Andrew Taylor Reading Order

2 books (2011–2013)

This two-book anthology series collects mystery and crime fiction spanning British literature and related genres. Published between 2011 and 2013, the series is now complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 followed by Deadly Pleasures. These collections bring together works that showcase the breadth of British crime writing traditions.

Start with The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 and read in order.

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1	The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Deadly Pleasures 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1985–1988)

Andrew Taylor's Bergerac series consists of six mystery and thriller novels published between 1985 and 1988, now complete. The books follow a publication order beginning with Bergerac is Back! and concluding with Bergerac and the Traitor's Child. Each entry builds on previous events, making sequential reading from the first book essential for following the narrative arc.

Start with Bergerac is Back!, the first of 6 books in the Bergerac series.

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1	Bergerac is Back! 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Crimes of the Season 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bergerac and the Fatal Weakness 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bergerac and the Jersey Rose 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Bergerac and the Moving Fever 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Bergerac and the Traitor's Child 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

40 books (2012–2022)

Bibliomysteries is a 40-book mystery anthology series featuring stories by various acclaimed authors, published between 2012 and 2022. Each standalone story explores mysteries connected to books, literature, or libraries, with contributors including Jeffery Deaver, Laura Lippman, Ken Bruen, and many other genre masters. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver.

Start with An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 40 books in the Bibliomysteries series.

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1	An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Long Sonata of the Dead 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Haze(By: James W. Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1987–1990)

Andrew Taylor's Blaines series consists of three interconnected mystery novels published between 1987 and 1990. The complete trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with The Second Midnight, followed by Blacklist and Toyshop. This historical mystery series showcases Taylor's talent for blending suspenseful crime fiction with richly detailed period settings.

Start with The Second Midnight and read in order.

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1	The Second Midnight 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Blacklist 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Toyshop 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1994–2006)

The Lydmouth series by Andrew Taylor comprises eight complete mystery and historical fiction novels published between 1994 and 2006. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with An Air That Kills and concluding with Naked to the Hangman. The series follows interconnected mysteries set in the fictional English town of Lydmouth across different time periods.

Start with An Air That Kills, the first of 8 books in the Lydmouth series.

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1	An Air That Kills 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Mortal Sickness 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Lover of the Grave 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Suffocating Night 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Where Roses Fade 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Death's Own Door 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Call the Dying 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Naked to the Hangman 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2016–2023)

Andrew Taylor's Marwood and Lovett series comprises six historical mystery novels published between 2016 and 2023. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Ashes of London and concluding with The Shadows of London. The series appears to be complete, offering readers a full narrative arc across all six entries.

Start with The Ashes of London, the first of 6 books in the Marwood and Lovett series.

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1	The Ashes of London 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Fire Court 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The King’s Evil 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Last Protector 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Royal Secret 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Shadows of London 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2000–2000)

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1	God's Fugitive 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1997–2014)

Andrew Taylor's Roth series comprises five complete mystery and historical fiction novels published between 1997 and 2014. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Four Last Things and continuing through The Judgement of Strangers, The Office of the Dead, Requiem for an Angel, and concluding with Fallen Angel. This interconnected sequence develops its narrative across nearly two decades, weaving together mystery and historical elements throughout the storyline.

Start with The Four Last Things, the first of 5 books in the Roth series.

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1	The Four Last Things 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Judgement of Strangers 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Office of the Dead 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Requiem for an Angel 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Fallen Angel 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2014–2017)

Andrew Taylor's Short Stories/Novellas series comprises four books published between 2014 and 2017, presented as a complete collection. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Leper House, followed by The Scratch, The Writing House, and Broken Voices. These mystery and thriller-focused stories blend Taylor's characteristic attention to historical detail with contemporary suspense, offering readers a diverse range of short-form narratives across the four volumes.

Start with The Leper House, the first of 4 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

14 books (1989–2025)

Andrew Taylor's collection of 14 standalone novels spans from 1989 to 2025, blending mystery, thriller, and historical fiction across diverse settings and time periods. Each book functions as an independent story with its own characters and narrative, making them readable in any order, though publication order from Private Nose through A Schooling in Murder reflects the author's creative evolution. The series remains ongoing, with Taylor continuing to add new entries to this growing body of work that showcases his range within the crime and historical fiction genres.

Start with Private Nose, the first of 14 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Private Nose 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Snapshot 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Double Exposure 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Raven On the Water 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Negative Image 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Barred Window 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Invader 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The American Boy / An Unpardonable Crime 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Stain on the Silence 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Bleeding Heart Square 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Anatomy of Ghosts 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Scent of Death 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Silent Boy 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	A Schooling in Murder 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1982–1993)

The William Dougal series comprises eight mystery novels written by Andrew Taylor between 1982 and 1993, following the investigations of its titular protagonist across the complete, finished sequence. Readers should begin with Caroline Minuscule and proceed in publication order through Odd Man Out to experience the full arc of the detective's cases. The series blends mystery and thriller elements with historical fiction sensibilities throughout its decade-long run.

Start with Caroline Minuscule, the first of 8 books in the William Dougal series.

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1	Caroline Minuscule 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Waiting for the End of the World 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Our Fathers' Lies 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	An Old School Tie 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Freelance Death 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Blood Relation 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Sleeping Policeman 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Odd Man Out 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible