Action Scene Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Bushranger |
1987 |
Buy |
| Skydive |
1987 |
Buy |
| Seabird |
1987 |
Buy |
| Snowstorm |
1988 |
Buy |
Alan Saxon Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Bullet Hole |
1986 |
Buy |
| Double Eagle |
1987 |
Buy |
| Green Murder |
1990 |
Buy |
| Bermuda Grass |
2002 |
Buy |
| Honolulu Play-Off |
2004 |
Buy |
| Flagstick |
2012 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Malice Domestic 6 |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Sunken Sailor |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 |
2011 |
Buy |
Architecture Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Cut to the Quick |
1993 |
N/A |
| Murder at the Arizona Biltmore / Murder in Perspective |
2023 |
Buy |
|
1994 |
N/A |
| Homicide in Chicago /Saint’s Rest |
2023 |
Buy |
| Whom the Gods Love |
1995 |
N/A |
| The Devil in Music |
1997 |
N/A |
| Crime Through Time |
1997 |
N/A |
Bow Street Rivals Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Shadow of the Hangman |
2015 |
Buy |
| Steps to the Gallows |
2017 |
Buy |
| Date with the Executioner |
2017 |
Buy |
| Fugitive from the Grave |
2018 |
Buy |
| Rage of the Assassin |
2021 |
Buy |
Captain Rawson Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Soldier of Fortune |
2008 |
Buy |
| Drums of War |
2008 |
Buy |
| Fire and Sword |
2009 |
Buy |
| Under Siege |
2010 |
Buy |
| A Very Murdering Battle |
2011 |
Buy |
Christopher Redmayne Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The King’s Evil |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Amorous Nightingale |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Repentant Rake |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Frost Fair |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Parliament House |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Painted Lady |
2007 |
Buy |
Dillman & Masefield / Ocean Liner Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder on the Lusitania |
1999 |
Buy |
| Murder on the Mauretania |
2000 |
Buy |
| Murder on the Minnesota |
2002 |
Buy |
| Murder on the Caronia |
2003 |
Buy |
| Murder on the Marmora |
2004 |
Buy |
| Murder on the Salsette |
2005 |
Buy |
| Murder on the Oceanic |
2006 |
Buy |
| Murder on the Celtic |
2007 |
Buy |
Domesday Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Wolves of Savernake |
1993 |
Buy |
| The Ravens of Blackwater |
1994 |
Buy |
| The Dragons of Archenfield |
1995 |
Buy |
| The Lions of the North |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Serpents Of Harbledown |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Stallions of Woodstock |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Hawks of Delamere |
1998 |
Buy |
| The Wildcats of Exeter |
1998 |
Buy |
| The Foxes of Warwick |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Owls of Gloucester |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Elephants of Norwich |
2000 |
Buy |
Elizabethan Theater Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Queen’s Head |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Merry Devils |
1989 |
Buy |
| The Trip to Jerusalem |
1990 |
Buy |
| The Nine Giants |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Mad Courtesan |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Silent Woman |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Roaring Boy |
1995 |
Buy |
| The Laughing Hangman |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Fair Maid of Bohemia |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Wanton Angel |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Devil’s Apprentice |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Bawdy Basket |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Vagabond Clown |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Counterfeit Crank |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Malevolent Comedy |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Princess of Denmark |
2006 |
Buy |
Frankenstein Horror#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dragon’s Teeth |
1973 |
Buy |
Home Front Detective Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Bespoke Murder |
2011 |
Buy |
| An Instrument of Slaughter |
2012 |
Buy |
| Five Dead Canaries |
2013 |
Buy |
| Deeds of Darkness |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Enemy Within |
2016 |
Buy |
| Under Attack |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Unseen Hand |
2019 |
Buy |
| Orders to Kill |
2021 |
Buy |
| Dance of Death |
2015 |
Buy |
| Danger of Defeat |
2023 |
Buy |
| the 5th wave |
2013 |
N/A |
| Spring Offensive |
2024 |
Buy |
Inspector Robert Colbeck Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Railway Detective |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Excursion Train |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Railway Viaduct |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Iron Horse |
2007 |
Buy |
| Murder on the Brighton Express |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Silver Locomotive Mystery |
2009 |
Buy |
| Railway to the Grave |
2010 |
Buy |
| Blood on the Line |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Stationmaster’s Farewell |
2012 |
Buy |
| Peril on the Royal Train |
2013 |
Buy |
| A Ticket to Oblivion |
2014 |
Buy |
| Timetable of Death |
2015 |
Buy |
| Signal for Vengeance |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Circus Train Conspiracy |
2017 |
Buy |
| A Christmas Railway Mystery |
2017 |
Buy |
| Points of Danger |
2019 |
Buy |
| Fear on the Phantom Special |
2019 |
Buy |
| Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel |
2020 |
Buy |
| Tragedy on the Branch Line |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Railway Detective’s Christmas Case |
2022 |
Buy |
| Death at the Terminus |
2023 |
Buy |
| Murder in Transit |
2024 |
Buy |
| Mystery at the Station Hotel |
2025 |
Buy |
| Murder on the Great Northern Railway |
2025 |
Buy |
Inspector Robert Colbeck Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Inspector Colbeck’s Casebook |
2014 |
Buy |
Merlin Richards Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder in Perspective |
1997 |
Buy |
| Saint’s Rest |
1999 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Crime Archive |
2008 |
Buy |
Peter Lovesey Short Stories/Novellas Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Vandals |
1985 |
N/A |
| The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown |
1994 |
Buy |
| A Parrot is Forever |
1996 |
Buy |
| Corbett Correspondence |
1997 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder, Ancient And Modern |
2005 |
Buy |
Sin Bin Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Iggy |
1988 |
Buy |
| Melanie |
1988 |
Buy |
| Tariq |
1989 |
Buy |
| Bev |
1989 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ambridge Summer |
1975 |
Buy |
| The Warrior Kings |
1978 |
Buy |
| Marco Polo |
1982 |
Buy |
| We’ll Meet Again |
1982 |
Buy |
| Breaks |
1983 |
Buy |
| Boys from the Blackstuff |
1984 |
Buy |
| Finest Swordsman in All France |
1984 |
Buy |
Edward Marston is the pen name of Keith Miles, a Welsh author born in 1943 who has written more than 100 novels, most of them historical mysteries. His career has spanned five decades and at least a dozen series, each set in a different period of British or European history. Under his own name, Miles also wrote golf mysteries (the Alan Saxon series), sports fiction, and novelizations.
His most popular series is the Inspector Robert Colbeck books, sometimes called the Railway Detective series, set during the early years of the Victorian railway system. The Elizabethan Theater series, following stage manager Nicholas Bracewell, ran for sixteen novels and drew on Marston’s background in theater history. The Domesday series, set just after the Norman Conquest, uses the Domesday Book as a springboard for murder mysteries.
Marston writes quickly and has often had multiple series running at the same time. His books are known for their period detail and for using the specific features of each era, whether it’s a 17th-century frost fair or a transatlantic ocean liner, as the backdrop for carefully plotted crimes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Edward Marston written?
Edward Marston has written 128 books across twenty series.
What was Edward Marston's first book?
Edward Marston’s first book is Dragon’s Teeth, published in 1973.
What periods does Edward Marston write about?
Marston’s series cover a wide range of historical settings: 11th-century England (Domesday), Elizabethan theater (Nicholas Bracewell), Restoration London (Christopher Redmayne), Victorian railways (Inspector Colbeck), the War of the Spanish Succession (Captain Rawson), Regency-era London (Bow Street Rivals), and World War I (Home Front Detective).