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Dr. Gideon Fell Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Dr. Gideon Fell 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 Dr. Gideon Fell series? Start with "Hag's Nook" (1932) and follow publication order through all 24 books.
The complete Dr. Gideon Fell reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Hag's Nook
1932
The Mad Hatter Mystery
1933
The Eight of Swords
1934
The Blind Barber
1934
Death-Watch
1935
The Three Coffins / The Hollow Man
1935
The Arabian Nights Murder
1936
The Crooked Hinge
1937
To Wake the Dead
1938
The Problem of the Green Capsule / The Black Spectacles
1939
The Problem of the Wire Cage
1939
The Man Who Could Not Shudder
1940
The Seat of the Scornful
1941
The Case of the Constant Suicides
1941
Death Turns the Tables / The Seat of the Scornful
1941
Till Death Do Us Part
1944
He Who Whispers
1946
The Sleeping Sphinx
1947
Below Suspicion
1949
The Dead Man's Knock
1958
In Spite of Thunder
1960
The House at Satan's Elbow
1965
Panic in Box C
1966
Dark of the Moon
1967
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