Fools’ Guild Mystery Books in Order
Fools’ Guild Mystery by Alan Gordon contains 8 books, published between 1998 and 2010. The first book is Thirteenth Night (1998) and the newest is The Parisian Prodigal (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1998–2010
- Total pages
- 2,377 across 8 books
- Reading time
- 40–59 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,377 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Fools' Guild Mystery heads eight historical mystery novels by Alan Gordon, published between 1998 and 2010. Thirteenth Night (1998) opens the run and The Parisian Prodigal (2010) closes it, with Jester Leaps In (2000), A Death in the Venetian Quarter (2002), The Widow of Jerusalem (2003) and An Antic Disposition (2004) in between. Subjects recorded against the books include fools and jesters, murder investigation, the Crusades and Italy. Feste appears in the subject list as a fictitious character, and so does William Shakespeare.
How many Fools’ Guild Mystery books are there?
Fools’ Guild Mystery has 8 books, released between 1998 and 2010.
Fools’ Guild Mystery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Fools’ Guild 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.
- 119982561/4
- 220002911/4
- 320023201/4
- 420032761/4
- 520043371/4
- 620072741/4
- 720083041/4
- 820103191/4
Do you have to read Fools’ Guild Mystery books in order?
You should read the Fools’ Guild Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Fools’ Guild Mystery book also stands alone.
Where to start with Fools’ Guild Mystery
Start with Thirteenth Night (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Fools’ Guild Mystery book?
The Parisian Prodigal (2010) is the newest Fools’ Guild Mystery book released so far.
Is there a new Fools’ Guild Mystery book coming?
No next Fools’ Guild 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.
Fools’ Guild Mystery at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Fools’ Guild Mystery title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Fools’ Guild Mystery books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,377 pages across all 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Fools’ Guild Mystery books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
What the Fools’ Guild Mystery books are about
All 8 Fools’ Guild Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fools and jesters is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fools and jesters 5 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 8 books
- Feste (Fictitious character) 3 of 8 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 8 books
- Investigation 3 of 8 books
- Murder 3 of 8 books
- Crusades 2 of 8 books
- Feste (Fictitious character : Gordon) 2 of 8 books
- History 2 of 8 books
More books by Alan Gordon
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Series that include Fools’ Guild Mystery books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Fools' Guild books in order 8 books