Pauline Rowson Books in Order
Pauline Rowson has written 32 books, published between 2006 and 2026. The first book is In Cold Daylight (2006) and the newest is Death on the Pier (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 2006–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,352 in 9 of 32 books
Pauline Rowson writes police procedural crime fiction. DI Andy Horton is the recurring detective of the Solent Murder Mystery series, and Inspector Alun Ryga and Art Marvik head the other two sequences. Thirty-two books run from In Cold Daylight (2006) to Death on the Pier (2026), several of them retitled for other markets: Tide of Death also appears as The Portsmouth Murders, Deadly Waters as The Langstone Harbour Murders. Cold cases, missing persons and murder investigation recur as subjects.
How many Pauline Rowson books are there?
Pauline Rowson has 32 books, released between 2006 and 2026. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Pauline Rowson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Pauline Rowson 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.
- 1In Cold Daylight2006 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420063202/4
- 2Tide of Death / The Portsmouth MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #12006 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420063202/4
- 3Deadly Waters / The Langstone Harbour MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #22007 · confirmed 2/42007–2/4
- 4In for the Kill2007 · confirmed 2/42007–2/4
- 5The Suffocating Sea / The Horsea Marina MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #32008 · 366 pages · confirmed 2/420083662/4
- 6Dead Man's Wharf / The Royal Hotel MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #42009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 7Blood on the Sand / The Isle of Wight MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #52010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 8Footsteps on the Shore / The Portchester Castle MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #62011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 9A Killing Coast / The Chale Bay MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #72012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 10Death Lies Beneath / The Farlington Marsh MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #82012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 11Undercurrent / The Oyster Quays MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #92013 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/420132162/4
- 122013–2/4
- 13Shroud of Evil / The Boathouse MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #112014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 1420152242/4
- 152016–2/4
- 16Fatal Catch / The Thorney Island MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #122016 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/420162242/4
- 1720172242/4
- 18Lethal Waves / The Guernsey Ferry MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #132017 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/420172242/4
- 192018–2/4
- 2020192342/4
- 212020–2/4
- 22A Deadly Wake / The Luccombe Bay MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #152020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 232021–2/4
- 242021–2/4
- 252022–2/4
- 262023–2/4
- 272023–2/4
- 282024–2/4
- 292024–2/4
- 302025–2/4
- 312025–2/4
- 322026–2/4
Pauline Rowson characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- D.I. Andy Horton books in order 19 books
Pauline Rowson 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.
DI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery in order
19 books- 1. Tide of Death / The Portsmouth Murders
- 2. Deadly Waters / The Langstone Harbour Murders
- 3. The Suffocating Sea / The Horsea Marina Murders
- 4. Dead Man's Wharf / The Royal Hotel Murders
- 5. Blood on the Sand / The Isle of Wight Murders
- 6. Footsteps on the Shore / The Portchester Castle Murders
- 7. A Killing Coast / The Chale Bay Murders
- 8. Death Lies Beneath / The Farlington Marsh Murders
- 9. Undercurrent / The Oyster Quays Murders
- 10. Death Surge / The Cowes Week Murders
- 11. Shroud of Evil / The Boathouse Murders
- 12. Fatal Catch / The Thorney Island Murders
- and 7 more in the table above
Inspector Alun Ryga in order
6 booksArt Marvik in order
5 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Pauline Rowson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Pauline Rowson books in order?
You only need to read Pauline Rowson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Pauline Rowson
Start with Tide of Death / The Portsmouth Murders (2006), the first D.I. Andy Horton book. The earliest catalogued title overall is In Cold Daylight (2006).
What is the newest Pauline Rowson book?
Death on the Pier (2026) is the newest Pauline Rowson book released so far.
Is there a new Pauline Rowson book coming?
No next Pauline Rowson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Pauline Rowson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Pauline Rowson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Pauline Rowson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,352 pages across the 9 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Pauline Rowson books, 14 of 32, were published in the 2010s.
What the Pauline Rowson books are about
19 of the 32 Pauline Rowson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 11 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- England 11 of 19 books
- Mystery & detective 8 of 19 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 8 of 19 books
- Crime 7 of 19 books
- Investigation 6 of 19 books
- Andy Horton (Fictitious character) 5 of 19 books
- Murder 5 of 19 books
- Police 5 of 19 books
- Missing persons 4 of 19 books
- Cold cases (criminal investigation) 3 of 19 books
- Suspense 3 of 19 books
- Thrillers 3 of 19 books