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Ron Roy Books in Order

Ron Roy has written 90 books, published between 1978 and 2024. The first book is Old Tiger, New Tiger (1978) and the newest is Dolphin Detectives (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
90
Published
1978–2024
Pages on record
4,945 in 59 of 90 books
Reading time
82–124 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,945 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 59 of 90 titles with a page count on record.

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Ron Roy, born 1940, is an American children's writer working mostly in mystery. Three series carry the name: A to Z Mysteries from 1997, Capital Mysteries from 2001 and Calendar Mysteries from 2009, with A to Z Animal Mysteries and an A to Z Super Edition line alongside. Roy taught fourth grade in Connecticut for ten years, sold a first book in 1978 and wrote full time after that. The catalogue holds 90 titles dated 1978 to 2024, short at a median 84 pages, and reaches Dolphin Detectives (2024).

How many Ron Roy books are there?

Ron Roy has 90 books, released between 1978 and 2024. They include 5 series and 14 titles listed outside any series.

Ron Roy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 90 Ron Roy 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 Old Tiger, New Tiger by Ron Roy (1978)
  2. Cover of A Thousand Pails of Water by Ron Roy (1978)
  3. Cover of Awful Thursday by Ron Roy (1979)
  4. Cover of Three Ducks Went Wandering by Ron Roy (1979)
  5. Cover of Breakfast With My Father by Ron Roy (1980)
  6. Cover of Nightmare Island by Ron Roy, book 1 of the Chapter series (1981)
  7. Cover of Frankie is Staying Back by Ron Roy, book 2 of the Chapter series (1981)
  8. Cover of The Great Frog Swap by Ron Roy (1981)
  9. Cover of Avalanche! by Ron Roy (1981)
  10. Cover of Where's Buddy? by Ron Roy, book 3 of the Chapter series (1982)
  11. Cover of What Has Ten Legs and Eats Cornflakes? by Ron Roy (1982)
  12. Cover of The Chimpanzee Kid by Ron Roy (1985)
  13. Cover of Big and Small, Short and Tall by Ron Roy (1986)
  14. Cover of Whose Hat Is That? by Ron Roy (1987)
  15. Cover of Whose Shoes Are These? by Ron Roy (1988)
  16. Cover of Someone is Following Pip Ramsey by Ron Roy, book 5 of the Chapter series (1996)
  17. Cover of The Absent Author by Ron Roy, book 1 of the A to Z Mysteries series (1997)
  18. Cover of The Bald Bandit by Ron Roy, book 2 of the A to Z Mysteries series (1997)
  19. Cover of The Canary Caper by Ron Roy, book 3 of the A to Z Mysteries series (1998)
  20. Cover of The Deadly Dungeon by Ron Roy, book 4 of the A to Z Mysteries series (1998)
  21. Cover of The Empty Envelope by Ron Roy, book 5 of the A to Z Mysteries series (1998)
  22. Cover of The Falcon's Feathers by Ron Roy, book 6 of the A to Z Mysteries series (1998)
  23. Cover of The Goose's Gold by Ron Roy, book 7 of the A to Z Mysteries series (1998)
  24. Cover of The Haunted Hotel by Ron Roy, book 8 of the A to Z Mysteries series (1999)
  1. 1
    Old Tiger, New Tiger1978 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197832
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  2. 2
    A Thousand Pails of Water1978 · 28 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197828
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  3. 3
    Awful Thursday1979 · 38 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197938
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  4. 4
    Three Ducks Went Wandering1979 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197940
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  5. 5
    Breakfast With My Father1980 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198032
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  6. 6
    Nightmare IslandChapter #11981 · 69 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198169
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  7. 7
    Frankie is Staying BackChapter #21981 · 82 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198182
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  8. 8
    The Great Frog Swap1981 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198146
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  9. 9
    Avalanche!1981 · 58 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198158
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  10. 10
    I Am a Thief1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  11. 11
    Where's Buddy?Chapter #31982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  12. 12
    What Has Ten Legs and Eats Cornflakes?1982 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198248
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  13. 13
    Million Dollar JeansChapter #41983 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198388
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  14. 14
    The Chimpanzee Kid1985 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985151
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  15. 15
    Move Over, Wheelchairs Coming Through!1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  16. 16
    Big and Small, Short and Tall1986 · 44 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198644
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  17. 17
    Whose Hat Is That?1987 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198740
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  18. 18
    Whose Shoes Are These?1988 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198840
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  19. 19
    Someone is Following Pip RamseyChapter #51996 · 78 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199678
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  20. 20
    The Absent AuthorA to Z Mysteries #11997 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199786
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  21. 21
    The Bald BanditA to Z Mysteries #21997 · 70 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199770
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  22. 22
    The Canary CaperA to Z Mysteries #31998 · 86 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199886
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  23. 23
    The Deadly DungeonA to Z Mysteries #41998 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199886
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  24. 24
    The Empty EnvelopeA to Z Mysteries #51998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  25. 25
    The Falcon's FeathersA to Z Mysteries #61998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  26. 26
    The Goose's GoldA to Z Mysteries #71998 · 86 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199886
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  27. 27
    The Haunted HotelA to Z Mysteries #81999 · 86 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199986
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  28. 28
    The Invisible IslandA to Z Mysteries #91999 · 86 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199986
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  29. 29
    The Jaguar's JewelA to Z Mysteries #102000 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200086
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  30. 30
    The Kidnapped KingA to Z Mysteries #112000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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Ron Roy series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Ron Roy books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

A to Z Mysteries books in order

26 books by Ron Roy
  1. 1. The Absent Author
  2. 2. The Bald Bandit
  3. 3. The Canary Caper
  4. 4. The Deadly Dungeon
  5. 5. The Empty Envelope
  6. 6. The Falcon's Feathers
  7. 7. The Goose's Gold
  8. 8. The Haunted Hotel
  9. 9. The Invisible Island
  10. 10. The Jaguar's Jewel
  11. 11. The Kidnapped King
  12. 12. The Lucky Lottery
  13. and 14 more in the table above

Chapter in order

5 books
  1. 1. Nightmare Island
  2. 2. Frankie is Staying Back
  3. 3. Where's Buddy?
  4. 4. Million Dollar Jeans
  5. 5. Someone is Following Pip Ramsey

A to Z Animal Mysteries in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Absent Alpacas
  2. 2. Bats in the Castle
  3. 3. Cougar Clues
  4. 4. Dolphin Detectives

Standalone books

14 books

14 Ron Roy titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ron Roy books in order?

You only need to read Ron Roy books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Ron Roy

Start with the first book of the Ron Roy series you want to read: Capital Mysteries starts with Who Cloned the President? (2001), A to Z Mysteries Super Edition starts with Detective Camp (2006) and Calendar Mysteries starts with January Joker (2009). The earliest catalogued title overall is Old Tiger, New Tiger (1978).

What is the newest Ron Roy book?

Dolphin Detectives (2024) is the newest Ron Roy book released so far.

Is there a new Ron Roy book coming?

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

Ron Roy at a glance

Still publishing
Ron Roy published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Ron Roy books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,945 pages across the 59 of 90 books with a recorded length, a median of 84 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ron Roy books, 33 of 90, were published in the 2000s.

What the Ron Roy books are about

77 of the 90 Ron Roy 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 45 of 77. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.