Order of Matthew Hope Books

The Matthew Hope series is by American author Ed McBain (also known as Evan Hunter). Matthew Hope is a transplanted New Yorker now living in Calusa, Florida and is practicing law.

The series started with Goldilocks in 1978 and continued until The Last Best Hope in 1998. There are 12 books in Ed McBain’s Matthew Hope series of novels. Below is a list of all of the Matthew Hope books in order of when they were originally released.

Publication Order of Matthew Hope Books

Goldilocks	(1978)
Rumpelstiltskin	(1981)
Beauty & The Beast	(1981)
Jack & The Beanstalk	(1984)
Snow White & Rose Red	(1985)
Cinderella	(1986)
Puss in Boots	(1987)
The House that Jack Built	(1988)
Three Blind Mice	(1990)
Mary, Mary	(1992)
There Was A Little Girl	(1994)
Gladly The Cross-Eyed Bear	(1996)
The Last Best Hope	(1998)