Eleanor Roosevelt Books in Order
Eleanor Roosevelt by Elliott Roosevelt contains 20 books, published between 1984 and 2001. The first book is Murder and the First Lady (1984) and the newest is Murder at the President's Door (2001). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 1984–2001
- Pages on record
- 3,880 in 16 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 65–97 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,880 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
The Eleanor Roosevelt series is a historical mystery sequence credited to Elliott Roosevelt, with Eleanor Roosevelt as its recurring sleuth. Twenty books appeared between Murder and the First Lady (1984) and Murder at the President's Door (2001). Recorded subjects place the books around Washington, D.C. and the White House, alongside women detectives and presidents' spouses. The sequence closed in 2001.
How many Eleanor Roosevelt books are there?
Eleanor Roosevelt has 20 books, released between 1984 and 2001.
Eleanor Roosevelt Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Eleanor Roosevelt 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.
- 1Murder and the First Lady1984 · confirmed 2/41984–2/4
- 2The Hyde Park Murder1985 · confirmed 2/41985–2/4
- 3Murder at Hobcaw Barony1986 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/419862162/4
- 4The White House Pantry Murder1987 · 231 pages · confirmed 2/419872312/4
- 5Murder at the Palace1987 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/419872322/4
- 6Murder in the Oval Office1989 · confirmed 2/41989–2/4
- 7Murder in the Rose Garden1989 · 247 pages · confirmed 2/419892472/4
- 8Murder in the Blue Room1990 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/419902302/4
- 9A First Class Murder1991 · 261 pages · confirmed 2/419912612/4
- 10Murder in the West Wing1992 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/419922812/4
- 11Murder in the Red Room1992 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/419922492/4
- 12Murder in the East Room1993 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/419932582/4
- 13A Royal Murder1994 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/419942342/4
- 14Murder in the Executive Mansion1995 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/419952422/4
- 15Murder in the Chateau1996 · confirmed 2/41996–2/4
- 16Murder at Midnight1997 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/419972402/4
- 17Murder in the Map Room1998 · 251 pages · confirmed 2/419982512/4
- 18Murder in Georgetown1999 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/419992402/4
- 19Murder in the Lincoln Bedroom2000 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/420002282/4
- 20Murder at the President's Door2001 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/420012402/4
Is there a chronological order for Eleanor Roosevelt?
No separate chronological order is on record for Eleanor Roosevelt, 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 Eleanor Roosevelt books in order?
You should read the Eleanor Roosevelt books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Eleanor Roosevelt book also stands alone.
Where to start with Eleanor Roosevelt
Start with Murder and the First Lady (1984), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Eleanor Roosevelt book?
Murder at the President's Door (2001) is the newest Eleanor Roosevelt book released so far.
Is there a new Eleanor Roosevelt book coming?
No next Eleanor Roosevelt book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Eleanor Roosevelt at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Eleanor Roosevelt title on record dates from 2001, 25 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Eleanor Roosevelt books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,880 pages across the 16 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Eleanor Roosevelt books, 11 of 20, were published in the 1990s.
What the Eleanor Roosevelt books are about
All 20 Eleanor Roosevelt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 19 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 19 of 20 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 19 of 20 books
- Roosevelt, eleanor, 1884-1962 19 of 20 books
- Washington (D.C.) 18 of 20 books
- Presidents' spouses 9 of 20 books
- White House (Washington, D.C.) 2 of 20 books
Characters in the Eleanor Roosevelt books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.