Brains Benton Mystery Books in Order
Brains Benton Mystery contains 23 books, published between 1959 and 2021: 22 in the Brains Benton Mystery series and 1 related title. The first book is The Case of the Missing Message (1959) and the newest main-line book is The Case of the Templar's Sword (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1959–2021
- Pages on record
- 1,968 in 11 of 23 books
Brains Benton Mystery is a detective series whose titles follow The Case of the ... pattern. The first six books appeared between 1959 and 1961, beginning with The Case of the Missing Message. After a gap of more than 40 years, new entries resumed with The Case of the Lost Loot (2004). The series holds 23 books in total, ending with The Case of the Templar's Sword (2021). A related line, Brains Benton as an Adult Mysteries, is also listed.
How many Brains Benton Mystery books are there?
Brains Benton Mystery has 23 books, released between 1959 and 2021. 22 of them belong to the Brains Benton Mystery series, and 1 related title sit outside it: other titles.
Brains Benton Mystery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Brains Benton Mystery 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.
- 11959–1/4
- 21960–1/4
- 31961–1/4
- 41961–1/4
- 51961–1/4
- 61961–1/4
- 720042101/4
- 820061581/4
- 920091861/4
- 1020111821/4
- 1120141881/4
- 12The Case of the Insane Woman Down Memory LaneBrains Benton as an Adult Mysteries #12015 · 138 pages · confirmed 1/420151381/4
- 1320151481/4
- 142015–1/4
- 1520151541/4
- 16Brains Benton and The Case of the Other Missing MessageBrains Benton Mystery #152016 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/420161901/4
- 1720162181/4
- 182017–1/4
- 192017–1/4
- 2020181961/4
- 212018–1/4
- 222020–1/4
- 232021–1/4
Where to start with Brains Benton Mystery
Start with The Case of the Missing Message (1959), the earliest published book in the Brains Benton Mystery series.
What is the newest Brains Benton Mystery book?
The Case of the Templar's Sword (2021) is the newest book in the Brains Benton Mystery series.
Is there a new Brains Benton Mystery book coming?
No next Brains Benton Mystery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Brains Benton Mystery at a glance
- Paused
- No new main-line Brains Benton Mystery title has appeared for 5 years. The last was The Case of the Templar's Sword (2021).
- Release pace
- Brains Benton Mystery books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,968 pages across the 11 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 186 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Brains Benton Mystery books, 12 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 23 titles, 5 are credited to Charles Morgan, 3 to Scott Lockwood, 2 to Charles E. Morgan III and 1 to Thomas Hudson. One further writer is credited. 11 titles carry no credit.