87th Precinct reading order

A plan for the whole series

43 volumes, 9,487 pages, about 175 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 8 months.

Stages

10 stages, with 9 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around August 14, 2027, about 8 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 24, 2026

   • 1. Cop Hater1956 · 160 pages · 3 h
   • 2. The Mugger1956 · 159 pages · 3 h
   • 3. The Pusher1956 · 228 pages · 4 h
   • 4. The Con Man1957 · 170 pages · 3 h
   • 5. Killer's Choice1957 · 180 pages · 3 h
   • 6. Killer's Payoff1958 · 176 pages · 3 h
2. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by December 3, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 220 habout 4 weeksby December 30, 2026

   • 7. Lady Killer1958 · 184 pages · 3 h
   • 8. Killer's Wedge1959 · 160 pages · 3 h
   • 9. 'Til Death1959 · 176 pages · 3 h
   • 10. King's Ransom1959 · 227 pages · 4 h
   • 13. See Them Die1961 · 191 pages · 4 h
   • 14. Lady, Lady, I Did It1961 · 158 pages · 3 h
4. BreakBorn a Crime · Trevor Noah · 304 pp. · score 8.96 h, by January 9, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 320 habout 4 weeksby February 4, 2027

   • 16. Like Love1962 · 176 pages · 3 h
   • 17. Ten Plus One1963 · 216 pages · 4 h
   • 18. Ax1964 · 149 pages · 3 h
   • 19. He Who Hesitates1965 · 175 pages · 3 h
   • 20. Doll1965 · 160 pages · 3 h
   • 21. Eighty Million Eyes1966 · 192 pages · 4 h
6. BreakI'm Glad My Mom Died · Jennette McCurdy · 320 pp. · score 8.96 h, by February 14, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 417 habout 3 weeksby March 9, 2027

   • 22. Fuzz1968 · 227 pages · 4 h
   • 23. Shotgun1969 · 179 pages · 3 h
   • 24. Jigsaw1970 · 167 pages · 3 h
   • 25. Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here!1971 · 201 pages · 4 h
   • 26. Sadie When She Died1972 · 180 pages · 3 h
8. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by March 13, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 518 habout 3 weeksby April 6, 2027

   • 27. Let's Hear it for the Deaf Man!1973 · 231 pages · 4 h
   • 28. Hail to the Chief1974 · 182 pages · 3 h
   • 29. Bread1974 · 213 pages · 4 h
   • 30. Blood Relatives1975 · 177 pages · 3 h
   • 31. So Long as You Both Shall Live1977 · 165 pages · 3 h
10. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by April 9, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 615 h20 daysby April 28, 2027

    • 33. Calypso1979 · 211 pages · 4 h
    • 38. Eight Black Horses1985 · 311 pages · 6 h
    • 39. Poison · 276 pages · 5 h
12. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by May 2, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 714 h19 daysby May 22, 2027

    • 42. Vespers1990 · 350 pages · 6 h
    • 43. Widows1991 · 432 pages · 8 h
14. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by May 26, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
15. 8
    Stage 819 habout 4 weeksby June 20, 2027

    • 44. Kiss1992 · 372 pages · 7 h
    • 45. Mischief1993 · 346 pages · 6 h
    • 46. And All Through the House1994 · 40 pages · 1 h
    • 48. Nocturne1997 · 291 pages · 5 h
16. BreakFlowers for Algernon · Daniel Keyes · 274 pp. · score 8.85 h, by June 29, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
17. 9
    Stage 915 h20 daysby July 19, 2027

    • 49. The Big Bad City1999 · 272 pages · 5 h
    • 51. Money, Money, Money2001 · 272 pages · 5 h
    • 52. Fat Ollie's book2002 · 271 pages · 5 h
18. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by July 24, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
19. 10
    Stage 1016 habout 3 weeksby August 14, 2027

    • 53. The Frumious Bandersnatch2003 · 304 pages · 6 h
    • 54. Hark!2004 · 304 pages · 6 h
    • 55. Fiddlers2005 · 276 pages · 5 h
20. The end of the series

    August 14, 2027

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