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Kit Marlowe Books in Order

Kit Marlowe by M.J. Trow contains 12 books, published between 2011 and 2020. The first book is Dark Entry (2011) and the newest is The Reckoning (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2011–2020
Pages on record
1,426 in 6 of 12 books
Reading time
24–36 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,426 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

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Kit Marlowe is a historical mystery series by M.J. Trow featuring the character Kit Marlowe. Catalogue subjects place the books in England and Great Britain, with further tags for serial murder investigation, the Netherlands and the Eighty Years' War. The 12 books span 2011 to 2020, opening with Dark Entry (2011) and continuing with Silent Court, Witch Hammer and Scorpions' Nest (2012), Crimson Rose (2013), Traitor's Storm (2014), Secret World and All Hallows' Eve (2015), Eleventh Hour (2017) and Queen's Progress (2018). The Reckoning (2020) is the newest, and the series is marked likely complete.

How many Kit Marlowe books are there?

Kit Marlowe has 12 books, released between 2011 and 2020.

Kit Marlowe Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Kit Marlowe 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 Silent Court by M.J. Trow, book 2 of the Kit Marlowe series (2012)
  2. Cover of Scorpions' Nest by M.J. Trow, book 4 of the Kit Marlowe series (2012)
  3. Cover of Crimson Rose by M.J. Trow, book 5 of the Kit Marlowe series (2013)
  4. Cover of Traitor's Storm by M.J. Trow, book 6 of the Kit Marlowe series (2014)
  5. Cover of Secret World by M.J. Trow, book 7 of the Kit Marlowe series (2015)
  6. Cover of Black Death by M.J. Trow, book 11 of the Kit Marlowe series (2019)
  1. 1
    Dark Entry2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  2. 2
    Silent Court2012 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012218
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  3. 3
    Witch Hammer2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  4. 4
    Scorpions' Nest2012 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012336
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  5. 5
    Crimson Rose2013 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013220
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  6. 6
    Traitor's Storm2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  7. 7
    Secret World2015 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015220
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  8. 8
    All Hallows' Eve2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  9. 9
    Eleventh Hour2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Queen's Progress2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Black Death2019 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019224
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  12. 12
    The Reckoning2020 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020208
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Is there a chronological order for Kit Marlowe?

No separate chronological order is on record for Kit Marlowe, 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 Kit Marlowe books in order?

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

Where to start with Kit Marlowe

Start with Dark Entry (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kit Marlowe book?

The Reckoning (2020) is the newest Kit Marlowe book released so far.

Is there a new Kit Marlowe book coming?

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

Kit Marlowe at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Kit Marlowe title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Kit Marlowe books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,426 pages across the 6 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 220 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kit Marlowe books, 11 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kit Marlowe books are about

11 of the 12 Kit Marlowe books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, historical is tagged on 8 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by M.J. Trow

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

Other series by M.J. Trow

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