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M.J. Trow Books in Order

M.J. Trow has written 105 books, published between 1985 and 2026. The first book is The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (1985) and the newest is Maxwell's Enigma (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
105
Published
1985–2026
Confirmed
7 of 105 titles
Pages on record
11,764 in 47 of 105 books
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M.J. Trow is the pen name of Meirion James Trow, a Welsh crime writer born 16 October 1949. The 105 catalogued books open with The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (1985), and Lestrade, Peter Maxwell, Kit Marlowe and Margaret Murray each feature in a mystery series. Other series are Grand & Batchelor, Britannia, Calidus and Geoffrey Chaucer Mystery. Historical mystery, murder investigation and teachers are among the subjects, and Maxwell's Enigma (2026) is the newest title.

Peter Maxwell, nicknamed 'Mad Max,' is a history teacher who solves crimes at a British secondary school in this series.

How many M.J. Trow books are there?

M.J. Trow has 105 books, released between 1985 and 2026. They include 8 series and 32 titles listed outside any series.

M.J. Trow Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 105 M.J. Trow 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 Lestrade and the Hallowed House by M.J. Trow, book 4 of the Lestrade series (1987)
  2. Cover of Let Him Have It, Chris by M.J. Trow (1990)
  3. Cover of The Many Faces of Jack the Ripper by M.J. Trow (1998)
  4. Cover of Who Killed Kit Marlowe? by M.J. Trow (2001)
  5. Cover of Maxwell's Match by M.J. Trow, book 8 of the Peter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries series (2002)
  6. Cover of Boudicca by M.J. Trow (2003)
  7. Cover of Maxwell's Inspection by M.J. Trow, book 9 of the Peter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries series (2003)
  8. Cover of Maxwell's Grave by M.J. Trow, book 10 of the Peter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries series (2004)
  9. Cover of Cnut by M.J. Trow (2005)
  10. Cover of Spartacus by M.J. Trow (2006)
  11. Cover of The Pocket Hercules by M.J. Trow (2006)
  12. Cover of El Cid by M.J. Trow (2007)
  13. Cover of Maxwell's Point by M.J. Trow, book 12 of the Peter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries series (2007)
  14. Cover of Maxwell's Revenge by M.J. Trow, book 14 of the Peter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries series (2009)
  15. Cover of A Brief History of Vampires by M.J. Trow (2010)
  16. Cover of A Brief History of Cleopatra by M.J. Trow (2010)
  17. Cover of Maxwell's Island by M.J. Trow, book 16 of the Peter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries series (2011)
  18. Cover of The Adventures of Sir Samuel White Baker by M.J. Trow (2011)
  19. Cover of The Thames Torso Murders by M.J. Trow (2011)
  20. Cover of Silent Court by M.J. Trow, book 2 of the Kit Marlowe series (2012)
  21. Cover of Scorpions' Nest by M.J. Trow, book 4 of the Kit Marlowe series (2012)
  22. Cover of Maxwell’s Crossing by M.J. Trow (2012)
  23. Cover of Ripper Hunter by M.J. Trow (2012)
  24. Cover of Crimson Rose by M.J. Trow, book 5 of the Kit Marlowe series (2013)
  1. 1
    The Adventures of Inspector LestradeLestrade #11985 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985224
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  2. 2
    The Supreme Adventure of Inspector LestradeLestrade #21985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  3. 3
    BrigadeLestrade #31986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  4. 4
    Lestrade and the Hallowed HouseLestrade #41987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  5. 5
    Lestrade and the LeviathanLestrade #51987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  6. 6
    Lestrade and the Brother of Death / Lestrade and the BrigadeLestrade #61988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  7. 7
    Lestrade and the RipperLestrade #71988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  8. 8
    Let Him Have It, Chris1990 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990256
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  9. 9
    Lestrade and the Deadly GameLestrade #81990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  10. 10
    Lestrade and the Guardian AngelLestrade #91990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  11. 11
    Lestrade and the Gift of the PrinceLestrade #101991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  12. 12
    Lestrade and the MagpieLestrade #111991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  13. 13
    Lestrade and the Dead Man's HandLestrade #121992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  14. 14
    Lestrade and the Sign of NineLestrade #131992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  15. 15
    Lestrade and the Sawdust RingLestrade #141993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  16. 16
    Lestrade and the Mirror of MurderLestrade #151993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  17. 17
    Maxwell's HousePeter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries #11994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994–
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  18. 18
    The Wigwam Murder1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  19. 19
    Maxwell's FlamePeter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries #21995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  20. 20
    Lestrade and the Kiss of HorusLestrade #161995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  21. 21
    Lestrade and the Devil's OwnLestrade #171996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  22. 22
    Maxwell's MoviePeter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries #31998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  23. 23
    The Many Faces of Jack the Ripper1998 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998192
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  24. 24
    Maxwell's WarPeter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries #41999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  25. 25
    Maxwell's RidePeter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries #52000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  26. 26
    Maxwell's CursePeter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries #62000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  27. 27
    Who Killed Kit Marlowe?2001 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001278
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  28. 28
    Maxwell’s Curse2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  29. 29
    Maxwell's ReunionPeter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries #72001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  30. 30
    Maxwell's MatchPeter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries #82002 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002296
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M.J. Trow series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

M.J. Trow 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.

Grand & Batchelor in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Blue and the Grey
  2. 2. The Circle
  3. 3. The Angel
  4. 4. The Island
  5. 5. The Ring
  6. 6. The Black Hills
  7. 7. Last Nocturne

Britannia in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Wall
  2. 2. The Watchmen
  3. 3. The Warlords
  4. 4. World of Britannia

Calidus in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Year of the Snake
  2. 2. The Year of the Flame

Geoffrey Chaucer Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Knight's Tale
  2. 2. The Yeoman's Tale

Margaret Murray in order

2 books
  1. 1. Four Thousand Days
  2. 2. Breaking the Circle

Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in order

1 book
  1. 21. Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in the Isle of Wight

Your Towns and Cities In The Great War in order

1 book
  1. 24. Isle of Wight in the Great War

Standalone books

32 books

32 M.J. Trow titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read M.J. Trow books in order?

You only need to read M.J. Trow books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with M.J. Trow

Start with the first book of the M.J. Trow series you want to read: Peter Maxwell / Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries starts with Maxwell's House (1994), Lestrade starts with The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (1985) and Kit Marlowe starts with Dark Entry (2011). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (1985).

What is the newest M.J. Trow book?

Maxwell's Enigma (2026) is the newest M.J. Trow book released so far.

Is there a new M.J. Trow book coming?

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

M.J. Trow at a glance

Still publishing
M.J. Trow published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
M.J. Trow books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
11,764 pages across the 47 of 105 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most M.J. Trow books, 42 of 105, were published in the 2010s.

What the M.J. Trow books are about

53 of the 105 M.J. Trow 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 18 of 53. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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