Michael Wood Books in Order
Michael Wood has written 31 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is Belle De Jour (2001) and the newest is Evil in the Family (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 16 of the 31 books listed here are in the DCI Matilda Darke series, which has its own page: DCI Matilda Darke books in order.
- Books
- 31
- Published
- 2001–2026
- Confirmed
- 12 of 31 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,689 in 5 of 31 books
Michael Wood is catalogued as the author of the DCI Matilda Darke and Dr. Olivia Winter series, with crime, mystery and murder investigation among the recorded subjects. Titles on the list include For Reasons Unknown (2015), Outside Looking In (2016), The Fallen (2016), A Room Full of Killers (2017) and The Hangman's Hold (2018). Evil in the Family (2026) is the newest release, and the catalogue is ongoing.
How many Michael Wood books are there?
Michael Wood has 31 books, released between 2001 and 2026. They include 2 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.
Michael Wood Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 Michael Wood 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.
- 12001792/4
- 22010–1/4
- 32012–1/4
- 420153343/4
- 52015–1/4
- 62016–2/4
- 720163763/4
- 820174363/4
- 92017–3/4
- 102018–3/4
- 112019–2/4
- 1220204643/4
- 132020–3/4
- 142021–2/4
- 152021–3/4
- 16Vengeance Is Mine2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 17Below Ground2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 182022–3/4
- 192022–3/4
- 20The Seventh Victim2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 212023–2/4
- 222023–2/4
- 232024–2/4
- 24Maybe Tomorrow2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 252024–3/4
- 26Waiting2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 272025–2/4
- 28Chapter One2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 292025–3/4
- 30Let the Dead Sleep2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 312026–2/4
Michael Wood series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- DCI Matilda Darke books in order 16 books
Michael Wood 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.
Dr. Olivia Winter in order
3 booksClarendon Lectures in English in order
1 bookIcons in order
1 bookWriters on Writers in order
1 book- 6. On Empson
BFI Film Classics in order
1 book- 15. Belle De Jour
Very Short Introductions in order
1 book- 181. Film
Standalone books
7 books7 Michael Wood titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Michael Wood books in order?
You only need to read Michael Wood 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 Michael Wood
Start with For Reasons Unknown (2015), the first DCI Matilda Darke book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Belle De Jour (2001).
What is the newest Michael Wood book?
Evil in the Family (2026) is the newest Michael Wood book released so far.
Is there a new Michael Wood book coming?
No next Michael Wood book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Michael Wood at a glance
- Still publishing
- Michael Wood published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Michael Wood books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,689 pages across the 5 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michael Wood books, 20 of 31, were published in the 2020s.
What the Michael Wood books are about
5 of the 31 Michael Wood 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 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 4 of 5 books
- Crime 2 of 5 books
- Belle de jour (Motion picture) 1 of 5 books
- Meurtre -- Enquêtes -- Romans, nouvelles 1 of 5 books
- Murder -- Investigation 1 of 5 books
- Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
- Reformatories - Fiction 1 of 5 books