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Mark Edwards Books in Order

Mark Edwards has written 26 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Catch Your Death (2011) and the newest is One of the Family / The Viper's Nest (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
2011–2026
Confirmed
18 of 26 titles
Pages on record
3,403 in 10 of 26 books
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Mark Edwards, born in 1970, is an English novelist based in London who writes mainly thrillers. Edwards's books have sold more than four million copies across 12 languages, and six were co-written with Louise Voss. The Magpies (2013) was the solo debut, and both it and No Place to Run (2022) reached the Kindle top ten. The catalogue lists 26 titles from Catch Your Death (2011) to One of the Family / The Viper's Nest (2026), including Follow You Home (2015) and The Blissfully Dead (2015). Series are Magpies and DI Patrick Lennon, and stalking and railroad travel appear among the subjects.

The House Guest is one standalone entry in this author's catalogue of suspense fiction, distinct from his best-known novel.

How many Mark Edwards books are there?

Mark Edwards has 26 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 2 series and 20 titles listed outside any series.

Mark Edwards Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Mark Edwards 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 Catch Your Death by Mark Edwards (2011)
  2. Cover of The Magpies by Mark Edwards, book 1 of the Magpies series (2013)
  3. Cover of Forward Slash by Mark Edwards (2013)
  4. Cover of What You Wish For by Mark Edwards (2014)
  5. Cover of Because She Loves Me by Mark Edwards (2014)
  6. Cover of Follow You Home by Mark Edwards (2015)
  7. Cover of The Retreat by Mark Edwards (2018)
  8. Cover of Here to Stay by Mark Edwards (2019)
  9. Cover of The Hollows by Mark Edwards (2021)
  1. 1
    Catch Your Death2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  2. 2
    Killing Cupid2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    Kissing Games2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  4. 4
    The MagpiesMagpies #12013 · 328 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013328
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  5. 5
    Forward Slash2013 · 418 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013418
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  6. 6
    What You Wish For2014 · 270 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014270
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  7. 7
    Because She Loves Me2014 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014336
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  8. 8
    The Blissfully DeadDI Patrick Lennon #22015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  9. 9
    Follow You Home2015 · 383 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015383
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  10. 10
    One ShotDI Patrick Lennon #32016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  11. 11
    The Devil's Work2016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  12. 12
    The Lucky Ones2017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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  13. 13
    A Murder of MagpiesMagpies #22018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
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  14. 14
    The Retreat2018 · 364 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018364
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  15. 15
    In Her Shadow2018 · 366 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018366
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  16. 16
    Last of the MagpiesMagpies #32019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  17. 17
    Here to Stay2019 · 380 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019380
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  18. 18
    The House Guest2020 · 302 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020302
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  19. 19
    The Hollows2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  20. 20
    No Place to Run2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  21. 21
    Keep Her Secret2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  22. 22
    The Darkest Water2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  23. 23
    The Christmas MagpieMagpies #42025 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2025256
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  24. 24
    The Psychopath Next Door2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  25. 25
    The Wasp Trap2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  26. 26
    One of the Family / The Viper's Nest2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Mark Edwards 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.

Magpies in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Magpies
  2. 2. A Murder of Magpies
  3. 3. Last of the Magpies
  4. 4. The Christmas Magpie

DI Patrick Lennon in order

2 books
  1. 2. The Blissfully Dead
  2. 3. One Shot

Standalone books

20 books

20 Mark Edwards titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Mark Edwards Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Mark Edwards books run from Catch Your Death (2011) to One of the Family / The Viper's Nest (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Mark Edwards in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Mark Edwards books in order?

You only need to read Mark Edwards 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 Mark Edwards

Start with Catch Your Death (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mark Edwards book?

One of the Family / The Viper's Nest (2026) is the newest Mark Edwards book released so far.

Is there a new Mark Edwards book coming?

No next Mark Edwards 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 Edwards at a glance

Still publishing
Mark Edwards published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Mark Edwards books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,403 pages across the 10 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 350 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mark Edwards books, 17 of 26, were published in the 2010s.

What the Mark Edwards books are about

7 of the 26 Mark Edwards 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 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.