Danny Boyd Books in Order
Carter Brown has written 35 Danny Boyd books, published between 1956 and 1984: 34 in the 2 main-line series and 1 related title. The first book is Eve, It's Extortion / The Victim / Walk Softly, Witch (1956) and the newest main-line book is The Real Boyd (1984). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 1956–1984
Danny Boyd is a Carter Brown series character, and the books listed under that name run to 35 titles published between 1956 and 1984. Alternate titles are the norm across the run: Eve, It's Extortion / The Victim / Walk Softly, Witch (1956), Graves, I Dig! / Cutie Wins a Corpse (1960) and The Myopic Mermaid / A Siren Sounds Off (1960). Rick Holman and Al Wheeler are the other Carter Brown characters named alongside Boyd. The 1960s were the busiest decade, and The Real Boyd (1984) closes the sequence.
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How many Danny Boyd books are there?
Danny Boyd has 35 books, released between 1956 and 1984. 34 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Danny Boyd, Al Wheeler), and 1 related title sit outside it: other titles.
Danny Boyd Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 Danny Boyd books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 11956–2/4
- 21956–1/4
- 31958–1/4
- 41959–1/4
- 51959–1/4
- 61960–1/4
- 71960–1/4
- 81960–1/4
- 91960–1/4
- 101961–1/4
- 111961–1/4
- 121962–1/4
- 131962–1/4
- 141962–1/4
- 151963–1/4
- 161963–1/4
- 171963–1/4
- 181965–1/4
- 191965–1/4
- 201966–1/4
- 211967–1/4
- 221968–1/4
- 231969–1/4
- 241969–1/4
- 251970–1/4
- 261971–1/4
- 271973–1/4
- 281973–1/4
- 291975–1/4
- 301976–1/4
- 311976–1/4
- 321979–1/4
- 331979–1/4
- 341981–1/4
- 351984–1/4
Do you have to read Danny Boyd books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line 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 Danny Boyd book also stands alone.
Where to start with Danny Boyd
Start with Eve, It's Extortion / The Victim / Walk Softly, Witch (1956), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series.
What is the newest Danny Boyd book?
The Real Boyd (1984) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.
Is there a new Danny Boyd book coming?
No next Danny Boyd book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Danny Boyd at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Danny Boyd title on record is The Real Boyd (1984), 42 years ago.
- Release pace
- Danny Boyd books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Danny Boyd books, 19 of 35, were published in the 1960s.
When Danny Boyd books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Danny Boyd titles appeared. 1960s was the most productive decade with 19 titles.
35 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Danny Boyd books are about
18 of the 35 Danny Boyd 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 14 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 14 of 18 books