David Williams Books in Order
David Williams has written 24 books, published between 1976 and 2003. The first book is Unholy Writ (1976) and the newest is Practise to Deceive (2003). Publication order is the reading order below. 17 of the 24 books listed here are in the Mark Treasure series, which has its own page: Mark Treasure books in order.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1976–2003
- Pages on record
- 4,005 in 17 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 67–100 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,005 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
David Williams wrote the Mark Treasure mysteries, and a second series featuring Inspector Merlin Parry. Catalogue subjects include bankers, police and England. The catalogue holds 24 books from Unholy Writ (1976) to Practise to Deceive (2003). Treasure by Degrees (1977), Murder for Treasure (1981), Wedding Treasure (1985) and Treasure in Roubles (1987) belong to the Treasure run. Murder in Advent (1985) sits outside the Treasure titles.
How many David Williams books are there?
David Williams has 24 books, released between 1976 and 2003. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
David Williams Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 David Williams 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.
- 11976–2/4
- 21977–2/4
- 319801922/4
- 41981–2/4
- 51982–2/4
- 619832242/4
- 719842242/4
- 819851912/4
- 919852242/4
- 101987–2/4
- 1119882242/4
- 1219882222/4
- 1319892192/4
- 141990–2/4
- 1519912042/4
- 1619922242/4
- 1719932242/4
- 1819942212/4
- 191996–2/4
- 2019983172/4
- 2119982242/4
- 2219992332/4
- 23Criminal Intentions2001 · 270 pages · confirmed 2/420012702/4
- 2420033682/4
David Williams series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Mark Treasure books in order 17 books
David Williams 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.
Inspector Parry in order
6 booksStandalone books
1 book1 David Williams title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Williams books in order?
You only need to read David Williams books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with David Williams
Start with Unholy Writ (1976), the first Mark Treasure book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest David Williams book?
Practise to Deceive (2003) is the newest David Williams book released so far.
Is there a new David Williams book coming?
No next David Williams 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 Williams at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest David Williams title on record dates from 2003, 23 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- David Williams books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,005 pages across the 17 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Williams books, 11 of 24, were published in the 1980s.
What the David Williams books are about
All 24 David Williams 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 20 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 20 of 24 books
- Bankers 13 of 24 books
- England 13 of 24 books
- Mark Treasure (Fictitious character) 13 of 24 books
- Mystery and detective fiction 12 of 24 books
- Treasure, mark (fictitious character) 11 of 24 books
- Inspector Parry (Fictitious character) 6 of 24 books
- Fiction in English 3 of 24 books
- Merlin Parry (Fictitious character) 3 of 24 books
- Large Print 2 of 24 books
- Murder 2 of 24 books