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Inspector Ghote Books in Order

Inspector Ghote by H.R.F. Keating contains 26 books, published between 1964 and 2009. The first book is The Perfect Murder (1964) and the newest is A Small Case for Inspector Ghote? (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1964–2009
Pages on record
5,034 in 22 of 26 books
Reading time
84–126 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,034 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

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Inspector Ganesh Ghote is the Indian police detective in H.R.F. Keating's procedural series. The Perfect Murder (1964) opens a run of 26 books that closes with A Small Case for Inspector Ghote? (2009). Most titles name him outright: Inspector Ghote's Good Crusade (1966), Inspector Ghote Hunts the Peacock (1968), Inspector Ghote Breaks an Egg (1970), Inspector Ghote Goes By Train (1971) and Bats Fly Up for Inspector Ghote (1974). The 1980s were the heaviest decade, at a median of 224 pages.

How many Inspector Ghote books are there?

Inspector Ghote has 26 books, released between 1964 and 2009.

Inspector Ghote Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Inspector Ghote 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 The Perfect Murder by H.R.F. Keating, book 1 of the Inspector Ghote series (1964)
  2. Cover of Inspector Ghote's Good Crusade by H.R.F. Keating, book 2 of the Inspector Ghote series (1966)
  3. Cover of Inspector Ghote Caught in Meshes by H.R.F. Keating, book 3 of the Inspector Ghote series (1967)
  4. Cover of Inspector Ghote Hunts the Peacock by H.R.F. Keating, book 4 of the Inspector Ghote series (1968)
  5. Cover of Inspector Ghote Plays a Joker by H.R.F. Keating, book 5 of the Inspector Ghote series (1969)
  6. Cover of Inspector Ghote Breaks an Egg by H.R.F. Keating, book 6 of the Inspector Ghote series (1970)
  7. Cover of Inspector Ghote Goes By Train by H.R.F. Keating, book 7 of the Inspector Ghote series (1971)
  8. Cover of Bats Fly Up for Inspector Ghote by H.R.F. Keating, book 9 of the Inspector Ghote series (1974)
  9. Cover of Filmi, Filmi, Inspector Ghote by H.R.F. Keating, book 10 of the Inspector Ghote series (1976)
  10. Cover of Inspector Ghote Draws a Line by H.R.F. Keating, book 11 of the Inspector Ghote series (1979)
  11. Cover of Inspector Ghote, His Life and Crimes by H.R.F. Keating, book 18 of the Inspector Ghote series (1989)
  12. Cover of The Iciest Sin by H.R.F. Keating, book 19 of the Inspector Ghote series (1990)
  13. Cover of Cheating Death by H.R.F. Keating, book 20 of the Inspector Ghote series (1992)
  14. Cover of Doing Wrong by H.R.F. Keating, book 21 of the Inspector Ghote series (1993)
  15. Cover of Asking Questions by H.R.F. Keating, book 22 of the Inspector Ghote series (1996)
  16. Cover of Bribery, Corruption Also by H.R.F. Keating, book 23 of the Inspector Ghote series (1999)
  17. Cover of Breaking and Entering by H.R.F. Keating, book 24 of the Inspector Ghote series (2000)
  18. Cover of Inspector Ghote's First Case by H.R.F. Keating, book 25 of the Inspector Ghote series (2008)
  19. Cover of A Small Case for Inspector Ghote? by H.R.F. Keating, book 26 of the Inspector Ghote series (2009)
  1. 1
    The Perfect Murder1964 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1964256
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  2. 2
    Inspector Ghote's Good Crusade1966 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1966224
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  3. 3
    Inspector Ghote Caught in Meshes1967 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1967224
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  4. 4
    Inspector Ghote Hunts the Peacock1968 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1968224
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  5. 5
    Inspector Ghote Plays a Joker1969 · 189 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969189
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  6. 6
    Inspector Ghote Breaks an Egg1970 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970188
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  7. 7
    Inspector Ghote Goes By Train1971 · 323 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1971323
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  8. 8
    Inspector Ghote Trusts the Heart1972 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1972224
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  9. 9
    Bats Fly Up for Inspector Ghote1974 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1974190
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  10. 10
    Filmi, Filmi, Inspector Ghote1976 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976188
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  11. 11
    Inspector Ghote Draws a Line1979 · 195 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979195
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  12. 12
    The Murder of the Maharajah1980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  13. 13
    Go West, Inspector Ghote1981 · 213 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981213
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  14. 14
    The Sheriff of Bombay1984 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984224
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  15. 15
    Under a Monsoon Cloud1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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    The Body in the Billiard Room1987 · 247 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987247
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  17. 17
    Dead on Time1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  18. 18
    Inspector Ghote, His Life and Crimes1989 · 185 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989185
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  19. 19
    The Iciest Sin1990 · 183 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990183
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  20. 20
    Cheating Death1992 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992224
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  21. 21
    Doing Wrong1993 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993218
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  22. 22
    Asking Questions1996 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996282
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  23. 23
    Bribery, Corruption Also1999 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999282
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  24. 24
    Breaking and Entering2000 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000266
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  25. 25
    Inspector Ghote's First Case2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  26. 26
    A Small Case for Inspector Ghote?2009 · 285 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009285
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Is there a chronological order for Inspector Ghote?

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

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

Where to start with Inspector Ghote

Start with The Perfect Murder (1964), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Inspector Ghote book?

A Small Case for Inspector Ghote? (2009) is the newest Inspector Ghote book released so far.

Is there a new Inspector Ghote book coming?

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

Awards Inspector Ghote has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Inspector Ghote. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Inspector Ghote at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Inspector Ghote title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Inspector Ghote books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,034 pages across the 22 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Inspector Ghote books, 7 of 26, were published in the 1980s.

What the Inspector Ghote books are about

All 26 Inspector Ghote books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ganesh ghote (fictitious character) is tagged on 23 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by H.R.F. Keating

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