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Val McDermid

Scottish author Val McDermid is best known for the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan crime series, as well as the standalone psychological thriller *The Mermaids Singing*. Her books have sold over 17 million copies worldwide and won multiple awards, including the CWA Gold Dagger. This page lists Val McDermid’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1987Report For MurderPOoLGB · 1Buy ↗

1989Common MurderPOoLGB · 2Buy ↗

1991Final Edition / Open and Shut / Deadline for MurderPOoLGB · 3Buy ↗

1992Dead BeatPOoKBB · 1Buy ↗

1993Kick BackPOoKBB · 2Buy ↗

1993Union Jack / Conferences Are MurderPOoLGB · 4Buy ↗

1994A Suitable Job for a WomanPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1994Crack DownPOoKBB · 3Buy ↗

1995The Mermaids SingingPOoTHJB · 1Buy ↗

1995Clean BreakPOoKBB · 4Buy ↗

1996Booked For MurderPOoLGB · 5Buy ↗

1996Blue GenesPOoKBB · 5Buy ↗

1997Writing on the Wall and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1997The Wire In The BloodPOoTHJB · 2Buy ↗

1997Final Edition(With: V.L. McDermid)POoLGB · 6Buy ↗

1998Star StruckPOoKBB · 6Buy ↗

1999A Place of ExecutionPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

2000Killing the ShadowsPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2002The Last TemptationPOoTHJB · 3Buy ↗

2003The Distant EchoPOoIKPB · 1Buy ↗

2003Hostage To MurderPOoLGB · 7Buy ↗

2004StrandedPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2004The Torment of OthersPOoTHJB · 4Buy ↗

2006CleanskinPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2006The Grave TattooPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

2007Beneath the BleedingPOoTHJB · 5Buy ↗

2008Happy HolidaysPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2008A Darker DomainPOoIKPB · 2Buy ↗

2009Fever of the BonePOoTHJB · 6Buy ↗

2010Life's Too ShortPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

2010Trick of the DarkPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

2011The RetributionPOoTHJB · 7Buy ↗

2012My Granny Is a PiratePOoPB · 1Buy ↗

2012The Vanishing PointPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2013Sense & Sensibility(By: Joanna Trollope)POoAPB · 1Buy ↗

2013Cross and BurnPOoTHJB · 8Buy ↗

2014Northanger AbbeyPOoAPB · 2Buy ↗

2014Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About CrimePOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2014Emma(By: Alexander McCall Smith)POoAPB · 3Buy ↗

2014The Skeleton RoadPOoIKPB · 3Buy ↗

2015Splinter the SilencePOoTHJB · 9Buy ↗

2016Murder under the Christmas TreePOoMCSB · 1Buy ↗

2016Eligible(By: Curtis Sittenfeld)POoAPB · 4Buy ↗

2016Out of BoundsPOoIKPB · 4Buy ↗

2017Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown)POoTMCB · 1Buy ↗

2017Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson)POoTMCB · 2Buy ↗

2017Murder on Christmas EvePOoMCSB · 2Buy ↗

2017Getaway(By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille)POoTMCB · 3Buy ↗

2017Insidious IntentPOoTHJB · 10Buy ↗

2018A Very Murderous ChristmasPOoMCSB · 3Buy ↗

2018Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian)POoTMCB · 4Buy ↗

2018Broken GroundPOoIKPB · 5Buy ↗

2019My ScotlandPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

2019Murder at ChristmasPOoMCSB · 4Buy ↗

2019Short Story(By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta)POoTMCB · 5Buy ↗

2019Past Prologue(By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry)POoTMCB · 6Buy ↗

2019Faking a Murderer(By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs)POoTMCB · 7Buy ↗

2019Dig Here(By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross)POoTMCB · 8Buy ↗

2019Taking the Veil(By: J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader)POoTMCB · 9Buy ↗

2019Rambo on Their Minds(By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell)POoTMCB · 10Buy ↗

2019Footloose(With: Peter James)POoTHJB · 11Buy ↗

2019How the Dead SpeakPOoTHJB · 12Buy ↗

2020Christmas is MurderPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

2020Murder in MidwinterPOoMCSB · 5Buy ↗

2020Still LifePOoIKPB · 6Buy ↗

2021Rizzio(By: Denise Mina)POoDTB · 1Buy ↗

2021ResistancePOoGN · 1Buy ↗

20211979POoABB · 1Buy ↗

2021Murder on a Winter's NightPOoMCSB · 6Buy ↗

2022Hex(By: Jenni Fagan)POoDTB · 2Buy ↗

20221989POoABB · 2Buy ↗

2022Murder in the Falling SnowPOoMCSB · 7Buy ↗

2023Nothing Left to Fear From Hell(By: Alan Warner)POoDTB · 3Buy ↗

2023Columba's Bones(By: David Greig)POoDTB · 4Buy ↗

2023Past LyingPOoIKPB · 7Buy ↗

2024Queen MacbethPOoDTB · 6Buy ↗

2025Benbecula(By: Graeme Macrae Burnet)POoDTB · 7Buy ↗

2025Silent BonesPOoIKPB · 8Buy ↗

2026Winter: The Story of a SeasonPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels5 books · 1999–2012

