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Oscar de Muriel Books in Order

Oscar de Muriel has written 10 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is The Strings of Murder (2015) and the newest is The End of the Vodka (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2015–2026
Pages on record
2,145 in 5 of 10 books
Reading time
36–54 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,145 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

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Oscar de Muriel writes historical crime set in Edinburgh. The Frey & McGray novels pair two detectives across ten catalogued books, from The Strings of Murder (2015) and A Fever of the Blood (2016) through The Loch of the Dead (2018) and The Dance of the Serpents (2020) to The Sign of the Devil (2022). The End of the Vodka (2026) is the most recent title, and the novels run to a median of 432 pages.

How many Oscar de Muriel books are there?

Oscar de Muriel has 10 books, released between 2015 and 2026. 9 of them belong to the Frey & McGray series.

Oscar de Muriel Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Oscar de Muriel 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 The Strings of Murder by Oscar de Muriel, book 1 of the Frey & McGray series (2015)
  2. Cover of A Fever of the Blood by Oscar de Muriel, book 3 of the Frey & McGray series (2016)
  3. Cover of The Sign of the Devil by Oscar de Muriel, book 9 of the Frey & McGray series (2022)
  1. 1
    The Strings of MurderFrey & McGray #12015 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015416
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  2. 2
    The HuntFrey & McGray #22015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  3. 3
    A Fever of the BloodFrey & McGray #32016 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016432
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  4. 4
    A Mask of ShadowsFrey & McGray #42017 · 481 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017481
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  5. 5
    The Loch of the DeadFrey & McGray #52018 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018448
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  6. 6
    The Darker ArtsFrey & McGray #62019 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019368
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  7. 7
    The Falling ShroudFrey & McGray #72020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  8. 8
    The Dance of the SerpentsFrey & McGray #82020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  9. 9
    The Sign of the DevilFrey & McGray #92022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  10. 10
    The End of the Vodka2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Oscar de Muriel 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.

Frey & McGray in order

9 books
  1. 1. The Strings of Murder
  2. 2. The Hunt
  3. 3. A Fever of the Blood
  4. 4. A Mask of Shadows
  5. 5. The Loch of the Dead
  6. 6. The Darker Arts
  7. 7. The Falling Shroud
  8. 8. The Dance of the Serpents
  9. 9. The Sign of the Devil

Standalone books

1 book

1 Oscar de Muriel title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Oscar de Muriel books in order?

You only need to read Oscar de Muriel books in order within the Frey & McGray series, which holds 9 of the 10 Oscar de Muriel books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Oscar de Muriel

Start with The Strings of Murder (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Oscar de Muriel book?

The End of the Vodka (2026) is the newest Oscar de Muriel book released so far.

Is there a new Oscar de Muriel book coming?

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

Oscar de Muriel at a glance

Still publishing
Oscar de Muriel published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Oscar de Muriel books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,145 pages across the 5 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Oscar de Muriel books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Oscar de Muriel books are about

5 of the 10 Oscar de Muriel books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: edinburgh (scotland) is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.