The Year of the Cat Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The Year of the Cat books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
World's Great Mystery Stories
Buy on Amazon1943
Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction
Buy on Amazon1948
Great Tales of Action and Adventure
Buy on Amazon1958
21 Great Stories
Buy on Amazon1969
Scottish Tales of Terror
Buy on Amazon1972
Sea Tales of Terror
Buy on Amazon1974
The 10th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
Buy on Amazon1977
Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Buy on Amazon1979
Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 2
Buy on Amazon1979
The 14th Fontana Book Of Great Horror Stories
Buy on Amazon1981
65 Great Spine Chillers
Buy on Amazon1982
Tantalizing Locked Room Mysteries
Buy on Amazon1982
Mysterious Sea Stories
Buy on Amazon1987
English Country House Murders
Buy on Amazon1988
Tales of the Occult
Buy on Amazon1989
Hound Dunnit
Buy on Amazon1989
Great Law and Order Stories
Buy on Amazon1990
Great Tales of Crime and Detection
Buy on Amazon1992
Horse & Pony Stories
Buy on Amazon1992
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Volume Three
Buy on Amazon1992
Murder British Style
Buy on Amazon1993
Sea-Cursed
Buy on Amazon1994
Detection by Gaslight: 14 Victorian Detective Stories
Buy on Amazon1997
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories
Buy on Amazon2000
Crime Never Pays
Buy on Amazon2001
On Glorious Wings
Buy on Amazon2003
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction
Buy on Amazon2004
H. P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural
Buy on Amazon2006
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes
Buy on Amazon2007
Sherlock Holmes in America
Buy on Amazon2009
Stories to Get You Through the Night
Buy on Amazon2010
50 Classic Novellas
Buy on Amazon2011
London Stories
Buy on Amazon2013
A Short Story Anthology
Buy on Amazon2013
Togas and Tyrants: Collected Tales of Ancient Rome
Buy on Amazon2014
The Phantom Coach
Buy on Amazon2014
Sherlock: The Essential Arthur Conan Doyle Adventures
Buy on Amazon2015
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories
Buy on Amazon2016
Holmes Away from Home: Adventures from the Great Hiatus
Buy on Amazon2016
Sherlock: The Essential Arthur Conan Doyle Adventures, Vol. 2
Buy on Amazon2017
Fireside Horror Stories About Mummies and Curses
Buy on Amazon2017
Flight or Fright
Buy on Amazon2018
Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays
Buy on Amazon2019
The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 3
Buy on Amazon2019
Murder Takes a Holiday
Buy on Amazon2021
Scottish Stories
Buy on Amazon2023
The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime
Buy on Amazon2023
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the The Year of the Cat series is publication order: 1. World's Great Mystery Stories (1943), 2. Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction (1948), 3. Great Tales of Action and Adventure (1958), 4. 21 Great Stories (1969), 5. Scottish Tales of Terror (1972), and 42 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The The Year of the Cat series by Arthur Conan Doyle contains 47 books. The series began in 1943 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The The Year of the Cat series is written by Arthur Conan Doyle. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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