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Edward Marston Books in Order

20 series including Inspector Robert Colbeck, Elizabethan Theater and more

20 series 121 books Latest: Mystery at the Station Hotel (2025)

Since 1973, Edward Marston has published 121 books. Across 20 series, Inspector Robert Colbeck stands out as the longest at 23 books. The most recent release we track is Mystery at the Station Hotel (2025).

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1 Action Scene 2 Alan Saxon 3 Architecture Mysteries 4 Bow Street Rivals 5 Captain Rawson 6 Christopher Redmayne 7 Dillman & Masefield / Ocean Liner Mysteries 8 Domesday 9 Elizabethan Theater 10 Frankenstein Horror 11 Home Front Detective 12 Inspector Robert Colbeck 13 Inspector Robert Colbeck Collections 14 Merlin Richards 15 Sin Bin 16 Edward Marston Other Novels 17 Edward Marston Short Story Collections 18 Edward Marston Non-Fiction Books 19 Peter Lovesey Short Stories/Novellas with Peter Lovesey 20 Edward Marston Anthologies

Reading Order

20 series · 121 books

Action Scene Series

0 of 4 read
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1 Bushranger (Short Story) 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Skydive (Short Story) 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Seabird (Short Story) 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Snowstorm (Short Story) 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Architecture Mysteries Series

0 of 2 read
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1 Murder at the Arizona Biltmore 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Homicide in Chicago 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Bow Street Rivals Series

0 of 5 read
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1 Shadow of the Hangman 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Steps to the Gallows 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Date with the Executioner 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Fugitive from the Grave 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Rage of the Assassin 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Domesday Series

0 of 11 read
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1 The Wolves of Savernake 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Ravens of Blackwater 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Dragons of Archenfield 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Lions of the North 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Serpents Of Harbledown 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Stallions of Woodstock 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Hawks of Delamere 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Wildcats of Exeter 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Foxes of Warwick 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Owls of Gloucester 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Elephants of Norwich 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Frankenstein Horror Series

0 of 1 read
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1 Dragon's Teeth 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Inspector Robert Colbeck Series

0 of 23 read
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1 The Railway Detective 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Excursion Train 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Railway Viaduct 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Iron Horse 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Murder on the Brighton Express 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Silver Locomotive Mystery 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Railway to the Grave 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Blood on the Line 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Stationmaster's Farewell 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Peril on the Royal Train 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 A Ticket to Oblivion 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Timetable of Death 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Signal for Vengeance 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Circus Train Conspiracy 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 A Christmas Railway Mystery 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Points of Danger 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Fear on the Phantom Special 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Tragedy on the Branch Line 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 The Railway Detective's Christmas Case 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Death at the Terminus 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Murder in Transit 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Mystery at the Station Hotel 2025 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Inspector Robert Colbeck Collections

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Inspector Colbeck's Casebook 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Merlin Richards Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Murder in Perspective 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Saint's Rest 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Sin Bin Series

0 of 4 read
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1 Iggy (Short Story) 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Melanie (Short Story) 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Tariq (Short Story) 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Bev (Short Story) 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Edward Marston Other Novels

0 of 7 read
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1 Ambridge Summer 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Warrior Kings 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Marco Polo 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 We'll Meet Again 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Breaks 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Boys from the Blackstuff 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Finest Swordsman in All France 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Edward Marston Short Story Collections

0 of 1 read
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1 Murder, Ancient And Modern 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Edward Marston Non-Fiction Books

0 of 1 read
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1 Crime Archive (Short Story) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Peter Lovesey Short Stories/Novellas with Peter Lovesey

0 of 4 read
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1 Vandals ( By: Peter Lovesey) 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 A Parrot is Forever (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Corbett Correspondence (Short Story) ( With: Peter Lovesey) 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Edward Marston Anthologies

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1 Malice Domestic 6 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Sunken Sailor 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

English publisher, writer, and angler (1825–1914)

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