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Peter Duluth Mystery Books in Order

Peter Duluth Mystery by Patrick Quentin contains 10 books, published between 1936 and 2016. The first book is A Puzzle for Fools (1936) and the newest is The Puzzles of Peter Duluth (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1936–2016
Pages on record
1,410 in 6 of 10 books
Reading time
24–35 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,410 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable Peter Duluth Mystery checklist

Peter Duluth is the recurring character in a mystery series published under the name Patrick Quentin. Ten books are catalogued, opening with A Puzzle for Fools (1936) and running through Puzzle for Players (1938), Puzzle for Puppets (1944), Puzzle for Wantons (1945), Puzzle for Fiends (1946) and Puzzle for Pilgrims (1947). Run to Death (1948), Black Widow (1952) and My Son, the Murderer (1954) follow, and a collection, The Puzzles of Peter Duluth, carries a 2016 date. Subjects record sanatoriums, the United States Navy, murder and investigation.

How many Peter Duluth Mystery books are there?

Peter Duluth Mystery has 10 books, released between 1936 and 2016.

Peter Duluth Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Peter Duluth 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 Puzzle for Players by Patrick Quentin, book 2 of the Peter Duluth Mystery series (1938)
  2. Cover of Puzzle for Puppets by Patrick Quentin, book 3 of the Peter Duluth Mystery series (1944)
  3. Cover of Puzzle for Fiends by Patrick Quentin, book 5 of the Peter Duluth Mystery series (1946)
  1. 1
    A Puzzle for Fools1936 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1936264
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  2. 2
    Puzzle for Players1938 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1938238
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  3. 3
    Puzzle for Puppets1944 · confirmed 1/4
    1944–
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  4. 4
    Puzzle for Wantons1945 · 229 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1945229
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  5. 5
    Puzzle for Fiends1946 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1946222
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  6. 6
    Puzzle for Pilgrims1947 · confirmed 1/4
    1947–
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  7. 7
    Run to Death1948 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1948243
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  8. 8
    Black Widow1952 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1952214
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  9. 9
    My Son, the Murderer1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  10. 10
    The Puzzles of Peter Duluth2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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Is there a chronological order for Peter Duluth Mystery?

No separate chronological order is on record for Peter Duluth 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 Peter Duluth Mystery books in order?

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

Where to start with Peter Duluth Mystery

Start with A Puzzle for Fools (1936), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Peter Duluth Mystery book?

The Puzzles of Peter Duluth (2016) is the newest Peter Duluth Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Peter Duluth Mystery book coming?

No next Peter Duluth 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.

Peter Duluth Mystery at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Peter Duluth Mystery title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Peter Duluth Mystery books have appeared about one every 9 years on average.
Length
1,410 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 234 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Peter Duluth Mystery books, 5 of 10, were published in the 1940s.

What the Peter Duluth Mystery books are about

8 of the 10 Peter Duluth Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: peter duluth (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Peter Duluth (Fictitious character) 6 of 8 books
  • Mystery & detective 5 of 8 books
  • Duluth, peter (fictitious character) 4 of 8 books
  • Fiction in English 2 of 8 books

More books by Patrick Quentin

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