Andrew Taylor Books in Order
Andrew Taylor has written 56 books, published between 1982 and 2025. The first book is Caroline Minuscule (1982) and the newest is A Schooling in Murder (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 56
- Published
- 1982–2025
- Confirmed
- 56 of 56 titles
- Pages on record
- 12,764 in 40 of 56 books
- Reading time
- 213–319 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,764 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 40 of 56 titles with a page count on record.
Andrew Taylor, born on 14 October 1951, is a British crime and historical novelist whose awards include the Diamond Dagger, Britain's highest crime-writing honour. The Lydmouth series, the Roth Trilogy, The American Boy, a number-one bestseller, and The Ashes of London are among the best-known Taylor books. The catalogue lists 56 books, from Caroline Minuscule (1982) to A Schooling in Murder (2025). Series include William Dougal, Lydmouth, Roth, Marwood and Lovett, Blaines and a Bergerac series written as Andrew Saville. Subjects include historical mystery, England and the imaginary town of Lydmouth.
James Marwood, a government agent, and Cat Lovett, entangled in dangerous secrets, are the leads of Andrew Taylor's Marwood and Lovett series, set in Restoration-era London.
How many Andrew Taylor books are there?
Andrew Taylor has 56 books, released between 1982 and 2025. They include 6 separate series.
Andrew Taylor Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 56 Andrew Taylor 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.
- 119821883/4
- 219841923/4
- 319851923/4
- 41985–3/4
- 519852343/4
- 619862153/4
- 719874163/4
- 819871993/4
- 919883123/4
- 1019881923/4
- 1119881923/4
- 12Bergerac and the Traitor's ChildBergerac Series as Andrew Saville #51988 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/419881923/4
- 1319881923/4
- 141989963/4
- 1519891443/4
- 1619901403/4
- 1719903523/4
- 1819902083/4
- 191991–3/4
- 2019921283/4
- 2119922403/4
- 2219932403/4
- 2319943843/4
- 2419944163/4
- 2519943793/4
- 2619963423/4
- 2719974003/4
- 2819974003/4
- 2919973203/4
- 3019994483/4
- 3119993843/4
- 322000–3/4
- 3320004323/4
- 3420013963/4
- 3520026403/4
- 362003–3/4
- 3720044483/4
- 3820064003/4
- 3920064213/4
- 4020084643/4
- 412010–3/4
- 422013–3/4
- 432013–3/4
- 442014–3/4
- 452014–3/4
- 462014–3/4
- 4720144483/4
- 4820164823/4
- 492016–3/4
- 502017–3/4
- 512018–3/4
- 522019–3/4
- 5320204323/4
- 542021–3/4
- 5520234643/4
- 562025–3/4
Andrew Taylor series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Roth books in order 5 books
- Dougal books in order 8 books
Andrew Taylor 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.
Andrew Taylor Standalone Novels
14 books14 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
William Dougal in order
8 booksLydmouth in order
8 booksBergerac Series as Andrew Saville in order
6 booksMarwood and Lovett in order
6 booksAndrew Taylor Short Stories/Novellas
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Blaines in order
3 books- 1. The Second Midnight
- 2. Blacklist
- 3. Toyshop
Andrew Taylor Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Bibliomysteries in order
1 bookDo you have to read Andrew Taylor books in order?
You only need to read Andrew Taylor books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Andrew Taylor
Start with the first book of the Andrew Taylor series you want to read: Roth starts with The Four Last Things (1997) and Dougal starts with Caroline Minuscule (1982). The earliest catalogued title overall is Caroline Minuscule (1982).
What is the newest Andrew Taylor book?
A Schooling in Murder (2025) is the newest Andrew Taylor book released so far.
Is there a new Andrew Taylor book coming?
No next Andrew Taylor book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Andrew Taylor has won
Wikidata records 3 awards and 2 nominations for Andrew Taylor. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Cartier Diamond Dagger2009Won
- Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation2009Won
- CWA Historical Dagger2003Won
- Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award2005Shortlisted
- Dagger in the Library2004Shortlisted
Andrew Taylor at a glance
- Still publishing
- Andrew Taylor published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Andrew Taylor books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 12,764 pages across the 40 of 56 books with a recorded length, a median of 347 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Andrew Taylor books, 16 of 56, were published in the 1990s.
What the Andrew Taylor books are about
39 of the 56 Andrew Taylor 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 12 of 39. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 12 of 39 books
- England 10 of 39 books
- Dougal, william (fictitious character) 7 of 39 books
- Mystery & detective, traditional 7 of 39 books
- Lydmouth (england : imaginary place) 6 of 39 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 6 of 39 books
- Thornhill, richard (fictitious character) 6 of 39 books
- William Dougal (Fictitious character) 5 of 39 books
- Thrillers 4 of 39 books
- Appleyard family (Fictitious characters) 3 of 39 books
- Byfield family (Fictitious characters) 3 of 39 books
- Crime 3 of 39 books