Nathan Dylan Goodwin Reading Order

1 book (2026–2026)

1 book (2018–2018)

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1	Ghost Swifts, Blue Poppies and the Red Star 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2005–2012)

Nathan Dylan Goodwin's non-fiction series consists of four books published between 2005 and 2012, exploring the history and wartime experiences of Hastings and surrounding areas in England. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Hastings at War: 1939-1945, followed by Hastings & St Leonards Through Time, Hastings: Wartime Memories and Photographs, and concluding with Around Battle Through Time. These books combine historical documentation with photographs and personal accounts from the region's past.

Start with Hastings at War: 1939-1945, the first of 4 books in the Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	Hastings at War: 1939-1945 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hastings & St Leonards Through Time 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Hastings: Wartime Memories and Photographs 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Around Battle Through Time 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (2013–2025)

Nathan Dylan Goodwin's Forensic Genealogist series comprises thirteen mysteries published between 2013 and 2025, with new installments still arriving. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Hiding the Past, as the series features ongoing character development and interconnected investigations. This mystery and thriller series draws on genealogical research to explore historical mysteries and family secrets uncovered through ancestral detective work.

Start with Hiding the Past, the first of 13 books in the The Forensic Genealogist series.

#	Title
1	Hiding the Past 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Lost Ancestor 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Orange Lilies 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The America Ground 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Spyglass File 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Missing Man 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Suffragette's Secret 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Asylum 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Wicked Trade 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Sterling Affair 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Foundlings 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Deserter's Tale 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Hop-Picker Murders 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2021–2024)

Nathan Dylan Goodwin's Venator Cold Case series comprises three mystery and thriller novels published between 2021 and 2024, with more books planned. The series follows a chronological publication order beginning with The Chester Creek Murders, followed by The Sawtooth Slayer and The Hollywood Strangler. Each installment can be read independently, though readers will gain the most from following the books in the order they were released.

Start with The Chester Creek Murders and read in order.