39 Clues Books in Order
There are 42 39 Clues books, published between 2008 and 2016. The first book is The Maze of Bones (2008) and the newest is Mission Atomic (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 42
- Published
- 2008–2016
- Confirmed
- 20 of 42 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,595 in 12 of 42 books
39 Clues is catalogued as a character entry covering 42 books published between 2008 and 2016. The listing opens with The Maze of Bones (2008) and ends with Mission Atomic (2016). Credit is spread across many writers: Jude Watson on 5 titles, Gordon Korman on 4, Rick Riordan on 3, and Peter Lerangis, Linda Sue Park, David Baldacci and C. Alexander London on 2 each. Subjects include code and cipher stories, orphans, family secrets, kidnapping and children's adventure, with Amy Cahill and Dan Cahill named as fictional characters. Sub-series recorded here are Rapid Fire, The Cahill Files, Doublecross, Super Special, Cahills vs. Vespers and Unstoppable.
How many 39 Clues books are there?
39 Clues has 42 books, released between 2008 and 2016.
39 Clues Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 42 39 Clues 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.
- 120082204/4
- 220081744/4
- 320091603/4
- 42009–3/4
- 52009–3/4
- 62009–3/4
- 720101763/4
- 82010–3/4
- 92010–3/4
- 102010–3/4
- 112010–4/4
- 122011–2/4
- 1320112223/4
- 1420111903/4
- 152011–2/4
- 162011–2/4
- 172011–2/4
- 182011–2/4
- 192011–2/4
- 202011–2/4
- 212011–4/4
- 222012–2/4
- 232012–2/4
- 242012–3/4
- 252012–2/4
- 262012–3/4
- 272012–2/4
- 282012–2/4
- 292012–3/4
- 302012–4/4
- 312013–2/4
- 322013–2/4
- 3320132763/4
- 3420132502/4
- 352013–3/4
- 362014–2/4
- 3720142222/4
- 382015–2/4
- 392015–2/4
- 4020162602/4
- 4120161892/4
- 4220162562/4
39 Clues Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the 39 Clues books run from The Maze of Bones (2008) to Mission Atomic (2016), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for 39 Clues in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Where to start with 39 Clues
Start with The Maze of Bones (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest 39 Clues book?
Mission Atomic (2016) is the newest 39 Clues book released so far.
Is there a new 39 Clues book coming?
No next 39 Clues book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
39 Clues at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest 39 Clues title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- 39 Clues books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,595 pages across the 12 of 42 books with a recorded length, a median of 221 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most 39 Clues books, 36 of 42, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 5 of the 42 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 20 in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 42 titles, 5 are credited to Jude Watson, 4 to Gordon Korman, 3 to Clifford Riley and 3 to Rick Riordan. A further 12 writers are credited. 12 titles carry no credit.
What the 39 Clues books are about
21 of the 42 39 Clues books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: brothers and sisters is tagged on 15 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Brothers and sisters 15 of 21 books
- Children's fiction 13 of 21 books
- Adventure stories 11 of 21 books
- Code and cipher stories 11 of 21 books
- Family life 9 of 21 books
- Ciphers 8 of 21 books
- Orphans 6 of 21 books
- Family secrets 4 of 21 books
- Kidnapping 3 of 21 books
- Amy Cahill (Fictitious character) 2 of 21 books
Series that include 39 Clues books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.