Brother Athelstan Books in Order
Paul Doherty has written 24 Brother Athelstan books, published between 1991 and 2026. The first book is The Nightingale Gallery (1991) and the newest is The Meadows of Murder (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1991–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,623 in 18 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 77–116 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,623 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
Brother Athelstan is a cleric and investigator in Paul Doherty's historical mystery series, catalogued as the Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan and set in London. The Nightingale Gallery (1991) opens the run of 24 books and The Meadows of Murder (2026) is the newest. Clergy, murder and crime in England fill the subject tags. The Athelstan novels remain in publication.
How many Brother Athelstan books are there?
Brother Athelstan has 24 books, released between 1991 and 2026.
Brother Athelstan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Brother Athelstan 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.
- 119912562/4
- 2The House of the Red SlayerSorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #21992 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/419922882/4
- 319922432/4
- 419932562/4
- 519942792/4
- 619952802/4
- 719962802/4
- 819982452/4
- 919992882/4
- 1020033962/4
- 112012–2/4
- 1220132142/4
- 132014–2/4
- 1420142302/4
- 1520152242/4
- 1620162242/4
- 1720172402/4
- 1820172402/4
- 1920192242/4
- 2020212162/4
- 212022–2/4
- 222023–2/4
- 232024–2/4
- 242026–2/4
Do you have to read Brother Athelstan books in order?
You should read the Brother Athelstan books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Brother Athelstan book also stands alone.
Where to start with Brother Athelstan
Start with The Nightingale Gallery (1991), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Brother Athelstan book?
The Meadows of Murder (2026) is the newest Brother Athelstan book released so far.
Is there a new Brother Athelstan book coming?
No next Brother Athelstan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Brother Athelstan at a glance
- Still running
- Brother Athelstan is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Brother Athelstan books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,623 pages across the 18 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 244 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Brother Athelstan books, 9 of 24, were published in the 2010s.
What the Brother Athelstan books are about
20 of the 24 Brother Athelstan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: athelstan, brother (fictitious character) is tagged on 17 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Athelstan, brother (fictitious character) 17 of 20 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 9 of 20 books
- Great Britain 8 of 20 books
- Clergy 7 of 20 books
- Historical fiction 7 of 20 books
- Mystery & detective, traditional 6 of 20 books
- Crime 5 of 20 books
- England 5 of 20 books
- History 3 of 20 books
- London (England) 3 of 20 books
- Murder 3 of 20 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 20 books
More books by Paul Doherty
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Paul Doherty books in order 127 books