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Shadow: The Master of Darkness Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Shadow: The Master of Darkness 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 Shadow: The Master of Darkness series? Start with "The Living Shadow (By: Maxwell Grant)" (1931) and follow publication order through all 76 books.
The complete Shadow: The Master of Darkness reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Living Shadow (By: Maxwell Grant)
1931
Eyes of the Shadow (By: Maxwell Grant)
1931
The Shadow Laughs! (By: Maxwell Grant)
1931
The Red Menace (By: Maxwell Grant)
1931
Gangdom's Doom (By: Maxwell Grant)
1931
Death Tower (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
The Silent Seven (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
The Black Master (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
The Mobsmen On The Spot (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
Hands in the Dark (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
Double Z (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
The Crime Cult (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
The Blackmail Ring (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
Hidden Death (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
Green Eyes (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
The Ghost Makers (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
The Five Chameleons (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
Dead Men Live (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
The Romanoff Jewels (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
Kings Of Crime (By: Maxwell Grant)
1932
Shadowed Millions (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Creeping Death (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Shadow\'s Shadow (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
Six Men of Evil (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
Fingers of Death (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
Murder Trail (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Silent Death (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Shadow's Justice (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Golden Grotto (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Death Giver (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Red Blot (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Ghost of the Manor (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Living Joss (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Silver Scourge (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Black Hush (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Isle of Doubt (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Grove of Doom (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
Master of Death (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
Road of Crime (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Death Triangle (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Killer (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
Mox (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Crime Clinic (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
Treasures of Death (By: Maxwell Grant)
1933
The Embassy Murders (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
The Wealth Seeker (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
The Black Falcon (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
Gray Fist (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
The Circle of Death (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
The Green Box (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
The Cobra (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
Crime Circus (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
Tower of Death (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
Death Clew (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
The Key (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
The Crime Crypt (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
Charg, Monster (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
Chain of Death (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
The Crime Master (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
Gypsy Vengeance (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
Spoils of The Shadow (By: Maxwell Grant)
1934
Zemba (By: Maxwell Grant)
1935
The Voodoo Master (By: Maxwell Grant)
1936
The Broken Napoleons (By: Maxwell Grant)
1936
Partners of Peril (By: Maxwell Grant)
1936
The Isle Of Gold (By: Maxwell Grant)
1939
The Devil Monsters (By: Maxwell Grant)
1943
Return of the Shadow (By: Walter B. Gibson)
1963
The Shadow Strikes
1964
Shadow Beware
1965
Cry Shadow!
1965
The Shadow\'s Revenge
1965
Mark Of The Shadow
1966
Shadow - Go Mad!
1966
The Night of the Shadow
1966
Destination: Moon
1967
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