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Peter King Books in Order

Peter King has written 16 books, published between 1994 and 2023. The first book is The Gourmet Detective (1994) and the newest is Gold Among The Trees (2023). Publication order is the reading order below. 8 of the 16 books listed here are in the Gourmet Detective series, which has its own page: Gourmet Detective books in order.

Books
16
Published
1994–2023
Pages on record
2,895 in 11 of 16 books
Reading time
48–72 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,895 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

See all 16 books in order Printable Peter King checklist

Peter King writes mystery fiction, and cooking runs through it. The Gourmet Detective (1994) opens the catalogue; Gourmet Detective and Jack London are the two series recorded under the King name. Subjects on file list gourmets, cooks, spices, cookery and ethnic restaurants beside murder and investigation, with London and England as settings. The listing holds 16 books spanning 1994 to 2023, the 2000s are the busiest decade, and the median title runs 262 pages.

How many Peter King books are there?

Peter King has 16 books, released between 1994 and 2023. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Peter King Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Peter King 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.

  1. Cover of Spiced to Death by Peter King, book 2 of the Gourmet Detective series (1997)
  2. Cover of Dying on the Vine by Peter King, book 3 of the Gourmet Detective series (1998)
  3. Cover of Death al Dente by Peter King, book 4 of the Gourmet Detective series (1999)
  4. Cover of A Healthy Place to Die by Peter King, book 5 of the Gourmet Detective series (2000)
  5. Cover of The Jewel of the North by Peter King, book 1 of the Jack London series (2001)
  6. Cover of Eat, Drink, and be Buried by Peter King, book 6 of the Gourmet Detective series (2001)
  7. Cover of Dead Man's Coast by Peter King, book 2 of the Jack London series (2002)
  8. Cover of The Golden Gate Murders by Peter King, book 3 of the Jack London series (2002)
  9. Cover of Roux the Day by Peter King, book 7 of the Gourmet Detective series (2002)
  10. Cover of Dine and Die on the Danube Express by Peter King, book 8 of the Gourmet Detective series (2003)
  1. 1
    The Gourmet DetectiveGourmet Detective #11994 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994256
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  2. 2
    Spiced to DeathGourmet Detective #21997 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997304
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  3. 3
    Dying on the VineGourmet Detective #31998 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998282
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  4. 4
    Death al DenteGourmet Detective #41999 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999256
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  5. 5
    A Healthy Place to DieGourmet Detective #52000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  6. 6
    The Jewel of the NorthJack London #12001 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001264
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  7. 7
    Eat, Drink, and be BuriedGourmet Detective #62001 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001240
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  8. 8
    Dead Man's CoastJack London #22002 · 263 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002263
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  9. 9
    The Golden Gate MurdersJack London #32002 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002262
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  10. 10
    Roux the DayGourmet Detective #72002 · 231 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002231
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  11. 11
    Dine and Die on the Danube ExpressGourmet Detective #82003 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003262
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  12. 12
    Augustine: On the Free Choice of the Will, On Grace and Free Choice, and Other WritingsCambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy #782006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  13. 13
    Hangman's Corner2008 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008275
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  14. 14
    The Dragon's Threat2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  15. 15
    Life's but a Poem2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  16. 16
    Gold Among The Trees2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Peter King series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Peter King 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.

Jack London in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Jewel of the North
  2. 2. Dead Man's Coast
  3. 3. The Golden Gate Murders

Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy in order

1 book
  1. 78. Augustine: On the Free Choice of the Will, On Grace and Free Choice, and Other Writings

Standalone books

4 books

4 Peter King titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Peter King books in order?

You only need to read Peter King books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Peter King

Start with The Gourmet Detective (1994), the first Gourmet Detective book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Peter King book?

Gold Among The Trees (2023) is the newest Peter King book released so far.

Is there a new Peter King book coming?

No next Peter King book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Peter King at a glance

Paused
No new Peter King title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Peter King books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,895 pages across the 11 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 262 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Peter King books, 9 of 16, were published in the 2000s.

What the Peter King books are about

12 of the 16 Peter King books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gourmet detective (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.