Ed Noon Books in Order
Ed Noon by Michael Avallone contains 32 books, published between 1953 and 2014. The first book is The Spitting Image (1953) and the newest is Little Miss Murder (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 1953–2014
- Pages on record
- 667 in 4 of 32 books
Ed Noon is the detective at the centre of Michael Avallone's mystery series, which runs to 32 books between 1953 and 2014. The Spitting Image and The Tall Dolores open it in 1953, followed by Dead Game and Violence in Velvet. Three titles carry 1957 dates and three more 1960, among them The Crazy Mixed-Up Corpse, The Case of the Violent Virgin and Meanwhile Back at the Morgue. Median length is 168 pages, and the 1970s is the heaviest decade.
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How many Ed Noon books are there?
Ed Noon has 32 books, released between 1953 and 2014.
Ed Noon Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Ed Noon 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 November 2026.
- 1The Spitting Image1953 · confirmed 1/41953–1/4
- 2The Tall Dolores1953 · confirmed 1/41953–1/4
- 3Dead Game1954 · confirmed 1/41954–1/4
- 4Violence in Velvet1956 · confirmed 1/41956–1/4
- 5The Voodoo Murders1957 · confirmed 1/41957–1/4
- 6The Crazy Mixed-Up Corpse1957 · confirmed 1/41957–1/4
- 7The Alarming Clock1957 · confirmed 1/41957–1/4
- 8The Case of the Violent Virgin1960 · confirmed 1/41960–1/4
- 9The February Doll Murders1960 · confirmed 1/41960–1/4
- 10Meanwhile Back at the Morgue1960 · confirmed 1/41960–1/4
- 11There Is Something about a Dame1963 · confirmed 1/41963–1/4
- 12The Bedroom Bolero1963 · confirmed 1/41963–1/4
- 13The Living Bomb1963 · confirmed 1/41963–1/4
- 14Lust Is No Lady1964 · confirmed 1/41964–1/4
- 15The Fat Death1966 · confirmed 1/41966–1/4
- 16The Flower-Covered Corpse1969 · confirmed 1/41969–1/4
- 17The Doomsday Bag1969 · 141 pages · confirmed 1/419691411/4
- 18Death Dives Deep1971 · confirmed 1/41971–1/4
- 19The Hot Body1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 20Killer on the Keys1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 21The X-Rated Corpse1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 22Shoot it Again, Sam1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 23The Girl in the Cockpit1974 · confirmed 1/41974–1/4
- 24London Bloody London1974 · confirmed 1/41974–1/4
- 25Kill Her-- You'll Like It!1974 · confirmed 1/41974–1/4
- 26The Big Stiffs1977 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419772241/4
- 275 Minute Mysteries1978 · 106 pages · confirmed 1/419781061/4
- 28High Noon at Midnight1989 · 196 pages · confirmed 1/419891961/4
- 29The Case of the Bouncing Betty2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 30The Horrible Man2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 31Assassins Don't Die in Bed2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 32Little Miss Murder2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Ed Noon?
No separate chronological order is on record for Ed Noon, 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 Ed Noon books in order?
You should read the Ed Noon books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Ed Noon book also stands alone.
Where to start with Ed Noon
Start with The Spitting Image (1953), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ed Noon book?
Little Miss Murder (2014) is the newest Ed Noon book released so far.
Is there a new Ed Noon book coming?
No next Ed Noon book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ed Noon at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Ed Noon title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Ed Noon books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 667 pages across the 4 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 168 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ed Noon books, 10 of 32, were published in the 1970s.
When Ed Noon books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Ed Noon titles appeared. 1960s was the most productive decade with 10 titles.
32 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Ed Noon books are about
1 of the 32 Ed Noon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 1 of 1 books
- Short stories 1 of 1 books
Other series by Michael Avallone
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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