Dennis Wheatley's 'Top Ten' Books

As voted for by 14 Conventioneers and former Conventioneers for the 2024 Convention

For the scoring system, see the Report on the 2024 Convention


Position Title Points No. of Lists
1 The Devil Rides Out 10212
2 The Golden Spaniard 509
3 The Forbidden Territory 457
4 To The Devil - A Daughter 417
5 The Haunting of Toby Jugg 396
6 The Scarlet Impostor 386
7 The Quest of Julian Day 355
8 Strange Conflict 305
9 They Used Dark Forces 245
10 Black August 244
11 The Second Seal 233
12 The Ka of Gifford Hillary 225
13 Sixty Days To Live 203
14 The Launching of Roger Brook 194
15 They Found Atlantis 173
16 Come Into My Parlour 162
17 Three Inquisitive People 162
18 The Satanist 154
19 The Sword of Fate 142
20 The Eunuch of Stamboul 132
21 Codename: Golden Fleece 133
22 The Black Baroness 122
23 The Man Who Killed the King 103
24 Traitors' Gate 92
25 Mayhem in Greece 91
26 Faked Passports 92
27 Bill for the Use of a Body 82
28 Star of ill Omen 82
29 Dangerous Inheritance 82
30 Saturdays with Bricks 61
31 The Dark Secret of Josephine 61
32 Stranger than Fiction 61
33 Such Power is Dangerous 61
34 The Time Has Come 52
35 The Rape of Venice 51
36 The Shadow of Tyburn Tree 51
37 Old Rowley 51
38 The Island Where Time Stood Still 41
39 Desperate Measures 41
40 The Rising Storm 42
41 Red Eagle 41
42 Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts 41
43 Vendetta in Spain 31
44 Uncharted Seas 31
45 Julie's Lovers 21
46 The Fabulous Valley 22
47 Curtain of Fear 21
48 Murder off Miami 21
49 Gateway to Hell 11
50 The Sultan's Daughter 11
51 The Man Who Missed the War 11

Absent from the 14 lists: