Malcolm Rose Books in Order
Malcolm Rose has written 48 books, published between 1985 and 2019. The first book is Rift (1985) and the newest is Chasing the Rapture (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 48
- Published
- 1985–2019
- Pages on record
- 8,750 in 38 of 48 books
- Reading time
- 146–219 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,750 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 38 of 48 titles with a page count on record.
Malcolm Rose, born 1953, is a British author of young adult fiction. Many Rose books, the Traces and Lawless & Tilley series among them, are mysteries or thrillers whose hero applies science to catch a criminal or terrorist. Catalogue subjects include forensic scientists, police procedurals, cloning, robots and the character Luke Harding. The 48 listed books run from Rift (1985) to Chasing the Rapture (2019), including Son of Pete Flude (1991) and Concrete Evidence (1995).
How many Malcolm Rose books are there?
Malcolm Rose has 48 books, released between 1985 and 2019. They include 5 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.
Malcolm Rose Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 48 Malcolm Rose 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.
- 1Rift1985 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419851601/4
- 219911601/4
- 3The Highest Form of Killing1992 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/419922261/4
- 4The Obtuse Experiment1993 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/419933041/4
- 5The Smoking Gun / Formula for Murder1993 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/419932081/4
- 6Concrete Evidence1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 7The Alibi1996 · 265 pages · confirmed 1/419962651/4
- 8Tunnel Vision1996 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/419963041/4
- 919972241/4
- 1019972801/4
- 11Circle of Nightmares1997 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419972881/4
- 121998–1/4
- 1319982561/4
- 1419982561/4
- 15Flying Upside Down1998 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419981441/4
- 1619992881/4
- 1719992561/4
- 1819992561/4
- 19Plague2000 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420003201/4
- 20Clone2002 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420022721/4
- 21Bloodline2002 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420024161/4
- 22Transplant2003 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420032561/4
- 23The Tortured Wood2004 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/420041431/4
- 2420052231/4
- 2520052161/4
- 2620052131/4
- 27Hurricane Force2005 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420052721/4
- 2820062151/4
- 29The Death Gene2006 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420062721/4
- 30The Kiss of Death2006 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420061441/4
- 3120072311/4
- 322008–1/4
- 33Scene of the Crime2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 342008621/4
- 3520081601/4
- 362009–1/4
- 37All That Remains2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 38The Forbidden Island2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 392010–1/4
- 402011–1/4
- 412013–1/4
- 4220142441/4
- 43Super Spy: Unmask the Double Agent!2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
- 4420152441/4
- 4520152401/4
- 4620152281/4
- 47Connor's Brain2016 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/420162361/4
- 48Chasing the Rapture2019 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/420192361/4
Malcolm Rose 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.
Lawless & Tilley in order
7 booksTraces in order
7 books- 1. Framed!
- 2. Lost Bullet
- 3. Roll Call
- 4. Double Check
- 5. Final Lap
- 6. Blood Brother
- 7. Murder Club
Outer Reaches in order
4 booksShades in order
3 books- 1. Four Degrees More
- 5. Animal Lab
- 8. Asteroid
Son of Pete Flude in order
2 booksJordan Stryker in order
2 books- 1. Bionic Agent
- 2. Cyber Terror
Standalone books
23 books23 Malcolm Rose titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Malcolm Rose books in order?
You only need to read Malcolm Rose books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Malcolm Rose
Start with Rift (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Malcolm Rose book?
Chasing the Rapture (2019) is the newest Malcolm Rose book released so far.
Is there a new Malcolm Rose book coming?
No next Malcolm Rose 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 Rose at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Malcolm Rose title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Malcolm Rose books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,750 pages across the 38 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 238 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Malcolm Rose books, 20 of 48, were published in the 2000s.
What the Malcolm Rose books are about
24 of the 48 Malcolm Rose books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 14 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 14 of 24 books
- Mystery & detective 11 of 24 books
- Forensic scientists 5 of 24 books
- Science fiction 5 of 24 books
- Luke Harding (Fictitious character) 4 of 24 books
- Murder 3 of 24 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 2 of 24 books
- Scientists 2 of 24 books