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Colin Bateman Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Colin Bateman in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 42 books / 9 series

Colin Bateman is an Irish author best known for the darkly comic Dan Starkey mystery series. His novels have sold over one million copies and earned critical acclaim for blending crime with sharp wit. This page provides the Colin Bateman books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Colin Bateman in Publication Order

1995 Cycle of Violence POoSN / 1 Buy
1995 Divorcing Jack POoDSB / 1 Buy
1996 Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men POoDSB / 2 Buy
1997 Best In The Business POoSN / 2 Buy
1997 Empire State POoSN / 3 Buy
1999 The Turbulent Priests POoDSB / 3 Buy
1999 Maid of the Mist POoSN / 4 Buy
2000 Wild About Harry POoSN / 5 Buy
2001 Shooting Sean POoDSB / 4 Buy
2001 Mohammed Maguire POoSN / 6 Buy
2002 Murphy's Law POoMMB / 1 Buy
2002 The Horse with My Name POoDSB / 5 Buy
2003 Reservoir Pups POoEatGWNNB / 1 Buy
2003 Chapter and Verse POoSN / 7 Buy
2004 Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett POoEatGWNNB / 2 Buy
2004 Driving Big Davie POoDSB / 6 Buy
2005 Murphy's Revenge POoMMB / 2 Buy
2005 Belfast Confidential POoDSB / 7 Buy
2007 Titanic 2020 POoT2B / 1 Buy
2007 I Predict a Riot POoSN / 8 Buy
2008 Orpheus Rising POoSN / 9 Buy
2009 Mystery Man POoMMB / 1 Buy
2009 The Day of the Jack Russell POoMMB / 2 Buy
2010 Ice Quake POoSAB / 1 Buy
2010 Fire Storm POoSAB / 2 Buy
2010 Dr. Yes POoMMB / 3 Buy
2011 Tusk POoSAB / 3 Buy
2012 Cannibal City POoT2B / 2 Buy
2012 The Prisoner of Brenda POoMMB / 4 Buy
2013 The Seagulls Have Landed POoEatGWNNB / 3 Buy
2013 Nine Inches POoDSB / 8 Buy
2013 Fire and Brimstone POoDSB / 9 Buy
2014 The Dead Pass POoDSB / 10 Buy
2015 The Dead and the Quick POoPB / 1 Buy
2016 Papercuts POoSSC / 1 Buy
2016 The Return of the Native POoPB / 2 Buy
2016 Mr Turner's Prize POoPB / 3 Buy
2016 Hong Kong Phooey POoPB / 4 Buy
2016 The Good, The Bad and the Quite Ugly POoPB / 5 Buy
2016 The Eagle Has Crash Landed POoPB / 6 Buy
2016 The Next to Last of the Mohicans POoPB / 7 Buy
2016 Dog Day Mid-Afternoon POoPB / 8 Buy

Complete Colin Bateman Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Reservoir Pups 2003 Buy
02 Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett 2004 Buy
03 The Seagulls Have Landed 2013 Buy
Mystery Man Reading Order 4 books / 2009-2012
01 Mystery Man 2009 Buy
02 The Day of the Jack Russell 2009 Buy
03 Dr. Yes 2010 Buy
04 The Prisoner of Brenda 2012 Buy
Dan Starkey Reading Order 10 books / 1995-2014
01 Divorcing Jack 1995 Buy
02 Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men 1996 Buy
03 The Turbulent Priests 1999 Buy
04 Shooting Sean 2001 Buy
05 The Horse with My Name 2002 Buy
06 Driving Big Davie 2004 Buy
07 Belfast Confidential 2005 Buy
08 Nine Inches 2013 Buy
09 Fire and Brimstone 2013 Buy
10 The Dead Pass 2014 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 9 books / 1995-2008
01 Cycle of Violence 1995 Buy
02 Best In The Business 1997 Buy
03 Empire State 1997 Buy
04 Maid of the Mist 1999 Buy
05 Wild About Harry 2000 Buy
06 Mohammed Maguire 2001 Buy
07 Chapter and Verse 2003 Buy
08 I Predict a Riot 2007 Buy
09 Orpheus Rising 2008 Buy
Titanic 2020 Reading Order 2 books / 2007-2012
01 Titanic 2020 2007 Buy
02 Cannibal City 2012 Buy
01 Papercuts 2016 Buy
Papercuts Reading Order 8 books / 2015-2016
01 The Dead and the Quick 2015 Buy
02 The Return of the Native 2016 Buy
03 Mr Turner's Prize 2016 Buy
04 Hong Kong Phooey 2016 Buy
05 The Good, The Bad and the Quite Ugly 2016 Buy
06 The Eagle Has Crash Landed 2016 Buy
07 The Next to Last of the Mohicans 2016 Buy
08 Dog Day Mid-Afternoon 2016 Buy
SOS Adventures Reading Order 3 books / 2010-2011
01 Ice Quake 2010 Buy
02 Fire Storm 2010 Buy
03 Tusk 2011 Buy
Martin Murphy Reading Order 2 books / 2002-2005
01 Murphy's Law 2002 Buy
02 Murphy's Revenge 2005 Buy

Where to start with Colin Bateman

What is the best order to read Colin Bateman books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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