DI Hillary Greene Books in Order
DI Hillary Greene by Faith Martin contains 22 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 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 22 titles with a page count on record.
DI Hillary Greene is a police series by Faith Martin, following a woman detective inspector in England. The early books each carry two titles, one naming the murder and one playing on the word narrow: Murder on the Oxford Canal is also A Narrow Escape, Murder at the University is On the Straight and Narrow, and the pattern holds through Murder by Fire / A Narrow Point of View. The series began in 2004, reached Murder Under The Sun in 2025 and stands at 22 books of around 239 pages each.
How many DI Hillary Greene books are there?
DI Hillary Greene has 22 books, released between 2004 and 2025.
DI Hillary Greene Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 DI 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.
- 1Murder on the Oxford Canal / A Narrow Escape2004 · 247 pages · confirmed 3/420042473/4
- 2Murder at the University / On the Straight and Narrow2005 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/420052513/4
- 3Murder of the Bride / Narrow is the Way2006 · 247 pages · confirmed 3/420062473/4
- 4Murder in the Village / By a Narrow Majority2006 · 237 pages · confirmed 3/420062373/4
- 5Murder in the Family / Through a Narrow Door2007 · 239 pages · confirmed 3/420072393/4
- 6Murder at Home / With a Narrow Blade2007 · 235 pages · confirmed 3/420072353/4
- 7Murder in the Meadow / Beside a Narrow Stream2008 · 237 pages · confirmed 3/420082373/4
- 8Murder in a Mansion / Down a Narrow Path2008 · 237 pages · confirmed 3/420082373/4
- 9Murder in the Garden / Across the Narrow Blue Line2010 · confirmed 3/42010–3/4
- 10Murder by Fire / A Narrow Point of View2010 · 227 pages · confirmed 3/420102273/4
- 11Murder at Work / A Narrow Exit2011 · 239 pages · confirmed 3/420112393/4
- 12A Narrow Return / Murder Never Retires2012 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/420122513/4
- 13A Narrow Margin of Error / Murder of a Lover2013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 14Walk a Narrow Mile / Murder Never Misses2013 · 342 pages · confirmed 3/420133423/4
- 15A Narrow Victory / Murder at Midnight2015 · confirmed 3/42015–3/4
- 16The Work of a Narrow Mind / Murder in Mind2015 · confirmed 3/42015–3/4
- 17A Narrow Trajectory / Hillary's Final Case2018 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/420182243/4
- 18Hillary's Back!2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 19Murder Now and Then2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 20Murder in the Parish2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 21Murder on the Train2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 22Murder Under The Sun2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
Is there a chronological order for DI Hillary Greene?
No separate chronological order is on record for DI Hillary Greene, 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 DI Hillary Greene books in order?
You should read the DI Hillary Greene books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each DI Hillary Greene book also stands alone.
Where to start with DI Hillary Greene
Start with Murder on the Oxford Canal / A Narrow Escape (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest DI Hillary Greene book?
Murder Under The Sun (2025) is the newest DI Hillary Greene book released so far.
Is there a new DI Hillary Greene book coming?
No next DI 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.
DI Hillary Greene at a glance
- Still running
- DI Hillary Greene is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- DI 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 DI Hillary Greene books, 9 of 22, were published in the 2010s.
What the DI Hillary Greene books are about
7 of the 22 DI 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.
- Policewomen 6 of 7 books
- England 4 of 7 books
- Greene, Hillary (Fictitious character) 2 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 7 books
- Policewomen -- England -- Fiction 2 of 7 books
More books by Faith Martin
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Faith Martin books in order 47 books
Characters in the DI Hillary Greene books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Hillary Greene books in order 22 books