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Ellery Queen Books in Order

Ellery Queen has written 148 books, published between 1929 and 2022. The first book is The Roman Hat Mystery (1929) and the newest is The Adventures of the Puzzle Club (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Jack Vance books in order are published under that pen name.

Books
148
Published
1929–2022
Confirmed
148 of 148 titles
Pages on record
12,439 in 47 of 148 books
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Ellery Queen is both the detective and the name on the books, an American mystery catalogue of 148 titles. The Roman Hat Mystery (1929) opens a run of titles built to the same pattern, among them The French Powder Mystery, The Dutch Shoe Mystery and The Greek Coffin Mystery. The Drury Lane novels published as Barnaby Ross, the Tim Corrigan and Mike McCall series and a junior line sit beside them, with New York, police work and fathers and sons recurring as subjects. The catalogue has been dormant since 2022.

How many Ellery Queen books are there?

Ellery Queen has 148 books, released between 1929 and 2022. They include 7 separate series.

Ellery Queen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 148 Ellery Queen 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 Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen, book 1 of the Ellery Queen Detective series (1929)
  2. Cover of The Tragedy of Y by Ellery Queen, book 2 of the Drury Lane Series as Barnaby Ross series (1932)
  3. Cover of The Tragedy of Z by Ellery Queen, book 3 of the Drury Lane Series as Barnaby Ross series (1933)
  4. Cover of The American Gun Mystery / Death at the Rodeo by Ellery Queen, book 6 of the Ellery Queen Detective series (1933)
  5. Cover of The Siamese Twin Mystery by Ellery Queen, book 7 of the Ellery Queen Detective series (1933)
  6. Cover of The Adventures of Ellery Queen by Ellery Queen, book 2 of the Ellery Queen Short Story series (1941)
  7. Cover of There Was an Old Woman / The Quick and the Dead by Ellery Queen, book 19 of the Ellery Queen Detective series (1943)
  8. Cover of Cat of Many Tails by Ellery Queen, book 22 of the Ellery Queen Detective series (1949)
  9. Cover of The Origin of Evil by Ellery Queen, book 24 of the Ellery Queen Detective series (1951)
  10. Cover of Calendar of Crime by Ellery Queen, book 3 of the Ellery Queen Short Story series (1952)
  11. Cover of Inspector Queen's Own Case by Ellery Queen, book 29 of the Ellery Queen Detective series (1957)
  12. Cover of Murder with a Past by Ellery Queen, book 36 of the Ellery Queen Detective series (1963)
  13. Cover of Four Men Called John by Ellery Queen, book 38 of the Ellery Queen Detective series (1964)
  14. Cover of A Room To Die In by Ellery Queen, book 7 of the Ellery Queen Standalone Novels series (1965)
  15. Cover of A Study in Terror by Ellery Queen, book 41 of the Ellery Queen Detective series (1966)
  16. Cover of The Madman Theory by Ellery Queen, book 44 of the Ellery Queen Detective series (1966)
  17. Cover of Cop Out by Ellery Queen, book 50 of the Ellery Queen Detective series (1969)
  18. Cover of When Fell The Night by Ellery Queen, book 11 of the Ellery Queen Standalone Novels series (1970)
  19. Cover of Door Between by Ellery Queen, book 12 of the Ellery Queen Standalone Novels series (1972)
  20. Cover of The Blue Movie Murders by Ellery Queen, book 3 of the Mike McCall series (1973)
  21. Cover of Ellery Queen's Crookbook by Ellery Queen, book 9 of the Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Annual series (1974)
  22. Cover of Ellery Queen's Crime Wave by Ellery Queen, book 12 of the Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Annual series (1976)
  23. Cover of Kindly Dig Your Grave and Other Wicked Stories by Ellery Queen, book 6 of the Ellery Queen Short Story series (1977)
  24. Cover of Ellery Queen's a Multitude of Sins by Ellery Queen, book 21 of the Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Annual series
  1. 1
    The Roman Hat MysteryEllery Queen Detective #11929 · 239 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1929239
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  2. 2
    The French Powder MysteryEllery Queen Detective #21930 · confirmed 3/4
    1930–
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  3. 3
    The Dutch Shoe MysteryEllery Queen Detective #31931 · confirmed 3/4
    1931–
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  4. 4
    The Tragedy of XDrury Lane Series as Barnaby Ross #11932 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1932256
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  5. 5
    The Tragedy of YDrury Lane Series as Barnaby Ross #21932 · confirmed 3/4
    1932–
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  6. 6
    The Greek Coffin MysteryEllery Queen Detective #41932 · confirmed 3/4
    1932–
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  7. 7
    The Egyptian Cross MysteryEllery Queen Detective #51932 · confirmed 3/4
    1932–
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  8. 8
    The Tragedy of ZDrury Lane Series as Barnaby Ross #31933 · 190 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1933190
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  9. 9
    Drury Lane's Last CaseDrury Lane Series as Barnaby Ross #41933 · confirmed 3/4
    1933–
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  10. 10
    The American Gun Mystery / Death at the RodeoEllery Queen Detective #61933 · confirmed 3/4
    1933–
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  11. 11
    The Siamese Twin MysteryEllery Queen Detective #71933 · 325 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1933325
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  12. 12
    The Chinese Orange MysteryEllery Queen Detective #81934 · confirmed 3/4
    1934–
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  13. 13
    The Lamp of GodEllery Queen Detective #91935 · confirmed 3/4
    1935–
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  14. 14
    The Spanish Cape MysteryEllery Queen Detective #101935 · 475 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1935475
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  15. 15
    Halfway HouseEllery Queen Detective #111936 · confirmed 3/4
    1936–
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  16. 16
    The Door BetweenEllery Queen Detective #121936 · confirmed 3/4
    1936–
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  17. 17
    The Four of HeartsEllery Queen Detective #131938 · confirmed 3/4
    1938–
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  18. 18
    The Devil to PayEllery Queen Detective #141938 · confirmed 3/4
    1938–
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  19. 19
    The New Adventures of Ellery QueenEllery Queen Short Story #11939 · confirmed 3/4
    1939–
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  20. 20
    The Dragon's Teeth / The Virgin HeiressesEllery Queen Detective #151939 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1939224
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  21. 21
    The Black Dog MysteryEllery Queen Jr. Mystery #11941 · confirmed 3/4
    1941–
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  22. 22
    The Adventures of Ellery QueenEllery Queen Short Story #21941 · confirmed 3/4
    1941–
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  23. 23
    The Penthouse MysteryEllery Queen Detective #161941 · confirmed 3/4
    1941–
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  24. 24
    Calamity TownEllery Queen Detective #171942 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1942288
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  25. 25
    The Perfect CrimeEllery Queen Detective #181942 · confirmed 3/4
    1942–
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  26. 26
    There Was an Old Woman / The Quick and the DeadEllery Queen Detective #191943 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1943256
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  27. 27
    The Green Turtle MysteryEllery Queen Jr. Mystery #21944 · confirmed 3/4
    1944–
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  28. 28
    The Murderer is a FoxEllery Queen Detective #201945 · confirmed 3/4
    1945–
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  29. 29
    The Red Chipmunk MysteryEllery Queen Jr. Mystery #31946 · confirmed 3/4
    1946–
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  30. 30
    The Brown Fox MysteryEllery Queen Jr. Mystery #41948 · confirmed 3/4
    1948–
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Ellery Queen 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.

