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Rex Graves Books in Order

C.S. Challinor has written 13 Rex Graves books, published between 2008 and 2018. The first book is Christmas is Murder (2008) and the newest is Upstaged by Murder (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2008–2018
Pages on record
1,681 in 8 of 13 books
Reading time
28–42 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,681 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

See all 13 books in order Printable Rex Graves checklist

Rex Graves is a fictional character in 13 mysteries by C.S. Challinor, published from 2008 to 2018. Christmas is Murder (2008) is the first book, followed by Murder in the Raw (2009) and Phi Beta Murder (2010). Murder on the Moor (2011), Say Goodbye to Archie (2013) and Murder Comes Calling (2015) come later, and Upstaged by Murder (2018) is the last. Subject headings include lawyers, Scotland, hotels, missing persons and nudist camps.

How many Rex Graves books are there?

Rex Graves has 13 books, released between 2008 and 2018.

Rex Graves Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Rex Graves 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 Christmas is Murder by C.S. Challinor, book 1 of the Rex Graves Mystery series (2008)
  2. Cover of Murder in the Raw by C.S. Challinor, book 2 of the Rex Graves Mystery series (2009)
  3. Cover of Phi Beta Murder by C.S. Challinor, book 3 of the Rex Graves Mystery series (2010)
  4. Cover of Murder on the Moor by C.S. Challinor, book 4 of the Rex Graves Mystery series (2011)
  5. Cover of Murder of the Bride by C.S. Challinor, book 5 of the Rex Graves Mystery series (2012)
  6. Cover of Say Goodbye to Archie by C.S. Challinor, book 8 of the Rex Graves Mystery series (2013)
  7. Cover of Murder at Midnight by C.S. Challinor, book 9 of the Rex Graves Mystery series (2014)
  8. Cover of Prelude To Murder by C.S. Challinor, book 11 of the Rex Graves Mystery series (2015)
  1. 1
    Christmas is MurderRex Graves Mystery #12008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  2. 2
    Murder in the RawRex Graves Mystery #22009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  3. 3
    Phi Beta MurderRex Graves Mystery #32010 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010208
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  4. 4
    Murder on the MoorRex Graves Mystery #42011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  5. 5
    Murder of the BrideRex Graves Mystery #52012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  6. 6
    Murder at the Dolphin InnRex Graves Mystery #62012 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012314
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  7. 7
    Say Murder With FlowersRex Graves Mystery #72013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  8. 8
    Say Goodbye to ArchieRex Graves Mystery #82013 · 104 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013104
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  9. 9
    Murder at MidnightRex Graves Mystery #92014 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014216
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  10. 10
    Murder Comes CallingRex Graves Mystery #102015 · 205 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015205
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  11. 11
    Prelude To MurderRex Graves Mystery #112015 · 203 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015203
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  12. 12
    Judgment of MurderRex Graves Mystery #122016 · 203 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016203
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  13. 13
    Upstaged by MurderRex Graves Mystery #132018 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018228
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Do you have to read Rex Graves books in order?

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

Where to start with Rex Graves

Start with Christmas is Murder (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rex Graves book?

Upstaged by Murder (2018) is the newest Rex Graves book released so far.

Is there a new Rex Graves book coming?

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

Rex Graves at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Rex Graves title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Rex Graves books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,681 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 206 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rex Graves books, 11 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Rex Graves books are about

9 of the 13 Rex Graves 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 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by C.S. Challinor

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

Series that include Rex Graves books

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