E.V. Seymour Books in Order

E.V. Seymour has written 14 books, published between 2007 and 2025. The first book is Absent Light (2007) and the newest is The Brother (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2007–2025
Confirmed
2 of 14 titles
Pages on record
3,357 in 8 of 14 books
Reading time
56–84 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,357 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

E.V. Seymour's catalogue runs to 14 books between 2007 and 2025, beginning with Absent Light (2007). Subject headings include thrillers, espionage, suspense and mystery, with ex-police officers, terrorism, illegal aliens, women photographers and Great Britain among the topics. Paul Tallis appears in the character list, and Paul Tallis and Kim Slade are the two series listed. Other titles include The Last Exile (2008), The Mephisto Threat (2009), Land of Ghosts (2010), Her Sister’s Secret (2019) and My Daughter's Secrets (2022), and the newest is The Brother (2025).

How many E.V. Seymour books are there?

E.V. Seymour has 14 books, released between 2007 and 2025. They include 2 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

E.V. Seymour Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 E.V. Seymour 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. 1
    Absent Light2007 · 410 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007410
  2. 2
    The Last ExilePaul Tallis #12008 · 409 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008409
  3. 3
    The Mephisto ThreatPaul Tallis #22009 · 474 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009474
  4. 4
    Land of GhostsPaul Tallis #32010 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010448
  5. 5
    Resolution to KillPaul Tallis #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  6. 6
    Wicked GameHex #12013 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013304
  7. 7
    Beautiful Losers / The PatientKim Slade #12016 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016480
  8. 8
    An Imperfect Past / The Housekeeper's DaughterKim Slade #22017 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017432
  9. 9
    Her Sister’s Secret2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019400
  10. 10
    My Daughter's Secrets2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  11. 11
    The Widow's Boyfriend2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  12. 12
    My Lying Husband2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  13. 13
    The Nanny's Secret2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  14. 14
    The Brother2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025

E.V. Seymour 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.

Paul Tallis in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Last Exile
  2. 2. The Mephisto Threat
  3. 3. Land of Ghosts
  4. 4. Resolution to Kill

Kim Slade in order

2 books
  1. 1. Beautiful Losers / The Patient
  2. 2. An Imperfect Past / The Housekeeper's Daughter

Hex in order

1 book
  1. 1. Wicked Game

Standalone books

7 books

7 E.V. Seymour titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read E.V. Seymour books in order?

You only need to read E.V. Seymour 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 E.V. Seymour

Start with Absent Light (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest E.V. Seymour book?

The Brother (2025) is the newest E.V. Seymour book released so far.

Is there a new E.V. Seymour book coming?

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

E.V. Seymour at a glance

Still publishing
E.V. Seymour published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
E.V. Seymour books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,357 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 421 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most E.V. Seymour books, 6 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the E.V. Seymour books are about

8 of the 14 E.V. Seymour books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.