Reading order · Mystery & thriller
Adam Dalgliesh Reading Order
Adam Dalgliesh by P. D. James has 14 main books (1962–2008). Start with Cover Her Face (1962) and read the numbered books in order.
By P. D. James
Adam Dalgliesh books in order
Your reading speed
- 4 h 27 min
- 4 h 27 min
- 4 h 29 min
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- 5 h 53 min
- 5 h 5 min
- 15 h 8 min
- 8 h 59 min
- 8 h 58 min
- 9 h 27 min
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- 8 h 41 min
- 7 h 34 min
- 7 h 27 min
- 8 h 3 min
Main books together: 6,099 pages, about 106 h 47 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Adam Dalgliesh: common questions
- How many books are in the Adam Dalgliesh series?
- There are 14 main books in Adam Dalgliesh. The most recent main book listed here is The Private Patient (2008).
- What order should I read Adam Dalgliesh in?
- Read Adam Dalgliesh in its numbered order: Cover Her Face, A Mind to Murder, Unnatural Causes, Shroud for a Nightingale, and so on.
- What is the first Adam Dalgliesh book?
- The first book is Cover Her Face by P. D. James, published in 1962.
- How long does it take to read the whole Adam Dalgliesh series?
- The 14 main books add up to about 6,099 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 107 hours of reading, or about 214 days at 30 minutes a day.