Ben Hope Books in Order
Scott Mariani has written 33 books featuring Ben Hope, published between 2007 and 2024: 31 in the Ben Hope series and 3 related titles. The first book is The Alchemist's Secret (2007) and the newest main-line book is The Templar Secret (2024). One more title is announced: The Jericho Road: In 2027 (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 33 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2007–2024
- Confirmed
- 34 of 34 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,731 in 18 of 34 books
- Reading time
- 129–193 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,731 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 34 titles with a page count on record.
Ben Hope is the recurring protagonist of Scott Mariani's action thrillers. The Alchemist's Secret opened the run in 2007, and 34 books carry it through The Templar Secret in 2024, with The Jericho Road announced for 2027. Murder investigations, missing persons and hunts for treasure supply the plots, and the books sit in the thriller and suspense categories. A separate strand of Ben Hope short stories and novellas runs alongside the novels.
How many Ben Hope books are there?
Ben Hope appears in 33 published books, released between 2007 and 2024. 31 of them belong to the Ben Hope series, and 3 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas. One more, The Jericho Road: In 2027 (2027), is announced.
Ben Hope Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 Ben Hope 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.
- 120074864/4
- 220083373/4
- 32009–4/4
- 420094964/4
- 520104563/4
- 62011–3/4
- 720114483/4
- 82012–4/4
- 92013–3/4
- 102013–3/4
- 112014–4/4
- 122015–3/4
- 1320154163/4
- 1420154484/4
- 152016–4/4
- 1620164214/4
- 1720164964/4
- 182017–4/4
- 1920174164/4
- 2020183994/4
- 2120194324/4
- 2220194804/4
- 2320194004/4
- 2420204004/4
- 2520204004/4
- 2620214004/4
- 272021–4/4
- 282022–3/4
- 2920224004/4
- 302023–3/4
- 312023–3/4
- 322024–3/4
- 332024–3/4
- 342027–3/4
Ben Hope Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the Ben Hope series run from The Alchemist's Secret (2007) to The Templar Secret (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Ben Hope in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Ben Hope books in order?
You should read the Ben Hope series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 3 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Ben Hope book also stands alone.
What order should you read Ben Hope books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Alchemist's Secret (2007), the earliest published book in the Ben Hope series. After it come The Mozart Conspiracy (2008), The Doomsday Prophecy (2009), The Heretic's Treasure (2009) and The Shadow Project (2010); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Ben Hope book?
The Templar Secret (2024) is the newest book in the Ben Hope series.
Is there a new Ben Hope book coming?
Yes. The Jericho Road: In 2027 (2027) is the next Ben Hope 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.
Ben Hope at a glance
- Still running
- Ben Hope is still running. The Jericho Road: In 2027 is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Ben Hope books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,731 pages across the 18 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 418 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ben Hope books, 19 of 34, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 20 of the 34 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Ben Hope books are about
22 of the 34 Ben Hope 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 11 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 11 of 22 books
- Suspense 9 of 22 books
- Action & adventure 5 of 22 books
- English literature 5 of 22 books
- Murder 4 of 22 books
- Investigation 3 of 22 books
- Crimes against 2 of 22 books
- Missing persons 2 of 22 books
- Secrecy 2 of 22 books
- Treasure troves 2 of 22 books
- Veterans 2 of 22 books
More books by Scott Mariani
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Scott Mariani books in order 44 books