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Inspector George Gently Books in Order

Inspector George Gently by Alan Hunter contains 51 books, published between 1955 and 2016. The first book is Gently Does It (1955) and the newest is Gently with Passion (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
51
Published
1955–2016
Pages on record
8,654 in 43 of 51 books
Reading time
144–216 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,654 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 43 of 51 titles with a page count on record.

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Inspector George Gently is Alan Hunter's English police series, running to 51 catalogued books between Gently Does It (1955) and Gently with Passion (2016). Nearly every title carries the detective's name: Gently By the Shore, Gently Down the Stream, Gently Through the Mill, Gently in the Sun. Murder and fraud investigation supply the cases, in short books at a median of 192 pages.

How many Inspector George Gently books are there?

Inspector George Gently has 51 books, released between 1955 and 2016.

Inspector George Gently Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 51 Inspector George Gently 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 Gently Does It by Alan Hunter, book 1 of the Inspector George Gently series (1955)
  2. Cover of Gently Down the Stream by Alan Hunter, book 3 of the Inspector George Gently series (1957)
  3. Cover of Landed Gently by Alan Hunter, book 4 of the Inspector George Gently series (1957)
  4. Cover of Gently Through the Mill by Alan Hunter, book 5 of the Inspector George Gently series (1958)
  5. Cover of Gently in the Sun by Alan Hunter, book 6 of the Inspector George Gently series (1959)
  6. Cover of Gently With The Painters by Alan Hunter, book 7 of the Inspector George Gently series (1960)
  7. Cover of Gently to the Summit by Alan Hunter, book 8 of the Inspector George Gently series (1961)
  8. Cover of Gently Go Man by Alan Hunter, book 9 of the Inspector George Gently series (1961)
  9. Cover of Gently Where The Roads Go by Alan Hunter, book 10 of the Inspector George Gently series (1962)
  10. Cover of Gently Floating by Alan Hunter, book 11 of the Inspector George Gently series (1963)
  11. Cover of Gently Sahib by Alan Hunter, book 12 of the Inspector George Gently series (1964)
  12. Cover of Gently with the Ladies by Alan Hunter, book 13 of the Inspector George Gently series (1965)
  13. Cover of Gently North-West by Alan Hunter, book 14 of the Inspector George Gently series (1967)
  14. Cover of Gently Continental by Alan Hunter, book 15 of the Inspector George Gently series (1967)
  15. Cover of Gently with the Innocents by Alan Hunter, book 17 of the Inspector George Gently series (1970)
  16. Cover of Gently at a Gallop by Alan Hunter, book 18 of the Inspector George Gently series (1971)
  17. Cover of Gently Where She Lay by Alan Hunter, book 19 of the Inspector George Gently series (1972)
  18. Cover of Gently French by Alan Hunter, book 20 of the Inspector George Gently series (1973)
  19. Cover of Gently in Trees / Gently Through the Woods by Alan Hunter, book 21 of the Inspector George Gently series (1974)
  20. Cover of Gently with Love by Alan Hunter, book 22 of the Inspector George Gently series (1975)
  21. Cover of Gently Instrumental by Alan Hunter, book 24 of the Inspector George Gently series (1977)
  22. Cover of Gently to a Sleep by Alan Hunter, book 25 of the Inspector George Gently series (1978)
  23. Cover of Gabrielle's Way by Alan Hunter, book 27 of the Inspector George Gently series (1981)
  24. Cover of Gently Heartbroken / The Scottish Decision by Alan Hunter, book 29 of the Inspector George Gently series (1981)
  1. 1
    Gently Does It1955 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1955250
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  2. 2
    Gently By the Shore1956 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1956272
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  3. 3
    Gently Down the Stream1957 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1957256
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  4. 4
    Landed Gently1957 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1957256
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  5. 5
    Gently Through the Mill1958 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1958256
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  6. 6
    Gently in the Sun1959 · 235 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1959235
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  7. 7
    Gently With The Painters1960 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1960249
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  8. 8
    Gently to the Summit1961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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  9. 9
    Gently Go Man1961 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1961224
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  10. 10
    Gently Where The Roads Go1962 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1962215
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  11. 11
    Gently Floating1963 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1963224
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  12. 12
    Gently Sahib1964 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1964224
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  13. 13
    Gently with the Ladies1965 · confirmed 2/4
    1965–
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  14. 14
    Gently North-West1967 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1967208
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  15. 15
    Gently Continental1967 · 202 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1967202
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  16. 16
    Gently Coloured1969 · 151 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969151
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  17. 17
    Gently with the Innocents1970 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970208
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  18. 18
    Gently at a Gallop1971 · 187 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1971187
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  19. 19
    Gently Where She Lay1972 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1972217
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  20. 20
    Gently French1973 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1973204
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  21. 21
    Gently in Trees / Gently Through the Woods1974 · confirmed 2/4
    1974–
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  22. 22
    Gently with Love1975 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975184
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  23. 23
    Gently Where the Birds are1976 · 173 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976173
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  24. 24
    Gently Instrumental1977 · 175 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977175
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  25. 25
    Gently to a Sleep1978 · 172 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978172
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  26. 26
    The Honfleur Decision1980 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980182
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  27. 27
    Gabrielle's Way1981 · 145 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981145
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  28. 28
    Fields of Heather / Death on the Heath1981 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981158
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  29. 29
    Gently Heartbroken / The Scottish Decision1981 · 145 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981145
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  30. 30
    Gently Between Tides1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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Is there a chronological order for Inspector George Gently?

No separate chronological order is on record for Inspector George Gently, 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 Inspector George Gently books in order?

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

Where to start with Inspector George Gently

Start with Gently Does It (1955), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Inspector George Gently book?

Gently with Passion (2016) is the newest Inspector George Gently book released so far.

Is there a new Inspector George Gently book coming?

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

Inspector George Gently at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Inspector George Gently title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Inspector George Gently books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,654 pages across the 43 of 51 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Inspector George Gently books, 13 of 51, were published in the 1980s.

What the Inspector George Gently books are about

34 of the 51 Inspector George Gently books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gently, george (fictitious character) is tagged on 28 of 34. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Alan Hunter

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