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J.S. Fletcher Books in Order

40 books are credited to J.S. Fletcher, published between 1884 and 2020; 5 of them appeared after J.S. Fletcher's death in 1935. The first book is Anima Christi (1884) and the newest is The Other Sense (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
40
Published
1884–2020
Pages on record
2,454 in 9 of 40 books
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J.S. Fletcher (1863-1935) was an English journalist who became one of the most prolific writers of detective fiction, with more than 230 books to his name across fiction and nonfiction. This catalogue lists 40 of them, dated from Anima Christi (1884) through reprints as late as 2020, with the 1920s his peak decade. London settings, journalists, wills and criminal investigation run through the mysteries.

How many J.S. Fletcher books are there?

J.S. Fletcher has 40 books, released between 1884 and 2020. 5 of them were published after J.S. Fletcher's death in 1935.

J.S. Fletcher Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 40 J.S. Fletcher 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 Old Lattimer's Legacy by J.S. Fletcher (1892)
  2. Cover of The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation by J.S. Fletcher (1917)
  3. Cover of The Talleyrand Maxim by J.S. Fletcher (1919)
  4. Cover of In the Mayor's Parlour by J.S. Fletcher (1922)
  5. Cover of Black Money / The Charing Cross Mystery by J.S. Fletcher (1923)
  6. Cover of Behind The Monocle by J.S. Fletcher (1928)
  7. Cover of The Massingham Butterfly by J.S. Fletcher (1970)
  1. 1
    Anima Christi1884 · confirmed 1/4
    1884–
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  2. 2
    Andrewlina1889 · confirmed 1/4
    1889–
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  3. 3
    The Winding Way1890 · confirmed 1/4
    1890–
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  4. 4
    Old Lattimer's Legacy1892 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1892316
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  5. 5
    The Wonderful Wapentake1894 · confirmed 1/4
    1894–
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  6. 6
    The Wonderful City1894 · confirmed 1/4
    1894–
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  7. 7
    In the Days of Drake1897 · confirmed 1/4
    1897–
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  8. 8
    At the Blue Bell Inn1898 · confirmed 1/4
    1898–
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  9. 9
    Lucian the Dreamer1903 · confirmed 1/4
    1903–
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  10. 10
    Paradise Court1908 · confirmed 1/4
    1908–
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  11. 11
    The Adventures of Archer Dawe1909 · confirmed 1/4
    1909–
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  12. 12
    The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation1917 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1917240
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  13. 13
    The Middle Temple Murder1919 · confirmed 1/4
    1919–
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  14. 14
    Dead Men's Money1919 · confirmed 1/4
    1919–
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  15. 15
    The Talleyrand Maxim1919 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1919216
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  16. 16
    The Orange-Yellow Diamond1920 · confirmed 1/4
    1920–
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  17. 17
    Scarhaven Keep1920 · confirmed 1/4
    1920–
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  18. 18
    The Borough Treasurer1921 · confirmed 1/4
    1921–
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  19. 19
    The Paradise Mystery1921 · 114 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1921114
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  20. 20
    The Root Of All Evil1921 · confirmed 1/4
    1921–
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  21. 21
    The Middle of Things1922 · confirmed 1/4
    1922–
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  22. 22
    In the Mayor's Parlour1922 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1922268
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  23. 23
    When Lightning Strikes Twice1922 · confirmed 1/4
    1922–
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  24. 24
    The Markenmore Mystery1922 · confirmed 1/4
    1922–
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  25. 25
    The Mazaroff Murder1923 · confirmed 1/4
    1923–
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  26. 26
    The Mystery Of Lynne Court1923 · confirmed 1/4
    1923–
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  27. 27
    Black Money / The Charing Cross Mystery1923 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1923364
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  28. 28
    The Lost Mr. Linthwaite1923 · confirmed 1/4
    1923–
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  29. 29
    The Mill of Many Windows1924 · confirmed 1/4
    1924–
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  30. 30
    The Cartwright Gardens Murder1924 · confirmed 1/4
    1924–
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  31. 31
    The Secret of the Barbican1925 · confirmed 1/4
    1925–
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  32. 32
    The Passenger To Folkestone1927 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1927312
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  33. 33
    The Mortover Grange Affair1927 · confirmed 1/4
    1927–
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  34. 34
    Behind The Monocle1928 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1928312
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  35. 35
    Mr. Spivey's Clerk1932 · confirmed 1/4
    1932–
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  36. 36
    The Massingham Butterfly1970 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970312
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  37. 37
    Todmanhaw Grange2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  38. 38
    For Those Were Stirring Times!2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  39. 39
    The Ivory God2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  40. 40
    The Other Sense2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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J.S. Fletcher 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

40 books

40 J.S. Fletcher titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read J.S. Fletcher books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 40 J.S. Fletcher books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with J.S. Fletcher

Start with Anima Christi (1884), the earliest published title.

What is the newest J.S. Fletcher book?

The Other Sense (2020) is the newest J.S. Fletcher book released so far.

Is there a new J.S. Fletcher book coming?

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

J.S. Fletcher at a glance

Died
J.S. Fletcher died in 1935, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to J.S. Fletcher are still being published after J.S. Fletcher's death in 1935; the newest appeared in 2020.
Release pace
J.S. Fletcher books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
2,454 pages across the 9 of 40 books with a recorded length, a median of 312 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most J.S. Fletcher books, 19 of 40, were published in the 1920s.

What the J.S. Fletcher books are about

10 of the 40 J.S. Fletcher 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 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.