Richard Stevenson Books in Order
Richard Stevenson has written 18 books, published between 1981 and 2023. The first book is Death Trick (1981) and the newest is Chasing Rembrandt (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1981–2023
- Pages on record
- 3,003 in 14 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 50–75 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,003 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
Richard Stevenson writes the Donald Strachey and Clifford Waterman series. Subject tags on the work include private investigators, gay men and Albany, New York. The catalogue holds 18 books from Death Trick (1981) to Chasing Rembrandt (2023). On the Other Hand, Death (1984), Ice Blues (1987), Third Man Out (1992) and Strachey's Folly (1998) are among the titles. Books have appeared at an average interval of 2.5 years.
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How many Richard Stevenson books are there?
Richard Stevenson has 18 books, released between 1981 and 2023. They include 2 separate series.
Richard Stevenson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Richard Stevenson 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 November 2026.
- 119811991/4
- 219842161/4
- 319871951/4
- 419921751/4
- 519951731/4
- 619961851/4
- 719982161/4
- 820002081/4
- 920082121/4
- 1020092781/4
- 1120102301/4
- 1220112241/4
- 1320122441/4
- 1420152481/4
- 152016–1/4
- 162019–1/4
- 172022–1/4
- 182023–1/4
Richard Stevenson 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.
Donald Strachey in order
17 books- 1. Death Trick
- 2. On the Other Hand, Death
- 3. Ice Blues
- 4. Third Man Out
- 5. Shock to the System
- 6. Chain of Fools
- 7. Strachey's Folly
- 8. Tongue Tied
- 9. Death Vows
- 10. The 38 Million Dollar Smile
- 11. Cockeyed
- 12. Red White Black and Blue
- and 5 more in the table above
Clifford Waterman in order
1 bookDo you have to read Richard Stevenson books in order?
You only need to read Richard Stevenson 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 Richard Stevenson
Start with Death Trick (1981), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Richard Stevenson book?
Chasing Rembrandt (2023) is the newest Richard Stevenson book released so far.
Is there a new Richard Stevenson book coming?
No next Richard Stevenson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Richard Stevenson at a glance
- Paused
- No new Richard Stevenson title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Richard Stevenson books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 3,003 pages across the 14 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 214 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Richard Stevenson books, 6 of 18, were published in the 2010s.
When Richard Stevenson books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Richard Stevenson titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 6 titles.
18 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Richard Stevenson books are about
13 of the 18 Richard Stevenson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: donald strachey (fictitious character) is tagged on 11 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Donald Strachey (Fictitious character) 11 of 13 books
- Gay men 11 of 13 books
- Private investigators 11 of 13 books
- Mystery & detective 10 of 13 books
- Strachey, donald (fictitious character) 7 of 13 books
- Albany (n.y.) 6 of 13 books