Isaac Bell Books in Order
There are 15 Isaac Bell books, published between 2007 and 2025. The first book is The Chase (2007) and the newest is The Iron Storm (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 2007–2025
- Confirmed
- 15 of 15 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,829 in 9 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 64–96 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,829 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Isaac Bell is a fictional private investigator and the lead figure of the Isaac Bell Adventures, a run of historical mystery and adventure novels. The 15 catalogued titles open with The Chase (2007) and reach The Iron Storm (2025). Clive Cussler is credited on 10 of them, with Justin Scott and Jack Du Brul each named on 5. Sabotage, railroad trains, serial murders and detection supply the recurring subjects, and the series continues.
How many Isaac Bell books are there?
Isaac Bell has 15 books, released between 2007 and 2025.
Isaac Bell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Isaac Bell 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.
- 120074484/4
- 220094703/4
- 32010–4/4
- 420114644/4
- 52012–3/4
- 620134163/4
- 720144354/4
- 820154164/4
- 920163873/4
- 1020173933/4
- 112019–3/4
- 122021–3/4
- 1320224003/4
- 142024–3/4
- 152025–3/4
Isaac Bell Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Isaac Bell books run from The Chase (2007) to The Iron Storm (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Isaac Bell in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Isaac Bell books in order?
You should read the Isaac Bell books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Isaac Bell book also stands alone.
Where to start with Isaac Bell
Start with The Chase (2007), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Isaac Bell book?
The Iron Storm (2025) is the newest Isaac Bell book released so far.
Is there a new Isaac Bell book coming?
No next Isaac Bell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Isaac Bell at a glance
- Still running
- Isaac Bell is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Isaac Bell books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,829 pages across the 9 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Isaac Bell books, 9 of 15, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 5 of the 15 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 15 titles, 10 are credited to Clive Cussler, 5 to Justin Scott and 5 to Jack Du Brul.
What the Isaac Bell books are about
10 of the 15 Isaac Bell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 9 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 9 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 4 of 10 books
- Suspense 3 of 10 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 10 books
- Adventure stories 2 of 10 books
- History 2 of 10 books
- Railroad trains 2 of 10 books
- Sabotage 2 of 10 books
- Thrillers 2 of 10 books