Reading Order
10 series · 164 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Case of the Velvet Claws | 1933 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Case of the Sulky Girl | 1933 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Case of the Lucky Legs | 1934 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Case of the Howling Dog | 1934 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The Case of the Curious Bride | 1934 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Case of the Counterfeit Eye (Short Story) | 1935 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Case of the Caretaker's Cat | 1935 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece | 1936 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | 1936 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Case of the Dangerous Dowager | 1937 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | The Case of the Lame Canary | 1937 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | The Case of the Substitute Face | 1938 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe | 1938 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | The Case of the Perjured Parrot | 1939 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | The Case of the Rolling Bones | 1939 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | The Case of the Baited Hook | 1940 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | The Case of the Silent Partner | 1940 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | The Case of the Haunted Husband | 1941 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | The Case of the Empty Tin | 1941 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | The Case of the Drowning Duck | 1942 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | The Case of the Careless Kitten | 1942 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | The Case of the Buried Clock | 1943 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito | 1943 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | The Case of the Crooked Candle | 1944 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde | 1944 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | The Case of the Golddigger's Purse | 1945 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife (Short Story) | 1945 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | The Case of the Borrowed Brunette (Short Story) | 1946 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | The Case of the Fan-Dancer's Horse | 1946 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | The Case of the Lazy Lover | 1947 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | The Case of the Lonely Heiress | 1948 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | The Case of the Vagabond Virgin | 1948 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 33 | The Case of the Cautious Coquette | 1949 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 34 | The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom | 1949 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 35 | The Case of the Negligent Nymph | 1950 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 36 | The Case of the One-Eyed Witness | 1950 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 37 | The Case of the Fiery Fingers | 1951 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 38 | The Case of the Angry Mourner | 1951 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 39 | The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink | 1952 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 40 | The Case of the Grinning Gorilla | 1952 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 41 | The Case of the Hesitant Hostess | 1953 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 42 | The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (Short Story) | 1953 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 43 | The Case of the Fugitive Nurse (Short Story) | 1954 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 44 | The Case of the Runaway Corpse | 1954 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 45 | The Case of the Restless Redhead | 1954 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 46 | The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary | 1955 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 47 | The Case of the Glamorous Ghost | 1955 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 48 | The Case of the Nervous Accomplice | 1955 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 49 | The Case of the Terrified Typist | 1955 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 50 | The Case of the Gilded Lily | 1956 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 51 | The Case of the Demure Defendant | 1956 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 52 | The Case of The Screaming Woman | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 53 | The Case of the Lucky Loser (Short Story) | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 54 | The Case of the Daring Decoy | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 55 | The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 56 | The Case of the Long-Legged Models | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 57 | The Case of the Calendar Girl | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 58 | The Case of the Singing Skirt (Short Story) | 1959 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 59 | The Case of the Mythical Monkeys | 1959 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 60 | The Case of the Deadly Toy | 1959 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 61 | The Case of the Waylaid Wolf | 1960 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 62 | The Case of the Duplicate Daughter | 1960 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 63 | The Case of the Shapely Shadow | 1960 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 64 | The Case of the Spurious Spinster | 1961 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 65 | The Case of the Bigamous Spouse | 1961 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 66 | The Case of the Reluctant Model | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 67 | The Case of the Blonde Bonanza | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 68 | The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 69 | The Case of the Mischievous Doll | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 70 | The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 71 | The Case of the Amorous Aunt (Short Story) | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 72 | The Case of the Daring Divorcee | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 73 | The Case of the Phantom Fortune | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 74 | The Case of the Horrified Heirs | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 75 | The Case of the Troubled Trustee | 1965 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 76 | The Case of the Beautiful Beggar | 1965 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 77 | The Case of the Worried Waitress | 1966 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 78 | The Case of the Queenly Contestant | 1967 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 79 | The Case of the Careless Cupid | 1968 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 80 | The Case of the Fabulous Fake | 1969 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 81 | The Case of the Fenced-in Woman | 1972 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 82 | The Case of the Postponed Murder | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 83 | The Case of Too Many Murders ( By: Thomas Chastain) | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 84 | The Case of the Burning Bequest ( By: Thomas Chastain) | 1990 | Buy from Amazon |
