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M.J. Lee Complete Bibliography

Browse books by M.J. Lee in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 31 books / 4 series

British author M.J. Lee is best known for the Detective Thomas Ridpath crime series. His books have sold over half a million copies and been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger. This page lists the M.J. Lee books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by M.J. Lee in Publication Order

2015 Death In Shanghai POoIDB / 1 Buy
2016 The Irish Inheritance POoJSGMB / 1 Buy
2016 City Of Shadows POoIDB / 2 Buy
2017 The Somme Legacy POoJSGMB / 2 Buy
2017 The American Candidate POoJSGMB / 3 Buy
2017 The Murder Game POoIDB / 3 Buy
2018 Where The Truth Lies POoDRB / 1 Buy
2018 The Killing Time POoIDB / 4 Buy
2018 The Vanished Child POoJSGMB / 4 Buy
2018 The Silent Christmas POoJSGMB / 5 Buy
2019 Where The Dead Fall POoDRB / 2 Buy
2019 Where the Silence Calls POoDRB / 3 Buy
2019 The Sinclair Betrayal POoJSGMB / 6 Buy
2019 The Merchant's Daughter POoJSGMB / 7 Buy
2020 Where the Innocent Die POoDRB / 4 Buy
2020 When the Past Kills POoDRB / 5 Buy
2020 The Christmas Carol POoJSGMB / 8 Buy
2021 When the Evil Waits POoDRB / 6 Buy
2021 When the Guilty Cry POoDRB / 7 Buy
2022 When the Night Ends POoDRB / 8 Buy
2022 The Missing Father POoJSGMB / 9 Buy
2023 What the Shadows Hide POoDRB / 9 Buy
2023 The Irish Convict POoJSGMB / 10 Buy
2024 The Coffin in the Wall POoDECCTB / 1 Buy
2024 Death on the Dee POoDECCTB / 2 Buy
2024 What the Dead Want POoDRB / 10 Buy
2025 The Bones of Chester POoDECCTB / 3 Buy
2025 What the Dark Whispers POoDRB / 11 Buy
2025 The Salford Sioux POoJSGMB / 11 Buy
2026 The Dead of Deva POoDECCTB / 4 Buy
2026 What the Dying See POoDRB / 12 Buy

Complete M.J. Lee Series Reading Order / browse all ->

DI Ridpath Reading Order 12 books / 2018-2026
01 Where The Truth Lies 2018 Buy
02 Where The Dead Fall 2019 Buy
03 Where the Silence Calls 2019 Buy
04 Where the Innocent Die 2020 Buy
05 When the Past Kills 2020 Buy
06 When the Evil Waits 2021 Buy
07 When the Guilty Cry 2021 Buy
08 When the Night Ends 2022 Buy
09 What the Shadows Hide 2023 Buy
10 What the Dead Want 2024 Buy
11 What the Dark Whispers 2025 Buy
12 What the Dying See 2026 Buy
01 The Irish Inheritance 2016 Buy
02 The Somme Legacy 2017 Buy
03 The American Candidate 2017 Buy
04 The Vanished Child 2018 Buy
05 The Silent Christmas 2018 Buy
06 The Sinclair Betrayal 2019 Buy
07 The Merchant's Daughter 2019 Buy
08 The Christmas Carol 2020 Buy
09 The Missing Father 2022 Buy
10 The Irish Convict 2023 Buy
11 The Salford Sioux 2025 Buy
Inspector Danilov Reading Order 4 books / 2015-2018
01 Death In Shanghai 2015 Buy
02 City Of Shadows 2016 Buy
03 The Murder Game 2017 Buy
04 The Killing Time 2018 Buy
01 The Coffin in the Wall 2024 Buy
02 Death on the Dee 2024 Buy
03 The Bones of Chester 2025 Buy
04 The Dead of Deva 2026 Buy

Where to start with M.J. Lee

What is the best order to read M.J. Lee 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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