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Marty Singer Books in Order

Marty Singer by Matthew Iden contains 8 books, published between 2012 and 2021. The first book is A Reason to Live (2012) and the newest is Chasing the Pain (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2012–2021
Pages on record
830 in 3 of 8 books
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Marty Singer is a mystery series by Matthew Iden about a retired detective who keeps taking on crimes, from cold cases to new investigations. The series has 8 books, from A Reason to Live (2012) to Chasing the Pain (2021), including The Wicked Flee (2014), Once Was Lost (2016) and The Bitter Fields (2019). Catalogued subjects include Washington, D.C., police procedurals, private investigators, kidnapping and human trafficking.

How many Marty Singer books are there?

Marty Singer has 8 books, released between 2012 and 2021.

Marty Singer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Marty Singer 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 A Reason to Live by Matthew Iden, book 1 of the Marty Singer series (2012)
  2. Cover of The Wicked Flee by Matthew Iden, book 5 of the Marty Singer series (2014)
  3. Cover of Once Was Lost by Matthew Iden, book 6 of the Marty Singer series (2016)
  4. Cover of The Bitter Fields by Matthew Iden, book 7 of the Marty Singer series (2019)
  1. 1
    A Reason to Live2012 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012312
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  2. 2
    Blueblood2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    One Right Thing2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  4. 4
    The Spike2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  5. 5
    The Wicked Flee2014 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014234
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  6. 6
    Once Was Lost2016 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016284
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  7. 7
    The Bitter Fields2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  8. 8
    Chasing the Pain2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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Is there a chronological order for Marty Singer?

No separate chronological order is on record for Marty Singer, 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 Marty Singer books in order?

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

Where to start with Marty Singer

Start with A Reason to Live (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Marty Singer book?

Chasing the Pain (2021) is the newest Marty Singer book released so far.

Is there a new Marty Singer book coming?

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

Marty Singer at a glance

Paused
No new Marty Singer title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Marty Singer books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
830 pages across the 3 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 284 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Marty Singer books, 7 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Marty Singer books are about

4 of the 8 Marty Singer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: washington (d.c.) is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Matthew Iden

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

Characters in the Marty Singer books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.