Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder on the Oxford Canal / A Narrow Escape | 2004 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 2 | Murder at the University / On the Straight and Narrow | 2005 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 3 | Murder of the Bride / Narrow is the Way | 2006 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 4 | Murder in the Village / By a Narrow Majority | 2006 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 5 | Murder in the Family / Through a Narrow Door | 2007 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 6 | Murder at Home / With a Narrow Blade | 2007 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 7 | Murder in the Meadow / Beside a Narrow Stream | 2008 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 8 | Murder in a Mansion / Down a Narrow Path | 2008 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 9 | Murder in the Garden / Across the Narrow Blue Line | 2010 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 10 | Murder by Fire / A Narrow Point of View | 2010 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 11 | Murder at Work / A Narrow Exit | 2011 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 12 | A Narrow Return / Murder Never Retires | 2012 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 13 | A Narrow Margin of Error / Murder of a Lover | 2013 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 14 | Walk a Narrow Mile / Murder Never Misses | 2013 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 15 | A Narrow Victory / Murder at Midnight | 2015 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 16 | The Work of a Narrow Mind / Murder in Mind | 2015 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 17 | A Narrow Trajectory / Hillary’s Final Case | 2018 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 18 | Hillary’s Back! | 2020 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 19 | Murder Now and Then | 2021 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 20 | Murder in the Parish | 2023 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 21 | Murder on the Train | 2024 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
| 22 | Murder Under The Sun | 2025 | Hillary Greene | Buy |
The DI Hillary Greene series has been running since 2004, with over twenty books following the title character through murder investigations in Oxfordshire. Hillary is a sharp, experienced detective who works with the Thames Valley Police, and the series balances procedural crime-solving with her personal story.
The books often carry dual titles from different publishing editions. Murder on the Oxford Canal is also known as A Narrow Escape, and Murder at the University goes by On the Straight and Narrow. This “Narrow” naming convention runs through many of the earlier entries.
The series took a break after A Narrow Trajectory (2018) but returned with Hillary’s Back! in 2020. Recent entries like Murder in the Parish (2023) and Murder on the Train (2024) show that the series still has plenty of story left to tell.