Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Man Who Killed Himself | 1967 | Julian Symons | Buy |
| 2 | The Man Whose Dreams Came True | 1968 | Julian Symons | Buy |
| 3 | The Players and The Game | 1972 | Julian Symons | Buy |
| 4 | The Plot Against Roger Rider | 1973 | Julian Symons | Buy |
| 5 | The Man Who Lost His Wife | 1977 | Julian Symons | Buy |
| 6 | Sweet Adelaide | 1980 | Julian Symons | Buy |
| 7 | The Detling Murders / The Detling Secret | 1982 | Julian Symons | Buy |
| 8 | The Man Who Hated Television / Did Sherlock Holmes Meet Hercule? | 1995 | Julian Symons | Buy |
The Joan Kahn-Harper novels represent some of Julian Symons’ finest standalone mystery and suspense fiction. Eight books published between 1967 and 1995 include psychological thrillers like The Man Who Killed Himself (1967) and the acclaimed historical mystery Sweet Adelaide (1980), based on a real Victorian poisoning case.