Paul Shenstone Mystery books in order

The Paul Shenstone Mystery series by Mel Bradshaw follows a 1920s Toronto police detective through three historical crime novels.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Quarrel with the Foe 2005 Mel Bradshaw Buy
2 Fire on the Runway 2013 Mel Bradshaw Buy
3 Winner’s Loss 2017 Mel Bradshaw Buy

The Paul Shenstone Mystery series by Mel Bradshaw is listed below in reading order.

Detective Paul Shenstone works in Toronto during the Roaring Twenties. His cases pull him into the lives of the city’s wealthy families, returning soldiers, and the criminal underworld of the Jazz Age. Quarrel with the Foe opens with the unusual murder of an industrialist, while Fire on the Runway involves a fatal grenade explosion and the disappearance of a mysterious European woman from a west end hotel.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Paul Shenstone Mystery series?

There are three books in the Paul Shenstone Mystery series, published between 2005 and 2017.

What is the first book in the Paul Shenstone Mystery series?

The first book in the Paul Shenstone Mystery series is Quarrel with the Foe, published in 2005.

Do the Paul Shenstone books need to be read in order?

The books share a recurring protagonist but each case is self-contained. Reading in order gives the best sense of Shenstone’s character development, starting with Quarrel with the Foe (2005).

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