Does this page include every Reginald Hill book?

This catalog lists the Reginald Hill books currently available in Sequencebooks, including standalone titles and series entries when available.

Are Reginald Hill series listed separately?

Yes. Each Reginald Hill series is broken out with book numbers, publication years, and a dedicated reading-order page.

Should I read Reginald Hill books in publication order or chronological order?

Publication order is usually the safest reading path. For series, follow the numbered reading order shown beside each title.

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Reginald Hill Complete Bibliography

Q: What is the best order to read Reginald Hill books?

Start with the series reading order for any connected books, then use the chronological list on this page for the full Reginald Hill bibliography.

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 60 books / 7 series

British author best known for the Dalziel and Pascoe crime series. His books have sold millions worldwide and earned multiple awards, including the CWA Diamond Dagger. This page provides the Reginald Hill books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Reginald Hill in Publication Order

1970 A Clubbable Woman POoD&PB / 1 Buy

1971 The Castle of the Demon / The Turning of the Tide(As: Patrick Ruell) POoSN / 1 Buy

1971 An Advancement of Learning POoD&PB / 2 Buy

1972 A Fairly Dangerous Thing POoSN / 2 Buy

1972 Red Christmas(As: Patrick Ruell) POoSN / 3 Buy

1973 Ruling Passion POoD&PB / 3 Buy

1973 Matlock's System / Heart Clock(As: Dick Morland) POoSN / 4 Buy

1974 A Very Good Hater POoSN / 5 Buy

1974 Albion! Albion! / Singleton's Law(As: Dick Morland) POoSN / 6 Buy

1974 The Low Road / Death Takes the Low Road(As: Patrick Ruell) POoSN / 7 Buy

1975 An April Shroud POoD&PB / 4 Buy

1975 Urn Burial / Beyond the Bone(As: Patrick Ruell) POoSN / 8 Buy

1976 Another Death in Venice POoSN / 9 Buy

1978 Captain Fantom POoCFB / 1 Buy

1978 A Pinch of Snuff POoD&PB / 5 Buy

1979 Pascoe's Ghost POoD&PC / 1 Buy

1979 The Forging of Fantom POoCFB / 2 Buy

1980 A Killing Kindness POoD&PB / 6 Buy

1980 The Spy's Wife POoSN / 10 Buy

1982 Who Guards a Prince? / Guardians of the Prince POoSN / 11 Buy

1983 Deadheads POoD&PB / 7 Buy

1983 Traitor's Blood POoSN / 12 Buy

1984 Exit Lines POoD&PB / 8 Buy

1985 No Man's Land POoSN / 13 Buy

1986 Child's Play POoD&PB / 9 Buy

1986 Fell of Dark POoSN / 14 Buy

1987 There Are No Ghosts in the Soviet Union POoSSC / 1 Buy

1987 Death of a Dormouse(As: Patrick Ruell) POoSN / 15 Buy

1987 The Collaborators POoSN / 16 Buy

1988 Under World POoD&PB / 10 Buy

1988 The Long Kill(As: Patrick Ruell) POoSN / 17 Buy

1989 Dream of Darkness(As: Patrick Ruell) POoSN / 18 Buy

1990 Proxime Accessit POoSS / 1 Buy

1990 Bones and Silence POoD&PB / 11 Buy

1990 One Small Step POoD&PB / 12 Buy

1992 Brother's Keeper POoSSC / 2 Buy

1992 Recalled to Life POoD&PB / 13 Buy

1993 Blood Sympathy POoJSB / 1 Buy

1993 The Only Game(As: Patrick Ruell) POoSN / 19 Buy

1994 Pictures of Perfection POoD&PB / 14 Buy

1995 Born Guilty POoJSB / 2 Buy

1995 The Wood Beyond POoD&PB / 15 Buy

1996 Asking for the Moon POoD&PC / 2 Buy

1997 Killing the Lawyers POoJSB / 3 Buy

1998 On Beulah Height POoD&PB / 16 Buy

1999 Singing the Sadness POoJSB / 4 Buy

1999 Arms and the Women POoD&PB / 17 Buy

2000 A Candle for Christmas POoSS / 2 Buy

2001 Dialogues of the Dead POoD&PB / 18 Buy

2002 Death's Jest-Book POoD&PB / 19 Buy

