Aline Templeton Reading Order

3 books (2003–2025)

Aline Templeton has contributed to two anthologies in the mystery and thriller genre, published across two decades beginning in 2003 and continuing through 2025. Both books should be read in publication order, starting with Scottish Girls About Town. The series remains ongoing, with new volumes potentially to come.

Start with Scottish Girls About Town and read in order.

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1	Scottish Girls About Town 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Guilty Parties 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2018–2026)

The DI Kelso Strang series is an ongoing mystery collection featuring eight books published between 2018 and 2025. This Scottish detective series should be read in publication order, beginning with Carrion Comfort, also published as Death in Caithness. The novels follow the investigations of Detective Inspector Kelso Strang across various settings in Scotland, with each installment exploring different cases and locations. Readers should start with the first book and progress through the series sequentially to follow the character's development and ongoing narrative threads.

Start with Carrion Comfort / Death In Caithness, the first of 8 books in the DI Kelso Strang series.

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1	Carrion Comfort / Death In Caithness 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Human Face / Death On Skye 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Devil's Garden / Death in the Borders 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Old Sins / Death In Inverbeg 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Blind Eye / Death at St Abb’s Head 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Deadfall / Death in the Black Isle 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Death in Caithness 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Death in the Borders 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Truth to Tell 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

18 books (2005–2026)

The DI Marjory Fleming series consists of nine detective novels written by Aline Templeton between 2005 and 2015, now complete. These mysteries should be read in publication order, beginning with Cold In The Earth, to follow the progression of the investigative cases and character development. The series features detective inspector Marjory Fleming solving crimes in Scotland across a decade of releases, with the final book being The Third Sin.

Start with Cold In The Earth, the first of 9 books in the DI Marjory Fleming series.

#	Title
1	Cold In The Earth 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cold In The Earth / Murder in Galloway 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Darkness & the Deep 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Lying Dead 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Lying Dead / Murder in Drumbeck Bay 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Lamb To The Slaughter 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Lamb To The Slaughter / Murder in Kirkluce 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Dead In The Water 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Dead In The Water / Murder at Ardhill 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Cradle to Grave 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Cradle to Grave / Murder in Rosscarron 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Evil for Evil 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Evil for Evil / Murder on Lovatt Island 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Bad Blood 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Bad Blood / Murder In Dunmore 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Third Sin 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Third Sin / Murder on the Solway 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Murder in Kirkluce 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1984–2025)

Aline Templeton's mystery and thriller novels span from 1984 to 2025 as a series of ten standalone entries best read in publication order. Beginning with Death Is My Neighbour, each book can be enjoyed independently while collectively representing the author's work across four decades. The series remains ongoing, offering readers individual mysteries and thrillers that do not require knowledge of previous installments.

Start with Death Is My Neighbour, the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Death Is My Neighbour 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Last Act of All 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Past Praying For 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Trumpet Shall Sound 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Night And Silence 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Shades Of Death 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Last Act Of All 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Night and Silence 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Past Praying For 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Shades Of Death 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible