Margaret Murray books in order

Margaret Murray is a two-book historical mystery series by M.J. Trow, featuring the real-life Egyptologist and folklorist Margaret Murray as a detective. The series begins with Four Thousand Days (2022).
Series · Historical Mystery · Edwardian Mystery

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Four Thousand Days 2022 M.J. Trow Buy
2 Breaking the Circle 2023 M.J. Trow Buy

Margaret Murray continues M.J. Trow’s practice of building mystery series around real historical figures with unconventional biographies. Murray herself was a remarkable person — an Egyptologist who excavated in the field when women doing so was rare, and later an anthropologist whose theories about prehistoric religion were influential and disputed in equal measure. She lived to 100, giving Trow a wide chronological window to work in.

Four Thousand Days and Breaking the Circle, published in 2022 and 2023, place Murray in the role of detective. Trow’s research background makes him well suited to handling a character whose real life was already so steeped in historical scholarship. The series is short at two books but gives a flavor of a less familiar historical period than his Victorian or Elizabethan work.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Margaret Murray series?

There are two books in the Margaret Murray series, published between 2022 and 2023.

What is the first book in the Margaret Murray series?

The first book in the Margaret Murray series is Four Thousand Days, published in 2022.

Who was the real Margaret Murray?

Margaret Murray (1863-1963) was a British Egyptologist and anthropologist who became known for her controversial theories about witch cults in pre-Christian Europe. She was a lecturer at University College London and one of the first women to hold an academic position in archaeology in Britain.

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