Roger Silverwood Books in Order
Roger Silverwood has written 33 books, published between 2004 and 2025. The first book is In the Midst of Life / The Missing Nurse (2004) and the newest is Angel Takes Off (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 2004–2025
- Confirmed
- 33 of 33 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,790 in 15 of 33 books
Roger Silverwood writes police procedurals set in England. Michael Angel is the recurring character, and the D.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery books are the main series, with Superintendent Cawthorn and standalone novels beside them. Subjects name police, murder, investigation, serial murders and crime. The catalogue lists 33 titles from 2004, when Choker and In the Midst of Life appeared, to Angel Takes Off in 2025. Several entries in the listing carry other writers' credits, among them David Marcum, Kelvin I. Jones and Roger Johnson.
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How many Roger Silverwood books are there?
Roger Silverwood has 33 books, released between 2004 and 2025. 30 of them belong to the D.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery series.
Roger Silverwood Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Roger Silverwood 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 October 2026.
- 1In the Midst of Life / The Missing NurseD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #12004 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/420042403/4
- 220042403/4
- 320052243/4
- 4The Importance Of Being Honest / The Morals of a MurdererD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #42005 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/420052243/4
- 520062243/4
- 6Mantrap / The Auction MurdersD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #52006 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/420062243/4
- 720062243/4
- 8The Curious Mind of Inspector Angel / The Umbrella Murders / The Missing ThiefD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #72007 · confirmed 3/42007–3/4
- 9The Umbrella Man / The Missing MillionaireD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #82007 · 269 pages · confirmed 3/420072693/4
- 1020072243/4
- 112008–3/4
- 12The Wig Maker / The Missing ModelD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #112008 · 273 pages · confirmed 3/420082733/4
- 1320082763/4
- 14Wild About Harry / Missing, Presumed.... / The Missing HusbandD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #132009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 152010–3/4
- 1620102223/4
- 172010–3/4
- 182011–3/4
- 1920123443/4
- 202012–3/4
- 21The Big Fiddle / Thirteen Steps to MurderD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #202013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 2220143123/4
- 232014–3/4
- 2420152703/4
- 252016–3/4
- 26The Lipstick Murders / The Face of a MurdererD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #252016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 27Part XVIII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth 1899-1925MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories #172019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 282021–3/4
- 292021–3/4
- 302021–3/4
- 312021–3/4
- 322022–3/4
- 332025–3/4
Roger Silverwood 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.
D.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery in order
30 books- 1. In the Midst of Life / The Missing Nurse
- 2. Choker / The Missing Wife
- 3. The Man in the Pink Suit
- 4. The Importance Of Being Honest / The Morals of a Murderer
- 5. Mantrap / The Auction Murders
- 6. Sham / The Missing Killer
- 7. The Curious Mind of Inspector Angel / The Umbrella Murders / The Missing Thief
- 8. The Umbrella Man / The Missing Millionaire
- 9. The Man Who Couldn't Lose
- 10. Find the Lady
- 11. The Wig Maker / The Missing Model
- 12. Murder in Bare Feet
- and 18 more in the table above
Roger Silverwood Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories in order
1 bookDo you have to read Roger Silverwood books in order?
You only need to read Roger Silverwood books in order within the D.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery series, which holds 30 of the 33 Roger Silverwood books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Roger Silverwood
Start with In the Midst of Life / The Missing Nurse (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Roger Silverwood book?
Angel Takes Off (2025) is the newest Roger Silverwood book released so far.
Is there a new Roger Silverwood book coming?
No next Roger Silverwood book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Roger Silverwood at a glance
- Still publishing
- Roger Silverwood published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Roger Silverwood books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,790 pages across the 15 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Roger Silverwood books, 14 of 33, were published in the 2000s.
When Roger Silverwood books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Roger Silverwood titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 14 titles.
33 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Roger Silverwood books are about
23 of the 33 Roger Silverwood books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 19 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Police 19 of 23 books
- England 16 of 23 books
- Michael Angel (Fictitious character) 15 of 23 books
- Mystery & detective 11 of 23 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 8 of 23 books
- Crime 4 of 23 books
- Crimes against 3 of 23 books
- Investigation 3 of 23 books
- Murder 3 of 23 books
- Millionaires 2 of 23 books