David Bishop Books in Order
David Bishop has written 44 books, published between 1994 and 2020. The first book is Silencer (1994) and the newest is A Promise Kept (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 44
- Published
- 1994–2020
- Confirmed
- 16 of 44 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,698 in 23 of 44 books
- Reading time
- 128–192 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,698 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 44 titles with a page count on record.
David Bishop has 44 catalogued books published between 1994 and 2020. Tie-in work fills the early part of the list: Who Killed Kennedy (1996), The Savage Amusement (1996) and Amorality Tale (2002) sit under the Doctor Who character heading, and Judge Dredd novels dated 2002 follow. The crime headings are the Matt Kile Mystery books, the Maddie Richards Mystery books, the Rick Carnes Cozy Mystery line, Linda Darby and Jack McCall, with Fiends of the Eastern Front alongside them. Subject tags cover thrillers, serial murders, organized crime, vampires, the Second World War and the Kennedy assassination. The run is listed as likely complete.
How many David Bishop books are there?
David Bishop has 44 books, released between 1994 and 2020. They include 6 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
David Bishop Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 44 David Bishop 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.
- 11994–3/4
- 219962813/4
- 31996–3/4
- 42002–3/4
- 52002–3/4
- 62002–3/4
- 72002–3/4
- 820022872/4
- 920032883/4
- 102003–3/4
- 112004–3/4
- 1220042563/4
- 132004–3/4
- 1420042883/4
- 1520052562/4
- 1620054161/4
- 1720062552/4
- 1820062562/4
- 1920074162/4
- 2020084132/4
- 212009–3/4
- 222011–2/4
- 2320113502/4
- 2420113062/4
- 2520122772/4
- 2620123562/4
- 272012–2/4
- 282012–2/4
- 2920126963/4
- 3020134002/4
- 3120143922/4
- 3220154122/4
- 332015–2/4
- 342015–3/4
- 352016–2/4
- 3620163712/4
- 37The Twists & Turns of Matrimony and Murder2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 382017–2/4
- 392017682/4
- 402018–2/4
- 412019–2/4
- 422019–2/4
- 4320193182/4
- 4420203402/4
David Bishop series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Matt Kile Mystery books in order 8 books
- Matt Kile books in order 8 books
David Bishop 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.
Judge Dredd Comic in order
6 books2000 AD Audio in order
5 booksDoctor Who: Eighth Doctor Adventures in order
4 booksLinda Darby in order
4 booksJack McCall in order
4 booksFiends of the Eastern Front in order
3 booksMaddie Richards Mystery in order
2 booksOther Warhammer Fantasy in order
2 booksRick Carnes Cozy Mystery in order
1 bookDoctor Who:Audio Originals in order
1 bookA Nightmare on Elm Street in order
1 bookDoctor Who: Past Doctor Adventures in order
1 book- 52. Amorality Tale
Doctor Who: Big Finish Monthly Adventures Audio in order
1 book- 121. Enemy of the Daleks
Standalone books
1 book1 David Bishop title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Bishop books in order?
You only need to read David Bishop 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 David Bishop
Start with the first book of the David Bishop series you want to read: Matt Kile Mystery starts with Who Murdered Garson Talmadge (2011) and Matt Kile starts with Who Murdered Garson Talmadge (2011). The earliest catalogued title overall is Silencer (1994).
What is the newest David Bishop book?
A Promise Kept (2020) is the newest David Bishop book released so far.
Is there a new David Bishop book coming?
No next David Bishop book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
David Bishop at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest David Bishop title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- David Bishop books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,698 pages across the 23 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 318 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Bishop books, 22 of 44, were published in the 2010s.