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Department Z Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Department Z books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Department Z series? Start with "The Death Miser" (1933) and follow publication order through all 28 books.
The complete Department Z reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Death Miser
1933
Redhead
1933
First Came a Murder
1934
Death 'Round the Corner
1935
The Mark of the Crescent
1935
Thunder in Europe
1936
The Terror Trap
1936
Carriers of Death
1937
Days of Danger
1937
Death Stands By
1938
Menace!
1938
Murder Must Wait
1939
Panic!
1939
Death by Night
1940
Island of Peril
1940
Sabotage
1941
Go Away Death
1942
The Day of Disaster
1942
Prepare for Action
1942
No Darker Crime
1943
Dark Peril
1944
The Peril Ahead
1946
The League of Dark Men
1947
The Department of Death
1949
The Enemy Within
1950
Dead or Alive
1951
A Kind of Prisoner
1954
The Black Spiders
1957
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