Martin Edwards Books in Order
Martin Edwards is a prolific crime writer with a diverse and accomplished career. As a consultant to the British Library's Crime Classics series, he brings his expertise to a wide audience. Edwards has written 16 contemporary whodunits, including The Coffin Trail, a critically acclaimed novel shortlisted for the Theakston's Prize. His genre-defining study, The Golden Age of Murder, won four prestigious awards, including the Edgar, Agatha, H.R.F. Keating, and Macavity awards. Edwards has also edited 38 anthologies and received numerous accolades, including the CWA Short Story Dagger and the CWA Margery Allingham Prize. As President of the Detection Club and Chair of the Crime Writers' Association, he has made significant contributions to the crime writing community. Edwards' work has been recognized with the Red Herring award and the Poirot award for his outstanding contributions to the genre.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Martin Edwards
- #1AmazonThe Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)(2012)
- #2AmazonPronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)(2012)
- #3AmazonThe Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)(2012)
- #4AmazonThe Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)(2012)
- #5AmazonAn Acceptable Sacrifice (By: Jeffery Deaver)(2012)
- #6AmazonDeath Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)(2012)
- #7AmazonThe Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)(2013)
- #8AmazonRides a Stranger (By: David Bell)(2013)
- #9AmazonThe Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)(2013)
- #10AmazonThe Book of Ghosts (By: Reed Farrel Coleman)(2013)
- #11AmazonThe Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)(2014)
- #12AmazonWhat's in a Name? (By: Thomas H. Cook)(2014)
- #13AmazonRemaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)(2014)
- #14AmazonThe Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)(2014)
- #15AmazonThe Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)(2014)
- #16AmazonBook Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)(2014)
- #17AmazonThe Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)(2014)
- #18AmazonIt's in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)(2014)
- #19AmazonThe Scroll (By: Anne Perry)(2014)
- #20AmazonThe Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)(2015)
- #21AmazonThe Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)(2015)
- #22AmazonCondor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)(2015)
- #23AmazonMystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)(2015)
- #24AmazonEvery Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)(2015)
- #25AmazonFrom the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)(2015)
- #26AmazonThe Travelling Companion (By: Ian Rankin)(2016)
- #27AmazonCitadel (By: Stephen Hunter)(2016)
- #28AmazonReconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)(2016)
- #29AmazonDead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)(2016)
- #30AmazonThe Haze (By: James W. Hall)(2016)
- #31AmazonHoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)(2017)
- #32AmazonThe Pretty Little Box (By: Charles Todd)(2018)
- #33AmazonSeven Years (By: Peter Robinson)(2018)
- #34AmazonThe Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)(2018)
- #35AmazonThe Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)(2018)
