Mick Herron Reading Order

4 books (2011–2026)

Mick Herron's crime anthology contributions span from 2011 to 2018 across four collections. The three-book series consists of The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8, The Usual Santas, and Ten Year Stretch, with additional work appearing in CrimeBits 3. These standalone stories should be read in publication order to follow the author's anthology contributions chronologically. The series is complete.

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

#	Title
1	The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Usual Santas 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Ten Year Stretch 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	CrimeBits 3 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2013–2013)

2 books (2013–2022)

Mick Herron has published two collections of short stories spanning from 2013 to 2022 that should be read in publication order. All the Livelong Day and Other Stories came first, followed by Dolphin Junction. The series appears to be complete, offering mystery and thriller enthusiasts a chance to explore the author's work in shorter form outside his longer narrative works.

Start with All the Livelong Day and Other Stories and read in order.

#	Title
1	All the Livelong Day and Other Stories 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dolphin Junction 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (2010–2025)

The Slough House series is a 14-book mystery and thriller collection by Mick Herron that began in 2010 and remains ongoing. These books should be read in publication order, starting with Slow Horses and continuing through the most recent entry, Clown Town. The series includes The Marylebone Drop, also known as The Drop, as the seventh installment.

Start with Slow Horses, the first of 14 books in the Slough House series.

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1	Slow Horses 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dead Lions 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The List 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Real Tigers 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Spook Street 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	London Rules 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Marylebone Drop / The Drop 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Joe Country 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Catch 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Last Dead Letter 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Slough House 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Bad Actors 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Standing by the Wall 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Clown Town 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2008–2023)

Mick Herron's Standalone Novels series comprises four independent mystery and thriller novels published between 2008 and 2023. Each book stands alone and can be read in any order, though publication order (Reconstruction, Nobody Walks, This is What Happened, The Secret Hours) is recommended to experience them as intended. The series appears to be complete as of 2023.

Start with Reconstruction, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Reconstruction 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Nobody Walks 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	This is What Happened 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Secret Hours 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2003–2009)

Mick Herron's Zoe Boehm series comprises four complete mystery thrillers published between 2003 and 2009. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Down Cemetery Road, followed by The Last Voice You Hear, Why We Die, and Smoke and Whispers. This standalone series concludes with its fourth installment.

Start with Down Cemetery Road, the first of 4 books in the Zoe Boehm series.

#	Title
1	Down Cemetery Road 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Last Voice You Hear 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Why We Die 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Smoke and Whispers 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible