Dennis Wheatley Reading Order

11 books (1935–1985)

Dennis Wheatley's Anthologies series comprises eleven horror and supernatural collections published between 1935 and 1985, with the series now complete. These standalone anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with A Century of Horror and concluding with Adventure Stories for Boys and Girls. The collection spans five decades of curated tales drawing from fantasy, mystery, thriller, and literary fiction traditions, offering readers a comprehensive survey of Wheatley's editorial vision across the supernatural and macabre genres.

Start with A Century of Horror, the first of 11 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	A Century of Horror 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Stranger Than Fiction 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Second Book of Horror Stories 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Quiver of Horror 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Shafts of Fear 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Great Black Magic Stories 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Uncanny Tales 1 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Uncanny Tales 2 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Thirteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	65 Great Spine Chillers 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Adventure Stories for Boys and Girls 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1934–1973)

Dennis Wheatley's Black Magic series comprises twelve supernatural fantasy and thriller novels published between 1934 and 1973, following a complete story arc best read in publication order. Beginning with The Devil Rides Out and concluding with The Irish Witch, the series blends occult themes with mystery and adventure across its full span. These novels represent Wheatley's exploration of supernatural forces and dark magic within literary fiction frameworks spanning nearly four decades.

Start with The Devil Rides Out, the first of 12 books in the Black Magic series.

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1	The Devil Rides Out 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Strange Conflict 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Haunting of Toby Jugg 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	To the Devil, A Daughter 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Ka of Gifford Hillary 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Satanist 1960Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	They Used Dark Forces 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Unholy Crusade 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The White Witch of the South Seas 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Devil and All His Works 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Gateway to Hell 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Irish Witch 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1933–1972)

The Duke de Richleau series comprises eleven fantasy-thriller novels by Dennis Wheatley, published between 1933 and 1972. This complete series follows the adventures of its aristocratic protagonist across mystery, intrigue, and supernatural encounters, with books best read in publication order beginning with The Forbidden Territory. The series spans from the early 1930s through the early 1970s, concluding with Gateway to Hell.

Start with The Forbidden Territory, the first of 11 books in the Duke de Richleau series.

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1	The Forbidden Territory 1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Devil Rides Out 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Golden Spaniard 1938Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Three Inquisitive People 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Strange Conflict 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Codeword - Golden Fleece 1946Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Second Seal 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Prisoner in the Mask 1957Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Vendetta in Spain 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dangerous Inheritance 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Gateway to Hell 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1934–1968)

Dennis Wheatley's Gregory Sallust series comprises eleven complete novels published between 1934 and 1968, following the adventures of the titular protagonist through a mix of espionage, fantasy, and thriller elements. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Black August and concluding with The White Witch of the South Seas, to experience the character's development across the full arc. Wheatley weaves together mystery and darker supernatural elements throughout the sequence, creating a distinctive blend that reflects the author's range across fantasy, thriller, and literary fiction.

Start with Black August, the first of 11 books in the Gregory Sallust series.

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1	Black August 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Contraband 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Faked Passports 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Black Baroness 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Scarlet Impostor 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	V for Vengeance 1942Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Come Into My Parlour 1946Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Island Where Time Stands Still 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Traitors' Gate 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	They Used Dark Forces 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The White Witch of the South Seas 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1939–1964)

Dennis Wheatley's Julian Day trilogy spans from 1939 to 1964, comprising three complete novels that should be read in publication order: The Quest of Julian Day, The Sword of Fate, and Bill for the Use of a Body. This finished series blends fantasy, mystery, and thriller elements throughout its narratives.

Start with The Quest of Julian Day and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Quest of Julian Day 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Sword of Fate 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bill for the Use of a Body 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1936–1945)

Dennis Wheatley's Lost World trilogy spans from 1936 to 1945 and comprises three complete novels: They Found Atlantis, Uncharted Seas, and Man Who Missed the War. This fantasy and mystery series should be read in publication order to follow the connected narrative. The trilogy blends adventure, speculation, and thriller elements across its three installments.

Start with They Found Atlantis and read in order.

#	Title
1	They Found Atlantis 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Uncharted Seas 1938Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Man Who Missed the War 1945Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1953–1960)

This two-book series by Dennis Wheatley was published between 1953 and 1960 and is now complete. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with To the Devil, A Daughter followed by The Satanist. Wheatley blends fantasy, mystery, and thriller elements throughout the Molly Fountain series.

Start with To the Devil, A Daughter and read in order.

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1	To the Devil, A Daughter 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Satanist 1960Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1959–1980)

Dennis Wheatley's non-fiction series spans seven books published between 1959 and 1980, exploring themes of espionage, deception, and historical narratives. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Plot and Counterplot and concluding with The Deception Planners. These works blend the author's interests in mystery, thriller elements, and factual historical accounts across multiple decades of the twentieth century.

Start with Plot and Counterplot, the first of 7 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Plot and Counterplot 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Saturdays with Bricks 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Satanism and Witches 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Time Has Come: The Young Man Said, 1897-1914 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Time Has Come: Drink and Ink, 1919-1977 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Time Has Come: Officer and Temporary Gentleman, 1914-1919 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Deception Planners 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1947–1974)

The Roger Brook series consists of twelve complete novels published between 1947 and 1974 by Dennis Wheatley, spanning from The Launching of Roger Brook through Desperate Measures. These books should be read in publication order to follow the character's development across the interconnected adventures. The series blends elements of historical fiction, mystery, and intrigue across its chronological span.

Start with The Launching of Roger Brook, the first of 12 books in the Roger Brook series.

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1	The Launching of Roger Brook 1947Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Shadow of Tyburn Tree 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Rising Storm 1949Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Man Who Killed the King 1951Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Dark Secret of Josephine 1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Rape of Venice 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Sultan's Daughter 1963Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Wanton Princess 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Evil in a Mask 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Ravishing of Lady Mary Ware 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Irish Witch 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Desperate Measures 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1942–1965)

Dennis Wheatley's Short Story Collections comprises two volumes of fantasy, mystery, and thriller tales published across two decades. Mediterranean Nights appeared in 1942, followed by Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts in 1965, completing this finished series. Read the collections in publication order to experience Wheatley's short fiction as originally presented to readers.

Start with Mediterranean Nights and read in order.

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1	Mediterranean Nights 1942Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

16 books (1933–1972)

Dennis Wheatley wrote 16 standalone novels between 1933 and 1972, spanning fantasy, mystery, thriller, and literary fiction. Beginning with Such Power Is Dangerous and concluding with Death in Sunshine, these complete works should be read in publication order. Several titles were co-authored with J.G. Links, bringing diverse storytelling to this collection of independent narratives.

Start with Such Power Is Dangerous, the first of 16 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Such Power Is Dangerous 1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Fabulous Valley 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Eunuch of Stamboul 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Murder Off Miami(With: J.G. Links) 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Secret War 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Who Killed Robert Prentice?(With: J.G. Links) 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Malinsay Massacre(With: J.G. Links) 1938Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Herewith the Clues(With: J.G. Links) 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Sixty Days to Live 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Star of Ill-Omen 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Curtain of Fear 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Mayhem in Greece 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Red Eagle 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Old Rowley 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Death in Sunshine 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Strange Story of Linda Lee 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible