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.

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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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    In the Midst of Life / The Missing NurseD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #12004 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004240
  2. 2
    Choker / The Missing WifeD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #22004 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004240
  3. 3
    The Man in the Pink SuitD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #32005 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005224
  4. 4
    The Importance Of Being Honest / The Morals of a MurdererD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #42005 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005224
  5. 5
    Mantrap / The Auction MurdersD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #52006 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006224
  6. 6
    Sham / The Missing KillerD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #62006 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006224
  7. 7
    The Curious Mind of Inspector Angel / The Umbrella Murders / The Missing ThiefD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #72007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
  8. 8
    The Umbrella Man / The Missing MillionaireD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #82007 · 269 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007269
  9. 9
    The Man Who Couldn't LoseD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #92007 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007224
  10. 10
    Find the LadyD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #102008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
  11. 11
    The Wig Maker / The Missing ModelD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #112008 · 273 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008273
  12. 12
    Murder in Bare FeetD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #122008 · 276 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008276
  13. 13
    Wild About Harry / Missing, Presumed.... / The Missing HusbandD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #132009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
  14. 14
    The Cuckoo Clock Scam / MurdersD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #142010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
  15. 15
    Shrine to MurderD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #152010 · 222 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010222
  16. 16
    The Snuffbox MurdersD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #162010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
  17. 17
    The Dog Collar MurdersD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #172011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
  18. 18
    The Cheshire Cat MurdersD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #182012 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012344
  19. 19
    The Diamond Rosary MurdersD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #192012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
  20. 20
    The Big Fiddle / Thirteen Steps to MurderD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #202013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
  21. 21
    The Fruit Gum MurdersD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #212014 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014312
  22. 22
    The Money Tree MurdersD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #222014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
  23. 23
    Angel and the ActressD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #232015 · 270 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015270
  24. 24
    The Murder ListD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #242016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
  25. 25
    The Lipstick Murders / The Face of a MurdererD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #252016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
  26. 26
    The Music Box MurdersD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #262021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
  27. 27
    Murder On TimeD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #272021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
  28. 28
    Angel's Final Problem?D.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #282021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
  29. 29
    Angel and the NunD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #292022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
  30. 30
    Angel Takes OffD.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery #302025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–

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.

When D.I. Angel Mystery books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when D.I. Angel Mystery titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 13 titles.

2000s
13
2010s
12
2020s
5

30 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

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.