Hillary Greene Books in Order

Faith Martin has written 22 Hillary Greene books, published between 2004 and 2025. The first book is Murder on the Oxford Canal / A Narrow Escape (2004) and the newest is Murder Under The Sun (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
2004–2025
Confirmed
22 of 22 titles
Pages on record
3,213 in 13 of 22 books
Reading time
54–80 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,213 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

DI Hillary Greene is a policewoman created by Faith Martin and the lead of 22 crime novels published between 2004 and 2025. The series opens with Murder on the Oxford Canal, also issued as A Narrow Escape (2004), and most titles carry two names, as with Murder at the University / On the Straight and Narrow. Greene works murder investigations in England, several of them along the canals. The most recent book is Murder Under The Sun (2025), and the series is ongoing.

How many Hillary Greene books are there?

Hillary Greene has 22 books, released between 2004 and 2025.

Hillary Greene Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Hillary Greene 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. 12004247
  2. 22005251
  3. 32006247
  4. 42006237
  5. 52007239
  6. 6
    Murder at Home / With a Narrow BladeDI Hillary Greene #62007 · 235 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007235
  7. 72008237
  8. 82008237
  9. 92010
  10. 10
    Murder by Fire / A Narrow Point of ViewDI Hillary Greene #102010 · 227 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010227
  11. 11
    Murder at Work / A Narrow ExitDI Hillary Greene #112011 · 239 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011239
  12. 12
    A Narrow Return / Murder Never RetiresDI Hillary Greene #122012 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012251
  13. 132013
  14. 14
    Walk a Narrow Mile / Murder Never MissesDI Hillary Greene #142013 · 342 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013342
  15. 152015
  16. 162015
  17. 172018224
  18. 18
    Hillary's Back!DI Hillary Greene #182020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  19. 19
    Murder Now and ThenDI Hillary Greene #192021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  20. 20
    Murder in the ParishDI Hillary Greene #202023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023
  21. 21
    Murder on the TrainDI Hillary Greene #212024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  22. 22
    Murder Under The SunDI Hillary Greene #222025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025

Do you have to read Hillary Greene books in order?

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

Where to start with Hillary Greene

Start with Murder on the Oxford Canal / A Narrow Escape (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Hillary Greene book?

Murder Under The Sun (2025) is the newest Hillary Greene book released so far.

Is there a new Hillary Greene book coming?

No next Hillary Greene book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Hillary Greene at a glance

Still running
Hillary Greene is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Hillary Greene books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,213 pages across the 13 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 239 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Hillary Greene books, 9 of 22, were published in the 2010s.

What the Hillary Greene books are about

7 of the 22 Hillary Greene books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: policewomen is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Faith Martin

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

Series that include Hillary Greene books

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.