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Kent Murdock Mystery Books in Order

Kent Murdock Mystery by George Harmon Coxe contains 23 books, published between 1935 and 1974. The first book is Murder With Pictures (1935) and the newest is Silent Witness (1974). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1935–1974
Pages on record
1,455 in 6 of 23 books
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George Harmon Coxe's Kent Murdock Mystery series runs to 23 books over almost four decades, from Murder With Pictures (1935) to Silent Witness (1974). The Camera Clue (1937), The Glass Triangle (1940) and Mrs. Murdock Takes A Case (1941) are early entries. The Jade Venus and The Fifth Key appeared in the 1940s. Each book runs to about 216 pages.

How many Kent Murdock Mystery books are there?

Kent Murdock Mystery has 23 books, released between 1935 and 1974.

Kent Murdock Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Kent Murdock Mystery 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 Murder With Pictures by George Harmon Coxe, book 1 of the Kent Murdock Mystery series (1935)
  2. Cover of Easy Way To Go by George Harmon Coxe, book 21 of the Kent Murdock Mystery series (1969)
  1. 1
    Murder With Pictures1935 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1935288
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  2. 2
    The Barotique Mystery / Murdock's Acid Test1936 · confirmed 1/4
    1936–
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  3. 3
    The Camera Clue1937 · confirmed 1/4
    1937–
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  4. 4
    The Frightened Women / Four Frightened Women1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  5. 5
    The Glass Triangle1940 · confirmed 1/4
    1940–
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  6. 6
    Mrs. Murdock Takes A Case1941 · confirmed 1/4
    1941–
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  7. 7
    The Charred Witness1942 · confirmed 1/4
    1942–
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  8. 8
    The Jade Venus1945 · confirmed 1/4
    1945–
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  9. 9
    The Fifth Key1947 · confirmed 1/4
    1947–
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  10. 10
    The Hollow Needle1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  11. 11
    Eye Witness1949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
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  12. 12
    Lady Killer1949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
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  13. 13
    The Widow Had A Gun1951 · confirmed 1/4
    1951–
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  14. 14
    The Crimson Clue1952 · confirmed 1/4
    1952–
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  15. 15
    Focus On Murder1954 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1954222
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  16. 16
    Murder On Their Minds1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  17. 17
    The Big Gamble1958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  18. 18
    The Last Commandment1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  19. 19
    The Hidden Key1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  20. 20
    The Reluctant Heiress1965 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965192
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  21. 21
    Easy Way To Go1969 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969192
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  22. 22
    Fenner1971 · 350 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971350
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  23. 23
    Silent Witness1974 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974211
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Is there a chronological order for Kent Murdock Mystery?

No separate chronological order is on record for Kent Murdock Mystery, 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 Kent Murdock Mystery books in order?

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

Where to start with Kent Murdock Mystery

Start with Murder With Pictures (1935), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kent Murdock Mystery book?

Silent Witness (1974) is the newest Kent Murdock Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Kent Murdock Mystery book coming?

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

Kent Murdock Mystery at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Kent Murdock Mystery title on record dates from 1974, 52 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Kent Murdock Mystery books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,455 pages across the 6 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 216 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kent Murdock Mystery books, 8 of 23, were published in the 1940s.

What the Kent Murdock Mystery books are about

5 of the 23 Kent Murdock Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by George Harmon Coxe

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