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Home / Authors / Paul Doherty Paul Doherty Paul Doherty is a prolific British author best known for his historical mystery series, including the Hugh Corbett and Brother Athelstan novels. His books have sold over five million copies worldwide. This page provides the Paul Doherty books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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1985 The Death of a King POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1986 The Prince Drakulya POoVDB · 1 Buy ↗ 1986 Satan in St Mary's POoHCB · 1 Buy ↗ 1986 The Lord Count Drakulya POoVDB · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 The Whyte Harte POoMJB · 1 Buy ↗ 1988 The Crown in Darkness POoHCB · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 Spy in Chancery POoHCB · 3 Buy ↗ 1989 The Angel of Death POoHCB · 4 Buy ↗ 1990 The Serpent Amongst the Lilies POoMJB · 2 Buy ↗ 1990 The Fate of Princes POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1990 Dove Amongst the Hawks POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1991 The White Rose Murders POoSRSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1991 The Nightingale Gallery POoTSMoBAB · 1 Buy ↗ 1991 The Masked Man POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1992 The Poisoned Chalice POoSRSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1992 The House of the Red Slayer POoTSMoBAB · 2 Buy ↗ 1992 Murder Most Holy POoTSMoBAB · 3 Buy ↗ 1992 The Prince of Darkness POoHCB · 5 Buy ↗ 1992 Murder Wears a Cowl POoHCB · 6 Buy ↗ 1993 A Shrine of Murders POoKSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1993 The Grail Murders POoSRSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1993 The Anger of God POoTSMoBAB · 4 Buy ↗ 1993 The Assassin in the Greenwood POoHCB · 7 Buy ↗ 1993 The Song of a Dark Angel POoHCB · 8 Buy ↗ 1994 An Ancient Evil POoCTMB · 1 Buy ↗ 1994 A Time for the Death of a King POoNSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1994 A Tapestry of Murders POoCTMB · 2 Buy ↗ 1994 The Eye of God POoKSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1994 A Brood of Vipers POoSRSB · 4 Buy ↗ 1994 By Murder's Bright Light POoTSMoBAB · 5 Buy ↗ 1995 The Prince Lost to Time POoNSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1995 The Merchant of Death POoKSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1995 The Gallows Murders POoSRSB · 5 Buy ↗ 1995 The House of Crows POoTSMoBAB · 6 Buy ↗ 1995 Satan's Fire POoHCB · 9 Buy ↗ 1996 A Tournament of Murders POoCTMB · 3 Buy ↗ 1996 The Time of Murder at Mayerling POoNSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1996 The Book of Shadows POoKSB · 4 Buy ↗ 1996 The Relic Murders POoSRSB · 6 Buy ↗ 1996 The Assassin's Riddle POoTSMoBAB · 7 Buy ↗ 1996 The Devil's Hunt POoHCB · 10 Buy ↗ 1997 A Murder in Macedon(As:Anna Apostolou) POoMOATGB · 1 Buy ↗ 1997 Ghostly Murders POoCTMB · 4 Buy ↗ 1997 The Rose Demon POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1997 The Haunting POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1998 The Mask of Ra POoAB · 1 Buy ↗ 1998 A Murder in Thebes(As:Anna Apostolou) POoMOATGB · 2 Buy ↗ 1998 In the Time of the Poisoned Queen POoNSB · 4 Buy ↗ 1998 The Soul Slayer POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1998 The Devil's Domain POoTSMoBAB · 8 Buy ↗ 1999 The Horus Killings POoAB · 2 Buy ↗ 1999 The Hangman's Hymn POoCTMB · 5 Buy ↗ 1999 Love Knot(As: Vanessa Alexander) POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1999 The Field of Blood POoTSMoBAB · 9 Buy ↗ 1999 The Demon Archer POoHCB · 11 Buy ↗ 2000 House of Death POoMOATGB · 3 Buy ↗ 2000 The Anubis Slayings POoAB · 3 Buy ↗ 2000 The Slayers of Seth POoAB · 4 Buy ↗ 2000 The Treason of the Ghosts POoHCB · 12 Buy ↗ 2001 Saintly Murders POoKSB · 5 Buy ↗ 2001 The Loving Cup(As: Vanessa Alexander) POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 2001 Of Love and War(As: Vanessa Alexander) POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 2001 Corpse Candle POoHCB · 13 Buy ↗ 2002 The Mysterious Death Of Tutankhamun / The Secret History of Tutankhamun POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2002 The Godless Man POoMOATGB · 4 Buy ↗ 2002 A Haunt of Murder POoCTMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2002 Domina POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 2002 The Plague Lord POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 2003 Murder Imperial POoARB · 1 Buy ↗ 2003 An Evil Spirit Out of the West POoEMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2003 Isabella and the Strange Death of Edward II POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 2003 The Gates of Hell POoMOATGB · 5 Buy ↗ 2003 A Maze of Murders POoKSB · 6 Buy ↗ 2003 The House of Shadows POoTSMoBAB · 10 Buy ↗ 2004 The Song of the Gladiator POoARB · 2 Buy ↗ 2004 The Death of Alexander the Great POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2004 The Assassins of Isis POoAB · 5 Buy ↗ 2004 A Feast of Poisons POoKSB · 7 Buy ↗ 2004 The Magician's Death POoHCB · 14 Buy ↗ 2005 The Cup of Ghosts POoMoWB · 1 Buy ↗ 2005 The Season of the Hyaena POoEMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2005 The Secret Life of Elizabeth I POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2005 The Great Crown Jewels Robbery of 1303 POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2006 The Year of the Cobra POoEMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2006 The Queen of the Night POoARB · 3 Buy ↗ 2006 The Death of the Red King POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 2006 The Waxman Murders POoHCB · 15 Buy ↗ 2007 The Templar POoTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2007 The Poison Maiden POoMoWB · 2 Buy ↗ 2007 The Poisoner of Ptah POoAB · 6 Buy ↗ 2008 The Templar Magician POoTB · 2 Buy ↗ 2008 Murder's Immortal Mask POoARB · 4 Buy ↗ 2008 The Spies of Sobeck POoAB · 7 Buy ↗ 2008 Nightshade POoHCB · 16 Buy ↗ 2009 The Darkening Glass POoMoWB · 3 Buy ↗ 2010 The Mysterium POoHCB · 17 Buy ↗ 2012 The Midnight Man POoCTMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2012 Bloodstone POoTSMoBAB · 11 Buy ↗ 2013 The Straw Men POoTSMoBAB · 12 Buy ↗ 2013 The Last of Days POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 2014 Candle Flame POoTSMoBAB · 13 Buy ↗ 2014 The Book of Fires POoTSMoBAB · 14 Buy ↗ 2014 Roseblood POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 2015 The Herald of Hell POoTSMoBAB · 15 Buy ↗ 2016 The Annals of Ancient Rome POoSSC · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 Tenebrae POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 2016 The Great Revolt POoTSMoBAB · 16 Buy ↗ 2016 The Peacock's Cry POoHCB · 18 Buy ↗ 2016 Dark Serpent POoHCB · 19 Buy ↗ 2017 