A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Encyclopedia Brown Books in Order

The complete Encyclopedia Brown reading order — 40 books from 1963–1996.

  1. 01 Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective 1963 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
  2. 02 Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again 1965 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again
  3. 03 Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues 1966 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues
  4. 04 Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man 1967 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man
  5. 05 Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All 1968 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All
  6. 06 Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the sleeping dog 1968 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the sleeping dog Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the sleeping dog ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the sleeping dog eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the sleeping dog
  7. 07 Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace 1969 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace
  8. 08 Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day 1970 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day
  9. 09 Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down 1971 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down
  10. 10 Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way 1972 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way
  11. 11 Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case 1973 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case
  12. 12 Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand 1974 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand
  13. 13 Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Exploding Plumbing 1974 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Exploding Plumbing Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Exploding Plumbing ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Exploding Plumbing eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Exploding Plumbing
  14. 14 Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles 1975 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles
  15. 15 Encyclopedia Brown 1976 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown
  16. 16 Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor 1977 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor
  17. 17 Encyclopedia Brown's record book of weird and wonderful facts 1979 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown's record book of weird and wonderful facts Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown's record book of weird and wonderful facts ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown's record book of weird and wonderful facts eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown's record book of weird and wonderful facts
  18. 18 Encyclopedia Brown Carries On 1980 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Carries On Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Carries On ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Carries On eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Carries On
  19. 19 Encyclopedia Brown's First Book of Puzzles and Games 1980 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown's First Book of Puzzles and Games Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown's First Book of Puzzles and Games ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown's First Book of Puzzles and Games eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown's First Book of Puzzles and Games
  20. 20 Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries 1980 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries
  21. 21 Encyclopedia Brown's second record book of weird and wonderful facts 1981 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown's second record book of weird and wonderful facts Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown's second record book of weird and wonderful facts ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown's second record book of weird and wonderful facts eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown's second record book of weird and wonderful facts
  22. 22 Encyclopedia Brown sets the pace 1982 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown sets the pace Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown sets the pace ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown sets the pace eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown sets the pace
  23. 23 Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Crimes 1982 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Crimes Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Crimes ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Crimes eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Crimes
  24. 24 Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake! 1983 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake! Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake! ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake! eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake!
  25. 25 Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Spies 1984 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Spies Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Spies ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Spies eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Spies
  26. 26 Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Sports 1984 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Sports Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Sports ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Sports eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Sports
  27. 27 The Best of Encyclopedia Brown 1984 Amazon — buy The Best of Encyclopedia Brown Bookshop — buy The Best of Encyclopedia Brown ThriftBooks — buy The Best of Encyclopedia Brown eBooks.com — buy The Best of Encyclopedia Brown
  28. 28 Encyclopedia Browns Third Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts 1985 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Browns Third Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Browns Third Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Browns Third Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Browns Third Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts
  29. 29 Encyclopedia Brown's book of wacky animals 1985 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown's book of wacky animals Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown's book of wacky animals ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown's book of wacky animals eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown's book of wacky animals
  30. 30 Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints 1985 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints
  31. 31 Encyclopedia Brown's book of the wacky outdoors 1987 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown's book of the wacky outdoors Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown's book of the wacky outdoors ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown's book of the wacky outdoors eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown's book of the wacky outdoors
  32. 32 Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Cars 1987 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Cars Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Cars ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Cars eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Cars
  33. 33 Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt 1988 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt
  34. 34 Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the disgusting sneakers 1990 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the disgusting sneakers Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the disgusting sneakers ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the disgusting sneakers eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the disgusting sneakers
  35. 35 Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (Encyclopedia Brown) 1991 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (Encyclopedia Brown) Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (Encyclopedia Brown) ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (Encyclopedia Brown) eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (Encyclopedia Brown)
  36. 36 Encyclopedia Brown's book of strange but true crimes 1991 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown's book of strange but true crimes Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown's book of strange but true crimes ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown's book of strange but true crimes eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown's book of strange but true crimes
  37. 37 Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective 2 1991 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective 2 Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective 2 ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective 2 eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective 2
  38. 38 Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the two spies 1994 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the two spies Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the two spies ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the two spies eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the two spies
  39. 39 The encyclopedia of embroidery techniques 1994 Amazon — buy The encyclopedia of embroidery techniques Bookshop — buy The encyclopedia of embroidery techniques ThriftBooks — buy The encyclopedia of embroidery techniques eBooks.com — buy The encyclopedia of embroidery techniques
  40. 40 Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's Nose 1996 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's Nose Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's Nose ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's Nose eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's Nose

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective 1963
2 Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again 1965
3 Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues 1966
4 Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man 1967
5 Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All 1968
6 Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the sleeping dog 1968
7 Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace 1969
8 Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day 1970
9 Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down 1971
10 Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way 1972
11 Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case 1973
12 Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand 1974
13 Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Exploding Plumbing 1974
14 Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles 1975
15 Encyclopedia Brown 1976
16 Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor 1977
17 Encyclopedia Brown's record book of weird and wonderful facts 1979
18 Encyclopedia Brown Carries On 1980
19 Encyclopedia Brown's First Book of Puzzles and Games 1980
20 Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries 1980
21 Encyclopedia Brown's second record book of weird and wonderful facts 1981
22 Encyclopedia Brown sets the pace 1982
23 Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Crimes 1982
24 Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake! 1983
25 Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Spies 1984
26 Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Sports 1984
27 The Best of Encyclopedia Brown 1984
28 Encyclopedia Browns Third Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts 1985
29 Encyclopedia Brown's book of wacky animals 1985
30 Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints 1985
31 Encyclopedia Brown's book of the wacky outdoors 1987
32 Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Cars 1987
33 Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt 1988
34 Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the disgusting sneakers 1990
35 Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (Encyclopedia Brown) 1991
36 Encyclopedia Brown's book of strange but true crimes 1991
37 Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective 2 1991
38 Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the two spies 1994
39 The encyclopedia of embroidery techniques 1994
40 Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's Nose 1996

Encyclopedia Brown reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (1963). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Encyclopedia Brown — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Encyclopedia Brown books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1963–1996.

What is the newest Encyclopedia Brown book?

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's Nose, published in 1996.