Reading order
Superintendent Battle reading order
1
2
4
5- 4 volumes
- Volumes
- 1925–1944
- Published
- about 17 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Crime & mystery#44
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
4 volumes1925–1944Completed
- Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard appears in five Christie novels, and each stands alone, so any order works.
- The Secret of Chimneys and The Seven Dials Mystery are light, comic thrillers; Towards Zero is the most classic puzzle and rates highest.
- Murder Is Easy, where Battle appears only briefly, rates lowest.
- The fifth, Cards on the Table, pairs him with Poirot.
A plan for the whole series
4 volumes, 953 pages, about 17 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 weeks.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: high
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 21, 2026.
- Stage 117 habout 3 weeksby November 21, 2026
- The end of the series
We count 1.1 min per page, the pace of an average novel reader. Faster? Move the slider.
Does the series hold up
Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.2 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.
Best volume: Towards Zero (7.6, 88 ratings). Weakest: Murder Is Easy (7.4). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.6) scores close to the series average or above it.
How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Superintendent Battle books ranked, best to worst
- 1.Towards ZeroBook 5 · 19447.6
- 2.The Secret of ChimneysBook 1 · 19257.5
- 2.The Seven Dials MysteryBook 2 · 19297.5
- 4.Murder Is EasyBook 4 · 19397.4
Frequently asked questions
Which Superintendent Battle book is the best?
By reader score, Towards Zero (7.6/10). The lowest-rated is Murder Is Easy (7.4/10).
Which Superintendent Battle book is the longest?
“The Secret of Chimneys” is the longest at 258 pages; the shortest is “Murder Is Easy” with 223 pages.
What should I read after Superintendent Battle?
Other series by Agatha Christie: Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, The Labours of Hercules, canon of Hercule Poirot.
