Evelyn Berckman Books in Order
28 books are credited to Evelyn Berckman, published between 1940 and 1979; 1 of them appeared after Evelyn Berckman's death in 1978. The first book is Beckoning Dream (1940) and the newest is Victims Of Piracy (1979). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 1940–1979
- Pages on record
- 2,140 in 11 of 28 books
Evelyn Berckman (1900-1978) was an American writer of detective and Gothic horror novels who also produced four works of nonfiction on British naval history. The catalogue holds 28 books from Beckoning Dream (1940) to Victims Of Piracy (1979), taking in The Evil of Time (1954), No Known Grave (1958), Do You Know This Voice? (1961) and Nelson's Dear Lord (1962). The Royal Navy, sea life and the Tudor and Stuart periods appear among the subjects, and the 1970s were the heaviest decade.
How many Evelyn Berckman books are there?
Evelyn Berckman has 28 books, released between 1940 and 1979. 1 of them were published after Evelyn Berckman's death in 1978.
Evelyn Berckman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Evelyn Berckman 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.
- 1Beckoning Dream1940 · confirmed 1/41940–1/4
- 2The Hovering Darkness1940 · confirmed 1/41940–1/4
- 3The Evil of Time1954 · confirmed 1/41954–1/4
- 4The Strange Bedfellow1956 · confirmed 1/41956–1/4
- 5The Blind Villain1957 · confirmed 1/41957–1/4
- 6No Known Grave1958 · confirmed 1/41958–1/4
- 7Lament for Four Brides1960 · confirmed 1/41960–1/4
- 8Do You Know This Voice?1961 · confirmed 1/41961–1/4
- 9Nelson's Dear Lord1962 · confirmed 1/41962–1/4
- 10Blind Girls Buff1962 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/419622441/4
- 11Simple Case of Ill Will1964 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/419641831/4
- 12A thing that happens to you1964 · confirmed 1/41964–1/4
- 13Stalemate1966 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/419661861/4
- 14The Heir of Starvelings1967 · confirmed 1/41967–1/4
- 15A case in nullity1968 · confirmed 1/41968–1/4
- 16She Asked for it1970 · 149 pages · confirmed 1/419701491/4
- 17The stake in the game1971 · 206 pages · confirmed 1/419712061/4
- 18The voice of air1971 · confirmed 1/41971–1/4
- 19A Finger To Her Lips1971 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/419712381/4
- 20The Fourth Man On The Rope1972 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419721921/4
- 22Wait/Wait, Just You Wait1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 23The Victorian Album1973 · 237 pages · confirmed 1/419732371/4
- 25Indecent Exposure / The Nightmare Chase1975 · confirmed 1/41975–1/4
- 26The Crown Estate / The blessed plot1976 · confirmed 1/41976–1/4
- 27Be All And End All / Journey's End1976 · confirmed 1/41976–1/4
- 28Victims Of Piracy1979 · 134 pages · confirmed 1/419791341/4
Evelyn Berckman 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.
Standalone books
28 books28 Evelyn Berckman titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Evelyn Berckman books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 28 Evelyn Berckman books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Evelyn Berckman
Start with Beckoning Dream (1940), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Evelyn Berckman book?
Victims Of Piracy (1979) is the newest Evelyn Berckman book released so far.
Is there a new Evelyn Berckman book coming?
No next Evelyn Berckman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Evelyn Berckman at a glance
- Died
- Evelyn Berckman died in 1978, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Evelyn Berckman are still being published after Evelyn Berckman's death in 1978; the newest appeared in 1979.
- Release pace
- Evelyn Berckman books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,140 pages across the 11 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Evelyn Berckman books, 13 of 28, were published in the 1970s.
What the Evelyn Berckman books are about
11 of the 28 Evelyn Berckman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: great britain is tagged on 3 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Great Britain 3 of 11 books
- Fiction in English 2 of 11 books
- Great Britain. Royal Navy 2 of 11 books
- Sea life 2 of 11 books