A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

87th Precinct Books in Order

The complete 87th Precinct reading order — 40 books from 1717–1983.

  1. 01 The last dance 1717 Amazon — buy The last dance Bookshop — buy The last dance ThriftBooks — buy The last dance eBooks.com — buy The last dance
  2. 02 Hark! 1869 Amazon — buy Hark! Bookshop — buy Hark! ThriftBooks — buy Hark! eBooks.com — buy Hark!
  3. 03 Blood Relatives 1905 Amazon — buy Blood Relatives Bookshop — buy Blood Relatives ThriftBooks — buy Blood Relatives eBooks.com — buy Blood Relatives
  4. 04 Killer's Choice 1950 Amazon — buy Killer's Choice Bookshop — buy Killer's Choice ThriftBooks — buy Killer's Choice eBooks.com — buy Killer's Choice
  5. 05 The mugger 1956 Amazon — buy The mugger Bookshop — buy The mugger ThriftBooks — buy The mugger eBooks.com — buy The mugger
  6. 06 The pusher 1956 Amazon — buy The pusher Bookshop — buy The pusher ThriftBooks — buy The pusher eBooks.com — buy The pusher
  7. 07 Cop Hater (87th Precinct Mysteries) 1956 Amazon — buy Cop Hater (87th Precinct Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Cop Hater (87th Precinct Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Cop Hater (87th Precinct Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Cop Hater (87th Precinct Mysteries)
  8. 08 The Con Man 1957 Amazon — buy The Con Man Bookshop — buy The Con Man ThriftBooks — buy The Con Man eBooks.com — buy The Con Man
  9. 09 Killer's payoff 1958 Amazon — buy Killer's payoff Bookshop — buy Killer's payoff ThriftBooks — buy Killer's payoff eBooks.com — buy Killer's payoff
  10. 10 Lady Killer 1958 Amazon — buy Lady Killer Bookshop — buy Lady Killer ThriftBooks — buy Lady Killer eBooks.com — buy Lady Killer
  11. 11 King's Ransom (87th Precinct Mystery) 1959 Amazon — buy King's Ransom (87th Precinct Mystery) Bookshop — buy King's Ransom (87th Precinct Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy King's Ransom (87th Precinct Mystery) eBooks.com — buy King's Ransom (87th Precinct Mystery)
  12. 12 Killer's Wedge 1959 Amazon — buy Killer's Wedge Bookshop — buy Killer's Wedge ThriftBooks — buy Killer's Wedge eBooks.com — buy Killer's Wedge
  13. 13 'Til Death 1959 Amazon — buy 'Til Death Bookshop — buy 'Til Death ThriftBooks — buy 'Til Death eBooks.com — buy 'Til Death
  14. 14 The Heckler 1960 Amazon — buy The Heckler Bookshop — buy The Heckler ThriftBooks — buy The Heckler eBooks.com — buy The Heckler
  15. 15 See Them Die (87th Precinct Mystery) 1960 Amazon — buy See Them Die (87th Precinct Mystery) Bookshop — buy See Them Die (87th Precinct Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy See Them Die (87th Precinct Mystery) eBooks.com — buy See Them Die (87th Precinct Mystery)
  16. 16 The Empty Hours 1960 Amazon — buy The Empty Hours Bookshop — buy The Empty Hours ThriftBooks — buy The Empty Hours eBooks.com — buy The Empty Hours
  17. 17 Give the Boys a Great Big Hand 1960 Amazon — buy Give the Boys a Great Big Hand Bookshop — buy Give the Boys a Great Big Hand ThriftBooks — buy Give the Boys a Great Big Hand eBooks.com — buy Give the Boys a Great Big Hand
  18. 18 Lady, Lady, I Did It! (87th Precinct Mystery) 1961 Amazon — buy Lady, Lady, I Did It! (87th Precinct Mystery) Bookshop — buy Lady, Lady, I Did It! (87th Precinct Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Lady, Lady, I Did It! (87th Precinct Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Lady, Lady, I Did It! (87th Precinct Mystery)
  19. 19 Like Love (87th Precinct Mystery) 1962 Amazon — buy Like Love (87th Precinct Mystery) Bookshop — buy Like Love (87th Precinct Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Like Love (87th Precinct Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Like Love (87th Precinct Mystery)
  20. 20 Ten Plus One (87th Precinct Mystery) 1963 Amazon — buy Ten Plus One (87th Precinct Mystery) Bookshop — buy Ten Plus One (87th Precinct Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Ten Plus One (87th Precinct Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Ten Plus One (87th Precinct Mystery)
  21. 21 Ax (87th Precinct Mystery) 1964 Amazon — buy Ax (87th Precinct Mystery) Bookshop — buy Ax (87th Precinct Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Ax (87th Precinct Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Ax (87th Precinct Mystery)
  22. 22 He who hesitates 1965 Amazon — buy He who hesitates Bookshop — buy He who hesitates ThriftBooks — buy He who hesitates eBooks.com — buy He who hesitates
  23. 23 Doll 1965 Amazon — buy Doll Bookshop — buy Doll ThriftBooks — buy Doll eBooks.com — buy Doll
  24. 24 Eighty million eyes 1965 Amazon — buy Eighty million eyes Bookshop — buy Eighty million eyes ThriftBooks — buy Eighty million eyes eBooks.com — buy Eighty million eyes
  25. 25 87th precinct 1966 Amazon — buy 87th precinct Bookshop — buy 87th precinct ThriftBooks — buy 87th precinct eBooks.com — buy 87th precinct
  26. 26 Fuzz 1968 Amazon — buy Fuzz Bookshop — buy Fuzz ThriftBooks — buy Fuzz eBooks.com — buy Fuzz
  27. 27 Shotgun (87th Precinct Mystery) 1969 Amazon — buy Shotgun (87th Precinct Mystery) Bookshop — buy Shotgun (87th Precinct Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Shotgun (87th Precinct Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Shotgun (87th Precinct Mystery)
  28. 28 Jigsaw (87th Precinct Mystery) 1970 Amazon — buy Jigsaw (87th Precinct Mystery) Bookshop — buy Jigsaw (87th Precinct Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Jigsaw (87th Precinct Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Jigsaw (87th Precinct Mystery)
  29. 29 Hail, hail, the gang's all here! 1970 Amazon — buy Hail, hail, the gang's all here! Bookshop — buy Hail, hail, the gang's all here! ThriftBooks — buy Hail, hail, the gang's all here! eBooks.com — buy Hail, hail, the gang's all here!
  30. 30 Sadie When She Died (87th Precinct Mystery) 1972 Amazon — buy Sadie When She Died (87th Precinct Mystery) Bookshop — buy Sadie When She Died (87th Precinct Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Sadie When She Died (87th Precinct Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Sadie When She Died (87th Precinct Mystery)
  31. 31 Hail to the chief 1973 Amazon — buy Hail to the chief Bookshop — buy Hail to the chief ThriftBooks — buy Hail to the chief eBooks.com — buy Hail to the chief
  32. 32 Let's hear it for the deaf man 1973 Amazon — buy Let's hear it for the deaf man Bookshop — buy Let's hear it for the deaf man ThriftBooks — buy Let's hear it for the deaf man eBooks.com — buy Let's hear it for the deaf man
  33. 33 Bread 1974 Amazon — buy Bread Bookshop — buy Bread ThriftBooks — buy Bread eBooks.com — buy Bread
  34. 34 So long as you both shall live 1976 Amazon — buy So long as you both shall live Bookshop — buy So long as you both shall live ThriftBooks — buy So long as you both shall live eBooks.com — buy So long as you both shall live
  35. 35 Long Time No See 1977 Amazon — buy Long Time No See Bookshop — buy Long Time No See ThriftBooks — buy Long Time No See eBooks.com — buy Long Time No See
  36. 36 Calypso 1979 Amazon — buy Calypso Bookshop — buy Calypso ThriftBooks — buy Calypso eBooks.com — buy Calypso
  37. 37 Ghosts 1980 Amazon — buy Ghosts Bookshop — buy Ghosts ThriftBooks — buy Ghosts eBooks.com — buy Ghosts
  38. 38 Vespers 1980 Amazon — buy Vespers Bookshop — buy Vespers ThriftBooks — buy Vespers eBooks.com — buy Vespers
  39. 39 Heat 1981 Amazon — buy Heat Bookshop — buy Heat ThriftBooks — buy Heat eBooks.com — buy Heat
  40. 40 Ice 1983 Amazon — buy Ice Bookshop — buy Ice ThriftBooks — buy Ice eBooks.com — buy Ice

