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Inspector Alvarez Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Inspector Alvarez books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Inspector Alvarez series? Start with "Mistakenly in Mallorca" (1974) and follow publication order through all 37 books.
The complete Inspector Alvarez reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Mistakenly in Mallorca
1974
Two-faced Death
1976
Troubled Deaths
1978
Murder Begets Murder
1979
Just Deserts
1980
Unseemly End
1983
Deadly Petard
1984
Three and One Make Five
1984
Layers of Deceit
1985
Almost Murder
1986
Relatively Dangerous
1987
Death Trick
1988
Dead Clever
1989
Too Clever by Half
1990
Murder's Long Memory
1991
A Fatal Fleece
1992
Murder Confounded
1993
Death Takes Time
1994
An Arcadian Death
1996
An Artistic Way to Go
1997
A Maze of Murders
1997
An Enigmatic Disappearance
1998
Artful Death
2000
The Ambiguity of Murder
2001
Definitely Deceased
2001
Seeing Is Deceiving
2002
An Intriguing Murder
2003
An Air of Murder
2004
A Sunny Disappearance
2005
Murder Delayed
2006
Murder Needs Imagination
2007
An Instinctive Solution
2008
Sun, Sea and Murder
2009
A Question of Motive
2010
Murder Majorcan Style
2011
Murdered by Nature
2012
In Search of Murder
2014
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