Al Wheeler Books in Order
Carter Brown has written 48 Al Wheeler books, published between 1955 and 1984: 47 in the Al Wheeler series and 1 related title. The first book is The Blonde (1955) and the newest main-line book is Stab in the Dark (1984). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 48
- Published
- 1955–1984
- Pages on record
- 128 in 1 of 48 books
Al Wheeler is a detective character created by Carter Brown. 48 mystery novels carry Wheeler, starting with The Blonde in 1955 and ending with Stab in the Dark in 1984. Danny Boyd, Mavis Seidlitz and Rick Holman appear across the same body of work. Actors and women millionaires recur as subjects, and the run is likely complete.
How many Al Wheeler books are there?
Al Wheeler has 48 books, released between 1955 and 1984. 47 of them belong to the Al Wheeler series, and 1 related title sit outside it: other titles.
Al Wheeler Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 48 Al Wheeler 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.
- 11955–1/4
- 21956–1/4
- 31956–1/4
- 41957–1/4
- 51957–1/4
- 61958–1/4
- 71959–1/4
- 81959–1/4
- 91959–1/4
- 101959–1/4
- 111960–1/4
- 121960–1/4
- 131960–1/4
- 141960–1/4
- 151961–1/4
- 161961–1/4
- 171961–1/4
- 181961–1/4
- 191962–1/4
- 201962–1/4
- 211962–1/4
- 221962–1/4
- 231963–1/4
- 241963–1/4
- 251963–1/4
- 261964–1/4
- 271964–1/4
- 281965–1/4
- 2919661281/4
- 301967–1/4
- 311967–1/4
- 321968–1/4
- 331969–1/4
- 341970–1/4
- 351971–1/4
- 361971–1/4
- 371972–1/4
- 381972–1/4
- 391973–1/4
- 401974–1/4
- 411974–1/4
- 421975–1/4
- 431975–1/4
- 441978–1/4
- 451979–1/4
- 461980–1/4
- 471981–2/4
- 481984–1/4
Do you have to read Al Wheeler books in order?
You should read the Al Wheeler series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Al Wheeler book also stands alone.
Where to start with Al Wheeler
Start with The Blonde (1955), the earliest published book in the Al Wheeler series.
What is the newest Al Wheeler book?
Stab in the Dark (1984) is the newest book in the Al Wheeler series.
Is there a new Al Wheeler book coming?
No next Al Wheeler book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Al Wheeler at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Al Wheeler title on record is Stab in the Dark (1984), 42 years ago.
- Release pace
- Al Wheeler books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 128 pages across the 1 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 128 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Al Wheeler books, 23 of 48, were published in the 1960s.
What the Al Wheeler books are about
20 of the 48 Al Wheeler 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 19 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 19 of 20 books
More books by Carter Brown
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Carter Brown books in order 262 books
Series that include Al Wheeler books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Rick Holman books in order 37 books