Doc Savage Books in Order
Part ofLester Dent Books in OrderExplore the Doc Savage books written by Lester Dent in reading order, with short summaries to guide you through the adventurer’s cases, enemies, and companions.
Last updated:
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you).
Doc Savage books in publication order
123 books
Pirate of the Pacific
by Lester Dent
1933
Doc Savage and his companions face pirate attacks while returning to New York aboard a submarine. Their enemy, Tom Too, has ambitions beyond ordinary piracy, forcing the group into a struggle fought on land and at sea.
Quest of the Spider
by Lester Dent
1933
Doc Savage and his five companions become trapped in the Castle of the Moccasin, surrounded by swamp. The criminal known as the Gray Spider has drawn them into his web, and escaping means confronting its hidden dangers.
The Land of Terror
by Lester Dent
1933
A chemist's murder introduces Doc Savage to a substance that can dissolve almost anything. Pursuing the criminal behind it takes Doc and his companions to a volcanic island, where prehistoric creatures make an already dangerous investigation worse.
The Phantom City
by Lester Dent
1933
Doc Savage and his companions follow a trail of Arabian thieves into the desert. Their search leads toward a mysterious lost city, where traps and strange white-haired creatures threaten to keep them from uncovering the criminals' plans.
The Red Skull
by Lester Dent
1933
Doc Savage and his companions confront an enemy whose power could destroy a mountain and threaten the world. Their investigation takes them into an underground landscape of molten lava, where the dangers extend beyond the criminal they pursue.
The Sargasso Ogre
by Lester Dent
1933
An ocean voyage draws Doc Savage and his companions into the Sargasso Sea, where pirates hold ships and passengers captive. Rescuing the prisoners puts Doc against a pirate leader whose physical strength rivals his own.
Fear Cay
by Lester Dent
1934
A man claiming to be 130 years old sends Doc Savage toward a possible fountain of youth. On Fear Cay, Doc and his companions encounter a more immediate mystery: something that can reduce people to bones.
Meteor Menace
by Lester Dent
1934
Doc Savage and his companions travel to Tibet to confront Mo Gwei and the mysterious Blue Meteor. Its terrifying effects can turn people into raving animals, giving an ambitious enemy a weapon with consequences far beyond the region.
The Annihilist
by Lester Dent
1934
A wave of strange deaths among New York criminals brings suspicion onto Doc Savage. He must identify the hidden killer while protecting the institution where he treats offenders, as the mysterious method threatens his work and reputation.
The Man Who Shook the Earth
by Lester Dent
1934
Wealthy nitrate miners in Chile are being killed beneath falling boulders. Doc Savage investigates the deaths and confronts an enemy called the Earth Shaker, whose destructive power supports ambitions much larger than terrorizing a mining community.
The Mystery on the Snow
by Lester Dent
1934
A murder mystery draws Doc Savage into the Canadian wilderness, where competing interests pursue a valuable substance called Benlanium. Uncovering its secret means navigating a struggle over an immense fortune in a remote and dangerous setting.
Murder Melody
by Lester Dent
1935
Earthquakes, mysterious holes and men floating through the sky accompany a deadly musical phenomenon. Doc Savage and his companions investigate a hidden civilization beneath the earth, where ambitious leaders threaten the world above with extraordinary powers.
Quest of Qui
by Lester Dent
1935
A Viking-style ship attacks a yacht near New York, and an ancient knife wounds Ham. With Johnny captured in the Arctic, Doc Savage must follow the mystery north, where imprisonment complicates his efforts to rescue his friends.
Red Snow
by Lester Dent
1935
A deadly red snow consumes human bodies while a criminal threatens the nation with surrender. Accused of murder, Doc Savage must clear his name and discover how to stop the weapon before its creator can force compliance.
The Mystic Mullah
by Lester Dent
1935
A strange green-faced figure uses sudden death and apparently ghostly servants to spread fear. Doc Savage and his companions investigate the Mystic Mullah, seeking the truth behind powers that appear capable of threatening people across the world.
The Roar Devil
by Lester Dent
1935
Powertown faces an enemy who can shake the ground and silence sound. Its frightened citizens turn to Doc Savage, whose investigation pits him and his companions against a criminal gang using these strange abilities to terrorize the community.
