Nathan Dylan Goodwin Books in Order
Nathan Dylan Goodwin has written 22 books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is Hastings at War: 1939-1945 (2005) and the newest is The Dover Trunk Murder (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 2005–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,338 in 11 of 22 books
- Reading time
- 39–58 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,338 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 22 titles with a page count on record.
Nathan Dylan Goodwin began in local history, with Hastings at War: 1939-1945 (2005) and further books on Hastings, Battle and St Leonards. Fiction follows from Hiding the Past (2013), which opens the Forensic Genealogist series; Venator Cold Case, Mrs. McDougall Investigates and Fortress Dover come after it. Twenty-two Goodwin titles are catalogued, reaching The Dover Trunk Murder (2026). British local history and the Second World War remain the recorded subjects.
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How many Nathan Dylan Goodwin books are there?
Nathan Dylan Goodwin has 22 books, released between 2005 and 2026. They include 4 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Nathan Dylan Goodwin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 Nathan Dylan Goodwin 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 November 2026.
- 1Hastings at War: 1939-19452005 · 130 pages · confirmed 2/420051302/4
- 2Hastings & St Leonards Through Time2010 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/42010962/4
- 3Hastings: Wartime Memories and Photographs2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 4Around Battle Through Time2012 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/42012962/4
- 520132262/4
- 620142642/4
- 720141182/4
- 820152642/4
- 920162982/4
- 1020171462/4
- 112017–2/4
- 122018–2/4
- 1320183082/4
- 142018–2/4
- 1520203922/4
- 162021–2/4
- 172021–2/4
- 182022–2/4
- 192023–2/4
- 202024–2/4
- 212025–2/4
- 222026–2/4
Nathan Dylan Goodwin 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.
Forensic Genealogist in order
13 books- 1. Hiding the Past
- 2. The Lost Ancestor
- 3. The Orange Lilies
- 4. The America Ground
- 5. The Spyglass File
- 6. The Missing Man
- 7. The Suffragette's Secret
- 8. The Wicked Trade
- 9. The Asylum
- 10. The Sterling Affair
- 11. The Foundlings
- 12. The Deserter's Tale
- and 1 more in the table above
Venator Cold Case in order
3 booksMrs. McDougall Investigates in order
1 bookFortress Dover in order
1 bookStandalone books
4 books4 Nathan Dylan Goodwin titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Nathan Dylan Goodwin books in order?
You only need to read Nathan Dylan Goodwin books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Start with Hastings at War: 1939-1945 (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Nathan Dylan Goodwin book?
The Dover Trunk Murder (2026) is the newest Nathan Dylan Goodwin book released so far.
Is there a new Nathan Dylan Goodwin book coming?
No next Nathan Dylan Goodwin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Nathan Dylan Goodwin at a glance
- Still publishing
- Nathan Dylan Goodwin published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Nathan Dylan Goodwin books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,338 pages across the 11 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 226 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Nathan Dylan Goodwin books, 13 of 22, were published in the 2010s.
When Nathan Dylan Goodwin books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Nathan Dylan Goodwin titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 13 titles.
22 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Nathan Dylan Goodwin books are about
2 of the 22 Nathan Dylan Goodwin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- England, pictorial works 1 of 2 books
- Great Britain, history 1 of 2 books
- Great britain, history, local 1 of 2 books
- History 1 of 2 books
- Weltkrieg (1939-1945) 1 of 2 books
- World War, 1939-1945 1 of 2 books
- World war, 1939-1945, great britain 1 of 2 books