Patrick Quentin Books in Order
Patrick Quentin has written 36 books, published between 1931 and 2022. The first book is Cottage Sinister (1931) and the newest is Death Freight and Other Murderous Excursions (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 36
- Published
- 1931–2022
- Pages on record
- 1,986 in 9 of 36 books
Patrick Quentin is a pen name, used mainly by Hugh Callingham Wheeler and, in various combinations, by Richard Wilson Webb, Martha Mott Kelly and Mary Louise White Aswell. The mysteries published under it, and under the related name Q. Patrick, start with Cottage Sinister (1931) and take in Murder at Cambridge (1933), S.S. Murder (1933) and A Puzzle for Fools (1936). Four series are catalogued: Peter Duluth Mystery, Timothy Trant, Dr. Westlake and Crimefile. The 36 titles reach Death Freight and Other Murderous Excursions (2022).
How many Patrick Quentin books are there?
Patrick Quentin has 36 books, released between 1931 and 2022. They include 4 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.
Patrick Quentin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 36 Patrick Quentin 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.
- 1Cottage Sinister1931 · confirmed 1/41931–1/4
- 2Murder at the Women's City Club (As: Q. Patrick)1932 · confirmed 1/41932–1/4
- 3Murder at Cambridge (As:Q. Patrick)1933 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/419331681/4
- 4S.S. Murder (As:Q. Patrick)1933 · confirmed 1/41933–1/4
- 5The Grindle Nightmare (As:Q. Patrick)1935 · confirmed 1/41935–1/4
- 619362641/4
- 7Death Goes to School (As:Q. Patrick)1936 · confirmed 1/41936–1/4
- 81937–1/4
- 91937–1/4
- 101938–1/4
- 1119382381/4
- 121939–1/4
- 131940–1/4
- 141941–1/4
- 151943–1/4
- 161944–1/4
- 17Death, My Darling Daughters / Death and the Dear Girls (As:Jonathan Stagge)Dr. Westlake #31945 · confirmed 1/41945–1/4
- 1819452291/4
- 191946–1/4
- 2019462221/4
- 211947–1/4
- 2219482431/4
- 231949–1/4
- 24The Follower1950 · confirmed 1/41950–1/4
- 2519522141/4
- 26Girl on the Gallows (As:Q. Patrick)1954 · confirmed 1/41954–1/4
- 271954–1/4
- 28Man in the Net1956 · confirmed 1/41956–1/4
- 29Suspicious Circumstances1957 · confirmed 1/41957–1/4
- 3019592081/4
- 31The Green-Eyed Monster1960 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/419602001/4
- 321964–1/4
- 332016–1/4
- 34The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow: And Other Stories2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 352020–1/4
- 36Death Freight and Other Murderous Excursions2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
Patrick Quentin series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Peter Duluth Mystery books in order 10 books
Patrick Quentin 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.
Timothy Trant in order
6 booksDr. Westlake in order
5 booksCrimefile in order
2 booksStandalone books
13 books13 Patrick Quentin titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Patrick Quentin books in order?
You only need to read Patrick Quentin books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Patrick Quentin
Start with A Puzzle for Fools (1936), the first Peter Duluth Mystery book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Cottage Sinister (1931).
What is the newest Patrick Quentin book?
Death Freight and Other Murderous Excursions (2022) is the newest Patrick Quentin book released so far.
Is there a new Patrick Quentin book coming?
No next Patrick Quentin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Patrick Quentin at a glance
- Paused
- No new Patrick Quentin title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Patrick Quentin books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,986 pages across the 9 of 36 books with a recorded length, a median of 222 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Patrick Quentin books, 12 of 36, were published in the 1930s.
What the Patrick Quentin books are about
11 of the 36 Patrick Quentin 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 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 6 of 11 books
- Peter Duluth (Fictitious character) 6 of 11 books
- Duluth, peter (fictitious character) 4 of 11 books
- Fiction in English 3 of 11 books