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Martin Davies Books in Order

Martin Davies has written 12 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is Mrs. Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (2002) and the newest is Mrs Hudson and the Belladonna Inheritance (2026). One more title is announced: Mrs Hudson and the Kensington Clairvoyant (2027). Publication order is the reading order below. 9 of the 13 books listed here are in the Mrs. Hudson series, which has its own page: Mrs. Hudson books in order.

Books
12 + 1 announced
Published
2002–2026
Pages on record
2,488 in 7 of 13 books
Reading time
41–62 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,488 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

See all 13 books in order Printable Martin Davies checklistNext: Mrs Hudson and the Kensington Clairvoyant (2027)

Martin Davies writes the Mrs. Hudson series, and the catalogue holds 13 books from Mrs. Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (2002) to Mrs Hudson and the Belladonna Inheritance (2026). Mrs Hudson and the Kensington Clairvoyant is announced for 2027. Subject headings name Sherlock Holmes as a fictitious character and list housekeepers, women domestics, historical fiction and traditional mysteries. Other Davies titles include The Conjurer's Bird (2005), The Unicorn Road (2008) and Havana Sleeping (2014). Subject headings also list naturalists, extinct birds and the First World War.

How many Martin Davies books are there?

Martin Davies has 12 published books, released between 2002 and 2026. 9 of them belong to the Mrs. Hudson series. One more, Mrs Hudson and the Kensington Clairvoyant (2027), is announced.

Martin Davies Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Martin Davies 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 Mrs. Hudson and the Spirits' Curse by Martin Davies, book 1 of the Mrs. Hudson series (2002)
  2. Cover of The Conjurer's Bird by Martin Davies (2005)
  3. Cover of The Year After by Martin Davies (2011)
  4. Cover of Havana Sleeping by Martin Davies (2014)
  1. 1
    Mrs. Hudson and the Spirits' CurseMrs. Hudson #12002 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002310
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  2. 2
    The Conjurer's Bird2005 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005400
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  3. 3
    Mrs Hudson and the Malabar RoseMrs. Hudson #22005 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005346
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  4. 4
    The Unicorn Road2008 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008336
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  5. 5
    The Year After2011 · 350 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011350
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  6. 6
    Havana Sleeping2014 · 398 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014398
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  7. 7
    Mrs Hudson and the Lazarus TestamentMrs. Hudson #32015 · 348 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015348
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  8. 8
    Mrs Hudson and the Samarkand ConspiracyMrs. Hudson #42020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  9. 9
    Mrs. Hudson and the Blue Daisy AffairMrs. Hudson #52021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  10. 10
    Mrs. Hudson and The Christmas CanaryMrs. Hudson #62022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  11. 11
    Mrs Hudson and the Capricorn IncidentMrs. Hudson #72025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  12. 12
    Mrs Hudson and the Belladonna InheritanceMrs. Hudson #82026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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  13. 13
    Mrs Hudson and the Kensington ClairvoyantMrs. Hudson #92027 · confirmed 1/4
    2027–
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Martin Davies series in order

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

Martin Davies 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.

Standalone books

4 books

4 Martin Davies titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Martin Davies books in order?

You only need to read Martin Davies books in order within the Mrs. Hudson series, which holds 9 of the 13 Martin Davies books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Martin Davies

Start with Mrs. Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (2002), the first Mrs. Hudson book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Martin Davies book?

Mrs Hudson and the Belladonna Inheritance (2026) is the newest Martin Davies book released so far.

Is there a new Martin Davies book coming?

Yes. Mrs Hudson and the Kensington Clairvoyant (2027) is the next Martin Davies book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Martin Davies at a glance

Still publishing
Martin Davies is still publishing. Mrs Hudson and the Kensington Clairvoyant is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Martin Davies books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,488 pages across the 7 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 348 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Martin Davies books, 5 of 13, were published in the 2020s.

What the Martin Davies books are about

5 of the 13 Martin Davies books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.