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Donald Strachey Books in Order

Donald Strachey by Richard Stevenson contains 17 books, published between 1981 and 2023. The first book is Death Trick (1981) and the newest is Chasing Rembrandt (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
1981–2023
Pages on record
3,003 in 14 of 17 books
Reading time
50–75 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,003 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

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Donald Strachey is the gay private investigator of Richard Stevenson's mystery series, which runs to 17 books. Death Trick (1981) is the first, followed by On the Other Hand, Death (1984) and Ice Blues (1987). Subjects include Albany, New York, outing, radio broadcasters and the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Third Man Out (1992) and Strachey's Folly (1998) sit mid-run, and Chasing Rembrandt (2023) is the newest entry.

How many Donald Strachey books are there?

Donald Strachey has 17 books, released between 1981 and 2023.

Donald Strachey Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Donald Strachey 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 Death Trick by Richard Stevenson, book 1 of the Donald Strachey series (1981)
  2. Cover of On the Other Hand, Death by Richard Stevenson, book 2 of the Donald Strachey series (1984)
  3. Cover of Ice Blues by Richard Stevenson, book 3 of the Donald Strachey series (1987)
  4. Cover of Third Man Out by Richard Stevenson, book 4 of the Donald Strachey series (1992)
  5. Cover of Shock to the System by Richard Stevenson, book 5 of the Donald Strachey series (1995)
  6. Cover of Strachey's Folly by Richard Stevenson, book 7 of the Donald Strachey series (1998)
  7. Cover of Tongue Tied by Richard Stevenson, book 8 of the Donald Strachey series (2000)
  8. Cover of Death Vows by Richard Stevenson, book 9 of the Donald Strachey series (2008)
  9. Cover of The 38 Million Dollar Smile by Richard Stevenson, book 10 of the Donald Strachey series (2009)
  10. Cover of Cockeyed by Richard Stevenson, book 11 of the Donald Strachey series (2010)
  11. Cover of Red White Black and Blue by Richard Stevenson, book 12 of the Donald Strachey series (2011)
  12. Cover of The Last Thing I Saw by Richard Stevenson, book 13 of the Donald Strachey series (2012)
  13. Cover of Why Stop At Vengeance by Richard Stevenson, book 14 of the Donald Strachey series (2015)
  14. Cover of www.dropdead by Richard Stevenson, book 15 of the Donald Strachey series (2016)
  1. 1
    Death Trick1981 · 199 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981199
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  2. 2
    On the Other Hand, Death1984 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984216
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  3. 3
    Ice Blues1987 · 195 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987195
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  4. 4
    Third Man Out1992 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992175
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  5. 5
    Shock to the System1995 · 173 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995173
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  6. 6
    Chain of Fools1996 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996185
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  7. 7
    Strachey's Folly1998 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998216
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  8. 8
    Tongue Tied2000 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000208
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  9. 9
    Death Vows2008 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008212
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  10. 10
    The 38 Million Dollar Smile2009 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009278
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  11. 11
    Cockeyed2010 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010230
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  12. 12
    Red White Black and Blue2011 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011224
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  13. 13
    The Last Thing I Saw2012 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012244
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  14. 14
    Why Stop At Vengeance2015 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015248
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  15. 15
    www.dropdead2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  16. 16
    Killer Reunion2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  17. 17
    Chasing Rembrandt2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Is there a chronological order for Donald Strachey?

No separate chronological order is on record for Donald Strachey, 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 Donald Strachey books in order?

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

Where to start with Donald Strachey

Start with Death Trick (1981), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Donald Strachey book?

Chasing Rembrandt (2023) is the newest Donald Strachey book released so far.

Is there a new Donald Strachey book coming?

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

Donald Strachey at a glance

Paused
No new Donald Strachey title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Donald Strachey books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
3,003 pages across the 14 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 214 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Donald Strachey books, 6 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the Donald Strachey books are about

13 of the 17 Donald Strachey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gay men is tagged on 11 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Richard Stevenson

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