 20A Prince of Sinners1903 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/419032121/4
- 21The Yellow Crayon1903 · confirmed 1/41903–1/4
- 22The Traitors1903 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419033521/4
- 23The Betrayal1904 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/419042681/4
- 24The Master Mummer1904 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/419041581/4
- 25Anna the Adventuress1904 · confirmed 1/41904–1/4
- 26A Maker of History1905 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/419052681/4
- 27The Malefactor / Mr. Wingrave, Millionaire1905 · confirmed 1/41905–1/4
- 28The Great Secret1906 · confirmed 1/41906–1/4
- 29The Tragedy of Andrea1906 · confirmed 1/41906–1/4
- 30A Lost Leader1907 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/419071941/4
- 31The Avenger / The Conspirators1907 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/419072681/4
- 32Berenice1907 · confirmed 1/41907–1/4
- 33The Long Arm of Mannister / The Long Arm1908 · confirmed 1/41908–1/4
- 34The Governors1908 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/419081481/4
- 35The Missioner1908 · confirmed 1/41908–1/4
- 36The Distributors / Ghosts of Society (As: Anthony Partridge)1908 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/419082181/4
- 37Jeanne of the Marshes1909 · confirmed 1/41909–1/4
- 38The Kingdom of Earth / The Black Watcher (As: Anthony Partridge)1909 · confirmed 1/41909–1/4
- 39The Illustrious Prince1910 · confirmed 1/41910–1/4
- 40The Lost Ambassador1910 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/419103041/4
- 41Passers-By1910 · confirmed 1/41910–1/4
- 42Havoc1911 · confirmed 1/41911–1/4
- 43The Moving Finger / The Falling Star1911 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/419111521/4
- 44Those Other Days1912 · confirmed 1/41912–1/4
- 45For the Queen1912 · confirmed 1/41912–1/4
- 46The Tempting of Tavernake1912 · confirmed 1/41912–1/4
- 47The Court of St. Simon1912 · confirmed 1/41912–1/4
- 48The Lighted Way1912 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/419123681/4
- 49Peter Ruff and the Double Four / The Double Four1912 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/419123761/4
- 50The Amazing Judgment / Mr. Laxworthy's Adventures1913 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/419132941/4
- 51The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton1913 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419132241/4
- 52The Mischief-Maker1913 · confirmed 1/41913–1/4
- 53The Amazing Partnership1914 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/419142701/4
- 54A People's Man1914 · confirmed 1/41914–1/4
- 55The Vanished Messenger1914 · confirmed 1/41914–1/4
- 56The Way of These Women1915 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/419153641/4
- 57The Black Box1915 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/419152121/4
- 58The Double Traitor1915 · 98 pages · confirmed 1/41915981/4
- 59Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo1915 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/419152081/4
- 60An Amiable Charlatan / The Game of Liberty1916 · 100 pages · confirmed 1/419161001/4
- 61Mysteries of the Riviera1916 · confirmed 1/41916–1/4
- 62The Kingdom of the Blind1916 · confirmed 1/41916–1/4
- 63The Cinema Murder / The Other Romilly1917 · 164 pages · confirmed 1/419171641/4
- 64The Hillman1917 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/419171481/4
- 65Jennerton & Co.1918 · 138 pages · confirmed 1/419181381/4
- 66The Pawn's Count1918 · confirmed 1/41918–1/4
- 67The Zeppelin's Passenger / Mr. Lessingham Goes Home1918 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419182241/4
- 68The Box with Broken Seals / The Strange Case of Mr. Jocelyn Thew1919 · 166 pages · confirmed 1/419191661/4
- 69The Curious Quest / The Amazing Quest of Mister Ernest Bliss1919 · confirmed 1/41919–1/4
- 70The Wicked Marquis1919 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/419191881/4
- 71Ambrose Lavendale, Diplomat1920 · confirmed 1/41920–1/4
- 72The Honorable Algernon Knox, Detective1920 · confirmed 1/41920–1/4
- 73Aaron Rodd, Diviner1920 · confirmed 1/41920–1/4
- 74The Devil's Paw1920 · confirmed 1/41920–1/4
- 75The Great Impersonation1920 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419202241/4
- 76Nobody's Man1921 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419211761/4
- 77The Profiteers1921 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/419211281/4
- 78Jacob's Ladder1921 · confirmed 1/41921–1/4
- 79The Evil Shepherd1922 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/419221581/4
- 80The Great Prince Shan1922 · confirmed 1/41922–1/4
- 81Michael's Evil Deeds1923 · 317 pages · confirmed 1/419233171/4
- 82The Seven Conundrums1923 · 277 pages · confirmed 1/419232771/4
- 83The Inevitable Millionaires1923 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/419233281/4
- 84The Mystery Road1923 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/419233041/4
- 85The Terrible Hobby of Sir Joseph Londe1924 · confirmed 1/41924–1/4
- 86The Passionate Quest1924 · confirmed 1/41924–1/4
- 87The Wrath to Come1924 · confirmed 1/41924–1/4
- 88The Adventures of Mr. Joseph P. Gray1925 · confirmed 1/41925–1/4
- 89Gabriel Samara Peacemaker1925 · 196 pages · confirmed 1/419251961/4
- 90Stolen Idols1925 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/419252961/4
- 91The Little Gentleman from Okehampstead1926 · confirmed 1/41926–1/4
- 92The Golden Beast1926 · confirmed 1/41926–1/4
- 93Prodigals of Monte Carlo1926 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/419262681/4
