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
Photo of E. Phillips Oppenheim, author
Wikimedia Commons / PD

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.

Source: Wikidata

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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Expiation1887 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1887212
  2. 2
    A Monk of Cruta1894 · 138 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1894138
  3. 31895–
  4. 4
    The Peer and the Woman1895 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1895324
  5. 5
    The World's Great Snare1896 · confirmed 1/4
    1896–
  6. 6
    The Modern Prometheus1896 · confirmed 1/4
    1896–
  7. 71896–
  8. 8
    The Wooing of Fortune1896 · confirmed 1/4
    1896–
  9. 9
    False Evidence1896 · confirmed 1/4
    1896–
  10. 101897–
  11. 11
    Mysterious Mr. Sabin1898 · confirmed 1/4
    1898–
  12. 12
    A Daughter of Astrea1898 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/4
    189856
  13. 13
    As a Man Lives1898 · confirmed 1/4
    1898–
  14. 14
    Mr. Marx's Secret1899 · confirmed 1/4
    1899–
  15. 15
    The Man and His Kingdom1899 · confirmed 1/4
    1899–
  16. 16
    A Millionaire of Yesterday1900 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1900316
  17. 17
    Enoch Strone / The Great Awakening1901 · 154 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1901154
  18. 18
    The Survivor1901 · 142 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1901142
  19. 19
    A Sleeping Memory1902 · confirmed 1/4
    1902–
  20. 20
    A Prince of Sinners1903 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1903212
  21. 21
    The Yellow Crayon1903 · confirmed 1/4
    1903–
  22. 22
    The Traitors1903 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1903352
  23. 23
    The Betrayal1904 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1904268
  24. 24
    The Master Mummer1904 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1904158
  25. 25
    Anna the Adventuress1904 · confirmed 1/4
    1904–
  26. 26
    A Maker of History1905 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1905268
  27. 271905–
  28. 28
    The Great Secret1906 · confirmed 1/4
    1906–
  29. 29
    The Tragedy of Andrea1906 · confirmed 1/4
    1906–
  30. 30
    A Lost Leader1907 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1907194

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.

British Library Crime Classics in order

1 book
  1. 21. The Spy Paramount

Standalone books

152 books

152 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.

When E. Phillips Oppenheim books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when E. Phillips Oppenheim titles appeared. 1920s was the most productive decade with 38 titles.

1880s
1
1890s
14
1900s
23
1910s
32
1920s
38
1930s
34
1940s
7
2000s
1
2010s
3

153 books total across 9 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

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.