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Val McDermid Books in Order

16 series including Tony Hill/Carol Jordan Series, The MatchUp Collection Series and more

16 series 101 books Latest: 1999 (2026)

Val McDermid's writing career reaches back to 1987 and spans 101 books. The catalogue splits into 16 series, with Tony Hill/Carol Jordan the most substantial at 12 books. Their latest title in our catalogue is 1999, from 2026.

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1 Allie Burns 2 Inspector Karen Pirie 3 Kate Brannigan 4 Lindsay Gordon 5 Tony Hill/Carol Jordan 6 Val McDermid Other Novels 7 Val McDermid Short Stories/Novellas 8 Val McDermid Short Story Collections 9 Val McDermid Graphic Novels 10 Val McDermid Picture Books 11 Val McDermid Non-Fiction Books 12 Austen Project 13 The MatchUp Collection 14 Murderous Christmas Stories 15 Darkland Tales 16 Val McDermid Anthologies

Reading Order

16 series · 101 books
1979 by Val McDermid

Allie Burns Series

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1 1979 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 1989 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 1999 2026 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Distant Echo by Val McDermid

Inspector Karen Pirie Series

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1 The Distant Echo 2003 🏆 Barry Award 2004Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2005Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 A Darker Domain 2008 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2010Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Skeleton Road 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Out of Bounds 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Broken Ground 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Still Life 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Past Lying 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Silent Bones 2025 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Report For Murder by Val McDermid

Lindsay Gordon Series

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1 Report For Murder 1987 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Common Murder 1989 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Final Edition / Open and Shut / Deadline for Murder 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Union Jack / Conferences Are Murder 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Booked For Murder 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Final Edition with V.L. McDermid 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Hostage To Murder 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid

Tony Hill/Carol Jordan Series

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1 The Mermaids Singing 1995 🏆 Gold Dagger 1995Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Wire In The Blood 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Last Temptation 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Torment of Others 2004 🏆 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2006Gold Dagger 2004Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Beneath the Bleeding 2007 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2009Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Fever of the Bone 2009 🏆 Barry Award 2011🏆 Lambda Literary Award 2011Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2011Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Retribution 2011 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2012Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Cross and Burn 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Splinter the Silence 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Insidious Intent 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Footloose (Short Story) with Peter James 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 How the Dead Speak 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid

Val McDermid Other Novels

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1 A Place of Execution 1999 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Killing the Shadows 2000 Barry Award 2002Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Grave Tattoo 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Trick of the Dark 2010 Lambda Literary Award 2012Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Vanishing Point 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 This Door of the Seas 2026 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Val McDermid Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Cleanskin (Short Story) 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Life's Too Short 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Val McDermid Short Story Collections

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1 Writing on the Wall and Other Stories (Short Story) 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Stranded 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Christmas is Murder 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Val McDermid Graphic Novels

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1 Resistance 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
My Granny Is a Pirate by Val McDermid

Val McDermid Picture Books

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1 My Granny Is a Pirate 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
A Suitable Job for a Woman by Val McDermid

Val McDermid Non-Fiction Books

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1 A Suitable Job for a Woman 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 My Scotland 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Sense & Sensibility by Val McDermid

Austen Project Series

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1 Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Northanger Abbey 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Emma by Alexander McCall Smith 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

The MatchUp Collection Series

11 books · 2017–2019 · full reading order

Murderous Christmas Stories Series

6 books · 2016–2022 · full reading order

Darkland Tales Series

5 books · 2021–2024 · full reading order

Val McDermid Anthologies

23 books · 2000–2022

About the Author

Val McDermid is a world-renowned Scottish crime writer, known as the Queen of Crime, famous for the Tony Hill/Carol Jordan series and the Karen Pirie cold-case mysteries. She has won the CWA Gold Dagger and Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement.

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