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Toby Peters Books in Order

Toby Peters by Stuart M. Kaminsky contains 24 books, published between 1977 and 2004. The first book is Bullet for a Star (1977) and the newest is Now You See It (2004). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1977–2004
Confirmed
24 of 24 titles
Pages on record
3,598 in 17 of 24 books
Reading time
60–90 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,598 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

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Toby Peters is a private investigator in Hollywood whose clients come from the film business, across 24 Stuart M. Kaminsky mysteries. Bullet for a Star (1977) opens the run and Now You See It (2004) closes it, through Murder on the Yellow Brick Road (1977), You Bet Your Life (1978), The Howard Hughes Affair (1979), Never Cross a Vampire (1980) and The Fala Factor (1984). Historical fiction, motion picture actors and California fill the subjects.

How many Toby Peters books are there?

Toby Peters has 24 books, released between 1977 and 2004.

Toby Peters Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Toby Peters 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 Bullet for a Star by Stuart M. Kaminsky, book 1 of the Toby Peters series (1977)
  2. Cover of The Howard Hughes Affair by Stuart M. Kaminsky, book 4 of the Toby Peters series (1979)
  3. Cover of Never Cross a Vampire by Stuart M. Kaminsky, book 5 of the Toby Peters series (1980)
  4. Cover of Smart Moves by Stuart M. Kaminsky, book 12 of the Toby Peters series (1987)
  5. Cover of Buried Caesars by Stuart M. Kaminsky, book 14 of the Toby Peters series (1989)
  6. Cover of Tomorrow is Another Day by Stuart M. Kaminsky, book 18 of the Toby Peters series (1995)
  7. Cover of Dancing in the Dark by Stuart M. Kaminsky, book 19 of the Toby Peters series (1996)
  8. Cover of A Fatal Glass of Beer by Stuart M. Kaminsky, book 20 of the Toby Peters series (1997)
  9. Cover of A Few Minutes Past Midnight by Stuart M. Kaminsky, book 21 of the Toby Peters series (2001)
  10. Cover of To Catch A Spy by Stuart M. Kaminsky, book 22 of the Toby Peters series (2002)
  11. Cover of Mildred Pierced by Stuart M. Kaminsky, book 23 of the Toby Peters series (2003)
  1. 1
    Bullet for a Star1977 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977192
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  2. 2
    Murder on the Yellow Brick Road1977 · 179 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977179
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  3. 3
    You Bet Your Life1978 · confirmed 3/4
    1978–
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  4. 4
    The Howard Hughes Affair1979 · confirmed 3/4
    1979–
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  5. 5
    Never Cross a Vampire1980 · 182 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1980182
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  6. 6
    High Midnight1981 · confirmed 3/4
    1981–
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  7. 7
    Catch a Falling Clown1982 · 182 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1982182
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  8. 8
    He Done Her Wrong1983 · 197 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983197
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  9. 9
    The Fala Factor1984 · 174 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984174
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  10. 10
    Down for the Count1985 · 297 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985297
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  11. 11
    The Man Who Shot Lewis Vance1986 · confirmed 3/4
    1986–
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  12. 12
    Smart Moves1987 · 214 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987214
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  13. 13
    Think Fast, Mr. Peters1988 · 211 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988211
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  14. 14
    Buried Caesars1989 · 179 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989179
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  15. 15
    Poor Butterfly1990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
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  16. 16
    The Melting Clock1991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  17. 17
    The Devil Met a Lady1993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  18. 18
    Tomorrow is Another Day1995 · 201 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995201
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  19. 19
    Dancing in the Dark1996 · 213 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996213
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  20. 20
    A Fatal Glass of Beer1997 · 246 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997246
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  21. 21
    A Few Minutes Past Midnight2001 · 234 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001234
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  22. 22
    To Catch A Spy2002 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002240
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  23. 23
    Mildred Pierced2003 · 230 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003230
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  24. 24
    Now You See It2004 · 227 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004227
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Is there a chronological order for Toby Peters?

No separate chronological order is on record for Toby Peters, 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 Toby Peters books in order?

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

Where to start with Toby Peters

Start with Bullet for a Star (1977), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Toby Peters book?

Now You See It (2004) is the newest Toby Peters book released so far.

Is there a new Toby Peters book coming?

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

Toby Peters at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Toby Peters title on record dates from 2004, 22 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Toby Peters books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,598 pages across the 17 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 211 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Toby Peters books, 10 of 24, were published in the 1980s.

What the Toby Peters books are about

23 of the 24 Toby Peters books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 23 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Stuart M. Kaminsky

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