Otto Penzler Books in Order
Otto Penzler has written 9 books, published between 1971 and 2009. The first book is Detectionary (1971) and the newest is Fangs (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1971–2009
- Pages on record
- 613 in 3 of 9 books
Otto Penzler, born on 8 July 1942, is an American editor of mystery fiction and the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. Nine titles are catalogued under the name between 1971 and 2009, among them Detectionary (1971), Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection (1976), 101 Greatest Films of Mystery and Suspense (2000), Bloodsuckers (2009) and Fangs (2009). Vampire Archives is the series recorded here. Subjects record detective and mystery stories, horror tales, vampires, dictionaries and detectives in mass media.
How many Otto Penzler books are there?
Otto Penzler has 9 books, released between 1971 and 2009. 2 of them belong to the Vampire Archives series.
Otto Penzler Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Otto Penzler 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.
- 1Detectionary1971 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4197111/4
- 2Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection1976 · 436 pages · confirmed 1/419764361/4
- 3Hang Gliding1976 · confirmed 1/41976–1/4
- 4Hunting the Killer Shark1976 · confirmed 1/41976–1/4
- 5Daredevils on Wheels1976 · confirmed 1/41976–1/4
- 6This Prize is Dangerous1985 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419851761/4
- 7101 Greatest Films of Mystery and Suspense2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 82009–1/4
- 92009–1/4
Otto Penzler 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.
Vampire Archives in order
2 books- 1. Bloodsuckers
- 2. Fangs
Standalone books
7 books7 Otto Penzler titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Otto Penzler books in order?
You only need to read Otto Penzler books in order within the Vampire Archives series, which holds 2 of the 9 Otto Penzler books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Otto Penzler
Start with Detectionary (1971), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Otto Penzler book?
Fangs (2009) is the newest Otto Penzler book released so far.
Is there a new Otto Penzler book coming?
No next Otto Penzler book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Otto Penzler has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Otto Penzler. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Edgar Awards1977Won
Otto Penzler at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Otto Penzler title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Otto Penzler books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 613 pages across the 3 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 176 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Otto Penzler books, 5 of 9, were published in the 1970s.
What the Otto Penzler books are about
3 of the 9 Otto Penzler books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Horror 2 of 3 books
- Short stories 2 of 3 books
- Vampires 2 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 3 books
- Detectives in mass media 1 of 3 books
- Dictionaries 1 of 3 books
- Fantasy 1 of 3 books
- Motion pictures, dictionaries 1 of 3 books