Walter Marks Books in Order
Walter Marks has written 9 books, published between 2014 and 2025. The first book is Death Hampton (2014) and the newest is Murder on Morgue Street (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2014–2025
Walter Marks, born in New York on 15 January 1934, is an American songwriter, playwright, screenwriter and novelist. Marks wrote the song I've Gotta Be Me, recorded by Sammy Davis Jr, Tony Bennett and Michael Jackson, along with songs taken up by Barbra Streisand, The Temptations and Della Reese. The mystery catalogue under the name holds 9 books, from Death Hampton (2014) to Murder on Morgue Street (2025), with The Battle of Jericho, The Hated and Rip Saw among them.
Detective Jericho, the character in The Battle of Jericho, investigates cases set in a small town, working through cases that combine personal and professional complications.
How many Walter Marks books are there?
Walter Marks has 9 books, released between 2014 and 2025.
Walter Marks Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Walter Marks books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Death Hampton2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 2The Battle of Jericho2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 3The Hated2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 4A Man's Partner2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 5Amazing Detective2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 6Tumbling Down2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 7Shocking Confessions2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 8Rip Saw2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 9Murder on Morgue Street2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Walter Marks 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
9 books9 Walter Marks titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Walter Marks books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 9 Walter Marks books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Walter Marks
Start with Death Hampton (2014), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Walter Marks book?
Murder on Morgue Street (2025) is the newest Walter Marks book released so far.
Is there a new Walter Marks book coming?
No next Walter Marks book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Walter Marks at a glance
- Still publishing
- Walter Marks published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Walter Marks books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Walter Marks books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2010s.