Ellery Queen Detective in order

55 books
  1. 1. The Roman Hat Mystery
  2. 2. The French Powder Mystery
  3. 3. The Dutch Shoe Mystery
  4. 4. The Greek Coffin Mystery
  5. 5. The Egyptian Cross Mystery
  6. 6. The American Gun Mystery / Death at the Rodeo
  7. 7. The Siamese Twin Mystery
  8. 8. The Chinese Orange Mystery
  9. 9. The Lamp of God
  10. 10. The Spanish Cape Mystery
  11. 11. Halfway House
  12. 12. The Door Between
  13. and 43 more in the table above

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Annual in order

43 books
  1. 1. Ellery Queen's Crime Carousel
  2. 2. Ellery Queen's 16th Mystery Annual
  3. 3. To Be Read Before Midnight
  4. 4. Ellery Queen All Stars
  5. 5. Ellery Queen's Mystery Parade
  6. 6. Ellery Queen's Mini Mysteries
  7. 7. Ellery Queen's Mystery Bag
  8. 8. Ellery Queen's Best Bets
  9. 9. Ellery Queen's Crookbook
  10. 10. Ellery Queen's Book Of Mystery Stories
  11. 11. Ellery Queen's Murdercade
  12. 12. Ellery Queen's Crime Wave
  13. and 31 more in the table above

Ellery Queen Standalone Novels

14 books

14 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Ellery Queen Jr. Mystery in order

11 books
  1. 1. The Black Dog Mystery
  2. 2. The Green Turtle Mystery
  3. 3. The Red Chipmunk Mystery
  4. 4. The Brown Fox Mystery
  5. 5. The Golden Eagle Mystery
  6. 6. The White Elephant Mystery
  7. 7. The Yellow Cat Mystery
  8. 8. The Mystery of the Vanished Victim
  9. 9. The Mystery of the Merry Magician
  10. 10. The Blue Herring Mystery
  11. 11. The Purple Bird Mystery

Ellery Queen Short Story

10 books

10 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Tim Corrigan in order

7 books
  1. 1. Where Is Bianca?
  2. 2. How Goes the Murder?
  3. 3. Who Spies, Who Kills?
  4. 4. Why So Dead?
  5. 5. Which Way to Die?
  6. 6. Guess Who's Coming to Kill You?
  7. 7. What's in the Dark?

Drury Lane Series as Barnaby Ross in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Tragedy of X
  2. 2. The Tragedy of Y
  3. 3. The Tragedy of Z
  4. 4. Drury Lane's Last Case

Mike McCall in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Campus Murders
  2. 2. The Black Hearts Murder
  3. 3. The Blue Movie Murders

Masterpieces of Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. Masterpieces of Mystery

Do you have to read Ellery Queen books in order?

You only need to read Ellery Queen books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Ellery Queen

Start with The Roman Hat Mystery (1929), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ellery Queen book?

The Adventures of the Puzzle Club (2022) is the newest Ellery Queen book released so far.

Is there a new Ellery Queen book coming?

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

Ellery Queen at a glance

Paused
No new Ellery Queen title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Ellery Queen books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
12,439 pages across the 47 of 148 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ellery Queen books, 47 of 148, were published in the 1960s.

What the Ellery Queen books are about

75 of the 148 Ellery Queen 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 40 of 75. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.