Reading tracker

Track your progress through 87th Precinct

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The last dance 1717
2 Hark! 1869
3 Blood Relatives 1905
4 Killer's Choice 1950
5 The mugger 1956
6 The pusher 1956
7 Cop Hater (87th Precinct Mysteries) 1956
8 The Con Man 1957
9 Killer's payoff 1958
10 Lady Killer 1958
11 King's Ransom (87th Precinct Mystery) 1959
12 Killer's Wedge 1959
13 'Til Death 1959
14 The Heckler 1960
15 See Them Die (87th Precinct Mystery) 1960
16 The Empty Hours 1960
17 Give the Boys a Great Big Hand 1960
18 Lady, Lady, I Did It! (87th Precinct Mystery) 1961
19 Like Love (87th Precinct Mystery) 1962
20 Ten Plus One (87th Precinct Mystery) 1963
21 Ax (87th Precinct Mystery) 1964
22 He who hesitates 1965
23 Doll 1965
24 Eighty million eyes 1965
25 87th precinct 1966
26 Fuzz 1968
27 Shotgun (87th Precinct Mystery) 1969
28 Jigsaw (87th Precinct Mystery) 1970
29 Hail, hail, the gang's all here! 1970
30 Sadie When She Died (87th Precinct Mystery) 1972
31 Hail to the chief 1973
32 Let's hear it for the deaf man 1973
33 Bread 1974
34 So long as you both shall live 1976
35 Long Time No See 1977
36 Calypso 1979
37 Ghosts 1980
38 Vespers 1980
39 Heat 1981
40 Ice 1983

87th Precinct reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The last dance (1717). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach 87th Precinct — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many 87th Precinct books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1717–1983.

What is the newest 87th Precinct book?

Ice, published in 1983.