Murder Mirage
by Lester Dent
1936
A July blizzard and a woman's image frozen in glass draw Doc Savage into a bewildering case. The mystery leads toward a distant desert, where ancient underground tombs place him and his companions in further danger.
Mystery Under the Sea
by Lester Dent
1936
A dying sailor leaves an almost unreadable clue pointing toward a secret called Taz. Doc Savage investigates a captain's criminal activities, but captivity aboard a tramp steamer threatens his companions as they search for answers beneath the sea.
The Haunted Ocean
by Lester Dent
1936
A mysterious force disrupts the seas and threatens entire nations with paralysis. Doc Savage investigates a supposed man of peace whose methods involve overwhelming coercion, following a mystery that reaches from New York to the Arctic.
The Men Who Smiled No More
by Lester Dent
1936
A senseless murder leads Doc Savage to men who behave like emotionless machines. He investigates the strange condition and a sinister grinning face, knowing the same threat could deprive him of the feelings that make him human.
The Metal Master
by Lester Dent
1936
A device capable of liquefying metal becomes the center of a struggle involving criminal gangs and murder. Doc Savage investigates the weapon's owner, following the danger to an island where he must confront the Metal Master.
The Midas Man
by Lester Dent
1936
A criminal uses a mind-reading device to steal financial secrets and manipulate the stock market. Doc Savage must confront an opponent who can learn what others are thinking, making ordinary secrecy a fragile defense against his growing fortune.
The Seven Agate Devils
by Lester Dent
1936
Small agate figures turn up beside victims of murders committed across the world. Doc Savage investigates the sinister connection, but the mastermind behind the killings makes him a target of the same mysterious method of death.
The South Pole Terror
by Lester Dent
1936
A woman's discovery of Antarctic treasure puts her in danger from a criminal determined to silence her. Doc Savage and his companions pursue the case south, where an extraordinary heat weapon threatens their expedition into the polar wilderness.
The Vanisher
by Lester Dent
1936
Twenty prisoners disappear from a maximum-security institution, followed by missing businessmen. Witnesses describe a small, deformed figure, but Doc Savage's investigation grows more difficult when he is implicated in the very disappearances and murders he seeks to explain.
He Could Stop the World
by Lester Dent
1937
An enemy hidden in a fortress in the Sierras can control people through extraordinary brain waves. When Doc Savage's own companions turn away from him, he must challenge a threat to the world without his usual allies.
Mad Eyes
by Lester Dent
1937
Strange flying reptiles and accusations of mass murder draw Doc Savage into a dangerous mystery. With the world's water supply threatened by poison, he must uncover the forces behind the crisis while confronting suspicion directed at him.
Repel / The Deadly Dwarf
by Lester Dent
1937
Cadwiller Olden commands powerful followers and a destructive force called Repel. Doc Savage confronts an opponent whose small stature conceals vast ambitions, as the weapon's attacks threaten free nations and demand more than a physical response.
The Derrick Devil
by Lester Dent
1937
A jelly-like monster terrorizes an Oklahoma oil field, bringing Doc Savage and his companions into the case. Their pursuit involves Tomahawk Tant and a mystery connected with the earth's depths, where the creature's apparent nature demands investigation.
The Feathered Octopus
by Lester Dent
1937
A false appeal for help draws Doc Savage toward a trap involving High Lar and his wife, Lo Lar. Behind the danger lies a criminal effort to manipulate finances and gain control of the airlines.
The Golden Peril
by Lester Dent
1937
An ambush on a Mayan gold shipment threatens the resources supporting Doc Savage's work. He travels to Hidalgo amid revolutionary unrest, where a figure called the Leader uses the feared Hand of Death to control his followers.
The Land of Fear
by Lester Dent
1937
A strange death associated with skeletons spreads fear and sends Doc Savage from New York to Africa. With his companions, he confronts Greens Gordon while investigating a danger that threatens anyone who comes into contact with it.
The Magic Island / Ost
by Lester Dent
1937
A phantom city appears over the Pacific at night, and sailors gain extraordinary powers that disappear by day. Doc Savage investigates the phenomenon as a criminal leader and a ruthless heiress become involved in its strange possibilities.
