A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Aaron Elkins Books in Order

The complete Aaron Elkins reading order — 40 books from 1924–2018.

  1. 01 Golf Mystery 1924 Amazon — buy Golf Mystery Bookshop — buy Golf Mystery ThriftBooks — buy Golf Mystery eBooks.com — buy Golf Mystery
  2. 02 Fellowship of Fear 1982 Amazon — buy Fellowship of Fear Bookshop — buy Fellowship of Fear ThriftBooks — buy Fellowship of Fear eBooks.com — buy Fellowship of Fear
  3. 03 The dark place 1983 Amazon — buy The dark place Bookshop — buy The dark place ThriftBooks — buy The dark place eBooks.com — buy The dark place
  4. 04 Old Bones 1987 Amazon — buy Old Bones Bookshop — buy Old Bones ThriftBooks — buy Old Bones eBooks.com — buy Old Bones
  5. 05 A Deceptive Clarity 1989 Amazon — buy A Deceptive Clarity Bookshop — buy A Deceptive Clarity ThriftBooks — buy A Deceptive Clarity eBooks.com — buy A Deceptive Clarity
  6. 06 Curses! 1989 Amazon — buy Curses! Bookshop — buy Curses! ThriftBooks — buy Curses! eBooks.com — buy Curses!
  7. 07 Icy Clutches 1990 Amazon — buy Icy Clutches Bookshop — buy Icy Clutches ThriftBooks — buy Icy Clutches eBooks.com — buy Icy Clutches
  8. 08 A glancing light 1991 Amazon — buy A glancing light Bookshop — buy A glancing light ThriftBooks — buy A glancing light eBooks.com — buy A glancing light
  9. 09 Make no bones 1991 Amazon — buy Make no bones Bookshop — buy Make no bones ThriftBooks — buy Make no bones eBooks.com — buy Make no bones
  10. 10 Old scores 1993 Amazon — buy Old scores Bookshop — buy Old scores ThriftBooks — buy Old scores eBooks.com — buy Old scores
  11. 11 Dead Men's Hearts 1995 Amazon — buy Dead Men's Hearts Bookshop — buy Dead Men's Hearts ThriftBooks — buy Dead Men's Hearts eBooks.com — buy Dead Men's Hearts
  12. 12 Twenty blue devils 1997 Amazon — buy Twenty blue devils Bookshop — buy Twenty blue devils ThriftBooks — buy Twenty blue devils eBooks.com — buy Twenty blue devils
  13. 13 Loot 1999 Amazon — buy Loot Bookshop — buy Loot ThriftBooks — buy Loot eBooks.com — buy Loot
  14. 14 Turncoat 2001 Amazon — buy Turncoat Bookshop — buy Turncoat ThriftBooks — buy Turncoat eBooks.com — buy Turncoat
  15. 15 Good Blood 2004 Amazon — buy Good Blood Bookshop — buy Good Blood ThriftBooks — buy Good Blood eBooks.com — buy Good Blood
  16. 16 Where There's a Will 2005 Amazon — buy Where There's a Will Bookshop — buy Where There's a Will ThriftBooks — buy Where There's a Will eBooks.com — buy Where There's a Will
  17. 17 Unnatural Selection 2006 Amazon — buy Unnatural Selection Bookshop — buy Unnatural Selection ThriftBooks — buy Unnatural Selection eBooks.com — buy Unnatural Selection
  18. 18 Little Tiny Teeth 2007 Amazon — buy Little Tiny Teeth Bookshop — buy Little Tiny Teeth ThriftBooks — buy Little Tiny Teeth eBooks.com — buy Little Tiny Teeth
  19. 19 Skull Duggery (Berkley Prime Crime Mysteries) 2009 Amazon — buy Skull Duggery (Berkley Prime Crime Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Skull Duggery (Berkley Prime Crime Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Skull Duggery (Berkley Prime Crime Mysteries)
  20. 20 Uneasy Relations 2009 Amazon — buy Uneasy Relations Bookshop — buy Uneasy Relations ThriftBooks — buy Uneasy Relations eBooks.com — buy Uneasy Relations
  21. 21 Twenty Blue Devils By Aaron Elkins 2010 Amazon — buy Twenty Blue Devils By Aaron Elkins Bookshop — buy Twenty Blue Devils By Aaron Elkins ThriftBooks — buy Twenty Blue Devils By Aaron Elkins eBooks.com — buy Twenty Blue Devils By Aaron Elkins
  22. 22 Murder in the Queen's Armes 2010 Amazon — buy Murder in the Queen's Armes Bookshop — buy Murder in the Queen's Armes ThriftBooks — buy Murder in the Queen's Armes eBooks.com — buy Murder in the Queen's Armes
