Dylan Scott Mystery Books in Order
Dylan Scott Mystery by Shirley Wells contains 8 books, published between 2010 and 2015. The first book is Presumed Dead (2010) and the newest is Dead Simple (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2010–2015
- Pages on record
- 1,103 in 3 of 8 books
Dylan Scott is the recurring figure in Shirley Wells's Dylan Scott Mystery series, whose subject records cover murder, investigation, missing persons, private investigators, forensic psychologists, police procedure and family secrets. Wells is credited on all 8 books, published between 2010 and 2015: Presumed Dead (2010), Dead Silent (2011), Dead Calm and Dying Art (2012), Deadly Shadows (2013), Dead End (2014) and Dead Simple (2015). The catalogue treats the series as likely complete.
How many Dylan Scott Mystery books are there?
Dylan Scott Mystery has 8 books, released between 2010 and 2015.
Dylan Scott Mystery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Dylan Scott Mystery 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.
- 1Presumed Dead2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 2Dead Silent2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 3Sillent Witness2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 4Dead Calm2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 5Dying Art2012 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/420123622/4
- 6Deadly Shadows2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 7Dead End2014 · 379 pages · confirmed 2/420143792/4
- 8Dead Simple2015 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/420153622/4
Is there a chronological order for Dylan Scott Mystery?
No separate chronological order is on record for Dylan Scott Mystery, 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 Dylan Scott Mystery books in order?
You should read the Dylan Scott Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dylan Scott Mystery book also stands alone.
Where to start with Dylan Scott Mystery
Start with Presumed Dead (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dylan Scott Mystery book?
Dead Simple (2015) is the newest Dylan Scott Mystery book released so far.
Is there a new Dylan Scott Mystery book coming?
No next Dylan Scott Mystery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dylan Scott Mystery at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Dylan Scott Mystery title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Dylan Scott Mystery books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,103 pages across the 3 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 362 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dylan Scott Mystery books, 8 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Dylan Scott Mystery books are about
4 of the 8 Dylan Scott Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Murder 3 of 4 books
- Investigation 2 of 4 books
- Enemies 1 of 4 books
- Family secrets 1 of 4 books
- Forensic psychologists 1 of 4 books
- Meurtre 1 of 4 books
- Missing persons 1 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 1 of 4 books
- Police 1 of 4 books
- Private investigators 1 of 4 books
- Psychologues judiciaires 1 of 4 books
- Romans, nouvelles 1 of 4 books
More books by Shirley Wells
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Shirley Wells books in order 26 books
Characters in the Dylan Scott Mystery books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Dylan Scott books in order 8 books