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Mark Dawson Books in Order

Mark Dawson has written 86 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is Subpoena Colada (2001) and the newest is Dope (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
86
Published
2001–2026
Confirmed
83 of 86 titles
Pages on record
9,661 in 28 of 86 books
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Mark Dawson is a British author of thrillers and mysteries, including the John Milton and Atticus Priest series. The catalogue holds 86 Dawson books, from Subpoena Colada and The Art of Falling Apart (both 2001) to Dope (2026), with The Cleaner (2013) and Saint Death (2013) among them. Beatrix Rose, Isabella Rose, Group Fifteen Files, Soho Noir and Charlie Cooper Thrillers are further series. Subjects include assassins, gangs, lawyers and England.

How many Mark Dawson books are there?

Mark Dawson has 86 books, released between 2001 and 2026. They include 9 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Mark Dawson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 86 Mark Dawson books in the order they were released, 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 Subpoena Colada by Mark Dawson, book 1 of the Mark Dawson Standalone Novels series (2001)
  2. Cover of The Art of Falling Apart by Mark Dawson, book 2 of the Mark Dawson Standalone Novels series (2001)
  3. Cover of The Cleaner by Mark Dawson, book 1 of the John Milton series (2013)
  4. Cover of Saint Death by Mark Dawson, book 2 of the John Milton series (2013)
  5. Cover of The Driver by Mark Dawson (2013)
  6. Cover of In Cold Blood by Mark Dawson, book 1 of the Beatrix Rose series (2014)
  7. Cover of Blood Moon Rising by Mark Dawson, book 2 of the Beatrix Rose series (2014)
  8. Cover of Blood and Roses by Mark Dawson, book 3 of the Beatrix Rose series (2014)
  9. Cover of The Driver by Mark Dawson, book 4 of the John Milton series (2014)
  10. Cover of Ghosts by Mark Dawson, book 5 of the John Milton series (2014)
  11. Cover of The Sword of God by Mark Dawson, book 6 of the John Milton series (2014)
  12. Cover of Salvation Row by Mark Dawson, book 8 of the John Milton series (2014)
  13. Cover of The Angel by Mark Dawson, book 1 of the Isabella Rose series (2015)
  14. Cover of The Dragon and the Ghost by Mark Dawson, book 7 of the Beatrix Rose series (2015)
  15. Cover of The Asset by Mark Dawson, book 2 of the Isabella Rose series (2016)
  16. Cover of The Ninth Step by Mark Dawson, book 10 of the John Milton series (2016)
  17. Cover of The Jungle by Mark Dawson, book 11 of the John Milton series (2016)
  18. Cover of The Agent by Mark Dawson, book 3 of the Isabella Rose series (2017)
  19. Cover of Blackout by Mark Dawson, book 12 of the John Milton series (2017)
  20. Cover of The Alamo by Mark Dawson, book 13 of the John Milton series (2017)
  21. Cover of The Assassin by Mark Dawson, book 4 of the Isabella Rose series (2018)
  22. Cover of Redeemer by Mark Dawson, book 14 of the John Milton series (2018)
  23. Cover of Sleepers by Mark Dawson, book 15 of the John Milton series (2018)
  24. Cover of Twelve Days by Mark Dawson, book 16 of the John Milton series (2018)
  1. 1
    Subpoena ColadaMark Dawson Standalone Novels #12001 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001304
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  2. 2
    The Art of Falling ApartMark Dawson Standalone Novels #22001 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001368
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  3. 3
    The Black MileSoho Noir #12012 · 422 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012422
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  4. 4
    The CleanerJohn Milton #12013 · 342 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013342
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  5. 5
    Saint DeathJohn Milton #22013 · 322 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013322
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  6. 6
    The ImposterSoho Noir #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  7. 7
    The Driver2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  8. 8
    In Cold BloodBeatrix Rose #12014 · 191 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014191
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  9. 9
    Blood Moon RisingBeatrix Rose #22014 · 214 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014214
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  10. 10
    1,000 YardsJohn Milton #32014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  11. 11
    Blood and RosesBeatrix Rose #32014 · 213 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014213
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  12. 12
    GaslightSoho Noir #32014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  13. 13
    The DriverJohn Milton #42014 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014370
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  14. 14
    GhostsJohn Milton #52014 · 272 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014272
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  15. 15
    The Sword of GodJohn Milton #62014 · 422 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014422
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  16. 16
    TarantulaJohn Milton #72014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  17. 17
    Salvation RowJohn Milton #82014 · 386 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014386
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  18. 18
    The AngelIsabella Rose #12015 · 311 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015311
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  19. 19
    White Devil (Hong Kong Stories)Beatrix Rose #42015 · confirmed 4/4
    2015–
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  20. 20
    Nine Dragons (Hong Kong Stories)Beatrix Rose #52015 · confirmed 4/4
    2015–
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  21. 21
    Dragon Head (Hong Kong Stories)Beatrix Rose #62015 · confirmed 4/4
    2015–
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  22. 22
    The Dragon and the GhostBeatrix Rose #72015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  23. 23
    HeadhuntersJohn Milton #92015 · 392 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015392
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  24. 24
    The AssetIsabella Rose #22016 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016352
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  25. 25
    The Ninth StepJohn Milton #102016 · 386 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016386
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  26. 26
    The JungleJohn Milton #112016 · 324 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016324
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  27. 27
    ScorpionGroup Fifteen Files #12017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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  28. 28
    The AgentIsabella Rose #32017 · 398 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017398
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  29. 29
    PhoenixBeatrix Rose #82017 · 104 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017104
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  30. 30
    BlackoutJohn Milton #122017 · 396 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017396
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Mark Dawson series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Mark Dawson 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.

