Series · 40 books
Charlie Chan Books in Order
The complete Charlie Chan reading order — 40 books from 1925–2018.
- 01 The house without a key Amazon — buy The house without a key Bookshop — buy The house without a key ThriftBooks — buy The house without a key eBooks.com — buy The house without a key
- 02 The Chinese parrot Amazon — buy The Chinese parrot Bookshop — buy The Chinese parrot ThriftBooks — buy The Chinese parrot eBooks.com — buy The Chinese parrot
- 03 Behind that curtain Amazon — buy Behind that curtain Bookshop — buy Behind that curtain ThriftBooks — buy Behind that curtain eBooks.com — buy Behind that curtain
- 04 The black camel Amazon — buy The black camel Bookshop — buy The black camel ThriftBooks — buy The black camel eBooks.com — buy The black camel
- 05 Charlie Chan Carries On Amazon — buy Charlie Chan Carries On Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan Carries On ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan Carries On eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan Carries On
- 06 Celebrated cases of Charlie Chan .. Amazon — buy Celebrated cases of Charlie Chan .. Bookshop — buy Celebrated cases of Charlie Chan .. ThriftBooks — buy Celebrated cases of Charlie Chan .. eBooks.com — buy Celebrated cases of Charlie Chan ..
- 07 Keeper of the keys Amazon — buy Keeper of the keys Bookshop — buy Keeper of the keys ThriftBooks — buy Keeper of the keys eBooks.com — buy Keeper of the keys
- 08 Chinese Parrot Amazon — buy Chinese Parrot ThriftBooks — buy Chinese Parrot eBooks.com — buy Chinese Parrot
- 09 Quotations from Charlie Chan Amazon — buy Quotations from Charlie Chan ThriftBooks — buy Quotations from Charlie Chan eBooks.com — buy Quotations from Charlie Chan
- 10 qoutations from charlie chan Amazon — buy qoutations from charlie chan ThriftBooks — buy qoutations from charlie chan eBooks.com — buy qoutations from charlie chan
- 11 Charlie Chan Amazon — buy Charlie Chan ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan
- 12 charlie chan returns Amazon — buy charlie chan returns ThriftBooks — buy charlie chan returns eBooks.com — buy charlie chan returns
- 13 Charlie Chan, five complete novels Amazon — buy Charlie Chan, five complete novels Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan, five complete novels ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan, five complete novels eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan, five complete novels
- 14 Charlie Chan at the movies Amazon — buy Charlie Chan at the movies Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan at the movies ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan at the movies eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan at the movies
- 15 Charlie Chan is dead Amazon — buy Charlie Chan is dead Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan is dead ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan is dead eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan is dead
- 16 Earl Derr Biggers' Charlie Chan Amazon — buy Earl Derr Biggers' Charlie Chan ThriftBooks — buy Earl Derr Biggers' Charlie Chan eBooks.com — buy Earl Derr Biggers' Charlie Chan
- 17 The Charlie Chan film encyclopedia Amazon — buy The Charlie Chan film encyclopedia Bookshop — buy The Charlie Chan film encyclopedia ThriftBooks — buy The Charlie Chan film encyclopedia eBooks.com — buy The Charlie Chan film encyclopedia
- 18 Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom Amazon — buy Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom
- 19 Charlie Chan in the Pawns of Death Amazon — buy Charlie Chan in the Pawns of Death Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan in the Pawns of Death ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan in the Pawns of Death eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan in the Pawns of Death
- 20 Charlie Chan is dead 2 Amazon — buy Charlie Chan is dead 2 Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan is dead 2 ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan is dead 2 eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan is dead 2
- 21 Charlie Chan Volume 3 Amazon — buy Charlie Chan Volume 3 Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan Volume 3 ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan Volume 3 eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan Volume 3
- 22 Charlie Chan's secret Amazon — buy Charlie Chan's secret ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan's secret eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan's secret
- 23 Charlie Chan in Honolulu Amazon — buy Charlie Chan in Honolulu ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan in Honolulu eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan in Honolulu
- 24 Chasing Charlie Chan Amazon — buy Chasing Charlie Chan Bookshop — buy Chasing Charlie Chan ThriftBooks — buy Chasing Charlie Chan eBooks.com — buy Chasing Charlie Chan
- 25 Charlie Chan Volume 2-Behind that Curtain & The Black Camel Amazon — buy Charlie Chan Volume 2-Behind that Curtain & The Black Camel Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan Volume 2-Behind that Curtain & The Black Camel ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan Volume 2-Behind that Curtain & The Black Camel eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan Volume 2-Behind that Curtain & The Black Camel
- 26 Charlie Chan's Chance Amazon — buy Charlie Chan's Chance Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan's Chance ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan's Chance eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan's Chance
