Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Livreiro | 2012 | Mark Pryor | N/A |
| 2 | The Bookseller | 2012 | Mark Pryor | Buy |
| 3 | The Crypt Thief | 2013 | Mark Pryor | Buy |
| 4 | The Blood Promise | 2014 | Mark Pryor | Buy |
| 5 | The Button Man | 2014 | Mark Pryor | Buy |
| 6 | The Reluctant Matador | 2015 | Mark Pryor | Buy |
| 7 | The Paris Librarian | 2016 | Mark Pryor | Buy |
| 8 | The Sorbonne Affair | 2017 | Mark Pryor | Buy |
| 9 | The Book Artist | 2019 | Mark Pryor | Buy |
| 10 | The French Widow | 2020 | Mark Pryor | Buy |
The Hugo Marston series by Mark Pryor spans ten books published between 2012 and 2020. Hugo Marston works as the head of security at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, but his former career as an FBI profiler means he keeps getting drawn into criminal investigations. The Bookseller launches the series when a used bookseller along the Seine disappears, and Hugo refuses to accept the official explanation.
Each subsequent book puts Marston in a different Parisian setting. The Crypt Thief involves the catacombs, The Paris Librarian is set at the American Library in Paris, and The Sorbonne Affair takes place at the famous university. The series combines the atmosphere of Paris with solid mystery plotting and a lead character whose diplomatic position gives him access but not authority. The ten-book run provides plenty of material for readers who like their mysteries with a strong sense of place.