Hugo Marston Books in Order
Hugo Marston by Mark Pryor contains 9 books, published between 2012 and 2020. The first book is The Bookseller (2012) and the newest is The French Widow (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2012–2020
- Pages on record
- 1,963 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 33–49 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,963 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Hugo Marston is a crime series by Mark Pryor, named for the American investigator at its centre. Paris is the setting across all 9 books, where murder cases pull in embassy security, booksellers, missing persons and the city's institutions. The Bookseller (2012) opens the run and The French Widow (2020) is the latest entry. No further Hugo Marston title has been recorded since 2020.
How many Hugo Marston books are there?
Hugo Marston has 9 books, released between 2012 and 2020.
Hugo Marston Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Hugo Marston 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.
- 1The Bookseller2012 · 303 pages · confirmed 2/420123032/4
- 2The Crypt Thief2013 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/420132552/4
- 3The Blood Promise2014 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/420142872/4
- 4The Button Man2014 · 269 pages · confirmed 2/420142692/4
- 5The Reluctant Matador2015 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/420152992/4
- 6The Paris Librarian2016 · 263 pages · confirmed 2/420162632/4
- 7The Sorbonne Affair2017 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/420172872/4
- 8The Book Artist2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 9The French Widow2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Hugo Marston?
No separate chronological order is on record for Hugo Marston, 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 Hugo Marston books in order?
You should read the Hugo Marston books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Hugo Marston book also stands alone.
Where to start with Hugo Marston
Start with The Bookseller (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Hugo Marston book?
The French Widow (2020) is the newest Hugo Marston book released so far.
Is there a new Hugo Marston book coming?
No next Hugo Marston book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Hugo Marston at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Hugo Marston title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Hugo Marston books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,963 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 287 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hugo Marston books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Hugo Marston books are about
All 9 Hugo Marston books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: americans is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Americans 6 of 9 books
- Investigation 6 of 9 books
- Murder 5 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 9 books
- Crime 4 of 9 books
- Paris (France) 4 of 9 books
- Suspense 3 of 9 books
- Actors and actresses 2 of 9 books
More books by Mark Pryor
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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