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Matthew Iden Books in Order

Matthew Iden has written 18 books, published between 2011 and 2021. The first book is One Bad Twelve (2011) and the newest is Chasing the Pain (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2011–2021
Pages on record
1,720 in 6 of 18 books
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Matthew Iden writes mystery and suspense, including police procedurals and private investigator stories. The catalogue records 18 books from One Bad Twelve (2011) to Chasing the Pain (2021). Iden's series are Marty Singer and John Rain Kindle Worlds. Subject tags include Washington, D.C., kidnapping and human trafficking. A Reason to Live (2012), Blueblood (2012), One Right Thing (2013) and The Spike (2013) are among the titles. No new Matthew Iden book has appeared since 2021.

How many Matthew Iden books are there?

Matthew Iden has 18 books, released between 2011 and 2021. They include 2 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Matthew Iden Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Matthew Iden 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 One Bad Twelve by Matthew Iden (2011)
  2. Cover of A Reason to Live by Matthew Iden, book 1 of the Marty Singer series (2012)
  3. Cover of The Wicked Flee by Matthew Iden, book 5 of the Marty Singer series (2014)
  4. Cover of Once Was Lost by Matthew Iden, book 6 of the Marty Singer series (2016)
  5. Cover of The Winter Over by Matthew Iden (2017)
  6. Cover of The Bitter Fields by Matthew Iden, book 7 of the Marty Singer series (2019)
  1. 1
    One Bad Twelve2011 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011226
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  2. 2
    A Reason to LiveMarty Singer #12012 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012312
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Telling Your Tale2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Sword of Kings2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Assassin2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    BluebloodMarty Singer #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Seven Into the Bleak2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    One Right ThingMarty Singer #32013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The SpikeMarty Singer #42013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Stealing Sweetwater2014 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014312
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Kindness of Neighbors2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The Wicked FleeMarty Singer #52014 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014234
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    The B-TeamJohn Rain Kindle Worlds #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Once Was LostMarty Singer #62016 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016284
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    The Winter Over2017 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Birthday Girl2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The Bitter FieldsMarty Singer #72019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Chasing the PainMarty Singer #82021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Matthew Iden series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Matthew Iden 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.

John Rain Kindle Worlds in order

1 book
  1. 1. The B-Team

Standalone books

9 books

9 Matthew Iden titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Matthew Iden books in order?

You only need to read Matthew Iden books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Matthew Iden

Start with the first book of the Matthew Iden series you want to read: Marty Singer starts with A Reason to Live (2012) and Marty Singer Mystery starts with A Reason to Live (2012). The earliest catalogued title overall is One Bad Twelve (2011).

What is the newest Matthew Iden book?

Chasing the Pain (2021) is the newest Matthew Iden book released so far.

Is there a new Matthew Iden book coming?

No next Matthew Iden book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Matthew Iden at a glance

Paused
No new Matthew Iden title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Matthew Iden books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,720 pages across the 6 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Matthew Iden books, 17 of 18, were published in the 2010s.

What the Matthew Iden books are about

6 of the 18 Matthew Iden 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 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other Mystery authors

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.