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Elizabeth Haynes Books in Order

Elizabeth Haynes has written 10 books, published between 2007 and 2021. The first book is Into the Darkest Corner (2007) and the newest is The Errant Husband (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2007–2021
Pages on record
2,798 in 7 of 10 books
Reading time
47–70 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,798 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable Elizabeth Haynes checklist

Elizabeth Haynes is a British writer of crime fiction. Into the Darkest Corner (2007) opens a catalogue of 10 books running to 2021, which takes in Dark Tide (2012), Human Remains (2013), Behind Closed Doors (2015) and The Murder of Harriet Monckton (2018). The DCI Louisa Smith series sits inside that run. Psychological suspense, intimate partner violence, women detectives and murder investigation are the recurring subjects.

How many Elizabeth Haynes books are there?

Elizabeth Haynes has 10 books, released between 2007 and 2021. 2 of them belong to the DCI Louisa Smith series.

Elizabeth Haynes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Elizabeth Haynes 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 Dark Tide by Elizabeth Haynes (2012)
  2. Cover of Under a Silent Moon by Elizabeth Haynes, book 1 of the DCI Louisa Smith series (2013)
  3. Cover of Human Remains by Elizabeth Haynes (2013)
  4. Cover of Behind Closed Doors by Elizabeth Haynes, book 2 of the DCI Louisa Smith series (2015)
  5. Cover of The Murder of Harriet Monckton by Elizabeth Haynes (2018)
  6. Cover of The Errant Husband by Elizabeth Haynes (2021)
  1. 1
    Into the Darkest Corner2007 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007416
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  2. 2
    Dark Tide2012 · 388 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012388
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Under a Silent MoonDCI Louisa Smith #12013 · 359 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013359
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Human Remains2013 · 447 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013447
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Promises to Keep2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Behind Closed DoorsDCI Louisa Smith #22015 · 484 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015484
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Never Alone2016 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Murder of Harriet Monckton2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    You, Me & the Sea2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  10. 10
    The Errant Husband2021 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Elizabeth Haynes 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.

DCI Louisa Smith in order

2 books
  1. 1. Under a Silent Moon
  2. 2. Behind Closed Doors

Standalone books

8 books

8 Elizabeth Haynes titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Elizabeth Haynes books in order?

You only need to read Elizabeth Haynes books in order within the DCI Louisa Smith series, which holds 2 of the 10 Elizabeth Haynes books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Elizabeth Haynes

Start with Into the Darkest Corner (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Elizabeth Haynes book?

The Errant Husband (2021) is the newest Elizabeth Haynes book released so far.

Is there a new Elizabeth Haynes book coming?

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

Elizabeth Haynes at a glance

Paused
No new Elizabeth Haynes title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Elizabeth Haynes books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,798 pages across the 7 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 388 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Elizabeth Haynes books, 7 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Elizabeth Haynes books are about

7 of the 10 Elizabeth Haynes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.