Edward Marston Reading Order

4 books (1987–1988)

Start with Bushranger, the first of 4 books in the Action Scene series.

#	Title
1	Bushranger 1987Buy 🇺🇸
2	Seabird 1987Buy 🇺🇸
3	Skydive 1987Buy 🇺🇸
4	Snowstorm 1988Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (1986–2012)

Start with Bullet Hole, the first of 6 books in the Alan Saxon series.

#	Title
1	Bullet Hole 1986Buy 🇺🇸
2	Double Eagle 1987Buy 🇺🇸
3	Green Murder 1990Buy 🇺🇸
4	Bermuda Grass 2002Buy 🇺🇸
5	Honolulu Play-Off(As:Keith Miles) 2004Buy 🇺🇸
6	Flagstick 2012Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1997–2011)

Start with Malice Domestic 6 and read in order.

#	Title
1	Malice Domestic 6 1997Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Sunken Sailor 2004Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 2011Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2023–2023)

Start with Homicide in Chicago /Saint's Rest and read in order.

5 books (2015–2021)

Start with Shadow of the Hangman, the first of 5 books in the Bow Street Rivals series.

#	Title
1	Shadow of the Hangman 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	Date with the Executioner 2017Buy 🇺🇸
3	Steps to the Gallows 2017Buy 🇺🇸
4	Fugitive from the Grave 2018Buy 🇺🇸
5	Rage of the Assassin 2021Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2008–2011)

Start with Drums of War, the first of 5 books in the Captain Rawson series.

#	Title
1	Drums of War 2008Buy 🇺🇸
2	Soldier of Fortune 2008Buy 🇺🇸
3	Fire and Sword 2009Buy 🇺🇸
4	Under Siege 2010Buy 🇺🇸
5	A Very Murdering Battle 2011Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (1999–2007)

Start with The King's Evil, the first of 6 books in the Christopher Redmayne series.

#	Title
1	The King's Evil 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Amorous Nightingale 2000Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Repentant Rake 2001Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Frost Fair 2003Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Parliament House 2006Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Painted Lady 2007Buy 🇺🇸

8 books (1999–2007)

Start with Murder on the Lusitania, the first of 8 books in the Dillman & Masefield / Ocean Liner Mysteries series.

#	Title
1	Murder on the Lusitania 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	Murder on the Mauretania 2000Buy 🇺🇸
3	Murder on the Minnesota 2002Buy 🇺🇸
4	Murder on the Caronia 2003Buy 🇺🇸
5	Murder on the Marmora 2004Buy 🇺🇸
6	Murder on the Salsette 2005Buy 🇺🇸
7	Murder on the Oceanic 2006Buy 🇺🇸
8	Murder on the Celtic 2007Buy 🇺🇸

11 books (1993–2000)

Start with The Wolves of Savernake, the first of 11 books in the Domesday series.

#	Title
1	The Wolves of Savernake 1993Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Ravens of Blackwater 1994Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Dragons of Archenfield 1995Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Lions of the North 1996Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Serpents Of Harbledown 1996Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Stallions of Woodstock 1997Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Hawks of Delamere 1998Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Wildcats of Exeter 1998Buy 🇺🇸
9	The Foxes of Warwick 1999Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Elephants of Norwich 2000Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Owls of Gloucester 2000Buy 🇺🇸

16 books (1988–2006)

Start with The Queen's Head, the first of 16 books in the Elizabethan Theater series.

#	Title
1	The Queen's Head 1988Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Merry Devils 1989Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Trip to Jerusalem 1990Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Nine Giants 1991Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Mad Courtesan 1992Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Silent Woman 1992Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Roaring Boy 1995Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Laughing Hangman 1996Buy 🇺🇸
9	The Fair Maid of Bohemia 1997Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Wanton Angel 1999Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Devil's Apprentice 2001Buy 🇺🇸
12	The Bawdy Basket 2002Buy 🇺🇸
13	The Vagabond Clown 2003Buy 🇺🇸
14	The Counterfeit Crank 2004Buy 🇺🇸
15	The Malevolent Comedy 2005Buy 🇺🇸
16	The Princess of Denmark 2006Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (1973–1973)

#	Title
1	Dragon's Teeth 1973Buy 🇺🇸

11 books (2011–2024)

Start with A Bespoke Murder, the first of 11 books in the Home Front Detective series.

