Unsolved Mysteries Books in Order

Unsolved Mysteries contains 10 books, published between 2002 and 2012. The first book is The Bermuda Triangle (2002) and the newest is The Escape from Alcatraz (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2002–2012
Pages on record
240 in 7 of 10 books
Reading time
4.0–6.0 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 240 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

Unsolved Mysteries is a juvenile nonfiction series about unexplained events, catalogued at 10 books published between 2002 and 2012. Sue L. Hamilton is credited on 6 of them and Aaron Rosenberg on 1, with the remaining titles carrying other credits. Subjects record the Bermuda Triangle, shipwrecks, aircraft accidents, monsters, archaeoastronomy and extraterrestrial beings, treated as case studies for young readers. The listing runs from The Bermuda Triangle (2002) to The Escape from Alcatraz (2012), taking in Lost Cities, Creatures of the Abyss and Crop Circles.

How many Unsolved Mysteries books are there?

Unsolved Mysteries has 10 books, released between 2002 and 2012.

Unsolved Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Unsolved Mysteries 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. 1
    The Bermuda Triangle2002 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200248
  2. 2
    Bermuda Triangle2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200732
  3. 3
    Air & Sea Mysteries2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200732
  4. 4
    Ancient Astronauts2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200732
  5. 5
    Lost Cities2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200732
  6. 6
    Monsters of Mystery2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200732
  7. 7
    Creatures of the Abyss2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200732
  8. 8
    Crop Circles2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  9. 9
    The D. B. Cooper Hijacking2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  10. 10
    The Escape from Alcatraz2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012

Do you have to read Unsolved Mysteries books in order?

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

Where to start with Unsolved Mysteries

Start with The Bermuda Triangle (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Unsolved Mysteries book?

The Escape from Alcatraz (2012) is the newest Unsolved Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Unsolved Mysteries book coming?

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

Unsolved Mysteries at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Unsolved Mysteries title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Unsolved Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
240 pages across the 7 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Unsolved Mysteries books, 7 of 10, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 10 titles, 6 are credited to Sue L. Hamilton and 1 to Aaron Rosenberg. 3 titles carry no credit.

What the Unsolved Mysteries books are about

All 10 Unsolved Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 8 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Juvenile literature 8 of 10 books
  • Bermuda triangle 2 of 10 books
  • Case studies 2 of 10 books
  • JUVENILE NONFICTION 2 of 10 books
  • Monsters 2 of 10 books
  • Monsters, juvenile literature 2 of 10 books