- #36AmazonThe Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)(2020)
- #37AmazonThe Traitor(2022)
- #38AmazonThe Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)(2022)
- #39AmazonThe Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)(2022)
- #1AmazonThe Notting Hill Mystery (By: Charles Warren Adams)(1862)
- #2AmazonThe Poisoned Chocolates Case (By: Anthony Berkeley)(1929)
- #3AmazonIt Walks by Night (By: John Dickson Carr)(1930)
- #4AmazonThe Secret of High Eldersham / The Mystery of High Eldersham (By: Miles Burton)(1930)
- #5AmazonCastle Skull (By: John Dickson Carr)(1931)
- #6AmazonMurder of a Lady / The Silver Scale Mystery (By: Anthony Wynne)(1931)
- #7AmazonMystery in the Channel (By: Freeman Crofts)(1931)
- #8AmazonThe Incredible Crime (By: Lois Austen-Leigh)(1931)
- #9AmazonThe Lost Gallows (By: John Dickson Carr)(1931)
- #10AmazonThe Z Murders (By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)(1931)
- #11AmazonThe Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder (By: John Dickson Carr)(1932)
- #12AmazonThe Division Bell Mystery (By: Ellen Wilkinson)(1932)
- #13AmazonPortrait of a Murderer (By: Anne Meredith)(1933)
- #14AmazonDeath in Fancy Dress (By: Anthony Gilbert)(1933)
- #15AmazonFamily Matters (By: Anthony Rolls)(1933)
- #16AmazonThe Hog's Back Mystery (By: Freeman Crofts)(1933)
- #17AmazonThe Mysterious Mr. Badman (By: William Fryer Harvey)(1934)
- #18AmazonMurder Underground (By: Mavis Doriel Hay)(1934)
- #19AmazonScarweather (By: Anthony Rolls)(1934)
- #20AmazonDeath of an Airman (By: Christopher Sprigg)(1934)
- #21AmazonThe Spy Paramount (By: E. Phillips Oppenheim)(1934)
- #22AmazonThe 12.30 from Croydon (By: Freeman Crofts)(1934)
- #23AmazonThe Chianti Flask (By: Marie Belloc Lowndes)(1934)
- #24AmazonWeekend at Thrackley (By: Alan Melville)(1934)
- #25AmazonQuick Curtain (By: Alan Melville)(1934)
- #26AmazonThe Lake District Murder (By: John Bude)(1935)
- #27AmazonDeath on the Cherwell (By: Mavis Doriel Hay)(1935)
- #28AmazonThe Cornish Coast Murder (By: John Bude)(1935)
- #29AmazonThe Traitor (By: Sydney Horler)(1936)
- #30AmazonThe Santa Klaus Murder (By: Mavis Doriel Hay)(1936)
- #31AmazonThe Sussex Downs Murder (By: John Bude)(1936)
- #32AmazonDeath of Anton (By: Alan Melville)(1936)
- #33AmazonThe Wheel Spins / Passengers / The Lady Vanishes (By: Ethel Lina White)(1936)
- #34AmazonDeath in the Tunnel / Dark in the Tunnel (By: Miles Burton)(1936)
- #35AmazonMurder in Piccadilly (By: Charles Kingston)(1936)
- #36AmazonMystery in White (By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)(1937)
- #37AmazonBats in the Belfry (By: E.C.R. Lorac)(1937)
- #38AmazonThe Cheltenham Square Murder (By: John Bude)(1937)
- #39AmazonExcellent Intentions (By: Richard Hull)(1938)
- #40AmazonMurder in the Museum (By: John Rowland)(1938)
- #41AmazonAntidote to Venom (By: Freeman Crofts)(1938)
- #42AmazonThirteen Guests (By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)(1938)
- #43AmazonThe Port of London Murders (By: Josephine Bell)(1938)
- #44AmazonThe Arsenal Stadium Mystery (By: Leonard R. Gribble)(1939)
- #45AmazonSeven Dead (By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)(1939)
- #46AmazonVerdict of Twelve (By: Raymond Postgate)(1940)
- #47AmazonA Scream in Soho (By: John G. Brandon)(1940)
- #48AmazonDeath of a Busybody (By: George Bellairs)(1942)
