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J. Sydney Jones Books in Order

J. Sydney Jones has written 19 books, published between 1977 and 2024. The first book is Bike and Hike (1977) and the newest is Bigot List: A Reckoning (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1977–2024
Pages on record
3,599 in 14 of 19 books
Reading time
60–90 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,599 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

See all 19 books in order Printable J. Sydney Jones checklist

J. Sydney Jones is an author and travel writer. The catalogue holds 19 books from 1977 to 2024, beginning with Bike and Hike (1977) and including Tramping in Europe (1984) and Viennawalks (1985). J. Sydney Jones also writes the Viennese Mystery series. Subjects on the listing include historical mystery, murder, criminologists and Vienna. Requiem in Vienna (2010) appears in the list, and the newest title is Bigot List: A Reckoning (2024).

How many J. Sydney Jones books are there?

J. Sydney Jones has 19 books, released between 1977 and 2024. 6 of them belong to the Viennese Mystery series.

J. Sydney Jones Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 J. Sydney Jones 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 Tramping in Europe by J. Sydney Jones (1984)
  2. Cover of Viennawalks by J. Sydney Jones (1985)
  3. Cover of Time of the Wolf by J. Sydney Jones (1990)
  4. Cover of The Hero Game by J. Sydney Jones (1992)
  5. Cover of Frankie by J. Sydney Jones (1997)
  6. Cover of The Empty Mirror by J. Sydney Jones, book 1 of the Viennese Mystery series (2008)
  7. Cover of Requiem in Vienna by J. Sydney Jones, book 2 of the Viennese Mystery series (2010)
  8. Cover of The Silence by J. Sydney Jones, book 3 of the Viennese Mystery series (2011)
  9. Cover of Hitler in Vienna, 1907-1913 by J. Sydney Jones (2012)
  10. Cover of Ruin Value by J. Sydney Jones (2013)
  11. Cover of The Keeper of Hands by J. Sydney Jones, book 4 of the Viennese Mystery series (2013)
  12. Cover of A Matter of Breeding by J. Sydney Jones, book 5 of the Viennese Mystery series (2014)
  13. Cover of The German Agent by J. Sydney Jones (2015)
  14. Cover of Basic Law by J. Sydney Jones (2015)
  15. Cover of The Third Place by J. Sydney Jones, book 6 of the Viennese Mystery series (2015)
  16. Cover of The Edit by J. Sydney Jones (2016)
  1. 1
    Bike and Hike1977 · confirmed 1/4
    1977–
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  2. 2
    Tramping in Europe1984 · 231 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984231
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  3. 3
    Viennawalks1985 · 334 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985334
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  4. 4
    Hitler the Turning Point1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  5. 5
    Time of the Wolf1990 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4
    19901
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  6. 6
    The Hero Game1992 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992352
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  7. 7
    Frankie1997 · 167 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997167
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  8. 8
    The Empty MirrorViennese Mystery #12008 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008310
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  9. 9
    Requiem in ViennaViennese Mystery #22010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  10. 10
    The SilenceViennese Mystery #32011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  11. 11
    Hitler in Vienna, 1907-19132012 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012344
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  12. 12
    Ruin Value2013 · 293 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013293
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  13. 13
    The Keeper of HandsViennese Mystery #42013 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013256
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  14. 14
    A Matter of BreedingViennese Mystery #52014 · 215 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014215
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  15. 15
    The German Agent2015 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015219
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  16. 16
    Basic Law2015 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015324
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  17. 17
    The Third PlaceViennese Mystery #62015 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015244
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  18. 18
    The Edit2016 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016309
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  19. 19
    Bigot List: A Reckoning2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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J. Sydney Jones 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.

Viennese Mystery in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Empty Mirror
  2. 2. Requiem in Vienna
  3. 3. The Silence
  4. 4. The Keeper of Hands
  5. 5. A Matter of Breeding
  6. 6. The Third Place

Standalone books

13 books

13 J. Sydney Jones titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read J. Sydney Jones books in order?

You only need to read J. Sydney Jones books in order within the Viennese Mystery series, which holds 6 of the 19 J. Sydney Jones books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with J. Sydney Jones

Start with Bike and Hike (1977), the earliest published title.

What is the newest J. Sydney Jones book?

Bigot List: A Reckoning (2024) is the newest J. Sydney Jones book released so far.

Is there a new J. Sydney Jones book coming?

No next J. Sydney Jones 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. Sydney Jones at a glance

Still publishing
J. Sydney Jones published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
J. Sydney Jones books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
3,599 pages across the 14 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 274 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most J. Sydney Jones books, 10 of 19, were published in the 2010s.

What the J. Sydney Jones books are about

16 of the 19 J. Sydney Jones 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 4 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.