DCI Cyril Bennett Books in Order
Malcolm Hollingdrake has written 14 DCI Cyril Bennett books, published between 2016 and 2024. The first book is Only the Dead (2016) and the newest is Past Promises (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2016–2024
- Pages on record
- 444 in 2 of 14 books
DCI Cyril Bennett is the named figure in Malcolm Hollingdrake's DCI Cyril Bennett / Harrogate Crime series. The catalogue records 14 books from 2016 to 2024, with Only the Dead (2016) listed first and Hell's Gate and Flesh Evidence in the same year. Later titles include Game Point (2017), The Third Breath (2018) and Threadbare (2020). Past Promises (2024) is the newest. Subjects include murder, missing persons and detective stories.
How many DCI Cyril Bennett books are there?
DCI Cyril Bennett has 14 books, released between 2016 and 2024.
DCI Cyril Bennett Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 DCI Cyril Bennett 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.
- 12016–2/4
- 22016–2/4
- 320162082/4
- 42017–2/4
- 52017–2/4
- 620182362/4
- 72018–2/4
- 82019–2/4
- 92020–2/4
- 102021–2/4
- 112021–2/4
- 122022–2/4
- 132023–2/4
- 142024–2/4
Do you have to read DCI Cyril Bennett books in order?
You should read the DCI Cyril Bennett books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each DCI Cyril Bennett book also stands alone.
Where to start with DCI Cyril Bennett
Start with Only the Dead (2016), the earliest published title.
What is the newest DCI Cyril Bennett book?
Past Promises (2024) is the newest DCI Cyril Bennett book released so far.
Is there a new DCI Cyril Bennett book coming?
No next DCI Cyril Bennett book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
DCI Cyril Bennett at a glance
- Still running
- DCI Cyril Bennett is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- DCI Cyril Bennett books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 444 pages across the 2 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 222 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most DCI Cyril Bennett books, 8 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the DCI Cyril Bennett books are about
2 of the 14 DCI Cyril Bennett books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 2 of 2 books
- Investigation 2 of 2 books
- Missing persons 1 of 2 books
- Murder 1 of 2 books
More books by Malcolm Hollingdrake
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Series that include DCI Cyril Bennett books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.