The Mental Wizard
by Lester Dent
1937
Doc Savage travels toward a lost kingdom in the Amazon, where an enormous creature and a woman with extraordinary mental powers complicate the mystery. He must confront an enemy whose influence makes appearances especially difficult to trust.
The Terror in the Navy
by Lester Dent
1937
A dictator demands an enormous ransom while a mysterious force sinks American warships and pulls aircraft from the sky. Doc Savage investigates the attacks, facing an enemy whose apparent command of these destructive powers threatens the navy.
Devil on the Moon
by Lester Dent
1938
A dying green-colored man claims to have been imprisoned on the moon. A red flash and a mysterious medallion give Doc Savage clues to pursue, drawing him toward a conspiracy involving international dealers in war.
Fortress of Solitude
by Lester Dent
1938
John Sunlight discovers Doc Savage's secret Arctic retreat and the dangerous inventions stored there. When those weapons fall into hostile hands, Doc must confront an enemy who can turn the products of his own investigations against him.
The Devil Genghis
by Lester Dent
1938
A horrifying phenomenon in the polar region causes madness and draws Doc Savage into another investigation. The trail leads into Asia, where the return of John Sunlight presents a threat shaped by his previous encounter with Doc.
The Giggling Ghosts
by Lester Dent
1938
Apparently ghostly disturbances conceal the danger of a gas that causes deadly giggling. Doc Savage investigates the mysterious organization linked to the threat, seeking to protect the millions of people who could fall victim to its plans.
The Green Death
by Lester Dent
1938
An oozing horror in Brazil's jungle brings Doc Savage into a mystery that blurs the boundary between life and death. When he becomes paralyzed, investigating the strange threat demands more than the physical strength he usually relies on.
The Living-Fire Menace
by Lester Dent
1938
Nations preparing for war compete for minerals in a hidden struggle with potentially disastrous consequences. Doc Savage investigates a cavern containing a strange living fire, seeking to uncover its secret before the international conflict grows worse.
The Motion Menace
by Lester Dent
1938
Doc Savage and his cousin Pat confront an invention capable of making modern weapons useless. International thieves control the device and intend to use it for global domination, leaving the cousins to stop an unfamiliar kind of threat.
The Mountain Monster
by Lester Dent
1938
During a storm, a monster emerges in Alaska's Arcadia Valley, seemingly fulfilling an old local legend. Doc Savage investigates the attacks as terrified residents face a creature that has turned their peaceful home into a dangerous place.
The Munitions Master
by Lester Dent
1938
After a devastating attack in France, Doc Savage and his companions are blamed for terrorism. Pursued as traitors while similar attacks spread, they must find the true instigator before the mounting crisis drives nations into war.
The Pirate's Ghost
by Lester Dent
1938
A dying scientist entrusts a drifter with a steel box destined for Doc Savage. His experimental radio supposedly contacts the dead, and criminals want it to discover where a long-dead pirate hid his treasure.
The Red Terrors
by Lester Dent
1938
Mysterious attackers rise from the sea to capture ships and carry their passengers into a submerged world. When one seizure brings Doc Savage into the case, he must investigate the hidden domain and its dangerous inhabitants.
The Submarine Mystery
by Lester Dent
1938
An American submarine mysteriously explodes near Boston, leaving a young woman in armor as its apparent survivor. Doc Savage investigates the strange report and the dangerous scheme behind a mystery that has baffled naval authorities.
Mad Mesa
by Lester Dent
1939
Doc Savage finds himself behind bars while a strange case unfolds in the desert. Reports of people apparently changing identities draw him toward Mad Mesa, where escape from prison is only the beginning of the investigation.
Poison Island
by Lester Dent
1939
Disappearances at sea and an abandoned schooner marked with a crimson eye lead Doc Savage into the Caribbean. A ruthless dictator, a supposed century-old curse and a submarine conflict complicate his search for the truth.
The Crimson Serpent
by Lester Dent
1939
A vicious killer terrorizes an Arkansas swamp, drawing Doc Savage and his companions into the search. Their effort to identify the murderer brings them into dangerous encounters involving the mysterious creature known as the Crimson Serpent.
