Vinyl Detective Books in Order
Vinyl Detective by Andrew Cartmel contains 8 books, published between 2016 and 2025. The first book is Written in Dead Wax (2016) and the newest is Underscore (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2016–2025
- Pages on record
- 2,168 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 36–54 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,168 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.
Vinyl Detective is a crime series by Andrew Cartmel about a record collector who takes on investigations. Eight books run from Written in Dead Wax (2016) through The Run-Out Groove (2017), Victory Disc (2018), Low Action (2020) and Noise Floor (2024) to Underscore (2025). Subject headings cover sound recordings, the recording industry, collectors and missing children. The series continues, at a median of 427 pages.
How many Vinyl Detective books are there?
Vinyl Detective has 8 books, released between 2016 and 2025.
Vinyl Detective Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Vinyl Detective 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.
- 1Written in Dead Wax2016 · 477 pages · confirmed 1/420164771/4
- 2The Run-Out Groove2017 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420174161/4
- 3Victory Disc2018 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420184321/4
- 4Flip Back2019 · 427 pages · confirmed 1/420194271/4
- 5Low Action2020 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420204161/4
- 6Attack and Decay2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 7Noise Floor2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 8Underscore2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Vinyl Detective?
No separate chronological order is on record for Vinyl Detective, 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 Vinyl Detective books in order?
You should read the Vinyl Detective books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Vinyl Detective book also stands alone.
Where to start with Vinyl Detective
Start with Written in Dead Wax (2016), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Vinyl Detective book?
Underscore (2025) is the newest Vinyl Detective book released so far.
Is there a new Vinyl Detective book coming?
No next Vinyl Detective book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Vinyl Detective at a glance
- Still running
- Vinyl Detective is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Vinyl Detective books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,168 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 427 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Vinyl Detective books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2020s.
What the Vinyl Detective books are about
4 of the 8 Vinyl Detective books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 4 of 4 books
- Collectors and collecting 2 of 4 books
- Sound recording industry 2 of 4 books
- Sound recordings 2 of 4 books
- Crime 1 of 4 books
- English literature 1 of 4 books
- Missing children 1 of 4 books
More books by Andrew Cartmel
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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