David Pearson Books in Order
David Pearson has written 26 books, published between 2018 and 2026. The first book is Murder on the Old Bog Road (2018) and the newest is The Whiskey Bar Mystery (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 2018–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,086 in 10 of 26 books
David Pearson writes police procedurals set in Ireland, organised by county: Maureen Lyons / Galway Homicide, Dublin Homicides, Mayo Murders and Wexford Homicides. Hays and Lyons are the recurring detectives. Twenty-six books are catalogued between 2018 and 2026, six of them in 2018 alone, Murder at the Old Cottage, Murder at the Pony Show, Murder in the Air, Murder on Pay Day, Murder on the Old Bog Road and Murder on the West Coast. The books run short, at a median of 210 pages, and The Whiskey Bar Mystery (2026) is the newest.
How many David Pearson books are there?
David Pearson has 26 books, released between 2018 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.
David Pearson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 David Pearson 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.
- 120181691/4
- 22018–1/4
- 320181971/4
- 420181971/4
- 52018–1/4
- 620182171/4
- 720192101/4
- 82019–1/4
- 920192041/4
- 102020–1/4
- 1120202091/4
- 1220202281/4
- 132020–1/4
- 1420202271/4
- 152021–1/4
- 1620212281/4
- 172021–1/4
- 182022–1/4
- 202023–1/4
- 212023–1/4
- 222023–1/4
- 232023–1/4
- 242024–1/4
- 252025–1/4
- 262026–1/4
David Pearson characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Hays and Lyons books in order 15 books
David Pearson 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.
Maureen Lyons / Galway Homicide in order
15 books- 1. Murder on the Old Bog Road
- 2. Murder at the Old Cottage
- 3. Murder on the West Coast
- 4. Murder at the Pony Show
- 5. Murder on Pay Day
- 6. Murder in the Air
- 7. Murder At The Holiday Home
- 8. Murder on the Peninsula
- 9. Murder at the Races
- 10. Murder in a Safe Haven
- 11. Murder In An Irish Bog
- 12. Murder In A Seaside Town
- and 3 more in the table above
Dublin Homicides in order
6 booksMayo Murders in order
3 booksWexford Homicides in order
2 booksDo you have to read David Pearson books in order?
You only need to read David Pearson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with David Pearson
Start with Murder on the Old Bog Road (2018), the first Hays and Lyons book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest David Pearson book?
The Whiskey Bar Mystery (2026) is the newest David Pearson book released so far.
Is there a new David Pearson book coming?
No next David Pearson 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 Pearson at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Pearson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- David Pearson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,086 pages across the 10 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 210 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Pearson books, 17 of 26, were published in the 2020s.