Maureen Ash Books in Order

Maureen Ash has written 19 books, published between 1991 and 2024. The first book is Alexander the Great (1991) and the newest is Death in Dover (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1991–2024
Pages on record
1,478 in 6 of 19 books

Maureen Ash writes historical mysteries, with catalogue subjects listing the Templars, the Middle Ages, England, murder and investigation. The Templar Knight Mystery and Anglo-Norman Mystery are the two series credited to Ash. Fiction titles run from The Alehouse Murders (2007) through Death of a Squire (2008), A Plague of Poison (2009) and The Canterbury Murders (2013) to Death in Dover (2024).

How many Maureen Ash books are there?

Maureen Ash has 19 books, released between 1991 and 2024. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Maureen Ash Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Maureen Ash 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. 1
    Alexander the GreatWorld's Great Explorers #41991 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991128
  2. 2
    The Alehouse MurdersTemplar Knight Mystery #12007 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007288
  3. 3
    Death of a SquireTemplar Knight Mystery #22008 · 241 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008241
  4. 4
    A Plague of PoisonTemplar Knight Mystery #32009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  5. 5
    Murder for Christ's MassTemplar Knight Mystery #42009 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009290
  6. 6
    Shroud of DishonourTemplar Knight Mystery #52010 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010257
  7. 7
    A Deadly PenanceTemplar Knight Mystery #62011 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011274
  8. 8
    The Devil's Companion2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  9. 9
    The Canterbury MurdersTemplar Knight Mystery #72013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  10. 10
    Death RiddleAnglo-Norman Mystery #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  11. 11
    A Holy VengeanceTemplar Knight Mystery #82015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  12. 12
    Sins of InheritanceTemplar Knight Mystery #92017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  13. 13
    The King's RiddleAnglo-Norman Mystery #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  14. 14
    Quest of MaliceTemplar Knight Mystery #102019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  15. 15
    The Bishop's RiddleAnglo-Norman Mystery #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  16. 16
    Crusade of MurderTemplar Knight Mystery #112021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  17. 17
    The Sheriff's RiddleAnglo-Norman Mystery #42022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  18. 18
    The Harlot's RiddleAnglo-Norman Mystery #52023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  19. 19
    Death in DoverTemplar Knight Mystery #122024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024

Maureen Ash characters in order

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

Maureen Ash 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.

Templar Knight Mystery in order

12 books
  1. 1. The Alehouse Murders
  2. 2. Death of a Squire
  3. 3. A Plague of Poison
  4. 4. Murder for Christ's Mass
  5. 5. Shroud of Dishonour
  6. 6. A Deadly Penance
  7. 7. The Canterbury Murders
  8. 8. A Holy Vengeance
  9. 9. Sins of Inheritance
  10. 10. Quest of Malice
  11. 11. Crusade of Murder
  12. 12. Death in Dover

Anglo-Norman Mystery in order

5 books
  1. 1. Death Riddle
  2. 2. The King's Riddle
  3. 3. The Bishop's Riddle
  4. 4. The Sheriff's Riddle
  5. 5. The Harlot's Riddle

World's Great Explorers in order

1 book
  1. 4. Alexander the Great

Standalone books

1 book

1 Maureen Ash title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Maureen Ash books in order?

You only need to read Maureen Ash 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 Maureen Ash

Start with The Alehouse Murders (2007), the first Templar Knight book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Alexander the Great (1991).

What is the newest Maureen Ash book?

Death in Dover (2024) is the newest Maureen Ash book released so far.

Is there a new Maureen Ash book coming?

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

Maureen Ash at a glance

Still publishing
Maureen Ash published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Maureen Ash books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,478 pages across the 6 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 266 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Maureen Ash books, 9 of 19, were published in the 2010s.

What the Maureen Ash books are about

7 of the 19 Maureen Ash books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: templars is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.