Paula Gosling Books in Order
Paula Gosling has written 18 books, published between 1978 and 2004. The first book is A Running Duck (1978) and the newest is Tears of the Dragon (2004). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1978–2004
- Pages on record
- 4,206 in 15 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 70–105 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,206 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
Paula Gosling, born October 12, 1939, is an American-born crime writer who has lived in the United Kingdom since the 1960s. Gosling studied English at Wayne State University and started out as a copywriter. A Running Duck won the John Creasey Award for best first novel, and Monkey Puzzle earned the Gold Dagger in 1985. Gosling is a past Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association. The catalogue lists 18 books through Tears of the Dragon (2004), with the series Blackwater Bay, Jack Stryker and Luke Abbott.
How many Paula Gosling books are there?
Paula Gosling has 18 books, released between 1978 and 2004. They include 3 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.
Paula Gosling Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Paula Gosling 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.
- 1A Running Duck1978 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/419782021/4
- 2Fair Game1978 · confirmed 1/41978–1/4
- 3The Zero Trap1979 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/419792491/4
- 4Mind's Eye (As: Ainslie Skinner)1980 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/419802761/4
- 5Loser's Blues1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 6The Woman In Red1983 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/419832191/4
- 719851781/4
- 819862531/4
- 9Hoodwink1988 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/419882521/4
- 1019891911/4
- 1119922931/4
- 1219922971/4
- 131993–1/4
- 1419953161/4
- 1519994881/4
- 1620003201/4
- 1720024161/4
- 18Tears of the Dragon2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420042561/4
Paula Gosling 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.
Blackwater Bay in order
5 booksJack Stryker in order
3 books- 1. Monkey Puzzle
- 2. Backlash
- 3. Ricochet
Luke Abbott in order
2 booksStandalone books
8 books8 Paula Gosling titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Paula Gosling books in order?
You only need to read Paula Gosling books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Paula Gosling
Start with A Running Duck (1978), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Paula Gosling book?
Tears of the Dragon (2004) is the newest Paula Gosling book released so far.
Is there a new Paula Gosling book coming?
No next Paula Gosling book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Paula Gosling at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Paula Gosling title on record dates from 2004, 22 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Paula Gosling books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,206 pages across the 15 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Paula Gosling books, 7 of 18, were published in the 1980s.
What the Paula Gosling books are about
11 of the 18 Paula Gosling 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 7 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 7 of 11 books
- Fiction in English 2 of 11 books
- Gabriel, matt (fictitious character) 2 of 11 books
- Michigan 2 of 11 books
- Police 2 of 11 books