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Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy Books in Order

Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy has written 16 books, published between 1996 and 2023. The first book is Goodnight, My Angel / Dear Mum (1996) and the newest is The Scarecrow Killer (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
1996–2023
Pages on record
1,952 in 5 of 16 books
See all 16 books in order Printable Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy checklist

Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy is a catalogue entry for mystery and suspense, with England, police, missing persons and kidnapping among the subjects. The 16 books run from Goodnight, My Angel / Dear Mum (1996) to The Scarecrow Killer (2023). Series include Detective Jeff Rickman, Clara Pascal, Rickman and Foster, Carver and Lake and Detective Cassie Rowan. Dying Embers (2000), Darkness Falls (2001), See Her Burn (2004) and Now You See Me (2005) are other titles.

How many Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy books are there?

Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy has 16 books, released between 1996 and 2023. They include 5 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy 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 Goodnight, My Angel / Dear Mum by Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy (1996)
  2. Cover of Dying Embers by Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy (2000)
  3. Cover of Darkness Falls by Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy, book 1 of the Clara Pascal series (2001)
  4. Cover of The Dispossessed by Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy, book 1 of the Rickman and Foster series (2004)
  5. Cover of Now You See Me by Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy, book 2 of the Rickman and Foster series (2005)
  1. 1
    Goodnight, My Angel / Dear Mum1996 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996336
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  2. 2
    The Darkest Hours / The Desire of the Moth1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  3. 3
    Her Husband's Killer / Caging the Tiger1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  4. 4
    The Lost Boy / Past Reason1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  5. 5
    Dying Embers2000 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000368
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  6. 6
    Darkness FallsClara Pascal #12001 · 355 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001355
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  7. 7
    Weaving ShadowsClara Pascal #22003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  8. 8
    See Her BurnDetective Jeff Rickman #12004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  9. 9
    The DispossessedRickman and Foster #12004 · 423 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004423
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  10. 10
    Now You See MeRickman and Foster #22005 · 470 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005470
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  11. 11
    See Her DieDetective Jeff Rickman #22005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  12. 12
    Splinter in the BloodCarver and Lake #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  13. 13
    The Cutting RoomCarver and Lake #22019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  14. 14
    Before He Kills AgainDetective Cassie Rowan #12020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  15. 15
    Don't ScreamDetective Jeff Rickman #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  16. 16
    The Scarecrow KillerDetective Cassie Rowan #22023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy 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.

Detective Jeff Rickman in order

3 books
  1. 1. See Her Burn
  2. 2. See Her Die
  3. 3. Don't Scream

Clara Pascal in order

2 books
  1. 1. Darkness Falls
  2. 2. Weaving Shadows

Rickman and Foster in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Dispossessed
  2. 2. Now You See Me

Carver and Lake in order

2 books
  1. 1. Splinter in the Blood
  2. 2. The Cutting Room

Detective Cassie Rowan in order

2 books
  1. 1. Before He Kills Again
  2. 2. The Scarecrow Killer

Standalone books

5 books

5 Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy books in order?

You only need to read Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy

Start with Goodnight, My Angel / Dear Mum (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy book?

The Scarecrow Killer (2023) is the newest Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy book released so far.

Is there a new Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy book coming?

No next Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy at a glance

Paused
No new Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,952 pages across the 5 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy books, 7 of 16, were published in the 2000s.

What the Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy books are about

5 of the 16 Ashley Dyer / Margaret Murphy 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 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.