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Usborne Puzzle Adventures Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Usborne Puzzle Adventures 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 Usborne Puzzle Adventures series? Start with "Escape from the Blood Castle (By: Graham Round,Jenny Tyler)" (1985) and follow publication order through all 31 books.
The complete Usborne Puzzle Adventures reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Escape from the Blood Castle (By: Graham Round,Jenny Tyler)
1985

The Curse of the Lost Idol (By: Graham Round,Gaby Waters)
1985

Murder on the Midnight Plane (By: Graham Round,Gaby Waters)
1985

The Incredible Dinosaur Expedition (By: Karen Dolby)
1987

Danger at Demon's Cove (By: Karen Dolby)
1988

Time Train To Ancient Rome (By: Gaby Waters)
1988

Journey to the Lost Temple (By: Susannah Leigh)
1989

The Haunted Tower (By: Kim Blundell,Brian Robertson,Brenda Haw,Roy Preston,Karen Dolby,Susannah Leigh,Sarah Dixon)
1989

The Ghost in the Mirror (By: Karen Dolby)
1989

Search for the Sunken City (By: Martin Oliver)
1989

The Usborne Book of Ghost Puzzle Adventures (By: Karen Dolby,Gaby Waters,Susannah Leigh,Sarah Dixon)
1990

Agent Arthur's Arctic Adventure (By: Martin Oliver)
1990

The Second Usborne Book of Puzzle Adventures (By: Karen Dolby,Susannah Leigh,Marjorie Everitt,Martin Oliver)
1990

The Vanishing Village (By: Sarah Dixon)
1990

Agent Arthur's Puzzle Adventures (By: Paddy Mounter,Martin Oliver)
1990

The Intergalactic Bus Trip (By: Brenda Haw,Martin Oliver,Martin Newton)
1990

The Fourth Usborne Book Of Puzzle Adventures (By: Paul Stewart,Mark Burgess,Martin Oliver,Michelle Bates)
1990

The Pyramid Plot
1993

Mutiny at Crossbones Bay (By: Mark Burgess,Phil Roxbee Cox)
1994

The Third Usborne Book of Puzzle Adventures (With: Michelle Bates,Mark Fowler)
1994

The Emerald Conspiracy (By: Mark Fowler)
1994

Agent Arthur's Desert Challenge (By: Martin Oliver)
1994

Mystery on Main Street (By: Tony Allan)
1994

Uncle Pete The Pirate (By: Susannah Leigh)
1994

Voyage to the Edge of the World (By: Lesley Sims)
1995

Castle of Intrigue (By: Paul Stewart)
1995

Fifth Book of Puzzle Adventures (By: Mark Fowler,L. Simms)
1997

The Crimebusters Investigate (By: Michelle Bates,Mark Fowler,Corinne Stockley)
1997

Agent Arthur's Island Adventure (By: Lesley Sims)
1997

The Usborne Big Book of Puzzle Adventures (By: Jenny Tyler,Karen Dolby)
2002

Adventures in Puzzle World (By: Susannah Leigh)
2004
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