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D.I. Marjory Fleming Books in Order

Aline Templeton has written 10 D.I. Marjory Fleming books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is Cold In The Earth / Murder in Galloway (2005) and the newest is Murder in Kirkluce (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2005–2026
Pages on record
1,182 in 3 of 10 books
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D.I. Marjory Fleming is a police detective in Aline Templeton's crime novels, set in Scotland and recorded in the subjects as a fictitious character alongside women detectives, murder and investigation. All 10 catalogued books are credited to Templeton, published between 2005 and 2026. The run opens with Cold In The Earth, also listed as Murder in Galloway (2005), and reaches Murder in Kirkluce (2026), taking in The Darkness & the Deep (2006), Lamb To The Slaughter (2008), Evil for Evil (2012), Bad Blood (2013) and The Third Sin (2015).

How many D.I. Marjory Fleming books are there?

D.I. Marjory Fleming has 10 books, released between 2005 and 2026.

D.I. Marjory Fleming Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 D.I. Marjory Fleming 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 The Darkness & the Deep by Aline Templeton, book 2 of the DI Marjory Fleming series (2006)
  2. Cover of Lamb To The Slaughter by Aline Templeton, book 4 of the DI Marjory Fleming series (2008)
  3. Cover of Bad Blood / Murder In Dunmore by Aline Templeton, book 8 of the DI Marjory Fleming series (2013)
  4. Cover of The Third Sin by Aline Templeton, book 9 of the DI Marjory Fleming series (2015)
  1. 1
    Cold In The Earth / Murder in GallowayDI Marjory Fleming #12005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  2. 2
    The Darkness & the DeepDI Marjory Fleming #22006 · 391 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006391
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  3. 3
    Lying Dead / Murder in Drumbeck BayDI Marjory Fleming #32007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  4. 4
    Lamb To The SlaughterDI Marjory Fleming #42008 · 409 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008409
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  5. 5
    Dead In The Water / Murder at ArdhillDI Marjory Fleming #52009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  6. 6
    Cradle to Grave / Murder in RosscarronDI Marjory Fleming #62010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  7. 7
    Evil for Evil / Murder on Lovatt IslandDI Marjory Fleming #72012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  8. 8
    Bad Blood / Murder In DunmoreDI Marjory Fleming #82013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  9. 9
    The Third SinDI Marjory Fleming #92015 · 382 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015382
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  10. 10
    Murder in KirkluceDI Marjory Fleming #102026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Do you have to read D.I. Marjory Fleming books in order?

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

Where to start with D.I. Marjory Fleming

Start with Cold In The Earth / Murder in Galloway (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest D.I. Marjory Fleming book?

Murder in Kirkluce (2026) is the newest D.I. Marjory Fleming book released so far.

Is there a new D.I. Marjory Fleming book coming?

No next D.I. Marjory Fleming 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. Marjory Fleming at a glance

Still running
D.I. Marjory Fleming is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
D.I. Marjory Fleming books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,182 pages across the 3 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 391 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most D.I. Marjory Fleming books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2000s.

What the D.I. Marjory Fleming books are about

4 of the 10 D.I. Marjory Fleming books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Aline Templeton

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