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D.I. Andy Horton Books in Order

Pauline Rowson has written 19 D.I. Andy Horton books, published between 2006 and 2025. The first book is Tide of Death / The Portsmouth Murders (2006) and the newest is The Tipner Lake Murders (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
2006–2025
Pages on record
1,350 in 5 of 19 books
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D.I. Andy Horton is the police detective at the heart of Pauline Rowson's DI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery series, a set of English police procedurals. The 19 books open with Tide of Death / The Portsmouth Murders (2006) and continue with Deadly Waters / The Langstone Harbour Murders (2007). Recorded subjects include murder, missing persons and criminal investigation. The Tipner Lake Murders (2025) is the latest title, and Horton's series remains ongoing.

How many D.I. Andy Horton books are there?

D.I. Andy Horton has 19 books, released between 2006 and 2025.

D.I. Andy Horton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 D.I. Andy Horton 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.

  1. Cover of Tide of Death / The Portsmouth Murders by Pauline Rowson (2006)
  2. Cover of The Suffocating Sea / The Horsea Marina Murders by Pauline Rowson (2008)
  3. Cover of Dead Man's Wharf / The Royal Hotel Murders by Pauline Rowson (2009)
  4. Cover of A Killing Coast / The Chale Bay Murders by Pauline Rowson (2012)
  5. Cover of Death Lies Beneath / The Farlington Marsh Murders by Pauline Rowson (2012)
  6. Cover of Undercurrent / The Oyster Quays Murders by Pauline Rowson (2013)
  7. Cover of Death Surge / The Cowes Week Murders by Pauline Rowson, book 10 of the DI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery series
  8. Cover of Shroud of Evil / The Boathouse Murders by Pauline Rowson (2014)
  9. Cover of Fatal Catch / The Thorney Island Murders by Pauline Rowson (2016)
  10. Cover of Lethal Waves / The Guernsey Ferry Murders by Pauline Rowson (2017)
  1. 1
    Tide of Death / The Portsmouth MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #12006 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006320
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  2. 2
    Deadly Waters / The Langstone Harbour MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #22007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  3. 3
    The Suffocating Sea / The Horsea Marina MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #32008 · 366 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008366
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  4. 4
    Dead Man's Wharf / The Royal Hotel MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #42009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  5. 5
    Blood on the Sand / The Isle of Wight MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #52010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  6. 6
    Footsteps on the Shore / The Portchester Castle MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #62011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  7. 7
    A Killing Coast / The Chale Bay MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #72012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  8. 8
    Death Lies Beneath / The Farlington Marsh MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #82012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  9. 9
    Undercurrent / The Oyster Quays MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #92013 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013216
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  10. 10
    Death Surge / The Cowes Week MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #102013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  11. 11
    Shroud of Evil / The Boathouse MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #112014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  12. 12
    Fatal Catch / The Thorney Island MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #122016 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016224
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  13. 13
    Lethal Waves / The Guernsey Ferry MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #132017 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017224
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  14. 14
    Dead Passage / The Rat Island MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #142018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  15. 15
    A Deadly Wake / The Luccombe Bay MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #152020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  16. 16
    The South Binness MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #162022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  17. 17
    The Hayling Island MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #172023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  18. 18
    The Chidham Creek MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #182024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  19. 19
    The Tipner Lake MurdersDI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery #192025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Do you have to read D.I. Andy Horton books in order?

You should read the D.I. Andy Horton books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each D.I. Andy Horton book also stands alone.

Where to start with D.I. Andy Horton

Start with Tide of Death / The Portsmouth Murders (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest D.I. Andy Horton book?

The Tipner Lake Murders (2025) is the newest D.I. Andy Horton book released so far.

Is there a new D.I. Andy Horton book coming?

No next D.I. Andy Horton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

D.I. Andy Horton at a glance

Still running
D.I. Andy Horton is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
D.I. Andy Horton books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,350 pages across the 5 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most D.I. Andy Horton books, 10 of 19, were published in the 2010s.

What the D.I. Andy Horton books are about

13 of the 19 D.I. Andy Horton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 10 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Pauline Rowson

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.