Mark Hodder Books in Order

Mark Hodder has written 29 books, published between 2010 and 2024. The first book is The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack (2010) and the newest is A Dark and Subtle Light (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
2010–2024
Pages on record
3,361 in 9 of 29 books

Mark Hodder is an English author who has lived in Spain since 2008. The six-part Burton & Swinburne steampunk series opened with The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack, winner of the 2010 Philip K. Dick Award, and continued with The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man (2011) and Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon (2012); the second of those drew a Sidewise Award nomination, as did the fourth novel, The Secret of Abdu El-Yezdi (2013). The catalogue holds 29 books published between 2010 and 2024, reaching A Dark and Subtle Light (2024), and Macallister Fogg, Black Pentagram and Machiavelli The Immortal are the other series listed. Subjects cover science fiction, fantasy, Great Britain, criminal investigation and the legendary figure Spring-heeled Jack.

Source: Wikidata

How many Mark Hodder books are there?

Mark Hodder has 29 books, released between 2010 and 2024. They include 5 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Mark Hodder Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Mark Hodder 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled JackBurton & Swinburne #12010 · 373 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010373
  2. 2
    The Curious Case of the Clockwork ManBurton & Swinburne #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  3. 3
    A Red Sun Also Rises2012 · 271 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012271
  4. 4
    Expedition to the Mountains of the MoonBurton & Swinburne #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  5. 5
    The Master Mummer's MummyMacallister Fogg #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  6. 6
    Great Great Great (And So Forth) Uncle DragoslavMacallister Fogg #22013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  7. 7
    The Hetrodythermaline HighwaymanMacallister Fogg #32013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  8. 8
    The Secret of Abdu El-YezdiBurton & Swinburne #42013 · 395 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013395
  9. 9
    The Silent Thunder CaperSexton Blake #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
  10. 10
    The Return of the Discontinued ManBurton & Swinburne #52014 · 367 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014367
  11. 11
    The Rise of the Automated AristocratsBurton & Swinburne #62015 · 383 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015383
  12. 12
    Strange Affairs and Curious CasesBurton & Swinburne #12016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
  13. 13
    Zenith the Albino2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
  14. 14
    My Hat! My Wonderful Hat!2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
  15. 15
    When Red Petals FallBurton & Swinburne #22017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
  16. 16
    The Abattoir2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
  17. 17
    Dust and Six Fragments of Bone2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
  18. 18
    The Beetle2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
  19. 192017–
  20. 20
    The Sigils of Hufferton Hall2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
  21. 21
    The Mystery of the Empty BayBlack Pentagram #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
  22. 22
    The Disaster at Dale DykeBlack Pentagram #22018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
  23. 23
    The Great Plague of ParisBlack Pentagram #32018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
  24. 24
    Sexton Blake and the Great WarSexton Blake #32020 · 430 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020430
  25. 25
    Sexton Blake and the Master CrooksSexton Blake #42020 · 430 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020430
  26. 26
    Sexton Blake's AlliesSexton Blake #52020 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020280
  27. 27
    Sexton Blake on the Home FrontSexton Blake #62021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  28. 28
    Sexton Blake's New OrderSexton Blake #72021 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021432
  29. 29
    A Dark and Subtle LightMachiavelli The Immortal #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–

Mark Hodder 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.

Do you have to read Mark Hodder books in order?

You only need to read Mark Hodder 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 Mark Hodder

Start with The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mark Hodder book?

A Dark and Subtle Light (2024) is the newest Mark Hodder book released so far.

Is there a new Mark Hodder book coming?

No next Mark Hodder 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 Hodder at a glance

Still publishing
Mark Hodder published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Mark Hodder books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,361 pages across the 9 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 383 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mark Hodder books, 23 of 29, were published in the 2010s.

When Mark Hodder books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Mark Hodder titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 23 titles.

2010s
23
2020s
6

29 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Mark Hodder books are about

8 of the 29 Mark Hodder books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: criminal investigation is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Criminal investigation 3 of 8 books
  • Great Britain 3 of 8 books
  • Science fiction 3 of 8 books
  • Assassination attempts 2 of 8 books
  • English literature 2 of 8 books
  • History 2 of 8 books
  • Social conditions 2 of 8 books
  • Spring-heeled Jack (Legendary character) 2 of 8 books