Scott Mariani Books in Order
Scott Mariani has written 44 books, published between 2007 and 2026. The first book is How to Write a Thriller (2007) and the newest is The Black Eagle (2026). One more title is announced: The Jericho Road: In 2027 (2027). Publication order is the reading order below. 31 of the 45 books listed here are in the Ben Hope series, which has its own page: Ben Hope books in order.
- Books
- 44 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2007–2026
- Confirmed
- 45 of 45 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,859 in 21 of 45 books
Scott Mariani, born 1 January 1968 in St Andrews, Scotland, is a British Sunday Times bestselling thriller writer. Ben Hope, a former SAS Major who once studied theology, is the hero of the thrillers Mariani is best known for, and the first of them, The Alchemist's Secret (2007), held No.1 on the UK Amazon Kindle chart for six weeks running. The catalogue counts 45 books from How to Write a Thriller (2007) to The Black Eagle (2026). Will Bowman, Vampire Federation and DI Tom McAllister are other series.
How many Scott Mariani books are there?
Scott Mariani has 44 published books, released between 2007 and 2026. They include 4 separate series. One more, The Jericho Road: In 2027 (2027), is announced.
Scott Mariani Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 45 Scott Mariani books in the order they were released, 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.
- 120071983/4
- 220074864/4
- 320083373/4
- 42009–4/4
- 520094964/4
- 620104723/4
- 720104563/4
- 82011–3/4
- 920114583/4
- 1020114483/4
- 112012–4/4
- 122013–3/4
- 132013–3/4
- 142013–3/4
- 152014–3/4
- 162014–4/4
- 172015–3/4
- 1820154163/4
- 1920154484/4
- 202016–4/4
- 2120164214/4
- 2220164964/4
- 232017–3/4
- 242017–4/4
- 2520174164/4
- 2620183994/4
- 2720194324/4
- 2820194804/4
- 2920194004/4
- 3020204004/4
- 3120204004/4
- 322021–3/4
- 3320214004/4
- 342021–4/4
- 352022–3/4
- 3620224004/4
- 372023–3/4
- 382023–3/4
- 392024–3/4
- 402024–3/4
- 412025–3/4
- 422025–3/4
- 432026–3/4
- 442026–3/4
- 452027–3/4
Scott Mariani series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Ben Hope books in order 33 books
Scott Mariani books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Ben Hope books in order
31 books by Scott Mariani- 1. The Alchemist's Secret
- 2. The Mozart Conspiracy
- 3. The Doomsday Prophecy
- 4. The Heretic's Treasure
- 5. The Shadow Project
- 6. The Lost Relic
- 7. The Sacred Sword
- 8. The Armada Legacy
- 9. The Nemesis Program
- 10. The Forgotten Holocaust
- 11. The Martyr's Curse
- 12. The Cassandra Sanction
- and 19 more in the table above
Will Bowman in order
4 booksBen Hope Short Stories/Novellas
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Vampire Federation in order
2 booksScott Mariani Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Scott Mariani Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
DI Tom McAllister in order
1 book- 1. The Cage
Group Fifteen Files in order
1 book- 2. Witness X
Scott Mariani Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Scott Mariani books run from How to Write a Thriller (2007) to The Black Eagle (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Scott Mariani in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Scott Mariani books in order?
You only need to read Scott Mariani books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Scott Mariani
Start with The Alchemist's Secret (2007), the first Ben Hope book. The earliest catalogued title overall is How to Write a Thriller (2007).
What is the newest Scott Mariani book?
The Black Eagle (2026) is the newest Scott Mariani book released so far.
Is there a new Scott Mariani book coming?
Yes. The Jericho Road: In 2027 (2027) is the next Scott Mariani book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Scott Mariani at a glance
- Still publishing
- Scott Mariani is still publishing. The Jericho Road: In 2027 is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Scott Mariani books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,859 pages across the 21 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 421 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Scott Mariani books, 24 of 45, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 20 of the 45 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Scott Mariani books are about
24 of the 45 Scott Mariani books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 12 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 12 of 24 books
- Suspense 10 of 24 books
- Action & adventure 5 of 24 books
- English literature 5 of 24 books
- Murder 4 of 24 books
- Ben Hope (Fictitious character) 3 of 24 books
- Investigation 3 of 24 books
- Crimes against 2 of 24 books
- Missing persons 2 of 24 books
- Secrecy 2 of 24 books
- Treasure troves 2 of 24 books
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Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
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