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Dr. Gideon Fell Books in Order

Dr. Gideon Fell by John Dickson Carr contains 24 books, published between 1932 and 1967. The first book is Hag's Nook (1932) and the newest is Dark of the Moon (1967). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1932–1967
Pages on record
2,848 in 12 of 24 books
Reading time
47–71 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,848 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

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Dr. Gideon Fell is John Dickson Carr's detective, working murder and poisoning cases in London and the English countryside. Hag's Nook (1932) introduces him, and The Mad Hatter Mystery, The Blind Barber, Death-Watch, The Three Coffins and The Crooked Hinge follow through the 1930s. Twenty-four books close with Dark of the Moon (1967).

How many Dr. Gideon Fell books are there?

Dr. Gideon Fell has 24 books, released between 1932 and 1967.

Dr. Gideon Fell Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Dr. Gideon Fell 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 Hag's Nook by John Dickson Carr, book 1 of the Dr. Gideon Fell series (1932)
  2. Cover of The Eight of Swords by John Dickson Carr, book 3 of the Dr. Gideon Fell series (1934)
  3. Cover of The Three Coffins / The Hollow Man by John Dickson Carr, book 6 of the Dr. Gideon Fell series (1935)
  4. Cover of The Crooked Hinge by John Dickson Carr, book 8 of the Dr. Gideon Fell series (1937)
  5. Cover of The Problem of the Wire Cage by John Dickson Carr, book 11 of the Dr. Gideon Fell series (1939)
  6. Cover of The Man Who Could Not Shudder by John Dickson Carr, book 12 of the Dr. Gideon Fell series (1940)
  7. Cover of Till Death Do Us Part by John Dickson Carr, book 16 of the Dr. Gideon Fell series (1944)
  8. Cover of He Who Whispers by John Dickson Carr, book 17 of the Dr. Gideon Fell series (1946)
  9. Cover of The Sleeping Sphinx by John Dickson Carr, book 18 of the Dr. Gideon Fell series (1947)
  10. Cover of The Dead Man's Knock by John Dickson Carr, book 20 of the Dr. Gideon Fell series (1958)
  11. Cover of Dark of the Moon by John Dickson Carr, book 24 of the Dr. Gideon Fell series (1967)
  1. 1
    Hag's Nook1932 · 161 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1932161
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  2. 2
    The Mad Hatter Mystery1933 · confirmed 2/4
    1933–
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  3. 3
    The Eight of Swords1934 · confirmed 2/4
    1934–
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  4. 4
    The Blind Barber1934 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1934296
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  5. 5
    Death-Watch1935 · 309 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1935309
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  6. 6
    The Three Coffins / The Hollow Man1935 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1935222
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  7. 7
    The Arabian Nights Murder1936 · confirmed 2/4
    1936–
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  8. 8
    The Crooked Hinge1937 · confirmed 2/4
    1937–
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  9. 9
    To Wake the Dead1938 · confirmed 2/4
    1938–
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  10. 10
    The Problem of the Green Capsule / The Black Spectacles1939 · confirmed 2/4
    1939–
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  11. 11
    The Problem of the Wire Cage1939 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1939300
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  12. 12
    The Man Who Could Not Shudder1940 · 269 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1940269
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  13. 13
    The Seat of the Scornful1941 · confirmed 2/4
    1941–
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  14. 14
    The Case of the Constant Suicides1941 · confirmed 2/4
    1941–
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  15. 15
    Death Turns the Tables1941 · 159 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1941159
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  16. 16
    Till Death Do Us Part1944 · confirmed 2/4
    1944–
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  17. 17
    He Who Whispers1946 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1946192
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  18. 18
    The Sleeping Sphinx1947 · 199 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1947199
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  19. 19
    Below Suspicion1949 · confirmed 2/4
    1949–
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  20. 20
    The Dead Man's Knock1958 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1958255
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  21. 21
    In Spite of Thunder1960 · 235 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1960235
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  22. 22
    The House at Satan's Elbow1965 · confirmed 2/4
    1965–
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  23. 23
    Panic in Box C1966 · confirmed 2/4
    1966–
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  24. 24
    Dark of the Moon1967 · 251 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1967251
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Is there a chronological order for Dr. Gideon Fell?

No separate chronological order is on record for Dr. Gideon Fell, 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 Dr. Gideon Fell books in order?

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

Where to start with Dr. Gideon Fell

Start with Hag's Nook (1932), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dr. Gideon Fell book?

Dark of the Moon (1967) is the newest Dr. Gideon Fell book released so far.

Is there a new Dr. Gideon Fell book coming?

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

Dr. Gideon Fell at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Dr. Gideon Fell title on record dates from 1967, 59 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Dr. Gideon Fell books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,848 pages across the 12 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 243 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dr. Gideon Fell books, 11 of 24, were published in the 1930s.

What the Dr. Gideon Fell books are about

22 of the 24 Dr. Gideon Fell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gideon fell (fictitious character) is tagged on 22 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Gideon Fell (Fictitious character) 22 of 22 books
  • Private investigators 22 of 22 books
  • Fell, gideon (fictitious character) 16 of 22 books
  • Mystery & detective 16 of 22 books
  • England 15 of 22 books
  • Fiction in English 7 of 22 books
  • American literature 2 of 22 books
  • Crime 2 of 22 books

More books by John Dickson Carr

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