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Martin J. Smith Books in Order

Martin J. Smith has written 11 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is Time Release (1997) and the newest is 27 Knots (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1997–2026
Pages on record
1,301 in 4 of 11 books
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Martin J. Smith is the author of the Memory series. Catalogue subjects include psychological thrillers, the fictitious character Jim Christensen, psychologists, recovered memory, amnesia, Alzheimer's disease, single fathers and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Time Release (1997) opens the catalogue, followed by Shadow Image (1998) and Straw Men (2001). The 11 listed books run to 27 Knots (2026).

How many Martin J. Smith books are there?

Martin J. Smith has 11 books, released between 1997 and 2026. 4 of them belong to the Memory series.

Martin J. Smith Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Martin J. Smith 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 Time Release by Martin J. Smith, book 1 of the Memory series (1997)
  2. Cover of Shadow Image by Martin J. Smith, book 2 of the Memory series (1998)
  3. Cover of Straw Men by Martin J. Smith, book 3 of the Memory series (2001)
  4. Cover of Combustion by Martin J. Smith (2016)
  5. Cover of Going to Trinidad by Martin J. Smith (2021)
  1. 1
    Time ReleaseMemory #11997 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997344
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  2. 2
    Shadow ImageMemory #21998 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998372
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  3. 3
    Straw MenMemory #32001 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001321
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  4. 4
    Poplorica2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  5. 5
    Oops2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  6. 6
    The Disappeared GirlMemory #42014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  7. 7
    Combustion2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  8. 8
    Mr. Las Vegas Has a Bad Knee2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  9. 9
    Going to Trinidad2021 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021264
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Wild Duck Chase2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  11. 11
    27 Knots2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Martin J. Smith 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.

Memory in order

4 books
  1. 1. Time Release
  2. 2. Shadow Image
  3. 3. Straw Men
  4. 4. The Disappeared Girl

Standalone books

7 books

7 Martin J. Smith titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Martin J. Smith books in order?

You only need to read Martin J. Smith books in order within the Memory series, which holds 4 of the 11 Martin J. Smith books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Martin J. Smith

Start with Time Release (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Martin J. Smith book?

27 Knots (2026) is the newest Martin J. Smith book released so far.

Is there a new Martin J. Smith book coming?

No next Martin J. Smith 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 J. Smith at a glance

Still publishing
Martin J. Smith published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Martin J. Smith books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,301 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 332 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Martin J. Smith books, 3 of 11, were published in the 2020s.

What the Martin J. Smith books are about

4 of the 11 Martin J. Smith books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: christensen, jim (fictitious character) is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.