John Gaspard Books in Order
John Gaspard has written 23 books, published between 1995 and 2023. The first book is Persistence of Vision (1995) and the newest is The Curious Mysteries of Eli Marks (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1995–2023
- Pages on record
- 2,262 in 9 of 23 books
John Gaspard writes two kinds of books: guides to low-budget filmmaking and mystery novels. Fast, Cheap, and Under Control (2006) and Fast, Cheap & Written That Way (2007) cover film production and screenwriting. Mystery titles include The Ambitious Card (2013), The Bullet Catch and The Miser's Dream. Gaspard's series are Eli Marks Mystery, Young Eli Marks Mystery and Como Lake Players Mystery. The catalogue holds 23 books from Persistence of Vision (1995) to The Curious Mysteries of Eli Marks (2023).
How many John Gaspard books are there?
John Gaspard has 23 books, released between 1995 and 2023. They include 5 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.
John Gaspard Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 John Gaspard 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.
- 1Persistence of Vision1995 · 437 pages · confirmed 1/419954371/4
- 2Fast, Cheap, and Under Control2006 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/420062811/4
- 3Fast, Cheap & Written That Way2007 · 322 pages · confirmed 1/420073221/4
- 4Tell Them It's A Dream Sequence2008 · 98 pages · confirmed 1/42008981/4
- 5The Ripperologists2009 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/420092601/4
- 6The Ripper Circuit2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 72013–2/4
- 82014–2/4
- 92015–2/4
- 102016–2/4
- 1120182502/4
- 1220182582/4
- 1320191901/4
- 14Women Make Movies2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 1520191662/4
- 16The Sword & Mr. Stone2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 172020–2/4
- 182021–1/4
- 192022–1/4
- 202022–1/4
- 212022–1/4
- 222022–1/4
- 232023–1/4
John Gaspard series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Eli Marks Mystery books in order 8 books
- Eli Marks books in order 8 books
John Gaspard books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Como Lake Players Mystery in order
3 booksGreyhound Classics in order
2 booksEli Marks books in order
1 book by John GaspardYoung Eli Marks Mystery in order
1 bookStandalone books
8 books8 John Gaspard titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Gaspard books in order?
You only need to read John Gaspard books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John Gaspard
Start with the first book of the John Gaspard series you want to read: Eli Marks Mystery starts with The Ambitious Card (2013) and Eli Marks starts with The Ambitious Card (2013). The earliest catalogued title overall is Persistence of Vision (1995).
What is the newest John Gaspard book?
The Curious Mysteries of Eli Marks (2023) is the newest John Gaspard book released so far.
Is there a new John Gaspard book coming?
No next John Gaspard book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Gaspard at a glance
- Paused
- No new John Gaspard title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- John Gaspard books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,262 pages across the 9 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 258 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Gaspard books, 9 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
What the John Gaspard books are about
4 of the 23 John Gaspard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: low budget films is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Low budget films 3 of 4 books
- Low budget motion pictures 2 of 4 books
- Motion pictures 2 of 4 books
- Production and direction 2 of 4 books
- Cinema industry 1 of 4 books
- Finance 1 of 4 books
- Motion picture authorship 1 of 4 books
- Motion picture industry 1 of 4 books
- Motion pictures, production and direction 1 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 4 books
- Performing Arts/Dance 1 of 4 books
- Thrillers 1 of 4 books