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Paul Doherty Books in Order

Paul Doherty has written 127 books, published between 1985 and 2026. The first book is The Death of a King (1985) and the newest is The Meadows of Murder (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
127
Published
1985–2026
Pages on record
29,874 in 105 of 127 books
Reading time
498–747 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 29,874 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 105 of 127 titles with a page count on record.

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Paul Doherty writes historical mysteries set largely in England, with 127 books catalogued from The Death of a King (1985) to The Meadows of Murder (2026). Recurring detectives include Hugh Corbett, Brother Athelstan, Kathryn Swinbrooke and Amerotke. Other series cover the Canterbury Tales Mysteries, Ancient Rome, Egyptian Mysteries, Nicholas Segalla, Mathilde of Westminster, Margaret Beaufort and Vlad Drakulya. Satan in St Mary's (1986) and Spy in Chancery (1988) are among the early titles.

How many Paul Doherty books are there?

Paul Doherty has 127 books, released between 1985 and 2026. They include 13 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.

Paul Doherty Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 127 Paul Doherty 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 Death of a King by Paul Doherty (1985)
  2. Cover of The Prince Drakulya by Paul Doherty, book 1 of the Vlad Drakulya series (1986)
  3. Cover of The Whyte Harte by Paul Doherty, book 1 of the Matthew Jenkyn series (1988)
  4. Cover of The Crown in Darkness by Paul Doherty, book 2 of the Hugh Corbett series (1988)
  5. Cover of Spy in Chancery by Paul Doherty, book 3 of the Hugh Corbett series (1988)
  6. Cover of The Angel of Death by Paul Doherty, book 4 of the Hugh Corbett series (1989)
  7. Cover of The Fate of Princes by Paul Doherty (1990)
  8. Cover of The Serpent Amongst the Lilies by Paul Doherty, book 2 of the Matthew Jenkyn series (1990)
  9. Cover of Dove Amongst the Hawks by Paul Doherty (1990)
  10. Cover of The Nightingale Gallery by Paul Doherty, book 1 of the Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan series (1991)
  11. Cover of The White Rose Murders by Paul Doherty, book 1 of the Sir Roger Shallot series (1991)
  12. Cover of The Masked Man by Paul Doherty (1991)
  13. Cover of The House of the Red Slayer by Paul Doherty, book 2 of the Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan series (1992)
  14. Cover of The Poisoned Chalice by Paul Doherty, book 2 of the Sir Roger Shallot series (1992)
  15. Cover of Murder Most Holy by Paul Doherty, book 3 of the Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan series (1992)
  16. Cover of Murder Wears a Cowl by Paul Doherty, book 6 of the Hugh Corbett series (1992)
  17. Cover of A Shrine of Murders by Paul Doherty, book 1 of the Kathryn Swinbrooke series (1993)
  18. Cover of The Grail Murders by Paul Doherty, book 3 of the Sir Roger Shallot series (1993)
  19. Cover of The Anger of God by Paul Doherty, book 4 of the Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan series (1993)
  20. Cover of The Assassin in the Greenwood by Paul Doherty, book 7 of the Hugh Corbett series (1993)
  21. Cover of The Song of a Dark Angel by Paul Doherty, book 8 of the Hugh Corbett series (1993)
  22. Cover of A Time for the Death of a King by Paul Doherty, book 1 of the Nicholas Segalla series (1994)
  23. Cover of An Ancient Evil by Paul Doherty, book 1 of the Canterbury Tales Mysteries series (1994)
  24. Cover of A Tapestry of Murders by Paul Doherty, book 2 of the Canterbury Tales Mysteries series (1994)
  1. 1
    The Death of a King1985 · 150 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985150
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  2. 2
    Satan in St Mary'sHugh Corbett #11986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  3. 3
    The Prince DrakulyaVlad Drakulya #11986 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986192
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  4. 4
    The Lord Count DrakulyaVlad Drakulya #21986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  5. 5
    The Whyte HarteMatthew Jenkyn #11988 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988256
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  6. 6
    The Crown in DarknessHugh Corbett #21988 · 187 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988187
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  7. 7
    Spy in ChanceryHugh Corbett #31988 · 175 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988175
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  8. 8
    The Angel of DeathHugh Corbett #41989 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989160
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  9. 9
    The Fate of Princes1990 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990192
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  10. 10
    The Serpent Amongst the LiliesMatthew Jenkyn #21990 · 189 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990189
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  11. 11
    Dove Amongst the Hawks1990 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990280
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  12. 13
    The White Rose MurdersSir Roger Shallot #11991 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991244
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  13. 14
    The Masked Man1991 · 174 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991174
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  14. 15
    The House of the Red SlayerSorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #21992 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992288
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  15. 16
    The Poisoned ChaliceSir Roger Shallot #21992 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992280
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  16. 17
    Murder Most HolySorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #31992 · 243 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992243
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  17. 18
    The Prince of DarknessHugh Corbett #51992 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992256
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  18. 19
    Murder Wears a CowlHugh Corbett #61992 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992256
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  19. 20
    A Shrine of MurdersKathryn Swinbrooke #11993 · 195 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993195
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  20. 21
    The Grail MurdersSir Roger Shallot #31993 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993250
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  21. 22
    The Anger of GodSorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #41993 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993256
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  22. 23
    The Assassin in the GreenwoodHugh Corbett #71993 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993217
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  23. 24
    The Song of a Dark AngelHugh Corbett #81993 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993249
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  24. 25
    A Time for the Death of a KingNicholas Segalla #11994 · 226 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994226
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  25. 26
    An Ancient EvilCanterbury Tales Mysteries #11994 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994256
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  26. 27
    A Tapestry of MurdersCanterbury Tales Mysteries #21994 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994256
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  27. 28
    The Eye of GodKathryn Swinbrooke #21994 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994198
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  28. 29
    By Murder's Bright LightSorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #51994 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994279
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  29. 30
    The Prince Lost to TimeNicholas Segalla #21995 · 229 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995229
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Paul Doherty series and characters in order