01A Place of Execution1999Buy ↗

02Killing the Shadows2000Buy ↗

03The Grave Tattoo2006Buy ↗

04Trick of the Dark2010Buy ↗

05The Vanishing Point2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas3 books · 2006–2010

01Cleanskin2006Buy ↗

02Happy Holidays2008Buy ↗

03Life's Too Short2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books4 books · 1994–2026

01A Suitable Job for a Woman1994Buy ↗

02Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime2014Buy ↗

03My Scotland2019Buy ↗

04Winter: The Story of a Season2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Picture Books1 book · 2012

01My Granny Is a Pirate2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Inspector Karen Pirie Books8 books · 2003–2025

01The Distant Echo2003Buy ↗

02A Darker Domain2008Buy ↗

03The Skeleton Road2014Buy ↗

04Out of Bounds2016Buy ↗

05Broken Ground2018Buy ↗

06Still Life2020Buy ↗

07Past Lying2023Buy ↗

08Silent Bones2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Tony Hill/Carol Jordan Books12 books · 1995–2019

01The Mermaids Singing1995Buy ↗

02The Wire In The Blood1997Buy ↗

03The Last Temptation2002Buy ↗

04The Torment of Others2004Buy ↗

05Beneath the Bleeding2007Buy ↗

06Fever of the Bone2009Buy ↗

07The Retribution2011Buy ↗

08Cross and Burn2013Buy ↗

09Splinter the Silence2015Buy ↗

10Insidious Intent2017Buy ↗

11Footloose(With: Peter James)2019Buy ↗

12How the Dead Speak2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Darkland Tales Books6 books · 2021–2025

01Rizzio(By: Denise Mina)2021Buy ↗

02Hex(By: Jenni Fagan)2022Buy ↗

03Nothing Left to Fear From Hell(By: Alan Warner)2023Buy ↗

04Columba's Bones(By: David Greig)2023Buy ↗

06Queen Macbeth2024Buy ↗

07Benbecula(By: Graeme Macrae Burnet)2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Graphic Novels1 book · 2021

01Resistance2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of The MatchUp Collection Books10 books · 2017–2019

01Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown)2017Buy ↗

02Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson)2017Buy ↗

03Getaway(By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille)2017Buy ↗

04Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian)2018Buy ↗

05Short Story(By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta)2019Buy ↗

06Past Prologue(By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry)2019Buy ↗

07Faking a Murderer(By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs)2019Buy ↗

08Dig Here(By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross)2019Buy ↗

09Taking the Veil(By: J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader)2019Buy ↗

10Rambo on Their Minds(By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell)2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Austen Project Books4 books · 2013–2016

01Sense & Sensibility(By: Joanna Trollope)2013Buy ↗

02Northanger Abbey2014Buy ↗

03Emma(By: Alexander McCall Smith)2014Buy ↗

04Eligible(By: Curtis Sittenfeld)2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Lindsay Gordon Books7 books · 1987–2003

01Report For Murder1987Buy ↗

02Common Murder1989Buy ↗

03Final Edition / Open and Shut / Deadline for Murder1991Buy ↗

04Union Jack / Conferences Are Murder1993Buy ↗

05Booked For Murder1996Buy ↗

06Final Edition(With: V.L. McDermid)1997Buy ↗

07Hostage To Murder2003Buy ↗

Publication Order of Murderous Christmas Stories Books7 books · 2016–2022

01Murder under the Christmas Tree2016Buy ↗

02Murder on Christmas Eve2017Buy ↗

03A Very Murderous Christmas2018Buy ↗

04Murder at Christmas2019Buy ↗

05Murder in Midwinter2020Buy ↗

06Murder on a Winter's Night2021Buy ↗

07Murder in the Falling Snow2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Allie Burns Books2 books · 2021–2022

0119792021Buy ↗

0219892022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections3 books · 1997–2020

01Writing on the Wall and Other Stories1997Buy ↗

02Stranded2004Buy ↗

03Christmas is Murder2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Kate Brannigan Books6 books · 1992–1998

01Dead Beat1992Buy ↗

02Kick Back1993Buy ↗

03Crack Down1994Buy ↗

04Clean Break1995Buy ↗

05Blue Genes1996Buy ↗

06Star Struck1998Buy ↗

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