Alan Hunter Reading Order

51 books (1955–2016)

This classic British mystery series spans 51 complete novels published between 1955 and 2016, following Detective Inspector George Gently as he investigates crimes across England and beyond. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Gently Does It, to experience the character's development across the decades. Alan Hunter's prolific detective series combines procedural crime-solving with explorations of British society, offering readers a comprehensive portrait of investigative work from the post-war era onward.

Start with Gently Does It, the first of 51 books in the Inspector George Gently series.

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1	Gently Does It 1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Gently By the Shore 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Gently Down the Stream 1957Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Landed Gently 1957Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Gently Through the Mill 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Gently in the Sun 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Gently With The Painters 1960Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Gently Go Man 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Gently to the Summit 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Gently Where The Roads Go 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Gently Floating 1963Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Gently Sahib 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Gently with the Ladies 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Gently Continental 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Gently North-West 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Gently Coloured 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Gently with the Innocents 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Gently at a Gallop 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Gently Where She Lay 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Gently French 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Gently in Trees / Gently Through the Woods 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Gently with Love 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Gently Where the Birds are 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Gently Instrumental 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Gently to a Sleep 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Honfleur Decision 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Fields of Heather / Death on the Heath 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Gabrielle's Way 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Gently Heartbroken / The Scottish Decision 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Gently Between Tides 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Amorous Leander / Death on the Broadlands 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Once a prostitute... 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Unhung Man 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Chelsea Ghost 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Goodnight, Sweet Prince 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Strangling Man 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Traitor's End 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Gently With The Millions 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Gently Scandalous 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Gently To A Kill 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Gently Tragic 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Gently in the Glens 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Bomber's Moon 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Jackpot! 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	The Love of Gods 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Over Here 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Gently Mistaken 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Gently Sinking 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Gently Under Fire 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Gently in the Past 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Gently with Passion 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible