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Alex Howard Books in Order

Alex Howard has written 12 books, published between 2014 and 2025. The first book is Time To Die / The Stolen Child (2014) and the newest is Murder and the Maitre D' (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2014–2025
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Alex Howard has written 12 catalogued books from 2014 to 2025, across the Old Forge Café Mysteries, DCI Hanlon and PI Hanlon series. The first is Time To Die / The Stolen Child (2014), and the newest is Murder and the Maitre D' (2025). Other titles include Cold Revenge / The Innocent Girl (2015), Missing For Good (2020), Buried For Good (2021), Murder on the Menu (2023) and Death in Nonna's Kitchen (2024).

How many Alex Howard books are there?

Alex Howard has 12 books, released between 2014 and 2025. They include 3 separate series.

Alex Howard Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Alex Howard books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Time To Die / The Stolen ChildDCI Hanlon #12014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  2. 2
    Cold Revenge / The Innocent GirlDCI Hanlon #22015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  3. 3
    A Hard Woman to Kill / The Missing HusbandDCI Hanlon #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  4. 4
    An Incidental Death / The Silent VictimsDCI Hanlon #42017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  5. 5
    Silenced For GoodPI Hanlon #12020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  6. 6
    Missing For GoodPI Hanlon #22020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  7. 7
    Buried For GoodPI Hanlon #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  8. 8
    Murder on the MenuOld Forge Café Mysteries #12023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  9. 9
    Death in Nonna's KitchenOld Forge Café Mysteries #22024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  10. 10
    A Knife in the BackOld Forge Café Mysteries #32024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  11. 11
    Death of a Mystery GuestOld Forge Café Mysteries #42025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  12. 12
    Murder and the Maitre D'Old Forge Café Mysteries #52025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Alex Howard books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Old Forge Café Mysteries in order

5 books
  1. 1. Murder on the Menu
  2. 2. Death in Nonna's Kitchen
  3. 3. A Knife in the Back
  4. 4. Death of a Mystery Guest
  5. 5. Murder and the Maitre D'

DCI Hanlon in order

4 books
  1. 1. Time To Die / The Stolen Child
  2. 2. Cold Revenge / The Innocent Girl
  3. 3. A Hard Woman to Kill / The Missing Husband
  4. 4. An Incidental Death / The Silent Victims

PI Hanlon in order

3 books
  1. 1. Silenced For Good
  2. 2. Missing For Good
  3. 3. Buried For Good

Do you have to read Alex Howard books in order?

You only need to read Alex Howard books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Alex Howard

Start with Time To Die / The Stolen Child (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alex Howard book?

Murder and the Maitre D' (2025) is the newest Alex Howard book released so far.

Is there a new Alex Howard book coming?

No next Alex Howard book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Alex Howard at a glance

Still publishing
Alex Howard published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Alex Howard books have appeared about one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Alex Howard books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2020s.