D.I. Angel Mystery Books in Order
D.I. Angel Mystery by Roger Silverwood contains 30 books, published between 2004 and 2025. The first book is In the Midst of Life / The Missing Nurse (2004) and the newest is Angel Takes Off (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 2004–2025
- Confirmed
- 30 of 30 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,566 in 14 of 30 books
Michael Angel is the detective inspector at the centre of Roger Silverwood's Yorkshire police procedurals. The series runs to 30 books published between 2004 and 2025, opening with In the Midst of Life and Choker in 2004 and reaching Angel Takes Off (2025). Many titles carry two or three names, as with The Curious Mind of Inspector Angel, also published as The Umbrella Murders and The Missing Thief. Murder, serial killings, millionaires and art critics supply the cases, and books run to a median of 240 pages.
How many D.I. Angel Mystery books are there?
D.I. Angel Mystery has 30 books, released between 2004 and 2025.
D.I. Angel Mystery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 D.I. Angel Mystery 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.
- 1In the Midst of Life / The Missing NurseD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #12004 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/420042403/4
- 220042403/4
- 320052243/4
- 4The Importance Of Being Honest / The Morals of a MurdererD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #42005 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/420052243/4
- 5Mantrap / The Auction MurdersD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #52006 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/420062243/4
- 620062243/4
- 7The Curious Mind of Inspector Angel / The Umbrella Murders / The Missing ThiefD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #72007 · confirmed 3/42007–3/4
- 8The Umbrella Man / The Missing MillionaireD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #82007 · 269 pages · confirmed 3/420072693/4
- 920072243/4
- 102008–3/4
- 11The Wig Maker / The Missing ModelD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #112008 · 273 pages · confirmed 3/420082733/4
- 1220082763/4
- 13Wild About Harry / Missing, Presumed.... / The Missing HusbandD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #132009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 142010–3/4
- 1520102223/4
- 162010–3/4
- 172011–3/4
- 1820123443/4
- 192012–3/4
- 20The Big Fiddle / Thirteen Steps to MurderD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #202013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 2120143123/4
- 222014–3/4
- 2320152703/4
- 242016–3/4
- 25The Lipstick Murders / The Face of a MurdererD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #252016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 262021–3/4
- 272021–3/4
- 282021–3/4
- 292022–3/4
- 302025–3/4
Do you have to read D.I. Angel Mystery books in order?
You should read the D.I. Angel Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each D.I. Angel Mystery book also stands alone.
Where to start with D.I. Angel Mystery
Start with In the Midst of Life / The Missing Nurse (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest D.I. Angel Mystery book?
Angel Takes Off (2025) is the newest D.I. Angel Mystery book released so far.
Is there a new D.I. Angel Mystery book coming?
No next D.I. Angel Mystery 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. Angel Mystery at a glance
- Still running
- D.I. Angel Mystery is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- D.I. Angel Mystery books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,566 pages across the 14 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most D.I. Angel Mystery books, 13 of 30, were published in the 2000s.
What the D.I. Angel Mystery books are about
22 of the 30 D.I. Angel Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 18 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Police 18 of 22 books
- England 15 of 22 books
- Michael Angel (Fictitious character) 15 of 22 books
- Mystery & detective 10 of 22 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 8 of 22 books
- Crime 4 of 22 books
- Crimes against 3 of 22 books
- Investigation 2 of 22 books
- Millionaires 2 of 22 books
- Murder 2 of 22 books
More books by Roger Silverwood
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