Dangerous Davies Books in Order
Dangerous Davies by Leslie Thomas contains 4 books, published between 1976 and 1998. The first book is Dangerous Davies, the Last Detective (1976) and the newest is Dangerous Davies und das einsame Herz (1998). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 1976–1998
- Pages on record
- 939 in 3 of 4 books
- Reading time
- 16–23 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 939 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 4 titles with a page count on record.
Dangerous Davies is a series by Leslie Thomas about a London police detective whose nickname runs against the truth of him. Davies carries the label of last detective because he is the last man picked for any job, which leaves him time for the cases everyone else has forgotten. His dog is on his side. Four books are catalogued, from Dangerous Davies, the Last Detective (1976) through Dangerous In Love (1987) and Dangerous By Moonlight (1993) to a German-language title dated 1998.
How many Dangerous Davies books are there?
Dangerous Davies has 4 books, released between 1976 and 1998.
Dangerous Davies Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 4 Dangerous Davies 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.
- 1Dangerous Davies, the Last Detective1976 · confirmed 2/41976–2/4
- 2Dangerous In Love1987 · 259 pages · confirmed 2/419872592/4
- 3Dangerous By Moonlight1993 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/419933442/4
- 4Dangerous Davies und das einsame Herz1998 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/419983362/4
Is there a chronological order for Dangerous Davies?
No separate chronological order is on record for Dangerous Davies, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Dangerous Davies books in order?
You should read the Dangerous Davies books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dangerous Davies book also stands alone.
Where to start with Dangerous Davies
Start with Dangerous Davies, the Last Detective (1976), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dangerous Davies book?
Dangerous Davies und das einsame Herz (1998) is the newest Dangerous Davies book released so far.
Is there a new Dangerous Davies book coming?
No next Dangerous Davies book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dangerous Davies at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Dangerous Davies title on record dates from 1998, 28 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Dangerous Davies books have appeared about one every 7 years on average.
- Length
- 939 pages across the 3 of 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dangerous Davies books, 2 of 4, were published in the 1990s.
What the Dangerous Davies books are about
3 of the 4 Dangerous Davies 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 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 2 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 3 books
More books by Leslie Thomas
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Leslie Thomas books in order 38 books