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Home / Authors / Edward Marston Edward Marston Edward Marston is a British author best known for the Railway Detective series and the Domesday Books. His historical crime novels have sold over five million copies worldwide. This page provides the Edward Marston books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1973 Dragon's Teeth POoFHB · 1 Buy ↗ 1975 Ambridge Summer POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1978 The Warrior Kings POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1982 Marco Polo POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1982 We'll Meet Again POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1984 Boys from the Blackstuff POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1984 Finest Swordsman in All France POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1985 Vandals(By: Peter Lovesey) POoPLSS · 1 Buy ↗ 1986 Bullet Hole POoASB · 1 Buy ↗ 1987 Bushranger POoASB · 1 Buy ↗ 1987 Skydive POoASB · 2 Buy ↗ 1987 Double Eagle POoASB · 2 Buy ↗ 1987 Seabird POoASB · 3 Buy ↗ 1988 The Queen's Head POoETB · 1 Buy ↗ 1988 Melanie POoSBB · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 Snowstorm POoASB · 4 Buy ↗ 1989 The Merry Devils POoETB · 2 Buy ↗ 1990 Green Murder POoASB · 3 Buy ↗ 1990 The Trip to Jerusalem POoETB · 3 Buy ↗ 1991 The Nine Giants POoETB · 4 Buy ↗ 1992 The Mad Courtesan POoETB · 5 Buy ↗ 1992 The Silent Woman POoETB · 6 Buy ↗ 1993 The Wolves of Savernake POoDB · 1 Buy ↗ 1994 The Ravens of Blackwater POoDB · 2 Buy ↗ 1994 The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown(By: Peter Lovesey) POoPLSS · 2 Buy ↗ 1995 The Dragons of Archenfield POoDB · 3 Buy ↗ 1995 The Roaring Boy POoETB · 7 Buy ↗ 1996 A Parrot is Forever(By: Peter Lovesey) POoPLSS · 3 Buy ↗ 1996 The Lions of the North POoDB · 4 Buy ↗ 1996 The Serpents Of Harbledown POoDB · 5 Buy ↗ 1996 The Laughing Hangman POoETB · 8 Buy ↗ 1997 Murder in Perspective POoMRB · 1 Buy ↗ 1997 Corbett Correspondence(With: Peter Lovesey) POoPLSS · 4 Buy ↗ 1997 The Stallions of Woodstock POoDB · 6 Buy ↗ 1997 The Fair Maid of Bohemia POoETB · 9 Buy ↗ 1998 The Hawks of Delamere POoDB · 7 Buy ↗ 1998 The Wildcats of Exeter POoDB · 8 Buy ↗ 1999 Murder on the Lusitania POoD&M/OLMB · 1 Buy ↗ 1999 The King's Evil POoCRB · 1 Buy ↗ 1999 Saint's Rest POoMRB · 2 Buy ↗ 1999 The Foxes of Warwick POoDB · 9 Buy ↗ 1999 The Wanton Angel POoETB · 10 Buy ↗ 2000 Murder on the Mauretania POoD&M/OLMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2000 The Amorous Nightingale POoCRB · 2 Buy ↗ 2000 The Owls of Gloucester POoDB · 10 Buy ↗ 2000 The Elephants of Norwich POoDB · 11 Buy ↗ 2001 The Repentant Rake POoCRB · 3 Buy ↗ 2001 The Devil's Apprentice POoETB · 11 Buy ↗ 2002 Murder on the Minnesota POoD&M/OLMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2002 Bermuda Grass POoASB · 4 Buy ↗ 2002 The Bawdy Basket POoETB · 12 Buy ↗ 2003 Murder on the Caronia POoD&M/OLMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2003 The Frost Fair POoCRB · 4 Buy ↗ 2003 The Vagabond Clown POoETB · 13 Buy ↗ 2004 The Railway Detective POoIRCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2004 Honolulu Play-Off(As:Keith Miles) POoASB · 5 Buy ↗ 2004 Murder on the Marmora POoD&M/OLMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2004 The Counterfeit Crank POoETB · 14 Buy ↗ 2005 Murder, Ancient And Modern POoSSC · 1 Buy ↗ 2005 The Excursion Train POoIRCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2005 Murder on the Salsette POoD&M/OLMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2005 The Malevolent Comedy POoETB · 15 Buy ↗ 2006 The Railway Viaduct POoIRCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2006 The Parliament House POoCRB · 5 Buy ↗ 2006 Murder on the Oceanic POoD&M/OLMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2006 The Princess of Denmark POoETB · 16 Buy ↗ 2007 The Iron Horse POoIRCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2007 Murder on the Brighton