- 27 Charlie Chan Megapack Amazon — buy Charlie Chan Megapack Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan Megapack ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan Megapack eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan Megapack
- 28 Charlie Chan #6 Amazon — buy Charlie Chan #6 Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan #6 ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan #6 eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan #6
- 29 Charlie Chan #7 Amazon — buy Charlie Chan #7 Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan #7 ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan #7 eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan #7
- 30 Charlie Chan #9 Amazon — buy Charlie Chan #9 Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan #9 ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan #9 eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan #9
- 31 Charlie Chan #8 Amazon — buy Charlie Chan #8 Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan #8 ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan #8 eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan #8
- 32 The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye Amazon — buy The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye Bookshop — buy The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye ThriftBooks — buy The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye eBooks.com — buy The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
- 33 Charlie Chan Collection Amazon — buy Charlie Chan Collection Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan Collection ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan Collection eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan Collection
- 34 Charlie Chan #2 Amazon — buy Charlie Chan #2 Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan #2 ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan #2 eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan #2
- 35 Charlie Chan #5 Amazon — buy Charlie Chan #5 Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan #5 ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan #5 eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan #5
- 36 Charlie Chan Movie Poster Book Amazon — buy Charlie Chan Movie Poster Book Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan Movie Poster Book ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan Movie Poster Book eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan Movie Poster Book
- 37 Charlie Chan # 1 Amazon — buy Charlie Chan # 1 Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan # 1 ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan # 1 eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan # 1
- 38 Charlie Chan # 3 Amazon — buy Charlie Chan # 3 Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan # 3 ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan # 3 eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan # 3
- 39 The Charlie Chan Films Amazon — buy The Charlie Chan Films Bookshop — buy The Charlie Chan Films ThriftBooks — buy The Charlie Chan Films eBooks.com — buy The Charlie Chan Films
- 40 Charlie Chan's Poppa Amazon — buy Charlie Chan's Poppa Bookshop — buy Charlie Chan's Poppa ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Chan's Poppa eBooks.com — buy Charlie Chan's Poppa
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Track your progress through Charlie Chan
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The house without a key | 1925 | ||
| 2 | The Chinese parrot | 1926 | ||
| 3 | Behind that curtain | 1928 | ||
| 4 | The black camel | 1929 | ||
| 5 | Charlie Chan Carries On | 1930 | ||
| 6 | Celebrated cases of Charlie Chan .. | 1930 | ||
| 7 | Keeper of the keys | 1932 | ||
| 8 | Chinese Parrot | 1942 | ||
| 9 | Quotations from Charlie Chan | 1968 | ||
| 10 | qoutations from charlie chan | 1968 | ||
| 11 | Charlie Chan | 1974 | ||
| 12 | charlie chan returns | 1974 | ||
| 13 | Charlie Chan, five complete novels | 1981 | ||
| 14 | Charlie Chan at the movies | 1989 | ||
| 15 | Charlie Chan is dead | 1993 | ||
| 16 | Earl Derr Biggers' Charlie Chan | 1999 | ||
| 17 | The Charlie Chan film encyclopedia | 2000 | ||
| 18 | Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom | 2002 | ||
| 19 | Charlie Chan in the Pawns of Death | 2002 | ||
| 20 | Charlie Chan is dead 2 | 2004 | ||
| 21 | Charlie Chan Volume 3 | 2007 | ||
| 22 | Charlie Chan's secret | 2007 | ||
| 23 | Charlie Chan in Honolulu | 2007 | ||
| 24 | Chasing Charlie Chan | 2007 | ||
| 25 | Charlie Chan Volume 2-Behind that Curtain & The Black Camel | 2007 | ||
| 26 | Charlie Chan's Chance | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Charlie Chan Megapack | 2013 | ||
| 28 | Charlie Chan #6 | 2014 | ||
| 29 | Charlie Chan #7 | 2014 | ||
| 30 | Charlie Chan #9 | 2014 | ||
| 31 | Charlie Chan #8 | 2014 | ||
| 32 | The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye | 2015 | ||
| 33 | Charlie Chan Collection | 2015 | ||
| 34 | Charlie Chan #2 | 2015 | ||
| 35 | Charlie Chan #5 | 2015 | ||
| 36 | Charlie Chan Movie Poster Book | 2015 | ||
| 37 | Charlie Chan # 1 | 2017 | ||
| 38 | Charlie Chan # 3 | 2017 | ||
| 39 | The Charlie Chan Films | 2018 | ||
| 40 | Charlie Chan's Poppa | 2018 |
Charlie Chan reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with The house without a key (1925). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Charlie Chan — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Charlie Chan books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1925–2018.
What is the newest Charlie Chan book?
Charlie Chan's Poppa, published in 2018.