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Mark Billingham

British author Mark Billingham is best known for his bestselling Tom Thorne crime series. His books have sold over five million copies and won multiple awards, including the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. This page lists Mark Billingham’s books in order, covering both publication chronology and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1998Knight SchoolPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

2001SleepyheadPOoTTB · 1Buy ↗

2001Scaredy CatPOoTTB · 2Buy ↗

2003LazybonesPOoTTB · 3Buy ↗

2004The Burning GirlPOoTTB · 4Buy ↗

2005LifelessPOoTTB · 5Buy ↗

2006BuriedPOoTTB · 6Buy ↗

2007Death MessagePOoTTB · 7Buy ↗

2008TriskellionPOoTB · 1Buy ↗

2008In the DarkPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2009The BurningPOoTB · 2Buy ↗

2009BloodlinePOoTTB · 8Buy ↗

2010The GatheringPOoTB · 3Buy ↗

2010From The DeadPOoTTB · 9Buy ↗

2011Good as Dead / The DemandsPOoTTB · 10Buy ↗

2012Rush of BloodPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

2013Dancing Towards the Blade and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2013The Dying HoursPOoTTB · 11Buy ↗

2013Thorne at ChristmasPOoTTB · 12Buy ↗

2014Great Lost Albums(With: David Quantick,Martyn Waites,Stav Sherez)POoNB · 1Buy ↗

2014The Bones BeneathPOoTTB · 13Buy ↗

2015Time of DeathPOoTTB · 14Buy ↗

2016Die of ShamePOoSN · 4Buy ↗

2017Love Like BloodPOoTTB · 15Buy ↗

2018Cut OffPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2018The Killing HabitPOoTTB · 16Buy ↗

2019Their Little SecretPOoTTB · 17Buy ↗

2020Cry BabyPOoTTB · 18Buy ↗

2021Rabbit HolePOoSN · 6Buy ↗

2022The Murder BookPOoTTB · 19Buy ↗

2023The Last DancePOoDMB · 1Buy ↗

2024The Wrong HandsPOoDMB · 2Buy ↗

2025What the Night BringsPOoTTB · 20Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Detective Miller Books2 books · 2023–2024

01The Last Dance2023Buy ↗

02The Wrong Hands2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 2013

01Dancing Towards the Blade and Other Stories2013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels6 books · 1998–2021

01Knight School1998Buy ↗

02In the Dark2008Buy ↗

03Rush of Blood2012Buy ↗

04Die of Shame2016Buy ↗

05Cut Off2018Buy ↗

06Rabbit Hole2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Triskellion Books3 books · 2008–2010

01Triskellion2008Buy ↗

02The Burning2009Buy ↗

03The Gathering2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books1 book · 2014

01Great Lost Albums(With: David Quantick,Martyn Waites,Stav Sherez)2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Tom Thorne Books20 books · 2001–2025

01Sleepyhead2001Buy ↗

02Scaredy Cat2001Buy ↗

03Lazybones2003Buy ↗

04The Burning Girl2004Buy ↗

05Lifeless2005Buy ↗

06Buried2006Buy ↗

07Death Message2007Buy ↗

08Bloodline2009Buy ↗

09From The Dead2010Buy ↗

10Good as Dead / The Demands2011Buy ↗

11The Dying Hours2013Buy ↗

12Thorne at Christmas2013Buy ↗

13The Bones Beneath2014Buy ↗

14Time of Death2015Buy ↗

15Love Like Blood2017Buy ↗

16The Killing Habit2018Buy ↗

17Their Little Secret2019Buy ↗

18Cry Baby2020Buy ↗

19The Murder Book2022Buy ↗

20What the Night Brings2025Buy ↗

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