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Martin Edwards Books in Order

Martin Edwards has written 60 books, published between 1988 and 2025. The first book is Executive Survival (1988) and the newest is Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
60
Published
1988–2025
Confirmed
2 of 60 titles
Pages on record
11,345 in 38 of 60 books
Reading time
189–284 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,345 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 38 of 60 titles with a page count on record.

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Martin Edwards is a crime writer who took a first in law at Balliol College, Oxford, trained as a solicitor in Leeds, moved to Liverpool on qualifying in 1980 and became a partner at Mace and Jones in 1984. Harry Devlin, Lake District Mysteries and Rachel Savernake are the series. Edwards belongs to the Murder Squad collective, chairs the nominations sub-committee for the CWA Diamond Dagger and became Archivist of the Crime Writers Association in 2007. Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife (2025) is the newest title.

How many Martin Edwards books are there?

Martin Edwards has 60 books, released between 1988 and 2025. They include 3 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.

Martin Edwards Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 60 Martin 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 The Lazarus Widow by Martin Edwards, book 24 of the Thane and Moss series (2000)
  2. Cover of Thrumm by Martin Edwards (2002)
  3. Cover of Urge to Kill / Motive to Murder by Martin Edwards (2002)
  4. Cover of Take My Breath Away by Martin Edwards (2003)
  5. Cover of Catching Killers by Martin Edwards (2003)
  6. Cover of The Coffin Trail by Martin Edwards, book 1 of the Lake District Mysteries series (2004)
  7. Cover of The Cipher Garden by Martin Edwards, book 2 of the Lake District Mysteries series (2005)
  8. Cover of The Arsenic Labyrinth by Martin Edwards, book 3 of the Lake District Mysteries series (2007)
  9. Cover of The Serpent Pool by Martin Edwards, book 4 of the Lake District Mysteries series (2010)
  10. Cover of The Hanging Wood by Martin Edwards, book 5 of the Lake District Mysteries series (2011)
  11. Cover of The Frozen Shroud by Martin Edwards, book 6 of the Lake District Mysteries series (2013)
  12. Cover of The Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards (2015)
  13. Cover of The Dungeon House by Martin Edwards, book 7 of the Lake District Mysteries series (2015)
  14. Cover of Resorting to Murder by Martin Edwards, book 83 of the British Library Crime Classics series (2015)
  15. Cover of Silent Nights by Martin Edwards, book 84 of the British Library Crime Classics series (2015)
  16. Cover of Murder at the Manor by Martin Edwards, book 85 of the British Library Crime Classics series (2016)
  17. Cover of Serpents in Eden by Martin Edwards, book 86 of the British Library Crime Classics series (2016)
  18. Cover of Crimson Snow by Martin Edwards, book 87 of the British Library Crime Classics series (2016)
  19. Cover of Agents & Spies Short Stories, book 18 of the Gothic Fantasy series (2017)
  20. Cover of The Long Arm of the Law by Martin Edwards, book 89 of the British Library Crime Classics series (2017)
  21. Cover of Continental Crimes by Martin Edwards, book 91 of the British Library Crime Classics series (2017)
  22. Cover of Gallows Court by Martin Edwards, book 1 of the Rachel Savernake series (2018)
  23. Cover of Blood on the Tracks by Martin Edwards, book 92 of the British Library Crime Classics series (2018)
  24. Cover of The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories by Martin Edwards, book 93 of the British Library Crime Classics series
  1. 1
    Executive Survival1988 · 210 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988210
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  2. 2
    All the Lonely PeopleHarry Devlin #11991 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991240
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  3. 3
    Suspicious MindsHarry Devlin #21992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  4. 4
    I Remember YouHarry Devlin #31993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  5. 5
    Yesterday's PapersHarry Devlin #41994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  6. 6
    Eve of DestructionHarry Devlin #51997 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997208
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  7. 7
    The Devil in DisguiseHarry Devlin #61998 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998288
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  8. 8
    First Cut is the DeepestHarry Devlin #71999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  9. 9
    The Lazarus WidowThane and Moss #242000 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000190
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  10. 10
    Where Do You Find Your Ideas?2001 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001392
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  11. 11
    Thrumm2002 · 140 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002140
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  12. 12
    Urge to Kill / Motive to Murder2002 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002192
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  13. 13
    Take My Breath Away2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  14. 14
    Catching Killers2003 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003192
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  15. 15
    The Coffin TrailLake District Mysteries #12004 · 172 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004172
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  16. 16
    The Cipher GardenLake District Mysteries #22005 · 245 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005245
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  17. 17
    The Arsenic LabyrinthLake District Mysteries #32007 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007294
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  18. 18
    Dancing For The Hangman2008 · 327 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008327
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  19. 19
    Waterloo SunsetHarry Devlin #82008 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008326
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  20. 20
    The Serpent PoolLake District Mysteries #42010 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010274
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  21. 21
    The Hanging WoodLake District Mysteries #52011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  22. 22
    The Frozen ShroudLake District Mysteries #62013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  23. 23
    The New Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  24. 24
    The Golden Age of Murder2015 · 481 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015481
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  25. 25
    The Dungeon HouseLake District Mysteries #72015 · 269 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015269
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  26. 26
    Capital CrimesBritish Library Crime Classics #822015 · 402 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015402
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  27. 27
    Resorting to MurderBritish Library Crime Classics #832015 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015278
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  28. 28
    Silent NightsBritish Library Crime Classics #842015 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015287
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  29. 29
    Murder and its Motives2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  30. 30
    Murder at the ManorBritish Library Crime Classics #852016 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016376
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Martin Edwards series in order