  23. 23 Skeleton Dance Book Ten in the Gideon Oliver Series 2010 Amazon — buy Skeleton Dance Book Ten in the Gideon Oliver Series Bookshop — buy Skeleton Dance Book Ten in the Gideon Oliver Series ThriftBooks — buy Skeleton Dance Book Ten in the Gideon Oliver Series eBooks.com — buy Skeleton Dance Book Ten in the Gideon Oliver Series
  24. 24 Old Bones Book Four In The Gideon Oliver Series 2010 Amazon — buy Old Bones Book Four In The Gideon Oliver Series Bookshop — buy Old Bones Book Four In The Gideon Oliver Series ThriftBooks — buy Old Bones Book Four In The Gideon Oliver Series eBooks.com — buy Old Bones Book Four In The Gideon Oliver Series
  25. 25 Old Scores A Chris Norgren Mystery Book Three 2011 Amazon — buy Old Scores A Chris Norgren Mystery Book Three Bookshop — buy Old Scores A Chris Norgren Mystery Book Three ThriftBooks — buy Old Scores A Chris Norgren Mystery Book Three eBooks.com — buy Old Scores A Chris Norgren Mystery Book Three
  26. 26 Dead Mens Hearts Book Eight in the Gideon Oliver Series 2011 Amazon — buy Dead Mens Hearts Book Eight in the Gideon Oliver Series Bookshop — buy Dead Mens Hearts Book Eight in the Gideon Oliver Series ThriftBooks — buy Dead Mens Hearts Book Eight in the Gideon Oliver Series eBooks.com — buy Dead Mens Hearts Book Eight in the Gideon Oliver Series
  27. 27 Glancing Light (A Chris Norgren Mystery : Book Two) 2011 Amazon — buy Glancing Light (A Chris Norgren Mystery : Book Two) Bookshop — buy Glancing Light (A Chris Norgren Mystery : Book Two) ThriftBooks — buy Glancing Light (A Chris Norgren Mystery : Book Two) eBooks.com — buy Glancing Light (A Chris Norgren Mystery : Book Two)
  28. 28 A Dangerous Talent 2012 Amazon — buy A Dangerous Talent Bookshop — buy A Dangerous Talent ThriftBooks — buy A Dangerous Talent eBooks.com — buy A Dangerous Talent
  29. 29 Dying On The Vine 2012 Amazon — buy Dying On The Vine Bookshop — buy Dying On The Vine ThriftBooks — buy Dying On The Vine eBooks.com — buy Dying On The Vine
  30. 30 Glancing Light 2014 Amazon — buy Glancing Light Bookshop — buy Glancing Light ThriftBooks — buy Glancing Light eBooks.com — buy Glancing Light
  31. 31 Skeleton Dance 2014 Amazon — buy Skeleton Dance Bookshop — buy Skeleton Dance ThriftBooks — buy Skeleton Dance eBooks.com — buy Skeleton Dance
  32. 32 Deceptive Clarity, A 2014 Amazon — buy Deceptive Clarity, A Bookshop — buy Deceptive Clarity, A ThriftBooks — buy Deceptive Clarity, A eBooks.com — buy Deceptive Clarity, A
  33. 33 Art Whisperer, The 2014 Amazon — buy Art Whisperer, The Bookshop — buy Art Whisperer, The ThriftBooks — buy Art Whisperer, The eBooks.com — buy Art Whisperer, The
  34. 34 Dangerous Talent, A 2015 Amazon — buy Dangerous Talent, A Bookshop — buy Dangerous Talent, A ThriftBooks — buy Dangerous Talent, A eBooks.com — buy Dangerous Talent, A
  35. 35 Wicked Slice, A 2015 Amazon — buy Wicked Slice, A Bookshop — buy Wicked Slice, A ThriftBooks — buy Wicked Slice, A eBooks.com — buy Wicked Slice, A
  36. 36 Switcheroo 2016 Amazon — buy Switcheroo Bookshop — buy Switcheroo ThriftBooks — buy Switcheroo eBooks.com — buy Switcheroo
  37. 37 Trouble with Mirrors, The 2016 Amazon — buy Trouble with Mirrors, The Bookshop — buy Trouble with Mirrors, The ThriftBooks — buy Trouble with Mirrors, The eBooks.com — buy Trouble with Mirrors, The
  38. 38 Gideon Oliver Mysteries Volume Two 2018 Amazon — buy Gideon Oliver Mysteries Volume Two Bookshop — buy Gideon Oliver Mysteries Volume Two ThriftBooks — buy Gideon Oliver Mysteries Volume Two eBooks.com — buy Gideon Oliver Mysteries Volume Two
  39. 39 Gideon Oliver Mysteries Volume One 2018 Amazon — buy Gideon Oliver Mysteries Volume One Bookshop — buy Gideon Oliver Mysteries Volume One ThriftBooks — buy Gideon Oliver Mysteries Volume One eBooks.com — buy Gideon Oliver Mysteries Volume One
  40. 40 Long Time Coming 2018 Amazon — buy Long Time Coming Bookshop — buy Long Time Coming ThriftBooks — buy Long Time Coming eBooks.com — buy Long Time Coming

