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Paul Murray Books in Order

Paul Murray has written 4 books, published between 2003 and 2023. The first book is An Evening of Long Goodbyes (2003) and the newest is The Bee Sting (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
4
Published
2003–2023
Pages on record
1,082 in 2 of 4 books
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The Bee Sting (2023) is the most recent of four novels by Paul Murray, an Irish writer born in 1975 who also works in essays, short fiction and screenwriting. Before it came The Mark and the Void (2015), Skippy Dies (2010) and his first book, An Evening of Long Goodbyes (2003). Private schools, teenage boys and the children of rich families supply much of the material. Murray wrote the screenplay for Metal Heart.

How many Paul Murray books are there?

Paul Murray has 4 books, released between 2003 and 2023.

Paul Murray Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 4 Paul Murray 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 An Evening of Long Goodbyes by Paul Murray (2003)
  2. Cover of Skippy Dies by Paul Murray (2010)
  3. Cover of The Mark and the Void by Paul Murray (2015)
  4. Cover of The Bee Sting by Paul Murray (2023)
  1. 1
    An Evening of Long Goodbyes2003 · 437 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003437
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  2. 2
    Skippy Dies2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  3. 3
    The Mark and the Void2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  4. 4
    The Bee Sting2023 · 645 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023645
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Paul Murray 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.

Standalone books

4 books

4 Paul Murray titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Paul Murray books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 4 Paul Murray books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Paul Murray

Start with An Evening of Long Goodbyes (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Paul Murray book?

The Bee Sting (2023) is the newest Paul Murray book released so far.

Is there a new Paul Murray book coming?

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

Award nominations for Paul Murray

Wikidata records 4 nominations for Paul Murray. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Prix Femina étranger2026Shortlisted
  • prix du meilleur livre étranger - roman ou poésie2026Shortlisted
  • Booker Prize2023Shortlistedfor The Bee Sting
  • Booker Prize2010Shortlistedfor Skippy Dies

Paul Murray at a glance

Paused
No new Paul Murray title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Paul Murray books have appeared about one every 7 years on average.
Length
1,082 pages across the 2 of 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 541 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Paul Murray books, 2 of 4, were published in the 2010s.

What the Paul Murray books are about

All 4 Paul Murray 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.