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Aristotle Books in Order

Aristotle by Margaret Doody contains 5 books, published between 1978 and 2005. The first book is Aristotle Detective (1978) and the newest is Mysteries Of Eleusis (2005). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
5
Published
1978–2005
Total pages
1,760 across 5 books
Reading time
29–44 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,760 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 5 books in order Printable Aristotle checklist

Aristotle Detective (1978) opens Margaret Doody's series, in which the philosopher Aristotle investigates crimes in ancient Greece. Five books are catalogued: Aristotle Detective (1978), Aristotle And Poetic Justice (2000), Aristotle and the Secrets of Life (2002), Poison in Athens (2004) and Mysteries Of Eleusis (2005). Abduction, the Delphian oracle, ocean travel and Athenian life supply the material, and the sequence ended in 2005.

How many Aristotle books are there?

Aristotle has 5 books, released between 1978 and 2005.

Aristotle Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 5 Aristotle 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.

  1. Cover of Aristotle Detective by Margaret Doody, book 1 of the Aristotle series (1978)
  2. Cover of Aristotle And Poetic Justice by Margaret Doody, book 2 of the Aristotle series (2000)
  3. Cover of Aristotle and the Secrets of Life by Margaret Doody, book 3 of the Aristotle series (2002)
  4. Cover of Poison in Athens by Margaret Doody, book 4 of the Aristotle series (2004)
  5. Cover of Mysteries Of Eleusis by Margaret Doody, book 5 of the Aristotle series (2005)
  1. 1
    Aristotle Detective1978 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978278
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  2. 2
    Aristotle And Poetic Justice2000 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000324
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  3. 3
    Aristotle and the Secrets of Life2002 · 420 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002420
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  4. 4
    Poison in Athens2004 · 418 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004418
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  5. 5
    Mysteries Of Eleusis2005 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005320
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Aristotle Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Aristotle books run from Aristotle Detective (1978) to Mysteries Of Eleusis (2005), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Aristotle in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Aristotle books in order?

You should read the Aristotle books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Aristotle book also stands alone.

Where to start with Aristotle

Start with Aristotle Detective (1978), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Aristotle book?

Mysteries Of Eleusis (2005) is the newest Aristotle book released so far.

Is there a new Aristotle book coming?

No next Aristotle book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Aristotle at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Aristotle title on record dates from 2005, 21 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Aristotle books have appeared about one every 7 years on average.
Length
1,760 pages across all 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 324 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Aristotle books, 4 of 5, were published in the 2000s.

What the Aristotle books are about

All 5 Aristotle books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Margaret Doody

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.