Order of Gideon Oliver Books
Gideon Oliver is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Aaron Elkins. Gideon Oliver, nicknamed “The Skeleton Detective,” is a forensic anthropologist. The books are often credited with reviving the forensic mystery genre. The series was adapted (loosely) into a TV series on ABC in 1989 that ran for five episodes.
Aaron Elkins debuted his Gideon Oliver character in his own debut novel, Fellowship of Fear, which was published in 1982. The fourth installment in the series, Old Bones, won the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel in 1988. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Aaron Elkins’ Gideon Oliver books in order of when they were originally published (which is also their chronological order):
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Publication Order of Gideon Oliver Books
| Fellowship of Fear | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dark Place | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder in the Queen's Armes | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Old Bones | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Curses! | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Icy Clutches | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Make No Bones | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Men's Hearts | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Twenty Blue Devils | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Skeleton Dance | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Good Blood | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Where There's a Will | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Unnatural Selection | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Little Tiny Teeth | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Uneasy Relations | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Skull Duggery | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dying on the Vine | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Switcheroo | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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