And Then You're Dead(With: Cody Cassidy) POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 2017 A Pilgrimage to Murder POoTSMoBAB · 17 Buy ↗ 2017 The Mansions of Murder POoTSMoBAB · 18 Buy ↗ 2017 The King's Writ POoHCB · 20 Buy ↗ 2018 Dark Queen Rising POoMBMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2018 Devil's Wolf POoHCB · 21 Buy ↗ 2019 The Godless POoTSMoBAB · 19 Buy ↗ 2019 Death's Dark Valley POoHCB · 22 Buy ↗ 2020 Dark Queen Waiting POoMBMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2020 Hymn to Murder POoHCB · 23 Buy ↗ 2021 Dark Queen Watching POoMBMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2021 The Stone of Destiny POoTSMoBAB · 20 Buy ↗ 2021 Mother Midnight POoHCB · 24 Buy ↗ 2022 The Hanging Tree POoTSMoBAB · 21 Buy ↗ 2022 Realm of Darkness POoHCB · 25 Buy ↗ 2023 Dark Queen Wary POoMBMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2023 Murder Most Treasonable POoTSMoBAB · 22 Buy ↗ 2024 Murder's Snare POoTSMoBAB · 23 Buy ↗ 2024 Prince of Murders POoHCB · 26 Buy ↗ 2025 Immortal Murder POoHCB · 27 Buy ↗ 2026 The Meadows of Murder POoTSMoBAB · 24 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Kathryn Swinbrooke Books 7 books · 1993–2004
01 A Shrine of Murders 1993 Buy ↗ 02 The Eye of God 1994 Buy ↗ 03 The Merchant of Death 1995 Buy ↗ 04 The Book of Shadows 1996 Buy ↗ 05 Saintly Murders 2001 Buy ↗ 06 A Maze of Murders 2003 Buy ↗ 07 A Feast of Poisons 2004 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mystery Of Alexander The Great Books 5 books · 1997–2003
01 A Murder in Macedon(As:Anna Apostolou) 1997 Buy ↗ 02 A Murder in Thebes(As:Anna Apostolou) 1998 Buy ↗ 03 House of Death 2000 Buy ↗ 04 The Godless Man 2002 Buy ↗ 05 The Gates of Hell 2003 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 7 books · 2002–2017
01 The Mysterious Death Of Tutankhamun / The Secret History of Tutankhamun 2002 Buy ↗ 02 Isabella and the Strange Death of Edward II 2003 Buy ↗ 03 The Death of Alexander the Great 2004 Buy ↗ 04 The Secret Life of Elizabeth I 2005 Buy ↗ 05 The Great Crown Jewels Robbery of 1303 2005 Buy ↗ 06 The Death of the Red King 2006 Buy ↗ 07 And Then You're Dead(With: Cody Cassidy) 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Hugh Corbett Books 27 books · 1986–2025
01 Satan in St Mary's 1986 Buy ↗ 02 The Crown in Darkness 1988 Buy ↗ 03 Spy in Chancery 1988 Buy ↗ 04 The Angel of Death 1989 Buy ↗ 05 The Prince of Darkness 1992 Buy ↗ 06 Murder Wears a Cowl 1992 Buy ↗ 07 The Assassin in the Greenwood 1993 Buy ↗ 08 The Song of a Dark Angel 1993 Buy ↗ 10 The Devil's Hunt 1996 Buy ↗ 11 The Demon Archer 1999 Buy ↗ 12 The Treason of the Ghosts 2000 Buy ↗ 14 The Magician's Death 2004 Buy ↗ 15 The Waxman Murders 2006 Buy ↗ 18 The Peacock's Cry 2016 Buy ↗ 20 The King's Writ 2017 Buy ↗ 22 Death's Dark Valley 2019 Buy ↗ 23 Hymn to Murder 2020 Buy ↗ 24 Mother Midnight 2021 Buy ↗ 25 Realm of Darkness 2022 Buy ↗ 26 Prince of Murders 2024 Buy ↗ 27 Immortal Murder 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 15 books · 1985–2016
01 The Death of a King 1985 Buy ↗ 02 The Fate of Princes 1990 Buy ↗ 03 Dove Amongst the Hawks 1990 Buy ↗ 04 The Masked Man 1991 Buy ↗ 05 The Rose Demon 1997 Buy ↗ 07 The Soul Slayer 1998 Buy ↗ 08 Love Knot(As: Vanessa Alexander) 1999 Buy ↗ 09 The Loving Cup(As: Vanessa Alexander) 2001 Buy ↗ 10 Of Love and War(As: Vanessa Alexander) 2001 Buy ↗ 12 The Plague Lord 2002 Buy ↗ 13 The Last of Days 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Story Collections 1 book · 2016