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

Martin 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.

British Library Crime Classics in order

19 books
  1. 82. Capital Crimes
  2. 83. Resorting to Murder
  3. 84. Silent Nights
  4. 85. Murder at the Manor
  5. 86. Serpents in Eden
  6. 87. Crimson Snow
  7. 88. Foreign Bodies
  8. 89. The Long Arm of the Law
  9. 90. Miraculous Mysteries
  10. 91. Continental Crimes
  11. 92. Blood on the Tracks
  12. 93. The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories
  13. and 7 more in the table above

Harry Devlin in order

8 books
  1. 1. All the Lonely People
  2. 2. Suspicious Minds
  3. 3. I Remember You
  4. 4. Yesterday's Papers
  5. 5. Eve of Destruction
  6. 6. The Devil in Disguise
  7. 7. First Cut is the Deepest
  8. 8. Waterloo Sunset

Lake District Mysteries in order

8 books
  1. 1. The Coffin Trail
  2. 2. The Cipher Garden
  3. 3. The Arsenic Labyrinth
  4. 4. The Serpent Pool
  5. 5. The Hanging Wood
  6. 6. The Frozen Shroud
  7. 7. The Dungeon House
  8. 8. The Crooked Shore / The Girl They All Forgot

Gothic Fantasy in order

1 book
  1. 18. Agents & Spies Short Stories

Thane and Moss in order

1 book
  1. 24. The Lazarus Widow

Bibliomysteries in order

1 book
  1. 38. The Traitor

Fiction Without Frontiers in order

1 book
  1. 54. Vintage Crime

Standalone books

16 books

16 Martin Edwards titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Martin Edwards books in order?

You only need to read Martin Edwards books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Martin Edwards

Start with Gallows Court (2018), the first Rachel Savernake book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Executive Survival (1988).

What is the newest Martin Edwards book?

Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife (2025) is the newest Martin Edwards book released so far.

Is there a new Martin Edwards book coming?

No next Martin 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.

Martin Edwards at a glance

Still publishing
Martin Edwards published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Martin Edwards books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
11,345 pages across the 38 of 60 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Martin Edwards books, 24 of 60, were published in the 2010s.

What the Martin Edwards books are about

45 of the 60 Martin Edwards books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 16 of 45. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.