The Flaming Falcons
by Lester Dent
1939
Huge falcons attack people before vanishing in flashes of white fire. Doc Savage investigates the terrifying creatures, trying to understand their strange appearances and stop the attacks before more innocent victims fall prey to them.
The Freckled Shark
by Lester Dent
1939
Doc Savage confronts the greed of Senor Steel, the dictator of the South American republic Blanca Grande. Investigating the secret of Matacumbe leads him into a dangerous jungle where political power and pursuit of wealth collide.
The Gold Ogre
by Lester Dent
1939
Small golden figures appear around town, attacking residents and leaving some missing or deranged. Four teenage boys investigate with Doc Savage's involvement, while suspicion falls on a businessman whose collection of golden statues has disappeared.
The Other World
by Lester Dent
1939
A bizarre visitor named Decimo Tercio arrives with goods unlike anything ordinary buyers recognize. His brief appearance draws Doc Savage into a dangerous mystery surrounding the stranger's origins and the apparently unearthly world he represents.
The Stone Man
by Lester Dent
1939
Two fleeing criminals crash in Arizona's badlands and encounter a secret that apparently turns a man to stone. Doc Savage follows the surviving fugitive into remote canyons, investigating the strange danger hidden among their isolated inhabitants.
The Yellow Cloud
by Lester Dent
1939
A secret Navy aircraft and its pilot vanish inside an enormous yellow cloud. Doc Savage investigates the disappearance, trying to uncover the espionage operation behind it before the stolen military technology jeopardizes the country's defenses.
World's Fair Goblin
by Lester Dent
1939
An enormous, hair-covered creature called Maximus terrorizes visitors at the World's Fair. Doc Savage pursues the intelligence controlling the monster, whose ability to create more such creatures could turn a public spectacle into a much larger disaster.
The Angry Ghost
by Lester Dent
1940
A mysterious force destroys buildings, aircraft and bridges along the Atlantic coast. With officials fearing widespread panic, Doc Savage searches for the person behind the attacks and the mechanism that makes the apparent ghost so destructive.
The Awful Dynasty
by Lester Dent
1940
A deadly scarab appears to carry an ancient Egyptian curse against wealthy financiers. Doc Savage and his companions investigate the attacks, following the mystery into pyramid crypts where understanding the supposed curse becomes a struggle to survive.
The Awful Egg
by Lester Dent
1940
A prehistoric creature emerges from the frozen interior of North America, leaving mangled victims behind it. Doc Savage investigates the attacks, seeking both a way to confront the beast and the hidden cause of its appearance.
The Boss of Terror
by Lester Dent
1940
Men named Smith are dying from impossible lightning strikes that leave no marks inside their rooms. Doc Savage searches for the link between the victims, entering a mystery whose carefully directed killings threaten his own life.
The Evil Gnome
by Lester Dent
1940
A circus performer, governor and banker die in the same unexplained manner. Doc Savage and his companions search for the connection between these unlikely victims, following a killer whose methods make the investigation increasingly dangerous.
The Flying Goblin
by Lester Dent
1940
An apparent Headless Horseman streaks through the skies over Sleepy Hollow, spreading destruction wherever it lands. Doc Savage investigates the airborne terror, following an elaborate deception that carries the mystery across two continents.
The Purple Dragon
by Lester Dent
1940
Former criminals treated at Doc Savage's rehabilitation college begin reverting to their old ways. A mysterious Purple Dragon appears connected to their terror, and Doc must investigate a scheme that threatens both his patients and his companions.
The Spotted Men
by Lester Dent
1940
A wealthy industrialist disappears, then his workers develop red spots and behave irrationally. Doc Savage and his companions investigate the outbreak, searching for someone willing to endanger the workers' minds and bodies for financial gain.
Tunnel Terror
by Lester Dent
1940
Workers building the Yellow River Dam face a mysterious force that apparently turns men into mummies. When it threatens Hardrock Hennesey, he calls on Doc Savage to uncover the cause before construction and lives are lost.
Peril in the North
by Lester Dent
1941
A violent encounter at the New York docks sends Doc Savage and his companions toward the Arctic. Hundreds of people stranded in the wilderness face a murderous threat, while a foreign dictator's secret lies behind the crisis.
