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Anne Zouroudi Books in Order

Anne Zouroudi has written 11 books, published between 2007 and 2018. The first book is The Messenger of Athens (2007) and the newest is The Demons of December (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2007–2018
Pages on record
1,135 in 4 of 11 books
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Anne Zouroudi, born in Lincolnshire, is a British crime novelist who sets her Greek Detective series among the islands and towns of Greece. Hermes Diaktoros, known as the fat man, investigates each murder. Zouroudi was shortlisted for the ITV3 Crime Thriller Award for Breakthrough Authors in 2008, the year The Messenger of Athens was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize. Eleven books run from that debut in 2007 to The Demons of December (2018).

How many Anne Zouroudi books are there?

Anne Zouroudi has 11 books, released between 2007 and 2018. 9 of them belong to the Hermes Diaktoros series.

Anne Zouroudi Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Anne Zouroudi 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 The Doctor of Thessaly by Anne Zouroudi, book 3 of the Hermes Diaktoros series (2009)
  2. Cover of The Lady of Sorrows by Anne Zouroudi, book 4 of the Hermes Diaktoros series (2010)
  1. 1
    The Messenger of AthensHermes Diaktoros #12007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  2. 2
    The Taint of MidasHermes Diaktoros #22008 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008320
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  3. 3
    The Doctor of ThessalyHermes Diaktoros #32009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  4. 4
    The Lady of SorrowsHermes Diaktoros #42010 · 239 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010239
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  5. 5
    The Whispers of NemesisHermes Diaktoros #52011 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011288
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  6. 6
    The Bull of MithrosHermes Diaktoros #62012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  7. 7
    The Feast of ArtemisHermes Diaktoros #72013 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013288
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  8. 8
    Still Waters2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  9. 9
    The Gifts of PoseidonHermes Diaktoros #82016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  10. 10
    Swan's Lament2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  11. 11
    The Demons of DecemberHermes Diaktoros #92018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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Anne Zouroudi 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.

Hermes Diaktoros in order

9 books
  1. 1. The Messenger of Athens
  2. 2. The Taint of Midas
  3. 3. The Doctor of Thessaly
  4. 4. The Lady of Sorrows
  5. 5. The Whispers of Nemesis
  6. 6. The Bull of Mithros
  7. 7. The Feast of Artemis
  8. 8. The Gifts of Poseidon
  9. 9. The Demons of December

Standalone books

2 books

2 Anne Zouroudi titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Anne Zouroudi books in order?

You only need to read Anne Zouroudi books in order within the Hermes Diaktoros series, which holds 9 of the 11 Anne Zouroudi books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Anne Zouroudi

Start with The Messenger of Athens (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Anne Zouroudi book?

The Demons of December (2018) is the newest Anne Zouroudi book released so far.

Is there a new Anne Zouroudi book coming?

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

Anne Zouroudi at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Anne Zouroudi title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Anne Zouroudi books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,135 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Anne Zouroudi books, 8 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Anne Zouroudi books are about

6 of the 11 Anne Zouroudi books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: islands is tagged on 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.