Malcolm Hollingdrake Books in Order
Malcolm Hollingdrake has written 20 books, published between 2012 and 2025. The first book is Bridging The Gulf (2012) and the newest is The Hidden Eye (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 14 of the 20 books listed here are in the DCI Cyril Bennett / Harrogate Crime series, which has its own page: DCI Cyril Bennett / Harrogate Crime books in order.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 2012–2025
- Pages on record
- 444 in 2 of 20 books
Malcolm Hollingdrake writes police mysteries, with 20 books published from 2012 to 2025. Bridging The Gulf (2012) came first, and 2016 brought Flesh Evidence, Hell's Gate, Only the Dead and Shadows from the Past. DCI Cyril Bennett is the detective of the DCI Cyril Bennett / Harrogate Crime series, and a second series is Merseyside Crime. Subjects include murder, missing persons and investigation. The Hidden Eye (2025) is the newest.
How many Malcolm Hollingdrake books are there?
Malcolm Hollingdrake has 20 books, released between 2012 and 2025. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Malcolm Hollingdrake Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Malcolm Hollingdrake 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.
- 1Bridging The Gulf2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 22016–2/4
- 3Shadows from the Past2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 42016–2/4
- 520162082/4
- 62017–2/4
- 72017–2/4
- 820182362/4
- 92018–2/4
- 102019–2/4
- 112020–2/4
- 122021–2/4
- 132021–2/4
- 142021–2/4
- 152021–2/4
- 162022–2/4
- 172023–2/4
- 182024–2/4
- 192024–2/4
Malcolm Hollingdrake series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
Malcolm Hollingdrake 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.
Merseyside Crime in order
4 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Malcolm Hollingdrake titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Malcolm Hollingdrake books in order?
You only need to read Malcolm Hollingdrake 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 Malcolm Hollingdrake
Start with the first book of the Malcolm Hollingdrake series you want to read: DCI Cyril Bennett / Harrogate Crime starts with Only the Dead (2016) and DCI Cyril Bennett starts with Only the Dead (2016). The earliest catalogued title overall is Bridging The Gulf (2012).
What is the newest Malcolm Hollingdrake book?
The Hidden Eye (2025) is the newest Malcolm Hollingdrake book released so far.
Is there a new Malcolm Hollingdrake book coming?
No next Malcolm Hollingdrake book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Malcolm Hollingdrake at a glance
- Still publishing
- Malcolm Hollingdrake published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Malcolm Hollingdrake books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 444 pages across the 2 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 222 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Malcolm Hollingdrake books, 10 of 20, were published in the 2020s.
What the Malcolm Hollingdrake books are about
2 of the 20 Malcolm Hollingdrake 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 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 2 of 2 books
- Investigation 2 of 2 books
- Missing persons 1 of 2 books
- Murder 1 of 2 books