The Devil's Playground
by Lester Dent
1941
Nightly drums accompany brutal deaths in a forest, and the killings appear linked to the spirit Michabou. Doc Savage investigates the apparent supernatural menace, seeking to stop the murders and discover who controls the terror.
The Golden Man
by Lester Dent
1941
A golden man emerges from the sea claiming powers of prediction. Doc Savage and his companions follow his trail from South America to New York, investigating a mysterious sanctuary and a dangerous network of blackmail and murder.
The Green Eagle
by Lester Dent
1941
A strange fainting illness, a white-haired man named McCain and someone refusing food despite starvation draw Doc Savage into a puzzle. As deaths mount, he must discover how these unsettling clues fit together.
The Headless Men
by Lester Dent
1941
A scientist claims the ability to keep decapitated people alive as obedient servants. Doc Savage's pursuit leads to Central America, where capture places him and his companions at risk of becoming victims of the same experiment.
The Mindless Monsters
by Lester Dent
1941
Powerful, apparently mindless people move through the city, creating a threat even Doc Savage struggles to confront. With the public convinced he commands them, he must uncover their origin while fighting to clear his name.
The Fiery Menace
by Lester Dent
1942
A corpse left at Doc Savage's door suggests a vampire is stalking Manhattan. The investigation takes his team to a remote Atlantic island, where gold and a stolen Nazi submarine complicate the trail of killings.
The Magic Forest
by Lester Dent
1942
Renny's disappearance and small carved totem poles draw Doc Savage and his companions toward Alaska. Their search for the missing man leads deep into the wilderness, where an unfamiliar hidden land complicates the rescue.
The Rustling Death
by Lester Dent
1942
A weapon capable of disintegrating people threatens the country and its defenseless population. Doc Savage and his companions must uncover the danger and stop the device from becoming an instrument of destruction in a ruthless man's hands.
The Speaking Stone
by Lester Dent
1942
A mysterious talking stone leads Doc Savage toward an ancient city high in the mountains. Pursuers race him to its secret, forcing him to protect both his companions and the inhabitants of the isolated community.
Mystery on Happy Bones
by Lester Dent
1943
A Caribbean island conceals resources vital to the war effort, drawing Doc Savage into conflict with German agents. On Happy Bones, a woman descended from pirates adds another complication to a mission with serious wartime consequences.
The King of Terror
by Lester Dent
1943
A criminal's plan for global power combines a mysterious woman, a disturbed surgeon and fog that confuses people's minds. Doc Savage becomes the scheme's first target as he tries to uncover how its pieces fit together.
The Running Skeletons
by Lester Dent
1943
Doc Savage and his companions become unwilling subjects in a sinister experiment. Pursued by armed figures resembling skeletons, they must investigate the strange threat while trying to avoid becoming victims of the terror surrounding them.
The Secret of the Su
by Lester Dent
1943
A power-hungry doctor seeks to sell an ancient treasure to the Nazis. Doc Savage races into Florida's Everglades, where warriors linked to Atlantis guard a secret whose exploitation could threaten far more than the expedition.
According to Plan of a One-Eyed Mystic
by Lester Dent
1944
Doc Savage and his companions pursue a criminal who plans to sell a destructive weapon to the Nazis. Their search takes them into the Arctic, where enemy submarines and a trap threaten to end their mission.
Death Had Yellow Eyes
by Lester Dent
1944
Mysterious yellow eyes appear in the darkness, and Monk disappears from a locked room. Doc Savage's effort to rescue his companion draws him into an international conspiracy whose consequences reach far beyond the strange sightings.
Jiu San
by Lester Dent
1944
Doc Savage, his companions and a war correspondent investigate an unidentified leader threatening the Western world. Their search takes them to Yokohama, where uncovering the man's identity means confronting deadly enemies in a hostile city.
The Derelict of Skull Shoal
by Lester Dent
1944
An explosion at sea draws Doc Savage and his companions into a Caribbean mystery centered on Skull Shoal. Piracy, murder and espionage make their investigation dangerous as they try to uncover the forces behind the attack.
The Lost Giant
by Lester Dent
1944
Doc Savage and his companions race enemy agents across the Arctic toward a remote island off Greenland. A closely guarded secret awaits them there, and reaching it first could determine the future of entire nations.