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Track your progress through Aaron Elkins

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Golf Mystery 1924
2 Fellowship of Fear 1982
3 The dark place 1983
4 Old Bones 1987
5 A Deceptive Clarity 1989
6 Curses! 1989
7 Icy Clutches 1990
8 A glancing light 1991
9 Make no bones 1991
10 Old scores 1993
11 Dead Men's Hearts 1995
12 Twenty blue devils 1997
13 Loot 1999
14 Turncoat 2001
15 Good Blood 2004
16 Where There's a Will 2005
17 Unnatural Selection 2006
18 Little Tiny Teeth 2007
19 Skull Duggery (Berkley Prime Crime Mysteries) 2009
20 Uneasy Relations 2009
21 Twenty Blue Devils By Aaron Elkins 2010
22 Murder in the Queen's Armes 2010
23 Skeleton Dance Book Ten in the Gideon Oliver Series 2010
24 Old Bones Book Four In The Gideon Oliver Series 2010
25 Old Scores A Chris Norgren Mystery Book Three 2011
26 Dead Mens Hearts Book Eight in the Gideon Oliver Series 2011
27 Glancing Light (A Chris Norgren Mystery : Book Two) 2011
28 A Dangerous Talent 2012
29 Dying On The Vine 2012
30 Glancing Light 2014
31 Skeleton Dance 2014
32 Deceptive Clarity, A 2014
33 Art Whisperer, The 2014
34 Dangerous Talent, A 2015
35 Wicked Slice, A 2015
36 Switcheroo 2016
37 Trouble with Mirrors, The 2016
38 Gideon Oliver Mysteries Volume Two 2018
39 Gideon Oliver Mysteries Volume One 2018
40 Long Time Coming 2018

Aaron Elkins reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Golf Mystery (1924). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Aaron Elkins — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Aaron Elkins books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1924–2018.

What is the newest Aaron Elkins book?

Long Time Coming, published in 2018.