Express POoIRCB · 5 Buy ↗ 2007 The Painted Lady POoCRB · 6 Buy ↗ 2007 Murder on the Celtic POoD&M/OLMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2008 Soldier of Fortune POoCRB · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 Crime Archive POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 Drums of War POoCRB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 Fire and Sword POoCRB · 3 Buy ↗ 2009 The Silver Locomotive Mystery POoIRCB · 6 Buy ↗ 2010 Under Siege POoCRB · 4 Buy ↗ 2010 Railway to the Grave POoIRCB · 7 Buy ↗ 2011 A Bespoke Murder POoHFDB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 A Very Murdering Battle POoCRB · 5 Buy ↗ 2011 Blood on the Line POoIRCB · 8 Buy ↗ 2012 An Instrument of Slaughter POoHFDB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 Flagstick POoASB · 6 Buy ↗ 2012 The Stationmaster's Farewell POoIRCB · 9 Buy ↗ 2013 Five Dead Canaries POoHFDB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 Peril on the Royal Train POoIRCB · 10 Buy ↗ 2014 Inspector Colbeck's Casebook POoIRCC · 1 Buy ↗ 2014 Deeds of Darkness POoHFDB · 4 Buy ↗ 2014 A Ticket to Oblivion POoIRCB · 11 Buy ↗ 2015 Shadow of the Hangman POoBSRB · 1 Buy ↗ 2015 Dance of Death POoHFDB · 5 Buy ↗ 2015 Timetable of Death POoIRCB · 12 Buy ↗ 2016 The Enemy Within POoHFDB · 6 Buy ↗ 2016 Signal for Vengeance POoIRCB · 13 Buy ↗ 2017 Steps to the Gallows POoBSRB · 2 Buy ↗ 2017 Date with the Executioner POoBSRB · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 Under Attack POoHFDB · 7 Buy ↗ 2017 The Circus Train Conspiracy POoIRCB · 14 Buy ↗ 2017 A Christmas Railway Mystery POoIRCB · 15 Buy ↗ 2018 Fugitive from the Grave POoBSRB · 4 Buy ↗ 2019 The Unseen Hand POoHFDB · 8 Buy ↗ 2019 Points of Danger POoIRCB · 16 Buy ↗ 2019 Fear on the Phantom Special POoIRCB · 17 Buy ↗ 2020 Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel POoIRCB · 18 Buy ↗ 2021 Rage of the Assassin POoBSRB · 5 Buy ↗ 2021 Orders to Kill POoHFDB · 9 Buy ↗ 2021 Tragedy on the Branch Line POoIRCB · 19 Buy ↗ 2022 The Railway Detective's Christmas Case POoIRCB · 20 Buy ↗ 2023 Murder at the Arizona Biltmore / Murder in Perspective POoAMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2023 Homicide in Chicago /Saint's Rest POoAMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2023 Danger of Defeat POoHFDB · 10 Buy ↗ 2023 Death at the Terminus POoIRCB · 21 Buy ↗ 2024 Spring Offensive POoHFDB · 11 Buy ↗ 2024 Murder in Transit POoIRCB · 22 Buy ↗ 2025 Mystery at the Station Hotel POoIRCB · 23 Buy ↗ 2025 Murder on the Great Northern Railway POoIRCB · 24 Buy ↗ 2026 The Corpse on the Bristol Train POoIRCB · 25 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 1 book · 2008
Publication Order of Bow Street Rivals Books 5 books · 2015–2021
01 Shadow of the Hangman 2015 Buy ↗ 02 Steps to the Gallows 2017 Buy ↗ 03 Date with the Executioner 2017 Buy ↗ 04 Fugitive from the Grave 2018 Buy ↗ 05 Rage of the Assassin 2021 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Elizabethan Theater Books 16 books · 1988–2006
01 The Queen's Head 1988 Buy ↗ 02 The Merry Devils 1989 Buy ↗ 03 The Trip to Jerusalem 1990 Buy ↗ 04 The Nine Giants 1991 Buy ↗ 05 The Mad Courtesan 1992 Buy ↗ 06 The Silent Woman 1992 Buy ↗ 07 The Roaring Boy 1995 Buy ↗ 08 The Laughing Hangman 1996 Buy ↗ 09 The Fair Maid of Bohemia 1997 Buy ↗ 10 The Wanton Angel 1999 Buy ↗ 11 The Devil's Apprentice 2001 Buy ↗ 12 The Bawdy Basket 2002 Buy ↗ 13 The Vagabond Clown 2003 Buy ↗ 14 The Counterfeit Crank 2004 Buy ↗ 15 The Malevolent Comedy 2005 Buy ↗ 16 The Princess of Denmark 2006 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Inspector Robert Colbeck Books 25 books · 2004–2026