Perry Mason Collections Multi-Author
This is a multi-author anthology series. Erle Stanley Gardner contributed 5 titles to this series:
- The Case of the Murderer's Bride and Other Stories (1955) Buy
- The Case of the Crimson Kiss (1970) Buy
- The Case Of The Crying Swallow (1971) Buy
- The Case of the Irate Witness and Other Stories (1973) Buy
- Four Cases of Murder (1989) Buy
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The D.A. Calls It Murder | 1937 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The D.A. Holds a Candle | 1938 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The D.A. Draws a Circle | 1939 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The D.A. Goes to Trial | 1940 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The D. A. Cooks a Goose | 1942 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The D.A. Calls a Turn | 1944 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The D.A. Breaks a Seal | 1946 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The D.A. Takes a Chance | 1948 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The D.A. Breaks An Egg | 1949 | Buy from Amazon |
Terry Clane Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Murder Up My Sleeve | 1937 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Case of the Backward Mule | 1946 | Buy from Amazon |
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| 1 | The Bigger They Come | 1939 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Knife Slipped | 1939 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Turn on the Heat | 1940 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Gold Comes in Bricks | 1940 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Spill the Jackpot | 1941 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Double or Quits | 1941 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Owls Don't Blink | 1942 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Bats Fly at Dusk | 1942 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Cats Prowl at Night | 1943 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Give 'em the Ax | 1944 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Crows Can't Count | 1946 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Fools Die on Friday | 1947 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Bedrooms Have Windows | 1949 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Top of the Heap | 1952 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Some Women Won't Wait | 1953 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Beware the Curves | 1956 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | You Can Die Laughing | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Some Slips Don't Show | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | The Count of 9 | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Pass the Gravy | 1959 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | Kept Women Can't Quit | 1960 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Bachelors Get Lonely | 1961 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Shills Can't Cash Chips | 1961 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Try Anything Once | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Fish or Cut Bait | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | Up for Grabs | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | Cut Thin to Win | 1965 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Widows Wear Weeds | 1966 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | Traps Need Fresh Bait | 1967 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | All Grass Isn't Green | 1970 | Buy from Amazon |
Gramp Wiggens Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Case of the Turning Tide | 1941 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Case of the Smoking Chimney | 1943 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Case Of The Musical Cow | 1960 | Buy from Amazon |
Erle Stanley Gardner Other Novels
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Clue of the Forgotten Murder / The Clew of the Forgotten Murder | 1942 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | This Is Murder | 1948 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Dead Men's Letters | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Exploits of the Patent Leather Kid | 2010 | Buy from Amazon |
Erle Stanley Gardner Short Story Collections
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Two Clues: The Clue of the Runaway Blonde / Clue's Don't Count & The Clue of the Hungry Horse | 1947 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Amazing Adventures of Lester Leith | 1980 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Human Zero | 1981 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Whispering Sands | 1981 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Pay Dirt and Other Whispering Sands Stories of Gold Fever and the Western Desert | 1983 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Adventures Of Paul Pry, Volume 2 | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Blonde in Lower Six Plus 3 Short Novels | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Adventures Of Paul Pry | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Honest Money and Other Short Novels | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Danger Zone and Other Stories | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | The Casebook of Sidney Zoom | 2006 | Buy from Amazon |
Erle Stanley Gardner Non-Fiction Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Court of Last Resort: The True Story of a Team of Crime Experts Who Fought to Save the Wrongfully Convicted | 1952 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Hidden Heart of Baja | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Desert is Yours | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Hunting the Desert Whale | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Drifting Down Delta | 1969 | Buy from Amazon |
Erle Stanley Gardner Anthologies
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Hard-Boiled Detectives | 1953 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Daring Detectives | 1969 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Tantalizing Locked Room Mysteries | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Murder Plus | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Law and Order | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Oxford Book of Detective Stories | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | A Century of Great Suspense Stories | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Murder On The Railways | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Pulp Adventures # 37: Nymph in the Keyhole | 2020 | Buy from Amazon |
About the Author
**Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970)** Erle Stanley Gardner was an American mystery writer best known for his prolific "Perry Mason" series featuring a cunning defense attorney. Born in Malden, Massachusetts, Gardner was a law student before turning to writing full-time in 1923. His first novel, "The Case of the Velvet Claws," introduced Mason, who went on to appear in over 80 books and more than 50 short stories. Gardner's works are characterized by their fast-paced, suspenseful plots, and astute legal analysis. He received the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award in 1962 and was named a Grand Master of Detectives by the Baker Street Irregulars in 1958. Gardner's books sold millions of copies and were translated into more than 30 languages. The "Perry Mason" novels formed the basis for a long-running television series and several films. Gardner also wrote other mystery series, including those featuring Doug Selby and Bertha Cool.