Gourmet Detective Books in Order
Gourmet Detective by Peter King contains 8 books, published between 1994 and 2003. The first book is The Gourmet Detective (1994) and the newest is Dine and Die on the Danube Express (2003). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1994–2003
- Pages on record
- 1,831 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 31–46 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,831 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Gourmet Detective is a mystery series by Peter King, with the Gourmet Detective recorded in the subjects as a fictitious character. Cooking, gourmets, spices, cooks and ethnic restaurants run through the subject list, which also places the books in London and England. Eight titles run from The Gourmet Detective (1994) to Dine and Die on the Danube Express (2003), taking in Spiced to Death (1997), Dying on the Vine (1998), Death al Dente (1999), A Healthy Place to Die (2000), Eat, Drink, and be Buried (2001) and Roux the Day (2002). Seven books carry page counts, totalling 1,831 pages at a median of 256.
How many Gourmet Detective books are there?
Gourmet Detective has 8 books, released between 1994 and 2003.
Gourmet Detective Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Gourmet Detective 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.
- 1The Gourmet Detective1994 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419942561/4
- 2Spiced to Death1997 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/419973041/4
- 3Dying on the Vine1998 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/419982821/4
- 4Death al Dente1999 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419992561/4
- 5A Healthy Place to Die2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 6Eat, Drink, and be Buried2001 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420012401/4
- 7Roux the Day2002 · 231 pages · confirmed 1/420022311/4
- 8Dine and Die on the Danube Express2003 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/420032621/4
Is there a chronological order for Gourmet Detective?
No separate chronological order is on record for Gourmet Detective, 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 Gourmet Detective books in order?
You should read the Gourmet Detective books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Gourmet Detective book also stands alone.
Where to start with Gourmet Detective
Start with The Gourmet Detective (1994), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gourmet Detective book?
Dine and Die on the Danube Express (2003) is the newest Gourmet Detective book released so far.
Is there a new Gourmet Detective book coming?
No next Gourmet Detective book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gourmet Detective at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Gourmet Detective title on record dates from 2003, 23 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Gourmet Detective books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,831 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gourmet Detective books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
What the Gourmet Detective books are about
All 8 Gourmet Detective books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gourmets is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Gourmets 5 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 8 books
- Cooking 4 of 8 books
- London (England) 4 of 8 books
- England 2 of 8 books
More books by Peter King
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Peter King books in order 16 books