01 The Annals of Ancient Rome 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Matthew Jenkyn Books 2 books · 1988–1990
01 The Whyte Harte 1988 Buy ↗ 02 The Serpent Amongst the Lilies 1990 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Canterbury Tales Mysteries Books 7 books · 1994–2012
01 An Ancient Evil 1994 Buy ↗ 02 A Tapestry of Murders 1994 Buy ↗ 03 A Tournament of Murders 1996 Buy ↗ 04 Ghostly Murders 1997 Buy ↗ 05 The Hangman's Hymn 1999 Buy ↗ 06 A Haunt of Murder 2002 Buy ↗ 07 The Midnight Man 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Amerotke Books 7 books · 1998–2008
01 The Mask of Ra 1998 Buy ↗ 02 The Horus Killings 1999 Buy ↗ 03 The Anubis Slayings 2000 Buy ↗ 04 The Slayers of Seth 2000 Buy ↗ 05 The Assassins of Isis 2004 Buy ↗ 06 The Poisoner of Ptah 2007 Buy ↗ 07 The Spies of Sobeck 2008 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Egyptian Mysteries Books 3 books · 2003–2006
01 An Evil Spirit Out of the West 2003 Buy ↗ 02 The Season of the Hyaena 2005 Buy ↗ 03 The Year of the Cobra 2006 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Nicholas Segalla Books 4 books · 1994–1998
01 A Time for the Death of a King 1994 Buy ↗ 02 The Prince Lost to Time 1995 Buy ↗ 03 The Time of Murder at Mayerling 1996 Buy ↗ 04 In the Time of the Poisoned Queen 1998 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Ancient Rome Books 4 books · 2003–2008
01 Murder Imperial 2003 Buy ↗ 02 The Song of the Gladiator 2004 Buy ↗ 03 The Queen of the Night 2006 Buy ↗ 04 Murder's Immortal Mask 2008 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Sir Roger Shallot Books 6 books · 1991–1996
01 The White Rose Murders 1991 Buy ↗ 02 The Poisoned Chalice 1992 Buy ↗ 03 The Grail Murders 1993 Buy ↗ 04 A Brood of Vipers 1994 Buy ↗ 05 The Gallows Murders 1995 Buy ↗ 06 The Relic Murders 1996 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mathilde of Westminster Books 3 books · 2005–2009
01 The Cup of Ghosts 2005 Buy ↗ 02 The Poison Maiden 2007 Buy ↗ 03 The Darkening Glass 2009 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Vlad Drakulya Books 2 books · 1986–1986
01 The Prince Drakulya 1986 Buy ↗ 02 The Lord Count Drakulya 1986 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Templars Books 2 books · 2007–2008
02 The Templar Magician 2008 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Margaret Beaufort Mystery Books 4 books · 2018–2023
01 Dark Queen Rising 2018 Buy ↗ 02 Dark Queen Waiting 2020 Buy ↗ 03 Dark Queen Watching 2021 Buy ↗ 04 Dark Queen Wary 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan Books 24 books · 1991–2026
01 The Nightingale Gallery 1991 Buy ↗ 02 The House of the Red Slayer 1992 Buy ↗ 03 Murder Most Holy 1992 Buy ↗ 04 The Anger of God 1993 Buy ↗ 05 By Murder's Bright Light 1994 Buy ↗ 06 The House of Crows 1995 Buy ↗ 07 The Assassin's Riddle 1996 Buy ↗ 08 The Devil's Domain 1998 Buy ↗ 09 The Field of Blood 1999 Buy ↗ 10 The House of Shadows 2003 Buy ↗ 14 The Book of Fires 2014 Buy ↗ 15 The Herald of Hell 2015 Buy ↗ 16 The Great Revolt 2016 Buy ↗ 17 A Pilgrimage to Murder 2017 Buy ↗ 18 The Mansions of Murder 2017 Buy ↗ 20 The Stone of Destiny 2021 Buy ↗ 21 The Hanging Tree 2022 Buy ↗ 22 Murder Most Treasonable 2023 Buy ↗ 23 Murder's Snare 2024 Buy ↗ 24 The Meadows of Murder 2026 Buy ↗