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Hy Conrad Books in Order

Hy Conrad has written 26 books, published between 1995 and 2022. The first book is Almost Perfect Crimes (1995) and the newest is Sins of the Family (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1995–2022
Pages on record
3,879 in 19 of 26 books
Reading time
65–97 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,879 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

See all 26 books in order Printable Hy Conrad checklist

Hy Conrad works in mystery, starting in puzzle form. The catalogue holds 26 books from Almost Perfect Crimes (1995) to Sins of the Family (2022). Titles from the first decade include Whodunit - You Decide! (1996), Solve-It-Yourself Mysteries (1997), Giant Book of Whodunit Puzzles (1999), Classic Whodunits (2003) and Mensa Whodunits (2004). Recorded subjects include puzzles, detective and mystery stories, private investigators, murder, investigation, juvenile literature, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Adrian Monk as a fictitious character. Monk is the recorded character, and Conrad's series include Amy's Travel Mysteries, Callie McFee and Abel Adventures Mysteries.

How many Hy Conrad books are there?

Hy Conrad has 26 books, released between 1995 and 2022. They include 4 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.

Hy Conrad Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Hy Conrad 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 Almost Perfect Crimes by Hy Conrad (1995)
  2. Cover of Whodunit - You Decide! by Hy Conrad (1996)
  3. Cover of Almost Perfect Murders by Hy Conrad (1997)
  4. Cover of Solve-It-Yourself Mysteries by Hy Conrad (1997)
  5. Cover of The LIttle Giant Book of Whodunits by Hy Conrad (1998)
  6. Cover of Giant Book of Whodunit Puzzles by Hy Conrad (1999)
  7. Cover of Whodunit Crime Puzzles by Hy Conrad (2002)
  8. Cover of Whodunit Crime Mysteries by Hy Conrad (2003)
  9. Cover of Classic Whodunits by Hy Conrad (2003)
  10. Cover of Mensa Whodunits by Hy Conrad (2004)
  11. Cover of Historical Whodunits by Hy Conrad (2005)
  12. Cover of Kids' Whodunits: Catch the Clues! by Hy Conrad (2007)
  13. Cover of Kids' Whodunits 2: Crack the Cases! by Hy Conrad (2009)
  14. Cover of Whodunits by Hy Conrad (2011)
  15. Cover of Things Your Dog Doesn't Want You to Know by Hy Conrad (2012)
  16. Cover of Mr. Monk Helps Himself by Hy Conrad, book 16 of the Monk series (2013)
  17. Cover of Mr. Monk Gets on Board by Hy Conrad, book 17 of the Monk series (2014)
  18. Cover of Mr. Monk is Open for Business by Hy Conrad, book 18 of the Monk series (2014)
  19. Cover of Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant by Hy Conrad, book 19 of the Monk series (2015)
  20. Cover of The Case of the Ghostly Note & Other Solve-It-Yourself Whodunits by Hy Conrad (2017)
  1. 1
    Almost Perfect Crimes1995 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199596
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  2. 2
    Whodunit - You Decide!1996 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199696
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  3. 3
    Almost Perfect Murders1997 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199796
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  4. 4
    Solve-It-Yourself Mysteries1997 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199796
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The LIttle Giant Book of Whodunits1998 · 351 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998351
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  6. 6
    Giant Book of Whodunit Puzzles1999 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999258
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  7. 7
    Whodunit Crime Puzzles2002 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200296
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  8. 8
    Whodunit Crime Mysteries2003 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200396
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Classic Whodunits2003 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Mensa Whodunits2004 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004286
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Historical Whodunits2005 · 146 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005146
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Kids' Whodunits: Catch the Clues!2007 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200796
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Kids' Whodunits 2: Crack the Cases!2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Whodunits2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Rally 'Round the CorpseAbel Adventures Mysteries #12012 · 337 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012337
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  16. 16
    Things Your Dog Doesn't Want You to Know2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  17. 17
    Mr. Monk Helps HimselfMonk #162013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  18. 18
    Mr. Monk Gets on BoardMonk #172014 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014276
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  19. 19
    Mr. Monk is Open for BusinessMonk #182014 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014272
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  20. 20
    Toured to DeathAmy's Travel Mysteries #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Mr. Monk and the New LieutenantMonk #192015 · 273 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015273
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Dearly DepartedAmy's Travel Mysteries #22016 · 329 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016329
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Death on the Patagonian ExpressAmy's Travel Mysteries #32016 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016295
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  24. 24
    The Case of the Ghostly Note & Other Solve-It-Yourself WhodunitsHy Conrad Children\'s #12017 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201796
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  25. 25
    The Fixer's DaughterCallie McFee #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  26. 26
    Sins of the FamilyCallie McFee #22022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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Hy Conrad 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.

Monk in order

4 books
  1. 16. Mr. Monk Helps Himself
  2. 17. Mr. Monk Gets on Board
  3. 18. Mr. Monk is Open for Business
  4. 19. Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant

Amy's Travel Mysteries in order

3 books
  1. 1. Toured to Death
  2. 2. Dearly Departed
  3. 3. Death on the Patagonian Express

Callie McFee in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Fixer's Daughter
  2. 2. Sins of the Family

Abel Adventures Mysteries in order

1 book
  1. 1. Rally 'Round the Corpse

Hy Conrad Children\'s in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Case of the Ghostly Note & Other Solve-It-Yourself Whodunits

Standalone books

15 books

15 Hy Conrad titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Hy Conrad books in order?

You only need to read Hy Conrad books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Hy Conrad

Start with Almost Perfect Crimes (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Hy Conrad book?

Sins of the Family (2022) is the newest Hy Conrad book released so far.

Is there a new Hy Conrad book coming?

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

Hy Conrad at a glance

Paused
No new Hy Conrad title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Hy Conrad books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,879 pages across the 19 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 258 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Hy Conrad books, 11 of 26, were published in the 2010s.

What the Hy Conrad books are about

23 of the 26 Hy Conrad books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: puzzles is tagged on 13 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Puzzles 13 of 23 books
  • Mystery & detective 12 of 23 books
  • Investigation 6 of 23 books
  • Juvenile literature 6 of 23 books
  • Murder 6 of 23 books
  • Literary recreations 4 of 23 books
  • Private investigators 4 of 23 books
  • Monk, adrian (fictitious character) 3 of 23 books
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder 3 of 23 books
  • Puzzles, juvenile literature 3 of 23 books