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Lovejoy Books in Order

Lovejoy by Jonathan Gash contains 24 books, published between 1977 and 2008. The first book is The Judas Pair (1977) and the newest is Faces in the Pool (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1977–2008
Pages on record
5,109 in 20 of 24 books
Reading time
85–128 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,109 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

See all 24 books in order Printable Lovejoy checklist

Lovejoy is an antique dealer in England, and crime keeps attaching itself to the trade. Jonathan Gash wrote 24 books about him, from The Judas Pair (1977) to Faces in the Pool (2008), including Gold by Gemini (1978), The Grail Tree (1979), The Vatican Rip (1981), The Gondola Scam (1984) and Pearlhanger (1985). Traditional detective and mystery fiction is where the subjects place the series.

How many Lovejoy books are there?

Lovejoy has 24 books, released between 1977 and 2008.

Lovejoy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Lovejoy 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 Gold by Gemini by Jonathan Gash, book 2 of the Lovejoy series (1978)
  2. Cover of The Grail Tree by Jonathan Gash, book 3 of the Lovejoy series (1979)
  3. Cover of Spend Game by Jonathan Gash, book 4 of the Lovejoy series (1980)
  4. Cover of The Vatican Rip by Jonathan Gash, book 5 of the Lovejoy series (1981)
  5. Cover of Firefly Gadroon by Jonathan Gash, book 6 of the Lovejoy series (1982)
  6. Cover of The Gondola Scam by Jonathan Gash, book 8 of the Lovejoy series (1984)
  7. Cover of Pearlhanger by Jonathan Gash, book 9 of the Lovejoy series (1985)
  8. Cover of Moonspender by Jonathan Gash, book 11 of the Lovejoy series (1987)
  9. Cover of Jade Woman by Jonathan Gash, book 12 of the Lovejoy series (1989)
  10. Cover of The Very Last Gambado by Jonathan Gash, book 13 of the Lovejoy series (1990)
  11. Cover of Paid and Loving Eyes by Jonathan Gash, book 16 of the Lovejoy series (1993)
  12. Cover of The Sin Within Her Smile by Jonathan Gash, book 17 of the Lovejoy series (1993)
  13. Cover of The Grace in Older Women by Jonathan Gash, book 18 of the Lovejoy series (1995)
  14. Cover of The Possessions of a Lady by Jonathan Gash, book 19 of the Lovejoy series (1996)
  15. Cover of The Rich and the Profane by Jonathan Gash, book 20 of the Lovejoy series (1998)
  16. Cover of Every Last Cent by Jonathan Gash, book 22 of the Lovejoy series (2001)
  17. Cover of Faces in the Pool by Jonathan Gash, book 24 of the Lovejoy series (2008)
  1. 1
    The Judas Pair1977 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977256
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  2. 2
    Gold by Gemini1978 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978216
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  3. 3
    The Grail Tree1979 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979248
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  4. 4
    Spend Game1980 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980252
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  5. 5
    The Vatican Rip1981 · 221 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981221
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  6. 6
    Firefly Gadroon1982 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982208
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  7. 7
    The Sleepers of Erin1983 · confirmed 2/4
    1983–
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  8. 8
    The Gondola Scam1984 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984240
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  9. 9
    Pearlhanger1985 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985232
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  10. 10
    The Tartan Ringers / The Tartan Sell1986 · 212 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986212
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  11. 11
    Moonspender1987 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987260
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  12. 12
    Jade Woman1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  13. 13
    The Very Last Gambado1990 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990288
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  14. 14
    The Great California Game1991 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991256
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  15. 15
    The Lies of Fair Ladies1992 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992342
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  16. 16
    Paid and Loving Eyes1993 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993272
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  17. 17
    The Sin Within Her Smile1993 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993240
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  18. 18
    The Grace in Older Women1995 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995279
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  19. 19
    The Possessions of a Lady1996 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996336
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  20. 20
    The Rich and the Profane1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  21. 21
    A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  22. 22
    Every Last Cent2001 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001416
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  23. 23
    The Ten Word Game2003 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    20031
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  24. 24
    Faces in the Pool2008 · 334 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008334
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Lovejoy Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Lovejoy books run from The Judas Pair (1977) to Faces in the Pool (2008), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Lovejoy in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Lovejoy books in order?

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

Where to start with Lovejoy

Start with The Judas Pair (1977), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lovejoy book?

Faces in the Pool (2008) is the newest Lovejoy book released so far.

Is there a new Lovejoy book coming?

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

Lovejoy at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Lovejoy title on record dates from 2008, 18 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Lovejoy books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,109 pages across the 20 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 254 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lovejoy books, 9 of 24, were published in the 1980s.

What the Lovejoy books are about

21 of the 24 Lovejoy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: antique dealers is tagged on 20 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Jonathan Gash

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