Tom Quest Adventure Books in Order
Tom Quest Adventure by Fran Striker contains 8 books, published between 1947 and 2020. The first book is Sign of the Spiral (1947) and the newest is Mystery of the Timber Giant (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1947–2020
Tom Quest Adventure is a Fran Striker series of 8 books. Seven appeared between 1947 and 1955: Sign of the Spiral (1947), The Telltale Scar (1947), The Clue of the Cypress Stump (1948), The Secret of the Lost Mesa (1949), The Hidden Stone Mystery (1950), The Secret Of Thunder Mountain (1952) and The Clue of the Inca Luck Piece (1955). The eighth, Mystery of the Timber Giant, carries a 2020 date in the catalogue. Striker is credited on all eight, and no subject headings or page counts are recorded.
How many Tom Quest Adventure books are there?
Tom Quest Adventure has 8 books, released between 1947 and 2020.
Tom Quest Adventure Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Tom Quest Adventure books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Sign of the Spiral1947 · confirmed 1/41947–1/4
- 2The Telltale Scar1947 · confirmed 1/41947–1/4
- 3The Clue of the Cypress Stump1948 · confirmed 1/41948–1/4
- 4The Secret of the Lost Mesa1949 · confirmed 1/41949–1/4
- 6The Secret Of Thunder Mountain1952 · confirmed 1/41952–1/4
- 7The Clue of the Inca Luck Piece1955 · confirmed 1/41955–1/4
- 8Mystery of the Timber Giant2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Tom Quest Adventure?
No separate chronological order is on record for Tom Quest Adventure, 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 Tom Quest Adventure books in order?
You should read the Tom Quest Adventure books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Tom Quest Adventure book also stands alone.
Where to start with Tom Quest Adventure
Start with Sign of the Spiral (1947), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Tom Quest Adventure book?
Mystery of the Timber Giant (2020) is the newest Tom Quest Adventure book released so far.
Is there a new Tom Quest Adventure book coming?
No next Tom Quest Adventure book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Tom Quest Adventure at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Tom Quest Adventure title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Tom Quest Adventure books have appeared about one every 10 years on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Tom Quest Adventure books, 4 of 8, were published in the 1940s.
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