- 94Harvey Garrard's Crime1926 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/419263321/4
- 95Mr. Billingham, the Marquis, and Madelon1927 · 441 pages · confirmed 1/419274411/4
- 96The Channay Syndicate1927 · confirmed 1/41927–1/4
- 97Madame and Her Twelve Virgins1927 · confirmed 1/41927–1/4
- 98The Interloper / Ex-Duke1927 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/419273121/4
- 99Miss Brown of X.Y.O.1927 · confirmed 1/41927–1/4
- 100The Exploits of Pudgy Pete1928 · confirmed 1/41928–1/4
- 101Chronicles of Melhampton1928 · confirmed 1/41928–1/4
- 102The Light Beyond1928 · 166 pages · confirmed 1/419281661/4
- 103Matorni's Vineyard1928 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/419283161/4
- 104Nicholas Goade, Detective1929 · confirmed 1/41929–1/4
- 105What Happened to Forester1929 · confirmed 1/41929–1/4
- 106The Human Chase1929 · confirmed 1/41929–1/4
- 107The Treasure House of Martin Hews1929 · confirmed 1/41929–1/4
- 108The Glenlitten Murder1929 · confirmed 1/41929–1/4
- 109Slane's Long Shots1930 · confirmed 1/41930–1/4
- 110The Lion and the Lamb1930 · confirmed 1/41930–1/4
- 111The Million Pound Deposit1930 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419303201/4
- 112Gangster's Glory / Inspector Dickens Retires1931 · confirmed 1/41931–1/4
- 113Sinners Beware1931 · confirmed 1/41931–1/4
- 114Simple Peter Cradd1931 · confirmed 1/41931–1/4
- 115Up the Ladder of Gold1931 · confirmed 1/41931–1/4
- 116Crooks in the Sunshine1932 · confirmed 1/41932–1/4
- 117The Man from Sing Sing / Moran Chambers Smiled1932 · confirmed 1/41932–1/4
- 118The Ostrekoff Jewels1932 · confirmed 1/41932–1/4
- 119The Ex-Detective1933 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/419332721/4
- 120Murder at Monte Carlo1933 · confirmed 1/41933–1/4
- 121Jeremiah and the Princess1933 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/419333161/4
- 12219342882/4
- 123The Gallows of Chance1934 · confirmed 1/41934–1/4
- 124The Man Without Nerves / The Bank Manager1934 · confirmed 1/41934–1/4
- 125The Strange Boarders of Palace Crescent1934 · confirmed 1/41934–1/4
- 126Advice Limited1935 · confirmed 1/41935–1/4
- 127General Besserley\'s Puzzle Box1935 · confirmed 1/41935–1/4
- 128Floating Peril / The Bird of Paradise1935 · confirmed 1/41935–1/4
- 129The Battle of Basinghall Street1935 · confirmed 1/41935–1/4
- 130Ask Miss Mott1936 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/419362861/4
- 131The Magnificent Hoax / Judy of Bunter's Buildings1936 · confirmed 1/41936–1/4
- 132Curious Happenings to the Rooke Legatees1937 · confirmed 1/41937–1/4
- 133The Mayor on Horseback1937 · confirmed 1/41937–1/4
- 134Envoy Extraordinary1937 · confirmed 1/41937–1/4
- 135The Dumb Gods Speak1937 · confirmed 1/41937–1/4
- 136A Pulpit in the Grill Room1938 · confirmed 1/41938–1/4
- 137The Spymaster1938 · confirmed 1/41938–1/4
- 138The Colossus of Arcadia1938 · confirmed 1/41938–1/4
- 139Sir Adam Disappeared1939 · confirmed 1/41939–1/4
- 140Exit a Dictator1939 · confirmed 1/41939–1/4
- 141And Still I Cheat the Gallows1939 · confirmed 1/41939–1/4
- 142The Strangers' Gate1939 · confirmed 1/41939–1/4
- 143General Besserley's Second Puzzle Box1940 · confirmed 1/41940–1/4
- 144Last Train Out1940 · confirmed 1/41940–1/4
- 145The Grassleyes Mystery1940 · confirmed 1/41940–1/4
- 146The Milan Grill Room1941 · confirmed 1/41941–1/4
- 147The Man Who Changed His Plea1941 · confirmed 1/41941–1/4
- 148The Shy Plutocrat1941 · confirmed 1/41941–1/4
- 149Mr. Mirakel1943 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/419431481/4
- 150The Pool of Memory2006 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420063201/4
- 151Secrets & Sovereigns2016 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/420162541/4
- 152The Works2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 153Ghosts & Gamblers2016 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/420163241/4
E. Phillips Oppenheim 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.
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152 books152 E. Phillips Oppenheim titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read E. Phillips Oppenheim books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 153 E. Phillips Oppenheim books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with E. Phillips Oppenheim
Start with Expiation (1887), the earliest published title.
What is the newest E. Phillips Oppenheim book?
Ghosts & Gamblers (2016) is the newest E. Phillips Oppenheim book released so far.
Is there a new E. Phillips Oppenheim book coming?
No next E. Phillips Oppenheim book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
E. Phillips Oppenheim at a glance
- Died
- E. Phillips Oppenheim died in 1946, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to E. Phillips Oppenheim are still being published after E. Phillips Oppenheim's death in 1946; the newest appeared in 2016.
- Release pace
- E. Phillips Oppenheim books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 14,193 pages across the 59 of 153 books with a recorded length, a median of 254 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most E. Phillips Oppenheim books, 38 of 153, were published in the 1920s.
What the E. Phillips Oppenheim books are about
37 of the 153 E. Phillips Oppenheim 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 17 of 37. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 17 of 37 books
- Classic literature 4 of 37 books
- Espionage 4 of 37 books
- Thrillers 3 of 37 books
- English Spy stories 2 of 37 books
- World War, 1914-1918 2 of 37 books























