Daniel Jacobus Mystery Books in Order

Daniel Jacobus Mystery by Gerald Elias contains 8 books, published between 2009 and 2023. The first book is Devil's Trill (2009) and the newest is Murder at the Royal Albert (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2009–2023
Pages on record
1,061 in 4 of 8 books
Reading time
18–27 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,061 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

Daniel Jacobus is the recurring character in a mystery series by Gerald Elias, catalogued in eight books between 2009 and 2023. Subjects recorded against the books include violinists, violin teachers, blind teachers, conductors, music competitions and murder investigation. Devil's Trill (2009) opens the series, and Danse Macabre (2010), Death and the Maiden (2011) and Death and Transfiguration (2012) follow. Murder at the Royal Albert (2023) is the newest entry.

How many Daniel Jacobus Mystery books are there?

Daniel Jacobus Mystery has 8 books, released between 2009 and 2023.

Daniel Jacobus Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Daniel Jacobus 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.

  1. 1
    Devil's Trill2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009
  2. 2
    Danse Macabre2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010
  3. 3
    Death and the Maiden2011 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011291
  4. 4
    Death and Transfiguration2012 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012322
  5. 5
    Playing with Fire2016 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016224
  6. 6
    Spring Break2017 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017224
  7. 7
    Cloudy With a Chance of Murder2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  8. 8
    Murder at the Royal Albert2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023

Is there a chronological order for Daniel Jacobus Mystery?

No separate chronological order is on record for Daniel Jacobus Mystery, 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 Daniel Jacobus Mystery books in order?

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

Where to start with Daniel Jacobus Mystery

Start with Devil's Trill (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Daniel Jacobus Mystery book?

Murder at the Royal Albert (2023) is the newest Daniel Jacobus Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Daniel Jacobus Mystery book coming?

No next Daniel Jacobus 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.

Daniel Jacobus Mystery at a glance

Paused
No new Daniel Jacobus Mystery title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Daniel Jacobus Mystery books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,061 pages across the 4 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 258 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Daniel Jacobus Mystery books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Daniel Jacobus Mystery books are about

6 of the 8 Daniel Jacobus Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Gerald Elias

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

Characters in the Daniel Jacobus Mystery books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.