The Man Who Was Scared
by Lester Dent
1944
An ordinary breakfast cereal draws Doc Savage into the pursuit of a hidden criminal mastermind. After a clash at Grand Central Station, his companions vanish and authorities hunt him for murder, leaving him isolated and accused.
The Pharaoh's Ghost
by Lester Dent
1944
Doc Savage investigates a supposed pharaoh's curse and an enemy using it to enforce his plans. Pursuing the mastermind leads toward a remote hideout, where Doc's captured friends face the threat of sacrifice before he can intervene.
The Shape of Terror
by Lester Dent
1944
Doc Savage's apparent death is dismissed as an accident, but Monk and Ham suspect a conspiracy. Knowing too much makes them the next targets, forcing them to confront a plot determined to silence anyone who questions it.
The Whisker of Hercules
by Lester Dent
1944
A figure with seemingly superhuman powers leaves death and destruction in his path. Doc Savage and his companions investigate the threat, confronting an adversary whose strength makes their usual methods of fighting crime dangerously inadequate.
Cargo Unknown
by Lester Dent
1945
Doc Savage's companions are aboard a submarine on a secret mission when an explosion sends it to the seabed. With their air running out, he must locate the vessel and identify those responsible for the sabotage.
King Joe Cay
by Lester Dent
1945
A collection of puzzling clues draws Doc Savage toward a fortified location in the Bahamas. Connecting a coral reef, a purse and several strangers means confronting dangerous criminals who have every reason to keep their secret hidden.
Rock Sinister
by Lester Dent
1945
Doc Savage's normally fearless companions become terrified, leaving him to discover what has changed them. Investigating their sudden collapse draws him toward a foreign power's secret, with the safety of his crew dependent on finding answers.
Strange Fish
by Lester Dent
1945
An heiress, a mysterious stranger and an unusual fish draw Doc Savage's companions into a murder investigation. Their search leads to a Midwestern ranch, where dangerous criminals turn an apparently unlikely assortment of clues into a deadly problem.
Terror Takes 7
by Lester Dent
1945
A frightened young woman draws Doc Savage into a mystery involving rare orchids, a flintlock rifle and a missing butler. He must connect the strange clues before the danger surrounding her can be understood and stopped.
The Screaming Man
by Lester Dent
1945
Doc Savage searches for a kidnapped companion while investigating a mysterious dancer and a ruthless dictator. Following the trail from wartime Manila to an ocean liner, he must untangle the connections between three increasingly dangerous mysteries.
The Ten Ton Snakes
by Lester Dent
1945
A fugitive war hero and an unusually heavy shipment of snake skins send Doc Savage's crew to Brazil. In the jungle, investigating an ancient secret places them in the path of enemies determined to kill them.
The Terrible Stork
by Lester Dent
1945
People are being murdered over an apparently worthless tin stork statuette. Doc Savage and his companions follow the puzzle from a Long Island cemetery to the Grand Canyon, trying to learn what makes the object worth killing for.
The Thing That Pursued
by Lester Dent
1945
An unexplained fiery force begins destroying aircraft in flight, then threatens Doc Savage himself. Investigating the aerial menace means facing both the mysterious phenomenon and a criminal whose plans make survival increasingly difficult for Doc's companions.
The Wee Ones
by Lester Dent
1945
Reports of tiny, partly human creatures spread through a town, and Doc Savage's companions doubt the stories. A real trail of violence forces them to investigate whether the supposed monsters conceal an even more dangerous explanation.
Trouble on Parade
by Lester Dent
1945
While visiting Maine, Doc Savage receives repeated warnings to leave and is jailed on false charges. Escaping to prove his innocence takes him toward a hidden cove controlled by criminals who want him out of the way.
Edited by
Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.
Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shape MRB and its growth.





















































































































Comments
Did we miss something? Have feedback?
Help us improve this page by sharing your thoughts