Martyn Waites Books in Order
Martyn Waites has written 16 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is Mary's Prayer (1997) and the newest is The Final Chapter (As: C.B. Everett) (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1997–2026
- Confirmed
- 2 of 16 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,248 in 12 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 71–106 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,248 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
Martyn Waites writes mystery, detective and thriller fiction set in England. Three series are catalogued to the name: Stephen Larkin, Joe Donovan and Tom Killgannon, and Joe Donovan is listed as a fictitious character. Recorded subjects include journalists, investigative reporting, drug traffic, political corruption and suicide. Sixteen books run from Mary's Prayer (1997) to a 2026 title issued as C.B. Everett, taking in Candleland (2000), The White Room (2004), The Mercy Seat (2006) and Bone Machine (2007). Waites is still publishing.
How many Martyn Waites books are there?
Martyn Waites has 16 books, released between 1997 and 2026. They include 3 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Martyn Waites Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Martyn Waites 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.
- 119972331/4
- 219982241/4
- 320002541/4
- 420034161/4
- 5The White Room2004 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420044001/4
- 620064211/4
- 720074961/4
- 820084521/4
- 920093901/4
- 1020132903/4
- 112018–1/4
- 12Interstitial & Feast of FearDoctor Who: Big Finish Monthly Adventures Audio #2562019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 1320203521/4
- 142022–1/4
- 15The Other People (As: C.B. Everett)2025 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420253201/4
- 16The Final Chapter (As: C.B. Everett)2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Martyn Waites 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.
Stephen Larkin in order
4 booksJoe Donovan in order
4 booksTom Killgannon in order
3 booksWoman in Black in order
1 bookDoctor Who: Big Finish Monthly Adventures Audio in order
1 bookStandalone books
3 books3 Martyn Waites titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Martyn Waites books in order?
You only need to read Martyn Waites 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 Martyn Waites
Start with Mary's Prayer (1997), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Martyn Waites book?
The Final Chapter (As: C.B. Everett) (2026) is the newest Martyn Waites book released so far.
Is there a new Martyn Waites book coming?
No next Martyn Waites book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Martyn Waites at a glance
- Still publishing
- Martyn Waites published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Martyn Waites books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,248 pages across the 12 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 371 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Martyn Waites books, 7 of 16, were published in the 2000s.
What the Martyn Waites books are about
12 of the 16 Martyn Waites books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 5 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- England 5 of 12 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 12 books
- Thrillers 5 of 12 books
- Journalists 4 of 12 books
- Investigative reporting 3 of 12 books
- English literature 2 of 12 books
- Joe Donovan (Fictitious character) 2 of 12 books