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Aline Templeton Books in Order

Aline Templeton has written 29 books, published between 1984 and 2026. The first book is Death Is My Neighbour (1984) and the newest is Murder in Kirkluce (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
1984–2026
Pages on record
3,655 in 10 of 29 books
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Scottish police procedurals make up the bulk of Aline Templeton's 29 books. DI Marjory Fleming leads one series and DI Kelso Strang the other, both working murder investigations. The catalogue starts with Death Is My Neighbour (1984), gathers pace from the mid-1990s, and reaches Murder in Kirkluce in 2026. Several titles carry a second name, as with Cold In The Earth, also published as Murder in Galloway.

How many Aline Templeton books are there?

Aline Templeton has 29 books, released between 1984 and 2026. They include 2 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Aline Templeton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Aline Templeton books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Past Praying For by Aline Templeton (1997)
  2. Cover of Night And Silence by Aline Templeton (1999)
  3. Cover of The Darkness & the Deep by Aline Templeton, book 2 of the DI Marjory Fleming series (2006)
  4. Cover of Lamb To The Slaughter by Aline Templeton, book 4 of the DI Marjory Fleming series (2008)
  5. Cover of Bad Blood / Murder In Dunmore by Aline Templeton, book 8 of the DI Marjory Fleming series (2013)
  6. Cover of The Third Sin by Aline Templeton, book 9 of the DI Marjory Fleming series (2015)
  7. Cover of Human Face / Death On Skye by Aline Templeton, book 1 of the DI Kelso Strang series (2018)
  8. Cover of Carrion Comfort / Death In Caithness by Aline Templeton, book 2 of the DI Kelso Strang series (2018)
  9. Cover of Devil's Garden / Death in the Borders by Aline Templeton, book 3 of the DI Kelso Strang series (2020)
  10. Cover of Night and Silence by Aline Templeton (2025)
  11. Cover of Past Praying For by Aline Templeton (2025)
  1. 1
    Death Is My Neighbour1984 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984192
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  2. 2
    Last Act of All1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  3. 3
    The Trumpet Shall Sound1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  4. 4
    Past Praying For1997 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997313
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  5. 5
    Night And Silence1999 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999288
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  6. 6
    Shades Of Death2002 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002464
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  7. 7
    Cold In The Earth / Murder in GallowayDI Marjory Fleming #12005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  8. 8
    The Darkness & the DeepDI Marjory Fleming #22006 · 391 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006391
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  9. 9
    Lying Dead / Murder in Drumbeck BayDI Marjory Fleming #32007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  10. 10
    Lamb To The SlaughterDI Marjory Fleming #42008 · 409 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008409
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  11. 11
    Dead In The Water / Murder at ArdhillDI Marjory Fleming #52009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  12. 12
    Cradle to Grave / Murder in RosscarronDI Marjory Fleming #62010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  13. 13
    Evil for Evil / Murder on Lovatt IslandDI Marjory Fleming #72012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    Bad Blood / Murder In DunmoreDI Marjory Fleming #82013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  15. 15
    The Third SinDI Marjory Fleming #92015 · 382 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015382
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  16. 16
    Human Face / Death On SkyeDI Kelso Strang #12018 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018480
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  17. 17
    Carrion Comfort / Death In CaithnessDI Kelso Strang #22018 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018384
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  18. 18
    Devil's Garden / Death in the BordersDI Kelso Strang #32020 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020352
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  19. 19
    Old Sins / Death In InverbegDI Kelso Strang #42021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  20. 20
    Blind Eye / Death at St Abb’s HeadDI Kelso Strang #52023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  21. 21
    Deadfall / Death in the Black IsleDI Kelso Strang #62024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  22. 22
    Death in CaithnessDI Kelso Strang #72025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  23. 23
    Last Act Of All2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  24. 24
    Death in the BordersDI Kelso Strang #82025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  25. 25
    Shades Of Death2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  26. 26
    Night and Silence2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  27. 27
    Past Praying For2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  28. 28
    Truth to TellDI Kelso Strang #92026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  29. 29
    Murder in KirkluceDI Marjory Fleming #102026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Aline Templeton characters in order

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Aline Templeton 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.

DI Marjory Fleming in order

10 books
  1. 1. Cold In The Earth / Murder in Galloway
  2. 2. The Darkness & the Deep
  3. 3. Lying Dead / Murder in Drumbeck Bay
  4. 4. Lamb To The Slaughter
  5. 5. Dead In The Water / Murder at Ardhill
  6. 6. Cradle to Grave / Murder in Rosscarron
  7. 7. Evil for Evil / Murder on Lovatt Island
  8. 8. Bad Blood / Murder In Dunmore
  9. 9. The Third Sin
  10. 10. Murder in Kirkluce

DI Kelso Strang in order

9 books
  1. 1. Human Face / Death On Skye
  2. 2. Carrion Comfort / Death In Caithness
  3. 3. Devil's Garden / Death in the Borders
  4. 4. Old Sins / Death In Inverbeg
  5. 5. Blind Eye / Death at St Abb’s Head
  6. 6. Deadfall / Death in the Black Isle
  7. 7. Death in Caithness
  8. 8. Death in the Borders
  9. 9. Truth to Tell

Standalone books

10 books

10 Aline Templeton titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Aline Templeton books in order?

You only need to read Aline Templeton books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Aline Templeton

Start with Cold In The Earth / Murder in Galloway (2005), the first D.I. Marjory Fleming book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Death Is My Neighbour (1984).

What is the newest Aline Templeton book?

Murder in Kirkluce (2026) is the newest Aline Templeton book released so far.

Is there a new Aline Templeton book coming?

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

Aline Templeton at a glance

Still publishing
Aline Templeton published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Aline Templeton books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,655 pages across the 10 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 383 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Aline Templeton books, 12 of 29, were published in the 2020s.

What the Aline Templeton books are about

9 of the 29 Aline Templeton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 5 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.