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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction 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 Non-Fiction series? Start with "The Court of Last Resort: The True Story of a Team of Crime Experts Who Fought to Save the Wrongfully Convicted" (1952) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Court of Last Resort: The True Story of a Team of Crime Experts Who Fought to Save the Wrongfully Convicted
1952
The Hidden Heart of Baja
1962
The Desert is Yours
1963
Hunting the Desert Whale
1963
Drifting Down Delta
1969
Hard-Boiled Detectives
1953
Daring Detectives
1969
Tantalizing Locked Room Mysteries
1982
Murder Plus
1992
The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels
1996
The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories
1996
Law and Order
1997
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories
2000
A Century of Great Suspense Stories
2001
Murder On The Railways
2003
Pulp Adventures #37: Nymph in the Keyhole
2020
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1933
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
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