James W. Ziskin Books in Order
James W. Ziskin has written 9 books, published between 2013 and 2022. The first book is Styx & Stone (2013) and the newest is Bombay Monsoon (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2013–2022
- Pages on record
- 2,450 in 8 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 41–61 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,450 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
James W. Ziskin, born in 1960, is an American crime fiction writer. The catalogue credits Ziskin with an Anthony Award, a Barry Award and two Macavity Awards. Ellie Stone is the recurring character, and the Ellie Stone Mysteries are the series on record, with women journalists, reporting, murder, investigation, New York City and the nineteen sixties among the subjects. Nine books run from Styx & Stone (2013) to Bombay Monsoon (2022); eight have a recorded length, at a median of 301 pages.
How many James W. Ziskin books are there?
James W. Ziskin has 9 books, released between 2013 and 2022. 7 of them belong to the Ellie Stone Mysteries series.
James W. Ziskin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 James W. Ziskin 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.
- 120132672/4
- 220142722/4
- 320153172/4
- 420162882/4
- 520173032/4
- 620182992/4
- 7The Twenty-Five Year Engagement2020 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/420203842/4
- 82020–2/4
- 9Bombay Monsoon2022 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420223202/4
James W. Ziskin 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.
Ellie Stone Mysteries in order
7 booksStandalone books
2 books2 James W. Ziskin titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read James W. Ziskin books in order?
You only need to read James W. Ziskin books in order within the Ellie Stone Mysteries series, which holds 7 of the 9 James W. Ziskin books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with James W. Ziskin
Start with Styx & Stone (2013), the earliest published title.
What is the newest James W. Ziskin book?
Bombay Monsoon (2022) is the newest James W. Ziskin book released so far.
Is there a new James W. Ziskin book coming?
No next James W. Ziskin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
James W. Ziskin at a glance
- Paused
- No new James W. Ziskin title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- James W. Ziskin books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,450 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 301 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most James W. Ziskin books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the James W. Ziskin books are about
All 9 James W. Ziskin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Investigation 6 of 9 books
- Women journalists 6 of 9 books
- Murder 5 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 9 books
- Nineteen sixties 4 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 2 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 9 books