Order of Erle Stanley Gardner Books
Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970) was an American author of detective fiction. He was best known for creating the Perry Mason character and also wrote Cool and Lam series as A.A. Fair as well as the Doug Selby series. Before getting into writing, Erle was working as a lawyer, so he began writing stories for pulp magazines in his spare time. Eventually, he gave up practicing law in order to move to writing in full-time. Gardner was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America and also won an Edgar Award.
Erle Stanley Gardner’s writing career began in 1923 in pulp magazines, but his first novel was The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason’s debut). The novel was published in 1933. Below is a list of Erle Stanley Gardner’s books in order of when they were first published:
Publication Order of Perry Mason Books
| The Case of the Velvet Claws | (1933) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Sulky Girl | (1933) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Lucky Legs | (1934) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Howling Dog | (1934) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Curious Bride | (1934) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Counterfeit Eye | (1935) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Caretaker's Cat | (1935) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece | (1936) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | (1936) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Dangerous Dowager | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Lame Canary | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Substitute Face | (1938) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe | (1938) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Perjured Parrot | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Rolling Bones | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Baited Hook | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Silent Partner | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Haunted Husband | (1941) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Empty Tin | (1941) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Drowning Duck | (1942) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Careless Kitten | (1942) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Buried Clock | (1943) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito | (1943) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Crooked Candle | (1944) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde | (1944) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Golddigger's Purse | (1945) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife | (1945) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Borrowed Brunette | (1946) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Fan-Dancer's Horse | (1946) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Lazy Lover | (1947) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Lonely Heiress | (1948) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Vagabond Virgin | (1948) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Cautious Coquette | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Negligent Nymph | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the One-Eyed Witness | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Fiery Fingers | (1951) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Angry Mourner | (1951) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Grinning Gorilla | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Hesitant Hostess | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Fugitive Nurse | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Runaway Corpse | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Restless Redhead | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Glamorous Ghost | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Nervous Accomplice | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Terrified Typist | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Gilded Lily | (1956) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Demure Defendant | (1956) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of The Screaming Woman | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Lucky Loser | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Daring Decoy | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Long-Legged Models | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Calendar Girl | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Singing Skirt | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Mythical Monkeys | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Deadly Toy | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Waylaid Wolf | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Duplicate Daughter | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Shapely Shadow | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Spurious Spinster | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Bigamous Spouse | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Reluctant Model | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Blonde Bonanza | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Mischievous Doll | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Amorous Aunt | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Daring Divorcee | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Phantom Fortune | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Horrified Heirs | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Troubled Trustee | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Beautiful Beggar | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Worried Waitress | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Queenly Contestant | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Careless Cupid | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Fabulous Fake | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Fenced-in Woman | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Postponed Murder | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of Too Many Murders | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Burning Bequest | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Perry Mason Collections
| The Case of the Murderer's Bride and Other Stories | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Crimson Kiss | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case Of The Crying Swallow | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Irate Witness and Other Stories | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Four Cases of Murder | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Doug Selby Books
(by Mignon G. Eberhart)
| The D.A. Calls It Murder | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The D.A. Holds a Candle | (1938) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The D.A. Draws a Circle | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The D.A. Goes to Trial | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The D. A. Cooks a Goose | (1942) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The D.A. Calls a Turn | (1944) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The D.A. Breaks a Seal | (1946) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The D.A. Takes a Chance | (1948) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The D.A. Breaks An Egg | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Terry Clane Books
| Murder Up My Sleeve | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Backward Mule | (1946) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Donald Lam & Bertha Cool Books
(as A.A. Fair)
Publication Order of Gramp Wiggens Books
| The Case of the Turning Tide | (1941) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Smoking Chimney | (1943) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case Of The Musical Cow | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Clue of the Forgotten Murder / The Clew of the Forgotten Murder | (1942) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| This Is Murder | (1948) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Men's Letters | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Exploits of the Patent Leather Kid | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Two Clues: The Clue of the Runaway Blonde / Clue's Don't Count & The Clue of the Hungry Horse | (1947) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Amazing Adventures of Lester Leith | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Human Zero | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Whispering Sands | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pay Dirt and Other Whispering Sands Stories of Gold Fever and the Western Desert | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Adventures Of Paul Pry, Volume 2 | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Blonde in Lower Six Plus 3 Short Novels | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Adventures Of Paul Pry | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Honest Money and Other Short Novels | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Danger Zone and Other Stories | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Casebook of Sidney Zoom | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Court of Last Resort: The True Story of a Team of Crime Experts Who Fought to Save the Wrongfully Convicted | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Hidden Heart of Baja | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Desert is Yours | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hunting the Desert Whale | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Drifting Down Delta | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Hard-Boiled Detectives | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Daring Detectives | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tantalizing Locked Room Mysteries | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder Plus | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Law and Order | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Oxford Book of Detective Stories | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Century of Great Suspense Stories | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder On The Railways | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pulp Adventures #37: Nymph in the Keyhole | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: The Donald Lam & Bertha Cool series was written as A.A. Fair. The Case of the Burning Bequest was written by Thomas Chastain, based on the work of Erle Stanley Gardner. The Bigger They Come was also published as Lam to the Slaughter. Give ’em the Ax was also published as An Axe to Grind. Shills Can’t Cash Chips was also titled Stop at the Red Light. The D.A. Calls It Murder was originally published as This is Murder. The Knife Slipped was written as A.A. Fair.
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