Charlie Cooper Thrillers in order

16 books
  1. 1. Sandstorm
  2. 2. The Chameleon
  3. 3. Blood Brothers
  4. 4. Dead of Winter
  5. 5. Code Blue
  6. 6. North Star
  7. 7. Collateral
  8. 8. Leverage
  9. 9. Burnout
  10. 10. Exposure
  11. 11. Heatwave
  12. 12. Hemlock
  13. and 4 more in the table above

Isabella Rose in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Angel
  2. 2. The Asset
  3. 3. The Agent
  4. 4. The Assassin
  5. 5. The Avenger
  6. 6. Pretty Face

Group Fifteen Files in order

4 books
  1. 1. Scorpion
  2. 3. Little Sister
  3. 4. The Vault
  4. 5. Wormwood

After School Detective Club in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Case of the Smuggler's Curse
  2. 2. The Secret of Ragnar's Gold
  3. 3. The Mystery in the Marshes
  4. 4. Case of the Dastardly Dognappers

Soho Noir in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Black Mile
  2. 2. The Imposter
  3. 3. Gaslight

Casebook of Atticus Priest in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Mystery of the Missing Pages
  2. 2. The Case of the Bolted Door
  3. 3. The Haunting of Hallows House

Mark Dawson Standalone Novels

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

3 books

3 Mark Dawson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Mark Dawson Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Mark Dawson books run from Subpoena Colada (2001) to Dope (2026), the sequence in the table above. The John Milton series also has a separate in-universe order on record: John Milton books in chronological order. No other Mark Dawson story order is on record.

Do you have to read Mark Dawson books in order?

You only need to read Mark Dawson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Mark Dawson

Start with the first book of the Mark Dawson series you want to read: John Milton starts with The Cleaner (2013), Atticus Priest starts with The House in the Woods (2020) and Beatrix Rose starts with In Cold Blood (2014). The earliest catalogued title overall is Subpoena Colada (2001).

What is the newest Mark Dawson book?

Dope (2026) is the newest Mark Dawson book released so far.

Is there a new Mark Dawson book coming?

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

Mark Dawson at a glance

Still publishing
Mark Dawson published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Mark Dawson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
9,661 pages across the 28 of 86 books with a recorded length, a median of 365 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mark Dawson books, 48 of 86, were published in the 2020s.
Corroboration
35 of the 86 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 83 in at least three.

What the Mark Dawson books are about

4 of the 86 Mark Dawson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other Action / Thriller authors

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