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William Harrington Books in Order

William Harrington has written 25 books, published between 1963 and 2025. The first book is Which the Justice, Which the Thief (1963) and the newest is 101 Social Security & Medicare Pitfalls...and How to Avoid Them (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
25
Published
1963–2025
Pages on record
3,775 in 14 of 25 books
Reading time
63–94 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,775 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 25 titles with a page count on record.

See all 25 books in order Printable William Harrington checklist

William Harrington has 25 books catalogued from 1963 to 2025. The first is Which the Justice, Which the Thief (1963). Harrington's series is Columbo, featuring the police lieutenant of that name, and the subjects also include political crimes, assassination, labor unions and California. Earlier novels include Trial (1970), Scorpio 5 (1974) and Partners (1981).

How many William Harrington books are there?

William Harrington has 25 books, released between 1963 and 2025. 6 of them belong to the Columbo series.

William Harrington Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 William Harrington 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 Scorpio 5 by William Harrington (1974)
  2. Cover of The 1945 Revolution by William Harrington (1978)
  3. Cover of The Cromwell File by William Harrington (1986)
  4. Cover of Oberst by William Harrington (1988)
  5. Cover of Virus by William Harrington (1991)
  6. Cover of Endgame in Berlin by William Harrington (1991)
  7. Cover of The Helter Skelter Murders by William Harrington, book 2 of the Columbo series (1994)
  8. Cover of Town on Trial by William Harrington (1994)
  9. Cover of The Hoffa Connection by William Harrington, book 3 of the Columbo series (1995)
  10. Cover of The Game Show Killer by William Harrington, book 4 of the Columbo series (1996)
  11. Cover of The Glitter Murders by William Harrington, book 5 of the Columbo series (1997)
  12. Cover of The Hoover Files by William Harrington, book 6 of the Columbo series (1998)
  1. 1
    Which the Justice, Which the Thief1963 · confirmed 2/4
    1963–
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  2. 2
    The Power / Gospel of Death1964 · confirmed 2/4
    1964–
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  3. 3
    Yoshar the Soldier / One Over One1966 · confirmed 2/4
    1966–
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  4. 4
    Trial1970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  5. 5
    The Search for Elisabeth Brandt1970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  6. 6
    The Jupiter Crisis1972 · confirmed 2/4
    1972–
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  7. 7
    Scorpio 51974 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1974318
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  8. 8
    Mister Target1975 · confirmed 2/4
    1975–
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  9. 9
    The 1945 Revolution1978 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978218
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  10. 10
    Partners1981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981–
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  11. 11
    The English Lady1982 · 406 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982406
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  12. 12
    Skin Deep1983 · confirmed 2/4
    1983–
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  13. 13
    The Cromwell File1986 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986357
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  14. 14
    Oberst1988 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988400
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  15. 15
    For the Defense1990 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19901
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  16. 16
    Virus1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  17. 17
    Endgame in Berlin1991 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991310
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  18. 18
    The Grassy KnollColumbo #11993 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993320
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  19. 19
    The Helter Skelter MurdersColumbo #21994 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994295
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  20. 20
    Town on Trial1994 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994268
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  21. 21
    The Hoffa ConnectionColumbo #31995 · 245 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995245
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  22. 22
    The Game Show KillerColumbo #41996 · 221 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996221
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  23. 23
    The Glitter MurdersColumbo #51997 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997192
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  24. 24
    The Hoover FilesColumbo #61998 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998224
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  25. 25
    101 Social Security & Medicare Pitfalls...and How to Avoid Them2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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William Harrington series in order

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

William Harrington 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.

Standalone books

19 books

19 William Harrington titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read William Harrington books in order?

You only need to read William Harrington books in order within the Columbo series, which holds 6 of the 25 William Harrington books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with William Harrington

Start with The Grassy Knoll (1993), the first Columbo book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Which the Justice, Which the Thief (1963).

What is the newest William Harrington book?

101 Social Security & Medicare Pitfalls...and How to Avoid Them (2025) is the newest William Harrington book released so far.

Is there a new William Harrington book coming?

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

William Harrington at a glance

Still publishing
William Harrington published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
William Harrington books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
3,775 pages across the 14 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 282 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most William Harrington books, 10 of 25, were published in the 1990s.

What the William Harrington books are about

14 of the 25 William Harrington books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: california is tagged on 6 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • California 6 of 14 books
  • Assassination 5 of 14 books
  • Labor unions 5 of 14 books
  • Lieutenant Columbo (Fictitious character) 5 of 14 books
  • Officials and employees 5 of 14 books
  • Police 5 of 14 books
  • Political crimes and offenses 5 of 14 books