Pliny the Younger Books in Order
Pliny the Younger by Albert A. Bell Jr. contains 8 books, published between 2002 and 2020. The first book is All Roads Lead to Murder (2002) and the newest is Hiding from the Past (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2002–2020
- Pages on record
- 1,257 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 21–31 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,257 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Pliny the Younger is a historical mystery series by Albert A. Bell Jr., catalogued in eight books from All Roads Lead to Murder (2002) to Hiding from the Past (2020). Subjects recorded against the series include Rome, Turkey, history, family secrets, murder and investigation, and the books sit under the character heading Notebooks of Pliny the Younger. The Blood of Caesar (2008), The Corpus Conundrum (2011), Death in the Ashes (2013) and The Eyes of Aurora (2014) fall in the middle of the run.
How many Pliny the Younger books are there?
Pliny the Younger has 8 books, released between 2002 and 2020.
Pliny the Younger Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Pliny the Younger 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.
- 1All Roads Lead to Murder2002 · 246 pages · confirmed 1/420022461/4
- 2The Blood of Caesar2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 3The Corpus Conundrum2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 4Death in the Ashes2013 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/420132681/4
- 5The Eyes of Aurora2014 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/420142681/4
- 6Fortune's Fool2017 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/420172511/4
- 7The Gods Help Those2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 8Hiding from the Past2020 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420202241/4
Is there a chronological order for Pliny the Younger?
No separate chronological order is on record for Pliny the Younger, 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 Pliny the Younger books in order?
You should read the Pliny the Younger books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Pliny the Younger book also stands alone.
Where to start with Pliny the Younger
Start with All Roads Lead to Murder (2002), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Pliny the Younger book?
Hiding from the Past (2020) is the newest Pliny the Younger book released so far.
Is there a new Pliny the Younger book coming?
No next Pliny the Younger book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Pliny the Younger at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Pliny the Younger title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Pliny the Younger books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,257 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 251 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Pliny the Younger books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Pliny the Younger books are about
All 8 Pliny the Younger books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: rome is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Rome 5 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 4 of 8 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 8 books
More books by Albert A. Bell Jr.
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Albert A. Bell Jr. books in order 21 books
Characters in the Pliny the Younger books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.