D.I. Tom Mariner Books in Order
Chris Collett has written 10 D.I. Tom Mariner books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is The Worm in the Bud / Deadly Lies (2004) and the newest is Costly Lies (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2004–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,243 in 7 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 37–56 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,243 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
D.I. Tom Mariner is the detective at the centre of Chris Collett's police procedural novels. Subjects record criminal investigation, police questioning, murder, missing persons and child witnesses. Ten books are catalogued between 2004 and 2026, several of them listed under two titles: The Worm in the Bud / Deadly Lies (2004), Blood of the Innocents / Innocent Lies (2005), Written in Blood / Killer Lies (2006), Blood Money / Baby Lies (2007), Stalked by Shadows / Married Lies (2009), Blood and Stone / Buried Lies (2013) and Dead of Night / Missing Lies (2015). A Good Death (2017), Midnight Lies (2022) and Costly Lies (2026) follow.
How many D.I. Tom Mariner books are there?
D.I. Tom Mariner has 10 books, released between 2004 and 2026.
D.I. Tom Mariner Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 D.I. Tom Mariner 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.
- 120043272/4
- 220053202/4
- 320064482/4
- 420072662/4
- 520093972/4
- 62013–2/4
- 720152502/4
- 820172352/4
- 92022–2/4
- 102026–2/4
Do you have to read D.I. Tom Mariner books in order?
You should read the D.I. Tom Mariner books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each D.I. Tom Mariner book also stands alone.
Where to start with D.I. Tom Mariner
Start with The Worm in the Bud / Deadly Lies (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest D.I. Tom Mariner book?
Costly Lies (2026) is the newest D.I. Tom Mariner book released so far.
Is there a new D.I. Tom Mariner book coming?
No next D.I. Tom Mariner 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. Tom Mariner at a glance
- Still running
- D.I. Tom Mariner is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- D.I. Tom Mariner books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,243 pages across the 7 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most D.I. Tom Mariner books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2000s.
What the D.I. Tom Mariner books are about
7 of the 10 D.I. Tom Mariner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Investigation 5 of 7 books
- Police 5 of 7 books
- Murder 4 of 7 books
- Tom Mariner (Fictitious character) 4 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 3 of 7 books
- Missing persons 2 of 7 books
More books by Chris Collett
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Chris Collett books in order 11 books