Faith Martin Reading Order

23 books (2004–2026)

The DI Hillary Greene series is an ongoing mystery collection consisting of 22 books published between 2004 and 2025. These detective novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Murder on the Oxford Canal / A Narrow Escape. Faith Martin's series follows the investigations of Detective Inspector Hillary Greene as she works through complex cases in and around Oxford.

Start with Murder on the Oxford Canal / A Narrow Escape, the first of 22 books in the DI Hillary Greene series.

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1	Murder on the Oxford Canal / A Narrow Escape 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder at the University / On the Straight and Narrow 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder in the Village / By a Narrow Majority 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Murder of the Bride / Narrow is the Way 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Murder at Home / With a Narrow Blade 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Murder in the Family / Through a Narrow Door 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Murder in a Mansion / Down a Narrow Path 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Murder in the Meadow / Beside a Narrow Stream 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Murder by Fire / A Narrow Point of View 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Murder in the Garden / Across the Narrow Blue Line 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Murder at Work / A Narrow Exit 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	A Narrow Return / Murder Never Retires 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	A Narrow Margin of Error / Murder of a Lover 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Walk a Narrow Mile / Murder Never Misses 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	A Narrow Victory / Murder at Midnight 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Work of a Narrow Mind / Murder in Mind 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	A Narrow Trajectory / Hillary's Final Case 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Hillary's Back! 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Murder Now and Then 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Murder in the Parish 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Murder on the Train 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Murder Under The Sun 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Murder Most Final 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2010–2022)

Jenny Starling is the protagonist of this eight-book mystery series by Faith Martin, published between 2010 and 2022. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Birthday Mystery, also released as Birthdays Can Be Murder. The series appears to be complete, featuring titles including The Winter Mystery, Castle Mystery, The Riverboat Mystery, The Oxford Mystery, The Teatime Mystery, The Country Inn Mystery, and The Proof Is In The Pudding.

Start with The Birthday Mystery / Birthdays Can Be Murder, the first of 8 books in the Jenny Starling / Travelling Cook Mysteries series.

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1	The Birthday Mystery / Birthdays Can Be Murder 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Winter Mystery / A Fatal Fall of Snow 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Castle Mystery / The Invisible Murder 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Castle Mystery / The Invisible Murder 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Riverboat Mystery / Dying for a Cruise 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Oxford Mystery / Deadly Stuff 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Teatime Mystery / Just Not Cricket 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Country Inn Mystery 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Proof Is In The Pudding 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2026–2027)

Faith Martin's Lyssa Moore Mysteries series follows a detective in Oxford through interconnected cases. The series is ongoing with two books published in 2026 and 2027, with more planned. Read the novels in publication order, beginning with The Oxford Detective Society followed by Death at Deepdene Hall, to experience the story as intended.

Start with The Oxford Detective Society and read in order.

3 books (2015–2016)

Faith Martin's Monica Noble series consists of three mystery novels published between 2015 and 2016, following the adventures of amateur sleuth Monica Noble as she investigates murders in her English village. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Flower Show Murder / Unholy Whiff of Death, followed by The Vicarage Murder / An Unholy Mess, and concluding with The Manor House Murder / An Unholy Shame.

Start with The Flower Show Murder / Unholy Whiff of Death and read in order.

8 books (2018–2022)

The Ryder & Loveday Mystery series comprises eight detective novels by Faith Martin, published between 2018 and 2022. The series appears to be complete, with the final installment being A Fatal End. These mysteries should be read in publication order, beginning with A Fatal Mistake, to follow the progression of the protagonists' investigations across the interconnected cases.

Start with A Fatal Mistake, the first of 8 books in the Ryder & Loveday Mystery series.

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1	A Fatal Mistake 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Fatal Obsession 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Fatal Flaw 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Fatal Secret 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Fatal Truth 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Fatal Affair 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Fatal Night 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A Fatal End 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1993–2019)

Faith Martin's eight mystery and thriller standalone novels were published between 1993 and 2019, with the series now complete. These independent stories should be read in publication order, beginning with Stolen Fire. The collection includes Fire and Ice, Destinies, Resolutions, Dark Desire, Altered Images, His Last Gamble, and The Lavender Lady, offering readers separate narratives that can be enjoyed without prerequisite knowledge of previous entries.

Start with Stolen Fire(By: Maxine Barry), the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Stolen Fire(By: Maxine Barry) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Fire and Ice(By: Maxine Barry) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Destinies(By: Maxine Barry) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Resolutions(By: Maxine Barry) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dark Desire(By: Maxine Barry) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Altered Images(By: Maxine Barry) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	His Last Gamble(By: Maxine Barry) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Lavender Lady / The Lavender Lady Casefile 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2024–2026)

Faith Martin's Val & Arbie Mysteries series consists of three books published between 2024 and 2026, with the series still ongoing. The mysteries should be read in publication order, beginning with Murder by Candlelight, followed by The Last Word is Death and A Dangerous Train of Thought. This mystery and thriller series offers readers a compelling investigative narrative to follow from the first entry through the most recent release.

Start with Murder by Candlelight and read in order.