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Alex Morrow Books in Order

Alex Morrow by Denise Mina contains 5 books, published between 2009 and 2015. The first book is Still Midnight (2009) and the newest is Blood Salt Water (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
5
Published
2009–2015
Confirmed
5 of 5 titles
Pages on record
594 in 2 of 5 books
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Alex Morrow is the Scottish policewoman at the centre of five novels by Denise Mina. The series opens with Still Midnight (2009) and closes with Blood Salt Water (2015), taking in The End of the Wasp Season (2011), Gods and Beasts (2012) and The Red Road (2013). Kidnapping, family secrets, murder and suicide drive the police procedural plots, and Scotland is the setting throughout.

How many Alex Morrow books are there?

Alex Morrow has 5 books, released between 2009 and 2015.

Alex Morrow Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 5 Alex Morrow 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 Still Midnight by Denise Mina, book 1 of the Alex Morrow series (2009)
  2. Cover of The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina, book 2 of the Alex Morrow series (2011)
  3. Cover of Gods and Beasts by Denise Mina, book 3 of the Alex Morrow series (2012)
  4. Cover of The Red Road by Denise Mina, book 4 of the Alex Morrow series (2013)
  5. Cover of Blood Salt Water by Denise Mina, book 5 of the Alex Morrow series (2015)
  1. 1
    Still Midnight2009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  2. 2
    The End of the Wasp Season2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  3. 3
    Gods and Beasts2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  4. 4
    The Red Road2013 · 299 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013299
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Blood Salt Water2015 · 295 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015295
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Is there a chronological order for Alex Morrow?

No separate chronological order is on record for Alex Morrow, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Alex Morrow books in order?

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

Where to start with Alex Morrow

Start with Still Midnight (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alex Morrow book?

Blood Salt Water (2015) is the newest Alex Morrow book released so far.

Is there a new Alex Morrow book coming?

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

Alex Morrow at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Alex Morrow title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Alex Morrow books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
594 pages across the 2 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 297 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alex Morrow books, 4 of 5, were published in the 2010s.

What the Alex Morrow books are about

All 5 Alex Morrow books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, police procedural is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Denise Mina

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