Inspector Green Books in Order
Barbara Fradkin has written 12 Inspector Green books, published between 2000 and 2025. The first book is Do or Die (2000) and the newest is Shipwrecked Souls (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2000–2025
- Pages on record
- 3,536 in 11 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 59–88 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,536 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Inspector Green, the fictitious detective Michael Green, is the subject of 12 police procedurals by Barbara Fradkin, from Do or Die (2000) to Shipwrecked Souls (2025). Subject headings place the books in Ontario and tag them as Canadian fiction. Once Upon A Time (2001), Mist Walker (2003), Fifth Son (2004), This Thing of Darkness (2009) and None So Blind (2014) are among the titles. Barbara Fradkin's series is ongoing.
How many Inspector Green books are there?
Inspector Green has 12 books, released between 2000 and 2025.
Inspector Green Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Inspector Green 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.
- 120002572/4
- 220012542/4
- 320032792/4
- 420043042/4
- 520063472/4
- 620073012/4
- 720093442/4
- 820103462/4
- 920123942/4
- 1020143822/4
- 1120213282/4
- 122025–2/4
Do you have to read Inspector Green books in order?
You should read the Inspector Green books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Inspector Green book also stands alone.
Where to start with Inspector Green
Start with Do or Die (2000), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Inspector Green book?
Shipwrecked Souls (2025) is the newest Inspector Green book released so far.
Is there a new Inspector Green book coming?
No next Inspector Green book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Inspector Green at a glance
- Still running
- Inspector Green is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Inspector Green books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,536 pages across the 11 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Inspector Green books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2000s.
What the Inspector Green books are about
10 of the 12 Inspector Green books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: michael green (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Michael Green (Fictitious character) 6 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 10 books
- Ontario 4 of 10 books
- Police 4 of 10 books
- Investigation 2 of 10 books
- Crime 2 of 10 books
- Murder 2 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 2 of 10 books
More books by Barbara Fradkin
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Barbara Fradkin books in order 22 books