Edward Stewart Books in Order
15 books are credited to Edward Stewart, published between 1969 and 1998; 1 of them appeared after Edward Stewart's death in 1996. The first book is Heads (1969) and the newest is The Solution (1998). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1969–1998
- Pages on record
- 4,601 in 11 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 77–115 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,601 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Edward Stewart was an American writer who lived from 1938 to 1996. The catalogue holds 15 books from Heads (1969) to The Solution (1998), including the Vince Cardozo series. Recorded subjects include police, serial murders, murder trials and juries, ballet and coming of age, and Ellie Siegel appears as a fictional character alongside Lt. Vince Cardozo. Orpheus On Top and Rock Rude came out in 1970, and They've Shot the President's Daughter! in 1973. Launch (1976), Ballerina (1979), The Great Los Angeles Fire (1980), Fire! (1982), For Richer, For Poorer (1983) and Ariana (1985) followed.
How many Edward Stewart books are there?
Edward Stewart has 15 books, released between 1969 and 1998. 1 of them were published after Edward Stewart's death in 1996. 4 of them belong to the Vince Cardozo series.
Edward Stewart Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Edward Stewart 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.
- 1Heads1969 · confirmed 1/41969–1/4
- 2Rock Rude1970 · 377 pages · confirmed 1/419703771/4
- 3Orpheus On Top1970 · 351 pages · confirmed 1/419703511/4
- 4They've Shot the President's Daughter!1973 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/419732981/4
- 5Launch1976 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/419763261/4
- 6Ballerina1979 · confirmed 1/41979–1/4
- 7The Great Los Angeles Fire1980 · 315 pages · confirmed 1/419803151/4
- 8Fire!1982 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/419822681/4
- 9For Richer, For Poorer1983 · 492 pages · confirmed 1/419834921/4
- 10Ariana1985 · 568 pages · confirmed 1/419855681/4
- 111988–1/4
- 1219915661/4
- 1319935521/4
- 1419964881/4
- 15The Solution1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
Edward Stewart 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.
Vince Cardozo in order
4 booksStandalone books
11 books11 Edward Stewart titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Edward Stewart books in order?
You only need to read Edward Stewart books in order within the Vince Cardozo series, which holds 4 of the 15 Edward Stewart books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Edward Stewart
Start with Heads (1969), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Edward Stewart book?
The Solution (1998) is the newest Edward Stewart book released so far.
Is there a new Edward Stewart book coming?
No next Edward Stewart book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Edward Stewart at a glance
- Died
- Edward Stewart died in 1996, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Edward Stewart are still being published after Edward Stewart's death in 1996; the newest appeared in 1998.
- Release pace
- Edward Stewart books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,601 pages across the 11 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 377 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Edward Stewart books, 5 of 15, were published in the 1980s.
What the Edward Stewart books are about
7 of the 15 Edward Stewart books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fiction in English 2 of 7 books
- Police 2 of 7 books