Philip R. Craig Books in Order
23 books are credited to Philip R. Craig, published between 1969 and 2008; 1 of them appeared after Philip R. Craig's death in 2007. The first book is Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn (1969) and the newest is Vineyard Chill (2008). Publication order is the reading order below. 19 of the 23 books listed here are in the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series, which has its own page: Martha's Vineyard Mysteries books in order.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1969–2008
- Confirmed
- 2 of 23 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,544 in 18 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 76–114 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,544 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Philip R. Craig (December 10, 1933 to May 8, 2007) was a writer known for the Martha's Vineyard mysteries. The catalogue holds 23 books, from Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn (1969) and A Beautiful Place to Die (1989) to Vineyard Chill (2008). Titles in between include Off Season (1994), A Case of Vineyard Poison (1995), Death on a Vineyard Beach (1996) and A Deadly Vineyard Holiday (1997). A second series, Brady Coyne/J.W. Jackson, also appears. Subjects include private investigators, Jeff Jackson, Brady Coyne, Massachusetts and art.
How many Philip R. Craig books are there?
Philip R. Craig has 23 books, released between 1969 and 2008. 1 of them were published after Philip R. Craig's death in 2007. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Philip R. Craig Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Philip R. Craig 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.
- 1Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn1969 · confirmed 2/41969–2/4
- 219892242/4
- 3The Woman Who Walked Into the Sea / Death in Vineyard WatersMartha's Vineyard Mysteries #21991 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/419912722/4
- 4The Double Minded Men / Vineyard DeceitMartha's Vineyard Mysteries #31992 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/419922722/4
- 519932542/4
- 619942242/4
- 719952132/4
- 819962152/4
- 91997–2/4
- 101998–2/4
- 1119992242/4
- 1220002242/4
- 1320013523/4
- 1420012562/4
- 152002–2/4
- 1620032292/4
- 1720043053/4
- 182004–2/4
- 1920052392/4
- 20Delish!2006 · 273 pages · confirmed 2/420062732/4
- 2120062562/4
- 2220072562/4
- 2320082562/4
Philip R. Craig series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Philip R. Craig 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.
Brady Coyne/J.W. Jackson in order
2 books- 1. First Light
- 2. Second Sight
Standalone books
2 books2 Philip R. Craig titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Philip R. Craig books in order?
You only need to read Philip R. Craig 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 Philip R. Craig
Start with A Beautiful Place to Die (1989), the first Martha's Vineyard Mysteries book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn (1969).
What is the newest Philip R. Craig book?
Vineyard Chill (2008) is the newest Philip R. Craig book released so far.
Is there a new Philip R. Craig book coming?
No next Philip R. Craig book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Philip R. Craig at a glance
- Died
- Philip R. Craig died in 2007, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Philip R. Craig are still being published after Philip R. Craig's death in 2007; the newest appeared in 2008.
- Release pace
- Philip R. Craig books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,544 pages across the 18 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 255 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Philip R. Craig books, 12 of 23, were published in the 2000s.
What the Philip R. Craig books are about
21 of the 23 Philip R. Craig books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 20 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 20 of 21 books
- Jeff Jackson (Fictitious character) 18 of 21 books
- Mystery & detective 18 of 21 books
- Jackson, jeff (fictitious character) 12 of 21 books
- Martha's vineyard (mass.) 11 of 21 books
- Massachusetts 6 of 21 books
- Brady Coyne (Fictitious character) 2 of 21 books