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Edward Marston Complete Bibliography

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 120 books / 19 series

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.

Books by Edward Marston in Publication Order

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
1983 Breaks POoSN / 5 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 Iggy POoSBB / 1 Buy
1988 Melanie POoSBB / 2 Buy
1988 Snowstorm POoASB / 4 Buy
1989 The Merry Devils POoETB / 2 Buy
1989 Tariq POoSBB / 3 Buy
1989 Bev POoSBB / 4 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 The King's Evil POoCRB / 1 Buy
1999 Murder on the Lusitania POoD&M/OLMB / 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 The Amorous Nightingale POoCRB / 2 Buy
2000 Murder on the Mauretania POoD&M/OLMB / 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 Murder on the Marmora POoD&M/OLMB / 5 Buy
2004 Honolulu Play-Off(As:Keith Miles) POoASB / 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

Complete Edward Marston Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Crime Archive 2008 Buy
Bow Street Rivals Reading Order 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
Elizabethan Theater Reading Order 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
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
01 Murder at the Arizona Biltmore / Murder in Perspective 2023 Buy
02 Homicide in Chicago /Saint's Rest 2023 Buy
01 Dragon's Teeth 1973 Buy
Alan Saxon Reading Order 6 books / 1986-2012
01 Bullet Hole 1986 Buy
02 Double Eagle 1987 Buy
03 Green Murder 1990 Buy
04 Bermuda Grass 2002 Buy
05 Honolulu Play-Off(As:Keith Miles) 2004 Buy
06 Flagstick 2012 Buy
Home Front Detective Reading Order 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
07 Under Attack 2017 Buy
08 The Unseen Hand 2019 Buy
09 Orders to Kill 2021 Buy
10 Danger of Defeat 2023 Buy
11 Spring Offensive 2024 Buy
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
Merlin Richards Reading Order 2 books / 1997-1999
01 Murder in Perspective 1997 Buy
02 Saint's Rest 1999 Buy
Domesday Reading Order 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
Standalone Reading Order 7 books / 1975-1984
01 Ambridge Summer 1975 Buy
02 The Warrior Kings 1978 Buy
03 Marco Polo 1982 Buy
04 We'll Meet Again 1982 Buy
05 Breaks 1983 Buy
06 Boys from the Blackstuff 1984 Buy
07 Finest Swordsman in All France 1984 Buy
Captain Rawson Reading Order 5 books / 2008-2011
01 Soldier of Fortune 2008 Buy
02 Drums of War 2008 Buy
03 Fire and Sword 2009 Buy
04 Under Siege 2010 Buy
05 A Very Murdering Battle 2011 Buy
Action Scene Reading Order 4 books / 1987-1988
01 Bushranger 1987 Buy
02 Skydive 1987 Buy
03 Seabird 1987 Buy
04 Snowstorm 1988 Buy
01 Murder, Ancient And Modern 2005 Buy
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
Sin Bin Reading Order 4 books / 1988-1989
01 Iggy 1988 Buy
02 Melanie 1988 Buy
03 Tariq 1989 Buy
04 Bev 1989 Buy
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
01 Inspector Colbeck's Casebook 2014 Buy

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