Michael Wood Reading Order

4 books (1981–2025)

Michael Wood has edited two mystery and thriller anthologies published across four decades, beginning with Great Railway Journeys of the World in 1981 and continuing with Criminal Pursuits: This Is Me in 2025. This ongoing series should be read in publication order. The collection includes diverse entries such as Daedalus: On the Novel and The Weird: A Companion, offering varied perspectives within the mystery and thriller genre.

Start with Great Railway Journeys of the World and read in order.

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1	Great Railway Journeys of the World 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Daedalus: On the Novel: 150:1, Winter 2021 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Criminal Pursuits: This Is Me 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Weird: A Companion 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

17 books (2015–2026)

The DCI Matilda Darke series comprises 16 mystery and thriller novels by Michael Wood, published between 2015 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. Begin with For Reasons Unknown and proceed in publication order through the complete sequence. Each book follows detective Matilda Darke as she investigates complex crimes, with the narrative building across interconnected cases and character development throughout the series.

Start with For Reasons Unknown, the first of 16 books in the DCI Matilda Darke series.

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1	For Reasons Unknown 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Outside Looking In 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Fallen 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Room Full of Killers 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Hangman’s Hold 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Victim of Innocence 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Stolen Children 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Murder House 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Survivor’s Guilt 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Time Is Running Out 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Silent Victim 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Lost Children 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Below Ground 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Making of a Murderer 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Last One Left Alive 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Worse Than Murder 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	First One to Die 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2024–2026)

The Dr. Olivia Winter series is an ongoing mystery and thriller collection by Michael Wood featuring two books published in 2024 and 2025. Read the series in publication order, beginning with The Mind of a Murderer followed by The Devil's Code. Additional installments are planned for this series.

Start with The Mind of a Murderer and read in order.

2 books (2025–2026)

Michael Wood's mystery and thriller series comprises two short works published in 2025 and 2026, with more installments planned. Begin with Waiting, followed by Let the Dead Sleep, reading them in the order they were released. This ongoing collection is best experienced sequentially from the start.

Start with Waiting and read in order.

4 books (2022–2025)

Michael Wood's Standalone Novels series comprises four mystery and thriller entries published between 2022 and 2025, with the series currently ongoing. Though presented as standalone works, these books should be read in publication order beginning with Vengeance Is Mine, followed by The Seventh Victim, Maybe Tomorrow, and Chapter One. Each novel can function independently, but reading them sequentially provides the intended experience of Wood's interconnected narrative world.

Start with Vengeance Is Mine, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.