Lindsey Davis Books in Order
Lindsey Davis has written 44 books, published between 1989 and 2026. The first book is The Silver Pigs (1989) and the newest is Murder in Purple and Gold (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 44
- Published
- 1989–2026
- Confirmed
- 44 of 44 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,320 in 31 of 44 books
- Reading time
- 189–283 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,320 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 31 of 44 titles with a page count on record.
Ancient Rome is Lindsey Davis's setting, worked as hard-boiled detective fiction. The Silver Pigs (1989) introduces the informer Marcus Didius Falco, and the series keeps a metal in most titles: Shadows in Bronze, Venus in Copper, The Iron Hand of Mars and Poseidon's Gold. Flavia Albia takes over the later books, reaching Murder in Purple and Gold in 2026. Forty-four titles make up the catalogue, at a median of 349 pages.
How many Lindsey Davis books are there?
Lindsey Davis has 44 books, released between 1989 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
Lindsey Davis Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 44 Lindsey Davis 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.
- 119893493/4
- 219903843/4
- 319912773/4
- 419923203/4
- 519933523/4
- 619944763/4
- 719954323/4
- 819964283/4
- 919973413/4
- 1019973513/4
- 1119984643/4
- 1219993563/4
- 1320003843/4
- 1420013543/4
- 1520023363/4
- 162003–3/4
- 1720043323/4
- 1820054003/4
- 1920072843/4
- 2020097423/4
- 2120093383/4
- 2220102563/4
- 2320103423/4
- 242012–3/4
- 2520133523/4
- 262013–3/4
- 272014–3/4
- 2820143523/4
- 292015–3/4
- 3020153093/4
- 3120163253/4
- 322017–3/4
- 3320173213/4
- 3420183073/4
- 352019–3/4
- 3620204003/4
- 3720203363/4
- 3820213203/4
- 392022–3/4
- 402023–3/4
- 412023–3/4
- 422024–3/4
- 432025–3/4
- 442026–3/4
Lindsey Davis series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Marcus Didius Falco books in order 21 books
Lindsey Davis books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Marcus Didius Falco books in order
20 books by Lindsey Davis- 1. The Silver Pigs
- 2. Shadows in Bronze
- 3. Venus in Copper
- 4. The Iron Hand of Mars
- 5. Poseidon's Gold
- 6. Last Act in Palmyra
- 7. Time to Depart
- 8. A Dying Light in Corduba
- 9. Three Hands in the Fountain
- 10. Two for the Lions
- 11. One Virgin Too Many
- 12. Ode to a Banker
- and 8 more in the table above
Flavia Albia Mystery in order
16 books- 1. The Ides of April
- 2. Enemies at Home
- 3. The Spook Who Spoke Again
- 4. Deadly Election
- 5. The Graveyard of the Hesperides
- 6. The Third Nero
- 7. Pandora's Boy
- 8. Invitation to Die
- 9. A Capitol Death
- 10. The Grove of the Caesars
- 11. A Comedy of Terrors
- 12. Desperate Undertaking
- and 4 more in the table above
Lindsey Davis Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lindsey Davis Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Marcus Didius Falco Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lindsey Davis Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lindsey Davis Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lindsey Davis Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Lindsey Davis books run from The Silver Pigs (1989) to Murder in Purple and Gold (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Lindsey Davis in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Lindsey Davis books in order?
You only need to read Lindsey Davis 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 Lindsey Davis
Start with The Silver Pigs (1989), the first Marcus Didius Falco book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Lindsey Davis book?
Murder in Purple and Gold (2026) is the newest Lindsey Davis book released so far.
Is there a new Lindsey Davis book coming?
No next Lindsey Davis book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Lindsey Davis has won
Wikidata records 3 awards for Lindsey Davis. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Cartier Diamond Dagger2011Won
- CWA Historical Dagger1999Won
- Dagger in the Library1995Won
Lindsey Davis at a glance
- Still publishing
- Lindsey Davis published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lindsey Davis books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,320 pages across the 31 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 349 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lindsey Davis books, 14 of 44, were published in the 2010s.
What the Lindsey Davis books are about
34 of the 44 Lindsey Davis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 24 of 34. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 24 of 34 books
- Private investigators 21 of 34 books
- Marcus Didius Falco (Fictitious character) 17 of 34 books
- Rome 16 of 34 books
- Historical fiction 13 of 34 books
- Falco, marcus didius (fictitious character) 10 of 34 books
- Investigation 7 of 34 books
- Murder 7 of 34 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 34 books
- Mystery & detective, hard-boiled 6 of 34 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 6 of 34 books