Ivor Maddox Books in Order
Ivor Maddox by Elizabeth Linington / Dell Shannon contains 13 books, published between 1964 and 1986. The first book is Greenmask! (1964) and the newest is Strange Felony (As: Dell Shannon) (1986). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 1964–1986
- Total pages
- 2,952 across 13 books
- Reading time
- 49–74 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,952 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Ivor Maddox is a series of 13 books credited to Elizabeth Linington / Dell Shannon, running from 1964 to 1986. Greenmask! (1964) is the first book. No Evil Angel (1964), Date With Death (1966), Policeman's Lot (1968), Crime by Chance (1974) and No Villain Need Be (1979) follow. The last entry is Strange Felony (1986), published as Dell Shannon. Subject headings include police, policewomen and married people.
How many Ivor Maddox books are there?
Ivor Maddox has 13 books, released between 1964 and 1986.
Ivor Maddox Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Ivor Maddox 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.
- 1Greenmask!1964 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419642241/4
- 2No Evil Angel1964 · 306 pages · confirmed 1/419643061/4
- 3Date With Death1966 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/419662761/4
- 4Something Wrong1968 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/419681831/4
- 5Policeman's Lot1968 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/419682321/4
- 6Practice to deceive1971 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/419712121/4
- 7Crime by Chance1974 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/419742731/4
- 8Perchance of Death1977 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/419771791/4
- 9No Villain Need Be1979 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/419791821/4
- 10Consequence of Crime1980 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/419801781/4
- 11Skeletons in the Closet1982 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/419821781/4
- 12Felony Report (As: Dell Shannon)1984 · 351 pages · confirmed 1/419843511/4
- 13Strange Felony (As: Dell Shannon)1986 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/419861781/4
Is there a chronological order for Ivor Maddox?
No separate chronological order is on record for Ivor Maddox, 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 Ivor Maddox books in order?
You should read the Ivor Maddox books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Ivor Maddox book also stands alone.
Where to start with Ivor Maddox
Start with Greenmask! (1964), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ivor Maddox book?
Strange Felony (As: Dell Shannon) (1986) is the newest Ivor Maddox book released so far.
Is there a new Ivor Maddox book coming?
No next Ivor Maddox book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ivor Maddox at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Ivor Maddox title on record dates from 1986, 40 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Ivor Maddox books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,952 pages across all 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 212 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ivor Maddox books, 5 of 13, were published in the 1960s.
What the Ivor Maddox books are about
8 of the 13 Ivor Maddox books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Police 2 of 8 books
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