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

Paul Doherty 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.

Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan in order

24 books
  1. 1. The Nightingale Gallery
  2. 2. The House of the Red Slayer
  3. 3. Murder Most Holy
  4. 4. The Anger of God
  5. 5. By Murder's Bright Light
  6. 6. The House of Crows
  7. 7. The Assassin's Riddle
  8. 8. The Devil's Domain
  9. 9. The Field of Blood
  10. 10. The House of Shadows
  11. 11. Bloodstone
  12. 12. The Straw Men
  13. and 12 more in the table above

Kathryn Swinbrooke in order

7 books
  1. 1. A Shrine of Murders
  2. 2. The Eye of God
  3. 3. The Merchant of Death
  4. 4. The Book of Shadows
  5. 5. Saintly Murders
  6. 6. A Maze of Murders
  7. 7. A Feast of Poisons

Canterbury Tales Mysteries in order

7 books
  1. 1. An Ancient Evil
  2. 2. A Tapestry of Murders
  3. 3. A Tournament of Murders
  4. 4. Ghostly Murders
  5. 5. The Hangman's Hymn
  6. 6. A Haunt of Murder
  7. 7. The Midnight Man

Amerotke in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Mask of Ra
  2. 2. The Horus Killings
  3. 3. The Anubis Slayings
  4. 4. The Slayers of Seth
  5. 5. The Assassins of Isis
  6. 6. The Poisoner of Ptah
  7. 7. The Spies of Sobeck

Mystery Of Alexander The Great in order

5 books
  1. 1. A Murder in Macedon
  2. 2. A Murder in Thebes
  3. 3. House of Death
  4. 4. The Godless Man
  5. 5. The Gates of Hell

Nicholas Segalla in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Time for the Death of a King
  2. 2. The Prince Lost to Time
  3. 3. The Time of Murder at Mayerling
  4. 4. In the Time of the Poisoned Queen

Ancient Rome in order

4 books
  1. 1. Murder Imperial
  2. 2. The Song of the Gladiator
  3. 3. The Queen of the Night
  4. 4. Murder's Immortal Mask

Margaret Beaufort Mystery in order

4 books
  1. 1. Dark Queen Rising
  2. 2. Dark Queen Waiting
  3. 3. Dark Queen Watching
  4. 4. Dark Queen Wary

Sir Roger Shallot in order

3 books
  1. 1. The White Rose Murders
  2. 2. The Poisoned Chalice
  3. 3. The Grail Murders

Egyptian Mysteries in order

3 books
  1. 1. An Evil Spirit Out of the West
  2. 2. The Season of the Hyaena
  3. 3. The Year of the Cobra

Mathilde of Westminster in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Cup of Ghosts
  2. 2. The Poison Maiden
  3. 3. The Darkening Glass

Vlad Drakulya in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Prince Drakulya
  2. 2. The Lord Count Drakulya

Matthew Jenkyn in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Whyte Harte
  2. 2. The Serpent Amongst the Lilies

Templars in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Templar
  2. 2. The Templar Magician

Standalone books

23 books

23 Paul Doherty titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Paul Doherty books in order?

You only need to read Paul Doherty books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Paul Doherty

Start with the first book of the Paul Doherty series you want to read: Hugh Corbett starts with Satan in St Mary's (1986) and Brother Athelstan starts with The Nightingale Gallery (1991). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Death of a King (1985).

What is the newest Paul Doherty book?

The Meadows of Murder (2026) is the newest Paul Doherty book released so far.

Is there a new Paul Doherty book coming?

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

Paul Doherty at a glance

Still publishing
Paul Doherty published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Paul Doherty books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
29,874 pages across the 105 of 127 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Paul Doherty books, 44 of 127, were published in the 1990s.

What the Paul Doherty books are about

108 of the 127 Paul Doherty books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 50 of 108. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.