Eric Wilson Books in Order

Eric Wilson has written 41 books, published between 1976 and 2023. The first book is Murder on The Canadian (1976) and the newest is American Leftovers (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
41
Published
1976–2023
Pages on record
7,022 in 31 of 41 books
Reading time
117–176 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,022 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 31 of 41 titles with a page count on record.

The Tom and Liz Austen Mysteries head Eric Wilson's catalogue: Canadian children's detective stories that move the Austen siblings from city to city, through Vancouver Nightmare (1978), Terror in Winnipeg (1979), The Lost Treasure of Casa Loma (1979) and The Ghost of Lunenberg Manor (1981). Murder on The Canadian (1976) opens the run. Four further groupings share the same catalogued name - Jerusalem's Undead Trilogy, Aramis Black Mysteries, By the Numbers and a set of standalone novels - taking the total to 41 titles through 2023.

How many Eric Wilson books are there?

Eric Wilson has 41 books, released between 1976 and 2023. They include 5 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Eric Wilson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 41 Eric Wilson 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. 1
    Murder on The CanadianTom and Liz Austen Mysteries #11976 · 95 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197695
  2. 2
    Vancouver NightmareTom and Liz Austen Mysteries #21978 · 97 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197897
  3. 3
    Terror in WinnipegTom and Liz Austen Mysteries #31979 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979192
  4. 41979102
  5. 51981117
  6. 6
    Disneyland HostageTom and Liz Austen Mysteries #61982 · 130 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982130
  7. 7
    The Unmasking of 'KsanEric Wilson Standalone Novels #11986 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986120
  8. 8
    The Case of the Golden BoyTom and Liz Austen Mysteries #71987 · 89 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198789
  9. 9
    The Green Gables DetectivesTom and Liz Austen Mysteries #81987 · 151 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987151
  10. 10
    Code Red at the SupermallTom and Liz Austen Mysteries #91988 · 110 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988110
  11. 111989
  12. 121991
  13. 131993
  14. 14
    The Inuk Mountie AdventureTom and Liz Austen Mysteries #131995 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995144
  15. 15
    Summer of DiscoveryEric Wilson Standalone Novels #21996 · 146 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996146
  16. 161996
  17. 17
    Spirit in the RainforestTom and Liz Austen Mysteries #151996 · 142 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996142
  18. 18
    The Kootenay KidnapperTom and Liz Austen Mysteries #161996 · 106 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996106
  19. 191996
  20. 20
    Escape From Big MuddyTom and Liz Austen Mysteries #181998 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998192
  21. 21
    The Emily Carr MysteryTom and Liz Austen Mysteries #192000 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000192
  22. 22
    Flywheel2003 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003320
  23. 23
    Dark to Mortal EyesSenses #12004 · 436 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004436
  24. 24
    Expiration DateSenses #22005 · 408 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005408
  25. 25
    The Best of EvilAramis Black Mysteries #12006 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006338
  26. 26
    Red River RansomTom and Liz Austen Mysteries #202006 · 134 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006134
  27. 27
    A Shred of TruthAramis Black Mysteries #22007 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007338
  28. 28
    Facing the Giants2007 · 329 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007329
  29. 29
    Field of BloodJerusalem's Undead Trilogy #12008 · 405 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008405
  30. 30
    Fireproof2008 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008312

Eric Wilson series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Eric Wilson 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.

Jerusalem's Undead Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Field of Blood
  2. 2. Haunt of Jackals
  3. 3. Valley Of Bones

By the Numbers in order

3 books
  1. 1. One Step Away
  2. 2. 2 Seconds Late
  3. 3. Three Fatal Blows

Eric Wilson Standalone Novels

2 books

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

Senses in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dark to Mortal Eyes
  2. 2. Expiration Date

Aramis Black Mysteries in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Best of Evil
  2. 2. A Shred of Truth

Standalone books

9 books

9 Eric Wilson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Eric Wilson books in order?

You only need to read Eric Wilson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Eric Wilson

Start with Murder on The Canadian (1976), the first Tom and Liz Austen Mysteries book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Eric Wilson book?

American Leftovers (2023) is the newest Eric Wilson book released so far.

Is there a new Eric Wilson book coming?

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

Eric Wilson at a glance

Paused
No new Eric Wilson title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Eric Wilson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,022 pages across the 31 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Eric Wilson books, 11 of 41, were published in the 2000s.

What the Eric Wilson books are about

35 of the 41 Eric Wilson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 19 of 35. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.