01 The Railway Detective 2004 Buy ↗ 02 The Excursion Train 2005 Buy ↗ 03 The Railway Viaduct 2006 Buy ↗ 04 The Iron Horse 2007 Buy ↗ 05 Murder on the Brighton Express 2007 Buy ↗ 06 The Silver Locomotive Mystery 2009 Buy ↗ 07 Railway to the Grave 2010 Buy ↗ 08 Blood on the Line 2011 Buy ↗ 09 The Stationmaster's Farewell 2012 Buy ↗ 10 Peril on the Royal Train 2013 Buy ↗ 11 A Ticket to Oblivion 2014 Buy ↗ 12 Timetable of Death 2015 Buy ↗ 13 Signal for Vengeance 2016 Buy ↗ 14 The Circus Train Conspiracy 2017 Buy ↗ 15 A Christmas Railway Mystery 2017 Buy ↗ 16 Points of Danger 2019 Buy ↗ 17 Fear on the Phantom Special 2019 Buy ↗ 18 Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel 2020 Buy ↗ 19 Tragedy on the Branch Line 2021 Buy ↗ 20 The Railway Detective's Christmas Case 2022 Buy ↗ 21 Death at the Terminus 2023 Buy ↗ 22 Murder in Transit 2024 Buy ↗ 23 Mystery at the Station Hotel 2025 Buy ↗ 24 Murder on the Great Northern Railway 2025 Buy ↗ 25 The Corpse on the Bristol Train 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Architecture Mysteries Books 2 books · 2023–2023
01 Murder at the Arizona Biltmore / Murder in Perspective 2023 Buy ↗ 02 Homicide in Chicago /Saint's Rest 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Frankenstein Horror Books 1 book · 1973
01 Dragon's Teeth 1973 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Alan Saxon Books 6 books · 1986–2012
05 Honolulu Play-Off(As:Keith Miles) 2004 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Home Front Detective Books 11 books · 2011–2024
01 A Bespoke Murder 2011 Buy ↗ 02 An Instrument of Slaughter 2012 Buy ↗ 03 Five Dead Canaries 2013 Buy ↗ 04 Deeds of Darkness 2014 Buy ↗ 05 Dance of Death 2015 Buy ↗ 06 The Enemy Within 2016 Buy ↗ 08 The Unseen Hand 2019 Buy ↗ 09 Orders to Kill 2021 Buy ↗ 10 Danger of Defeat 2023 Buy ↗ 11 Spring Offensive 2024 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Dillman & Masefield / Ocean Liner Mysteries Books 8 books · 1999–2007
01 Murder on the Lusitania 1999 Buy ↗ 02 Murder on the Mauretania 2000 Buy ↗ 03 Murder on the Minnesota 2002 Buy ↗ 04 Murder on the Caronia 2003 Buy ↗ 05 Murder on the Marmora 2004 Buy ↗ 06 Murder on the Salsette 2005 Buy ↗ 07 Murder on the Oceanic 2006 Buy ↗ 08 Murder on the Celtic 2007 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Merlin Richards Books 2 books · 1997–1999
01 Murder in Perspective 1997 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Domesday Books 11 books · 1993–2000
01 The Wolves of Savernake 1993 Buy ↗ 02 The Ravens of Blackwater 1994 Buy ↗ 03 The Dragons of Archenfield 1995 Buy ↗ 04 The Lions of the North 1996 Buy ↗ 05 The Serpents Of Harbledown 1996 Buy ↗ 06 The Stallions of Woodstock 1997 Buy ↗ 07 The Hawks of Delamere 1998 Buy ↗ 08 The Wildcats of Exeter 1998 Buy ↗ 09 The Foxes of Warwick 1999 Buy ↗ 10 The Owls of Gloucester 2000 Buy ↗ 11 The Elephants of Norwich 2000 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 7 books · 1975–1984
01 Ambridge Summer 1975 Buy ↗ 02 The Warrior Kings 1978 Buy ↗ 04 We'll Meet Again 1982 Buy ↗ 06 Boys from the Blackstuff 1984 Buy ↗ 07 Finest Swordsman in All France 1984 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Captain Rawson Books 5 books · 2008–2011
01 Soldier of Fortune 2008 Buy ↗ 03 Fire and Sword 2009 Buy ↗ 05 A Very Murdering Battle 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Action Scene Books 4 books · 1987–1988
Publication Order of Short Story Collections 1 book · 2005
01 Murder, Ancient And Modern 2005 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Christopher Redmayne Books 6 books · 1999–2007
01 The King's Evil 1999 Buy ↗ 02 The Amorous Nightingale 2000 Buy ↗ 03 The Repentant Rake 2001 Buy ↗ 04 The Frost Fair 2003 Buy ↗ 05 The Parliament House 2006 Buy ↗ 06 The Painted Lady 2007 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Sin Bin Books 4 books · 1988–1989
Publication Order of Peter Lovesey Short Stories/Novellas 4 books · 1985–1997
01 Vandals(By: Peter Lovesey) 1985 Buy ↗ 02 The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown(By: Peter Lovesey) 1994 Buy ↗ 03 A Parrot is Forever(By: Peter Lovesey) 1996 Buy ↗ 04 Corbett Correspondence(With: Peter Lovesey) 1997 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Inspector Robert Colbeck Collections 1 book · 2014
01 Inspector Colbeck's Casebook 2014 Buy ↗