Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Living Shadow | 1931 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 2 | Eyes of the Shadow | 1931 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 3 | The Shadow Laughs! | 1931 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 4 | The Red Menace | 1931 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 5 | Gangdom’s Doom | 1931 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 6 | Death Tower | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 7 | The Silent Seven | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 8 | The Black Master | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 9 | The Mobsmen On The Spot | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 10 | Hands in the Dark | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 11 | Double Z | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 12 | The Crime Cult | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 13 | The Blackmail Ring | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 14 | Hidden Death | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 15 | Green Eyes | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 16 | The Ghost Makers | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 17 | The Five Chameleons | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 18 | Dead Men Live | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | N/A |
| 19 | The Romanoff Jewels | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 20 | Kings Of Crime | 1932 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 21 | Shadowed Millions | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 22 | The Creeping Death | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 23 | The Shadow’s Shadow | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 24 | Six Men of Evil | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 25 | Fingers of Death | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 26 | Murder Trail | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 27 | The Silent Death | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 28 | The Shadow’s Justice | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 29 | The Golden Grotto | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 30 | The Death Giver | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 31 | The Red Blot | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 32 | The Ghost of the Manor | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | N/A |
| 33 | The Living Joss | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 34 | The Silver Scourge | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 35 | The Black Hush | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 36 | The Isle of Doubt | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 37 | The Grove of Doom | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 38 | Master of Death | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 39 | Road of Crime | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 40 | The Death Triangle | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 41 | The Killer | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | N/A |
| 42 | Mox | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 43 | The Crime Clinic | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 44 | Treasures of Death | 1933 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 45 | The Embassy Murders | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 46 | The Wealth Seeker | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 47 | The Black Falcon | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 48 | Gray Fist | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 49 | The Circle of Death | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 50 | The Green Box | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | N/A |
| 51 | The Cobra | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 52 | Crime Circus | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 53 | Tower of Death | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 54 | Death Clew | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | N/A |
| 55 | The Key | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | N/A |
| 56 | The Crime Crypt | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 57 | Charg, Monster | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 58 | Chain of Death | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 59 | The Crime Master | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 60 | Gypsy Vengeance | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | N/A |
| 61 | Spoils of The Shadow | 1934 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 62 | Zemba | 1935 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 63 | The Voodoo Master | 1936 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 64 | Partners of Peril | 1936 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 65 | The Isle Of Gold | 1939 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 66 | Return of the Shadow | 1963 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 67 | The Shadow Strikes | 1964 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 68 | Shadow Beware | 1965 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 69 | Cry Shadow! | 1965 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 70 | The Shadow’s Revenge | 1965 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 71 | Mark Of The Shadow | 1966 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 72 | Shadow - Go Mad! | 1966 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 73 | The Night of the Shadow | 1966 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
| 74 | Destination: Moon | 1967 | Maxwell Grant | Buy |
The Shadow is one of the most famous characters in American pulp fiction — a mysterious figure who fights crime in the shadows of 1930s New York, aided by a network of agents and his ability to “cloud men’s minds.” The Living Shadow (1931) launched the series, and Walter B. Gibson (as Maxwell Grant) kept up a pace of roughly two novels per month during the character’s golden age.
The early novels from 1931-1935 represent the peak of the series, with titles like Eyes of the Shadow, The Red Menace, and The Death Giver establishing the formula: shadowy hero, criminal masterminds, atmospheric urban settings, and fast-paced action. The 1960s paperback reprints brought The Shadow to a new generation. These 74 titles represent the core of the series available in book form.