All 18 The Gideon Oliver Mysteries Books In Order at Book DNA

1
Fellowship of Fear

First in the Edgar Award-winning series "that never disappoints," featuring the forensic anthropologist known as the Skeleton Detective (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

When anthropology professor Gideon Oliver is offered a teaching fellowship at US military bases in Germany, Sicily, Spain, and Holland, he wastes no time accepting. Stimulating courses to teach,…

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2
The Dark Place

Gideon Oliver earns his moniker "The Skeleton Detective" in this riveting entry to the Edgar Award-winning mystery series "that never disappoints" (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Deep in the primeval rainforest of Washington State's Olympic Peninsula, the skeletal remains of a murdered man are discovered. And a strange, unsettling tale begins to…

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3
Murder in the Queen's Armes

The Skeleton Detective puzzles over the theft of an ancient bit of bone-and a student's murder-in this novel by the Edgar Award-winning author of Switcheroo.

Anthropology professor Gideon Oliver would prefer to keep his mind on his beautiful new bride Julie during their English honeymoon, but one intrusive question will…

4
Old Bones

An Edgar Award-winning mystery featuring the forensic anthropologist hailed as "a likable, down-to-earth, cerebral sleuth"-from the author of Switcheroo (Chicago Tribune).

"With the roar of thunder and the speed of a galloping horse comes the tide to Mont St. Michel," goes the old nursery song. So when the aged patriarch…

5
Curses!

Mayan ruins in the Yucatán . . . a secret room in a tomb . . . age-old skeletons. To anthropologist Gideon Oliver, the renowned Skeleton Detective, the invitation to join the archaeological excavation of Tlaloc promises two months of paradise on Earth. That is, until an ancient series of…

6
Icy Clutches

Edgar Award-winning series: On a trip to Glacier Bay, Alaska, the Skeleton Detective pursues a cold-hearted killer who buries evidence in an avalanche.

Gideon Oliver expects to be amicably bored when he takes on the role of "accompanying spouse" at a lodge in the magnificent wild country of Glacier Bay,…

7
Make No Bones

The forensic anthropologist wonders who would steal the bones of a deceased colleague-and why: "A likable, down-to-earth, cerebral sleuth." -Chicago Tribune

There is not much left of the irascible Albert Evan Jasper, "dean of American forensic anthropologists," after his demise in a fiery car crash. But in accord with his…

8
Dead Men's Hearts

Edgar Award-winning author: "A cunning plot, a remarkably appealing hero, some uproariously funny dialogue . . . a winning combination." -Booklist

An ancient skeleton tossed in a garbage dump is the first conundrum to rattle Gideon Oliver when he arrives in Egypt. There to appear in a documentary film, he…

9
Twenty Blue Devils

The "shrewd, witty and self-deprecating forensic anthropologist" travels to Tahiti to sniff out crime at a coffee plantation (Publishers Weekly).

The dead man is the manager of Tahiti's Paradise Coffee Plantation, producer of the most expensive coffee bean in the world, the winey, luscious Blue Devil. Nothing tangible points to…

10
Skeleton Dance

The French police call on the Skeleton Detective when a dog digs up some human bones: "Terrific" -Publishers Weekly

Les-Eyzies-de-Tayac is known for three things: pate de fois gras, truffles, and prehistoric remains. The little village, in fact, is the headquarters of the prestigious Institute de Prehistoire, which studies the…

11
Good Blood

While enjoying their holiday on an idyllic Italian island, anthropologist Gideon Oliver and his wife find themselves caught up in a case of kidnapping and murder when the local padrone's only child, Achille, is abducted, bones are discovered, and Gideon becomes caught up in the investigation into the crimes. 25,000…

12
Where There's a Will

Edgar (R) Award-winning author Aaron Elkins's creation-forensics professor Gideon Oliver-has been hailed by the Chicago Tribune as "a likable, down-to-earth, cerebral sleuth." Now the celebrated Skeleton Detective unearths a wealthy family's darkest secrets...

Alex Torkelsson has just gotten word: his late uncle Magnus's plane has been found south of Hawaii's…

13
Unnatural Selection

Heading for the Isles of Scilly, off the Cornwall coast, with his wife, who has been invited to attend a consortium hosted by Russian expatriate Vasily Kozlov, forensics professor Gideon Oliver is delighted to spend the time puttering around local Neolithic sites, until he stumbles upon a much newer bone…

14
Little Tiny Teeth

From the Edgar (R) Award winning author of Uneasy Relations. Starring Professor Gideon Oliver - 'a likable, down-to-earth, cerebral sleuth.' (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

Sailing the Amazon with a group of botanists, 'Skeleton Detective' Gideon Oliver is on his dream vacation. But it turns nightmarish when fierce head-hunters narrowly miss killing the…

15
Uneasy Relations

Joining a team researching a prehistoric ceremonial burial of a human woman and a part-human, part-Neanderthal child on Gibralter, forensics specialist Professor Gideon Oliver is confronted by all-too-modern murder when two suspicious deaths rock Gibralter.

16
Skull Duggery

Gideon is happy to be in Mexico with his wife-until he's asked to examine the mummified corpse of a drifter thought to be shot to death. Gideon's findings reveal that the cause of death is far more bizarre. Then he's asked to examine the skeleton of a murder victim found…

17
Dying on the Vine

Edgar® Award–winning author Aaron Elkins’s creation—forensics professor Gideon Oliver—has been hailed by the Chicago Tribune as “a likable, down-to-earth, cerebral sleuth.” Now, the celebrated Skeleton Detective is visiting friends at a vineyard in Tuscany when murder leaves a bitter aftertaste…

It was the unwavering custom of Pietro Cubbiddu, patriarch of…

18
Switcheroo

The Skeleton Detective is back.

A cold case dating from the 1960s draws forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver to the Channel Islands decades later to shine a light on the mysterious connection between two men who died there on the same night.

Swapped as young boys by their fathers during the…

18 The Gideon Oliver Mysteries books in order

1 Fellowship of Fear

2 The Dark Place

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3 Murder in the Queen's Armes

4 Old Bones

5 Curses!

6 Icy Clutches

7 Make No Bones

8 Dead Men's Hearts

9 Twenty Blue Devils

10 Skeleton Dance

11 Good Blood

12 Where There's a Will

13 Unnatural Selection

14 Little Tiny Teeth

15 Uneasy Relations

16 Skull Duggery

17 Dying on the Vine

18 Switcheroo