2004 Good Morning, Midnight POoD&PB / 20 Buy

2005 The Stranger House POoSN / 20 Buy

2007 Death Comes for the Fat Man / The Death of Dalziel POoD&PB / 21 Buy

2007 The Last National Service Man POoD&PB / 22 Buy

2008 The Roar of the Butterflies POoJSB / 5 Buy

2008 A Cure for All Diseases / The Price of Butcher's Meat POoD&PB / 23 Buy

2009 Midnight Fugue POoD&PB / 24 Buy

2010 The Woodcutter POoSN / 21 Buy

2022 Dalziel and Pascoe Hunt the Christmas Killer POoD&PC / 3 Buy

2023 A Candle for Christmas & Other Stories POoSSC / 3 Buy

Complete Reginald Hill Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Short Stories/Novellas Reading Order 2 books / 1990-2000

01 Proxime Accessit 1990 Buy

02 A Candle for Christmas 2000 Buy

Standalone Reading Order 21 books / 1971-2010

01 The Castle of the Demon / The Turning of the Tide(As: Patrick Ruell) 1971 Buy

02 A Fairly Dangerous Thing 1972 Buy

03 Red Christmas(As: Patrick Ruell) 1972 Buy

04 Matlock's System / Heart Clock(As: Dick Morland) 1973 Buy

05 A Very Good Hater 1974 Buy

06 Albion! Albion! / Singleton's Law(As: Dick Morland) 1974 Buy

07 The Low Road / Death Takes the Low Road(As: Patrick Ruell) 1974 Buy

08 Urn Burial / Beyond the Bone(As: Patrick Ruell) 1975 Buy

09 Another Death in Venice 1976 Buy

10 The Spy's Wife 1980 Buy

11 Who Guards a Prince? / Guardians of the Prince 1982 Buy

12 Traitor's Blood 1983 Buy

13 No Man's Land 1985 Buy

14 Fell of Dark 1986 Buy

15 Death of a Dormouse(As: Patrick Ruell) 1987 Buy

16 The Collaborators 1987 Buy

17 The Long Kill(As: Patrick Ruell) 1988 Buy

18 Dream of Darkness(As: Patrick Ruell) 1989 Buy

19 The Only Game(As: Patrick Ruell) 1993 Buy

20 The Stranger House 2005 Buy

21 The Woodcutter 2010 Buy

Short Story Collections Reading Order 3 books / 1987-2023

01 There Are No Ghosts in the Soviet Union 1987 Buy

02 Brother's Keeper 1992 Buy

03 A Candle for Christmas & Other Stories 2023 Buy

Dalziel & Pascoe Reading Order 24 books / 1970-2009

01 A Clubbable Woman 1970 Buy

02 An Advancement of Learning 1971 Buy

03 Ruling Passion 1973 Buy

04 An April Shroud 1975 Buy

05 A Pinch of Snuff 1978 Buy

06 A Killing Kindness 1980 Buy

07 Deadheads 1983 Buy

08 Exit Lines 1984 Buy

09 Child's Play 1986 Buy

10 Under World 1988 Buy

11 Bones and Silence 1990 Buy

12 One Small Step 1990 Buy

13 Recalled to Life 1992 Buy

14 Pictures of Perfection 1994 Buy

15 The Wood Beyond 1995 Buy

16 On Beulah Height 1998 Buy

17 Arms and the Women 1999 Buy

18 Dialogues of the Dead 2001 Buy

19 Death's Jest-Book 2002 Buy

20 Good Morning, Midnight 2004 Buy

21 Death Comes for the Fat Man / The Death of Dalziel 2007 Buy

22 The Last National Service Man 2007 Buy

23 A Cure for All Diseases / The Price of Butcher's Meat 2008 Buy

24 Midnight Fugue 2009 Buy

Captain Fantom Reading Order 2 books / 1978-1979

01 Captain Fantom 1978 Buy

02 The Forging of Fantom 1979 Buy

Dalziel & Pascoe Collections Reading Order 3 books / 1979-2022

01 Pascoe's Ghost 1979 Buy

02 Asking for the Moon 1996 Buy

03 Dalziel and Pascoe Hunt the Christmas Killer 2022 Buy

Joe Sixsmith Reading Order 5 books / 1993-2008

01 Blood Sympathy 1993 Buy

02 Born Guilty 1995 Buy

03 Killing the Lawyers 1997 Buy

04 Singing the Sadness 1999 Buy

05 The Roar of the Butterflies 2008 Buy

Where to start with Reginald Hill

What is the best order to read Reginald Hill 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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