Matt Hilton Books in Order
Matt Hilton has written 55 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Dead Men's Dust (2009) and the newest is This Way Lies Horror (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 55
- Published
- 2009–2026
- Confirmed
- 8 of 55 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,815 in 18 of 55 books
Matt Hilton writes action thrillers, 55 books of them catalogued since 2009. Joe Hunter heads the longest series, which opens with Dead Men's Dust (2009) and continues through Judgement and Wrath (2010), Slash and Burn (2010) and Dead Men's Harvest (2011). Grey and Villere, DI Kerry Drake, Carter Bailey and Korvix the Axe Warrior are the other series, and Hilton also publishes children's books as L.E. Hilton. Veterans, missing persons and private investigators recur as subjects, and This Way Lies Horror (2026) is the newest title.
Tess Grey and Nicolas 'Po' Villere are the investigators in Hilton's Grey and Villere series. One entry finds them investigating a nanny accused of murder, uncovering a larger plot as they race to protect a witness from being silenced.
How many Matt Hilton books are there?
Matt Hilton has 55 books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 7 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.
Matt Hilton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 55 Matt Hilton 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.
- 120093362/4
- 22009–2/4
- 32010–2/4
- 420104052/4
- 520104042/4
- 6Dominion2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 7Darkest Hour2011 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/420112762/4
- 820113862/4
- 920113842/4
- 102012–2/4
- 1120124162/4
- 12Dirk Ramm: Suited and Booted2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 13Mark Darrow and the Stealer of Souls2013 · 194 pages · confirmed 2/420131942/4
- 1420133222/4
- 152013–2/4
- 162014–2/4
- 17The Shadows Call2014 · 442 pages · confirmed 2/420144422/4
- 1820143192/4
- 19Tempus / The Phoenix Man2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 2020153172/4
- 2120162813/4
- 2220162493/4
- 232016–2/4
- 2420163162/4
- 252017–3/4
- 262017–3/4
- 272017–2/4
- 282018–2/4
- 29Demon Drink and Devil's Porridge2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 3020192403/4
- 312019–3/4
- 32The Girl on Shattered Rock2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 3320202403/4
- 34Wildfire2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 352020–2/4
- 362021–3/4
- 372022–2/4
- 382023–2/4
- 392023–2/4
- 402024–2/4
- 412024–2/4
- 42The Girl in the Smoke2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 43Death Pact2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 442024–2/4
- 45Confetti For Gabrielle2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 462025–2/4
- 472025–2/4
- 48Let Sleeping Gods Lie2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 492025–2/4
- 502025–2/4
- 512025–2/4
- 52Short Sharp Shots2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 5320262882/4
- 54Pie: The Many Slices2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 55This Way Lies Horror2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Matt Hilton 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.
Joe Hunter in order
18 books- 1. Dead Men's Dust
- 2. Dead Fall
- 3. Judgement and Wrath
- 4. Slash and Burn
- 5. Cut and Run
- 6. Blood and Ashes
- 7. Dead Men's Harvest
- 8. Six of the Best
- 9. No Going Back
- 10. Rules of Honour
- 11. Red Stripes
- 12. The Lawless Kind
- and 6 more in the table above
Grey and Villere Suspense Thriller in order
10 books- 1. Blood Tracks
- 2. Painted Skins
- 3. Raw Wounds
- 4. Worst Fear
- 5. False Move
- 6. Rough Justice
- 7. Collision Course
- 8. Blood Kin
- 9. Fatal Conflict
- 10. Cold Fire
Korvix the Axe Warrior in order
5 booksCautionary Tale in order
3 booksCarter Bailey in order
1 bookDI Kerry Drake in order
1 book- 1. Darke
L.E. Hilton Children's in order
1 bookStandalone books
16 books16 Matt Hilton titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Matt Hilton books in order?
You only need to read Matt Hilton books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Matt Hilton
Start with Dead Men's Dust (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Matt Hilton book?
This Way Lies Horror (2026) is the newest Matt Hilton book released so far.
Is there a new Matt Hilton book coming?
No next Matt Hilton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Matt Hilton at a glance
- Still publishing
- Matt Hilton published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Matt Hilton books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,815 pages across the 18 of 55 books with a recorded length, a median of 318 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Matt Hilton books, 30 of 55, were published in the 2010s.
What the Matt Hilton books are about
19 of the 55 Matt Hilton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 12 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 12 of 19 books
- Suspense 8 of 19 books
- Joe Hunter (Fictitious character) 6 of 19 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 19 books
- Crime 2 of 19 books
- English literature 2 of 19 books
- Investigation 2 of 19 books
- Louisiana 2 of 19 books
- Missing persons 2 of 19 books
- Veterans 2 of 19 books
- Women private investigators 2 of 19 books
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