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Marsali Taylor Books in Order

Marsali Taylor has written 13 books, published between 2012 and 2025. The first book is Death on a Longship (2012) and the newest is An Imposter in Shetland (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2012–2025
Pages on record
872 in 3 of 13 books
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Marsali Taylor writes the Cass Lynch Mysteries, crime novels set in Shetland and the waters around it. The 13 catalogued books open with Death on a Longship (2012) and reach An Imposter in Shetland (2025), taking in The Trowie Mound Murders (2014), Ghosts of the Vikings (2016), Death on a Shetland Isle (2018) and The Shetland Sea Murders (2021). Scotland is the standing setting, and the series is ongoing.

How many Marsali Taylor books are there?

Marsali Taylor has 13 books, released between 2012 and 2025.

Marsali Taylor Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Marsali Taylor 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 Ghosts of the Vikings by Marsali Taylor, book 5 of the Cass Lynch Mysteries series (2016)
  2. Cover of Death in Shetland Waters by Marsali Taylor, book 6 of the Cass Lynch Mysteries series (2018)
  3. Cover of Death on a Shetland Isle by Marsali Taylor, book 7 of the Cass Lynch Mysteries series (2018)
  1. 1
    Death on a LongshipCass Lynch Mysteries #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  2. 2
    The Trowie Mound MurdersCass Lynch Mysteries #22014 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014200
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  3. 3
    A Handful of AshCass Lynch Mysteries #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  4. 4
    The Body in the BrackenCass Lynch Mysteries #42015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  5. 5
    Ghosts of the VikingsCass Lynch Mysteries #52016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  6. 6
    Death in Shetland WatersCass Lynch Mysteries #62018 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018320
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  7. 7
    Death on a Shetland IsleCass Lynch Mysteries #72018 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018352
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  8. 8
    Death from a Shetland CliffCass Lynch Mysteries #82020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  9. 9
    The Shetland Sea MurdersCass Lynch Mysteries #92021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  10. 10
    A Shetland Winter MysteryCass Lynch Mysteries #102021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  11. 11
    Death in a Shetland LaneCass Lynch Mysteries #112023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  12. 12
    Death at a Shetland FestivalCass Lynch Mysteries #122024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  13. 13
    An Imposter in ShetlandCass Lynch Mysteries #132025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Marsali Taylor 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.

Cass Lynch Mysteries in order

13 books
  1. 1. Death on a Longship
  2. 2. The Trowie Mound Murders
  3. 3. A Handful of Ash
  4. 4. The Body in the Bracken
  5. 5. Ghosts of the Vikings
  6. 6. Death in Shetland Waters
  7. 7. Death on a Shetland Isle
  8. 8. Death from a Shetland Cliff
  9. 9. The Shetland Sea Murders
  10. 10. A Shetland Winter Mystery
  11. 11. Death in a Shetland Lane
  12. 12. Death at a Shetland Festival
  13. and 1 more in the table above

Do you have to read Marsali Taylor books in order?

You only need to read Marsali Taylor books in order within the Cass Lynch Mysteries series, which holds 13 of the 13 Marsali Taylor books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Marsali Taylor

Start with Death on a Longship (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Marsali Taylor book?

An Imposter in Shetland (2025) is the newest Marsali Taylor book released so far.

Is there a new Marsali Taylor book coming?

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

Marsali Taylor at a glance

Still publishing
Marsali Taylor published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Marsali Taylor books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
872 pages across the 3 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Marsali Taylor books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Marsali Taylor books are about

5 of the 13 Marsali Taylor books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: scotland is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.