Daniel Jacobus Books in Order
Gerald Elias has written 8 books featuring Daniel Jacobus, published between 2009 and 2023. The first book is Devil's Trill (2009) and the newest is Murder at the Royal Albert (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2009–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,061 in 4 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 18–27 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,061 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Daniel Jacobus is the character named in Gerald Elias's Daniel Jacobus Mystery series, 8 books published between 2009 and 2023. Subject headings record violinists, blind teachers, violin teachers, conductors, musical competitions and murder investigation. Devil's Trill (2009) opens the sequence, and Danse Macabre (2010), Death and the Maiden (2011) and Death and Transfiguration (2012) follow. Playing with Fire (2016), Spring Break (2017), Cloudy With a Chance of Murder (2021) and Murder at the Royal Albert (2023) complete it.
How many Daniel Jacobus books are there?
Daniel Jacobus appears in 8 books, released between 2009 and 2023.
Daniel Jacobus Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Daniel Jacobus 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.
- 12009–2/4
- 22010–2/4
- 320112912/4
- 420123222/4
- 520162242/4
- 620172242/4
- 72021–2/4
- 82023–2/4
Do you have to read Daniel Jacobus books in order?
You should read the Daniel Jacobus books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Daniel Jacobus book also stands alone.
Where to start with Daniel Jacobus
Start with Devil's Trill (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Daniel Jacobus book?
Murder at the Royal Albert (2023) is the newest Daniel Jacobus book released so far.
Is there a new Daniel Jacobus book coming?
No next Daniel Jacobus book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Daniel Jacobus at a glance
- Paused
- No new Daniel Jacobus title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Daniel Jacobus books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,061 pages across the 4 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 258 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Daniel Jacobus books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Daniel Jacobus books are about
6 of the 8 Daniel Jacobus 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 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 5 of 6 books
- Teachers 4 of 6 books
- Blind teachers 3 of 6 books
- Investigation 3 of 6 books
- Murder 3 of 6 books
- Violinists 3 of 6 books
- Violin teachers 2 of 6 books
More books by Gerald Elias
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Gerald Elias books in order 19 books
Series featuring Daniel Jacobus
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.