#	Title
1	A Bespoke Murder 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	An Instrument of Slaughter 2012Buy 🇺🇸
3	Five Dead Canaries 2013Buy 🇺🇸
4	Deeds of Darkness 2014Buy 🇺🇸
5	Dance of Death 2015Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Enemy Within 2016Buy 🇺🇸
7	Under Attack 2017Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Unseen Hand 2019Buy 🇺🇸
9	Orders to Kill 2021Buy 🇺🇸
10	Danger of Defeat 2023Buy 🇺🇸
11	Spring Offensive 2024Buy 🇺🇸

24 books (2004–2025)

Start with The Railway Detective, the first of 24 books in the Inspector Robert Colbeck series.

#	Title
1	The Railway Detective 2004Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Excursion Train 2005Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Railway Viaduct 2006Buy 🇺🇸
4	Murder on the Brighton Express 2007Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Iron Horse 2007Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Silver Locomotive Mystery 2009Buy 🇺🇸
7	Railway to the Grave 2010Buy 🇺🇸
8	Blood on the Line 2011Buy 🇺🇸
9	The Stationmaster's Farewell 2012Buy 🇺🇸
10	Peril on the Royal Train 2013Buy 🇺🇸
11	A Ticket to Oblivion 2014Buy 🇺🇸
12	Timetable of Death 2015Buy 🇺🇸
13	Signal for Vengeance 2016Buy 🇺🇸
14	A Christmas Railway Mystery 2017Buy 🇺🇸
15	The Circus Train Conspiracy 2017Buy 🇺🇸
16	Fear on the Phantom Special 2019Buy 🇺🇸
17	Points of Danger 2019Buy 🇺🇸
18	Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel 2020Buy 🇺🇸
19	Tragedy on the Branch Line 2021Buy 🇺🇸
20	The Railway Detective's Christmas Case 2022Buy 🇺🇸
21	Death at the Terminus 2023Buy 🇺🇸
22	Murder in Transit 2024Buy 🇺🇸
23	Murder on the Great Northern Railway 2025Buy 🇺🇸
24	Mystery at the Station Hotel 2025Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2014–2014)

#	Title
1	Inspector Colbeck's Casebook 2014Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1997–1999)

Start with Murder in Perspective and read in order.

#	Title
1	Murder in Perspective 1997Buy 🇺🇸
2	Saint's Rest 1999Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2008–2008)

#	Title
1	Crime Archive 2008Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1985–1997)

Start with Vandals(By: Peter Lovesey), the first of 4 books in the Peter Lovesey Short Stories/Novellas series.

#	Title
1	Vandals(By: Peter Lovesey) 1985Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown(By: Peter Lovesey) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
3	A Parrot is Forever(By: Peter Lovesey) 1996Buy 🇺🇸
4	Corbett Correspondence(With: Peter Lovesey) 1997Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2005–2005)

#	Title
1	Murder, Ancient And Modern 2005Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1988–1989)

Start with Iggy, the first of 4 books in the Sin Bin series.

#	Title
1	Iggy 1988Buy 🇺🇸
2	Melanie 1988Buy 🇺🇸
3	Bev 1989Buy 🇺🇸
4	Tariq 1989Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (1975–1984)

Start with Ambridge Summer, the first of 7 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Ambridge Summer 1975Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Warrior Kings 1978Buy 🇺🇸
3	Marco Polo 1982Buy 🇺🇸
4	We'll Meet Again 1982Buy 🇺🇸
5	Breaks 1983Buy 🇺🇸
6	Boys from the Blackstuff 1984Buy 🇺🇸
7	Finest Swordsman in All France 1984Buy 🇺🇸