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Martin Walker Complete Bibliography

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 41 books / 3 series

Martin Walker is a British author best known for the Bruno, Chief of Police series. His books have sold over one million copies and earned critical acclaim for their vivid Dordogne setting. This page provides the Martin Walker books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Martin Walker in Publication Order

1977 The National Front POoNB / 1 Buy
1978 The Infiltrator POoSN / 1 Buy
1978 Daily Sketches POoNB / 2 Buy
1980 The Money Soldiers POoSN / 2 Buy
1980 A Mercenary Calling POoSN / 3 Buy
1983 Powers of the Press POoNB / 3 Buy
1986 The Waking Giant: Soviet Union Under Gorbachev POoNB / 4 Buy
1989 Martin Walker's Russia POoNB / 5 Buy
1990 The Harper Independent Traveller POoNB / 6 Buy
1993 The Cold War and the Making of the Modern World POoNB / 7 Buy
1996 Clinton: The President They Deserve POoNB / 8 Buy
2000 America Reborn: A Twentieth-Century Narrative in Twenty-Six Lives POoNB / 9 Buy
2001 Makers of the American Century POoNB / 10 Buy
2002 The Caves of Perigord POoSN / 4 Buy
2003 The Iraq War POoNB / 11 Buy
2008 Bruno, Chief of Police / Death in the Dordogne POoBCOPB / 1 Buy
2009 The Dark Vineyard POoBCOPB / 2 Buy
2010 Black Diamond POoBCOPB / 3 Buy
2011 The Crowded Grave POoBCOPB / 4 Buy
2012 The Devil's Cave POoBCOPB / 5 Buy
2012 Bruno and the Carol Singers / Bruno and le Pere Noel POoBCOPB / 6 Buy
2013 The Resistance Man POoBCOPB / 7 Buy
2014 The Children Return / Children of War / Death Undercover POoBCOPB / 8 Buy
2014 A Market Tale POoBCOPB / 9 Buy
2015 The Dying Season / The Patriarch POoBCOPB / 10 Buy
2016 Fatal Pursuit POoBCOPB / 11 Buy
2017 The Templars' Last Secret POoBCOPB / 12 Buy
2018 A Taste for Vengeance POoBCOPB / 13 Buy
2018 The Chocolate War POoBCOPB / 14 Buy
2019 The Body in the Castle Well POoBCOPB / 15 Buy
2019 A Birthday Lunch POoBCOPB / 16 Buy
2020 Oystercatcher POoBCOPB / 17 Buy
2020 The Shooting at Chateau Rock POoBCOPB / 18 Buy
2021 The Coldest Case POoBCOPB / 19 Buy
2022 Bruno's Challenge and Other Stories of the French Countryside POoBCOPB / 20 Buy
2022 To Kill a Troubadour POoBCOPB / 21 Buy
2023 Bruno's Cookbook(With: Julia Watson) POoNB / 12 Buy
2023 A Chateau Under Siege POoBCOPB / 22 Buy
2024 A Grave in the Woods POoBCOPB / 23 Buy
2025 An Enemy in the Village POoBCOPB / 24 Buy
2026 A Murder in Springtime POoBCOPB / 25 Buy

Complete Martin Walker Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Bruno, Chief of Police / Death in the Dordogne 2008 Buy
02 The Dark Vineyard 2009 Buy
03 Black Diamond 2010 Buy
04 The Crowded Grave 2011 Buy
05 The Devil's Cave 2012 Buy
06 Bruno and the Carol Singers / Bruno and le Pere Noel 2012 Buy
07 The Resistance Man 2013 Buy
08 The Children Return / Children of War / Death Undercover 2014 Buy
09 A Market Tale 2014 Buy
10 The Dying Season / The Patriarch 2015 Buy
11 Fatal Pursuit 2016 Buy
12 The Templars' Last Secret 2017 Buy
13 A Taste for Vengeance 2018 Buy
14 The Chocolate War 2018 Buy
15 The Body in the Castle Well 2019 Buy
16 A Birthday Lunch 2019 Buy
17 Oystercatcher 2020 Buy
18 The Shooting at Chateau Rock 2020 Buy
19 The Coldest Case 2021 Buy
20 Bruno's Challenge and Other Stories of the French Countryside 2022 Buy
21 To Kill a Troubadour 2022 Buy
22 A Chateau Under Siege 2023 Buy
23 A Grave in the Woods 2024 Buy
24 An Enemy in the Village 2025 Buy
25 A Murder in Springtime 2026 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 12 books / 1977-2023
01 The National Front 1977 Buy
02 Daily Sketches 1978 Buy
03 Powers of the Press 1983 Buy
04 The Waking Giant: Soviet Union Under Gorbachev 1986 Buy
05 Martin Walker's Russia 1989 Buy
06 The Harper Independent Traveller 1990 Buy
07 The Cold War and the Making of the Modern World 1993 Buy
08 Clinton: The President They Deserve 1996 Buy
09 America Reborn: A Twentieth-Century Narrative in Twenty-Six Lives 2000 Buy
10 Makers of the American Century 2001 Buy
11 The Iraq War 2003 Buy
12 Bruno's Cookbook(With: Julia Watson) 2023 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 4 books / 1978-2002
01 The Infiltrator 1978 Buy
02 The Money Soldiers 1980 Buy
03 A Mercenary Calling 1980 Buy
04 The Caves of Perigord 2002 Buy

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What is the best order to read Martin Walker 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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