Detective Murdoch Books in Order
Detective Murdoch by Maureen Jennings contains 9 books, published between 1997 and 2017: 8 in the Detective Murdoch series and 1 related title. The first book is Except the Dying (1997) and the newest main-line book is Let Darkness Bury the Dead (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1997–2017
- Total pages
- 3,113 across 9 books
- Reading time
- 52–78 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,113 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Detective Murdoch stands at the head of nine books by Maureen Jennings, published between 1997 and 2017. Catalogue subjects name William Murdoch as a fictitious character and record Toronto, Ontario, police procedure and historical mystery. Except the Dying (1997) opens the sequence and Let Darkness Bury the Dead (2017) closes it, with Under the Dragon's Tail (1998), Poor Tom is Cold (2001), Let Loose the Dogs (2003), Night's Child (2005), Vices of My Blood (2006), A Journeyman to Grief (2007) and Shipwreck (2010) in between. All nine volumes carry page counts, at a median of 360 pages.
How many Detective Murdoch books are there?
Detective Murdoch has 9 books, released between 1997 and 2017. 8 of them belong to the Detective Murdoch series, and 1 related title sit outside it: other titles.
Detective Murdoch Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Detective Murdoch 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.
- 119973602/4
- 219983122/4
- 320014162/4
- 420034952/4
- 520052982/4
- 620063762/4
- 720074482/4
- 82010782/4
- 920173302/4
Do you have to read Detective Murdoch books in order?
You should read the Detective Murdoch series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Detective Murdoch book also stands alone.
Where to start with Detective Murdoch
Start with Except the Dying (1997), the earliest published book in the Detective Murdoch series.
What is the newest Detective Murdoch book?
Let Darkness Bury the Dead (2017) is the newest book in the Detective Murdoch series.
Is there a new Detective Murdoch book coming?
No next Detective Murdoch book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Detective Murdoch at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Detective Murdoch title on record is Let Darkness Bury the Dead (2017), 9 years ago.
- Release pace
- Detective Murdoch books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 3,113 pages across all 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Detective Murdoch books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the Detective Murdoch books are about
All 9 Detective Murdoch books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: toronto (ont.) is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Toronto (ont.) 6 of 9 books
- Murdoch, william (fictitious character) 4 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 9 books
- William Murdoch (Fictitious character) 4 of 9 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 9 books
- Police 3 of 9 books
- Private investigators 3 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 2 of 9 books
More books by Maureen Jennings
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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