- #49AmazonThe Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack (By: George Bellairs)(1942)
- #50AmazonSomebody at the Door (By: Raymond Postgate)(1943)
- #51AmazonMurder's a Swine (By: Nap Lombard)(1943)
- #52AmazonCheckmate to Murder (By: E.C.R. Lorac)(1944)
- #53AmazonFell Murder (By: E.C.R. Lorac)(1944)
- #54AmazonMurder by Matchlight (By: E.C.R. Lorac)(1945)
- #55AmazonTrouble on the Thames (By: Victor Bridges)(1945)
- #56AmazonFire in the Thatch (By: E.C.R. Lorac)(1946)
- #57AmazonDeath Makes a Prophet (By: John Bude)(1947)
- #58AmazonSmallbone Deceased (By: Michael Gilbert)(1950)
- #59AmazonCalamity in Kent (By: John Rowland)(1950)
- #60AmazonDeath Has Deep Roots (By: Michael Gilbert)(1951)
- #61AmazonLast Seen Wearing (By: Hillary Waugh)(1952)
- #62AmazonThe Danger Within / Death in Captivity (By: Michael Gilbert)(1952)
- #63AmazonMurder in the Mill-Race (By: E.C.R. Lorac)(1952)
- #64AmazonCrossed Skis (By: Carol Carnac)(1952)
- #65AmazonDeath on the Riviera (By: John Bude)(1952)
- #66AmazonMurder As a Fine Art (By: Carol Carnac)(1953)
- #67AmazonThe Man Who Didn't Fly (By: Margot Bennett)(1955)
- #68AmazonThe Colour Of Murder (By: Julian Symons)(1957)
- #69AmazonThe Christmas Egg (By: Mary Kelly)(1958)
- #70AmazonThe Progress of a Crime (By: Julian Symons)(1960)
- #71AmazonSergeant Cluff Stands Firm (By: Gil North)(1960)
- #72AmazonThe Spoilt Kill (By: Mary Kelly)(1961)
- #73AmazonThe Body in the Dumb River (By: George Bellairs)(1961)
- #74AmazonDue to a Death (By: Mary Kelly)(1963)
- #75AmazonSurfeit of Suspects (By: George Bellairs)(1964)
- #76AmazonThe Belting Inheritance (By: Julian Symons)(1965)
- #77AmazonThe Last Best Friend (By: George Sims)(1967)
- #78AmazonLondon Particular (By: Christianna Brand)(1972)
- #79AmazonThe End of the Web (By: George Sims)(1976)
- #80AmazonCapital Crimes (With: Richard Marsh)(2015)
- #81AmazonResorting to Murder(2015)
- #82AmazonSilent Nights(2015)
- #83AmazonMurder at the Manor(2016)
- #84AmazonSerpents in Eden(2016)
- #85AmazonCrimson Snow (With: Fergus Hume)(2016)
- #86AmazonForeign Bodies (With: Palle Rosenkrantz)(2017)
- #87AmazonThe Long Arm of the Law(2017)
- #88AmazonMiraculous Mysteries(2017)
- #89AmazonContinental Crimes(2017)
- #90AmazonBlood on the Tracks(2018)
- #91AmazonThe Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories(2018)
- #92AmazonGolden Age of Detection Puzzle Book (By: Kate Jackson)(2018)
- #93AmazonDeep Waters(2019)
- #94AmazonThe Measure of Malice(2019)
- #95AmazonSettling Scores(2020)
- #96AmazonA Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries(2020)
- #97AmazonTwo-Way Murder (By: E.C.R. Lorac)(2021)
- #98AmazonGuilty Creatures(2021)
- #99AmazonDeath of an Author (By: E.C.R. Lorac)(2024)
- #100AmazonCrimes of Cymru(2024)
- #101AmazonThe Wheel Spins (By: Ethel Lina White)(2025)
- #102AmazonLessons in Crime(2025)
- #103AmazonTea on Sunday (By: Lettice Cooper)(2026)
- #1AmazonThe City Among the Stars (By: Francis Carsac)(1962)
- #2AmazonThe Hungry Moon (By: Ramsey Campbell)(1986)
- #3AmazonThe Influence (By: Ramsey Campbell)(1988)
- #4AmazonThe Sorrows (By: Jonathan Janz)(2012)
- #5AmazonJunction (By: Daniel M. Bensen)(2012)
- #6AmazonHouse of Skin (By: Jonathan Janz)(2012)
- #7AmazonThe Darkest Lullaby (By: Jonathan Janz)(2013)
- #8AmazonSavage Species (By: Jonathan Janz)(2013)
- #9AmazonThink Yourself Lucky (By: Ramsey Campbell)(2014)
- #10AmazonCastle of Sorrows (By: Jonathan Janz)(2014)
- #11AmazonThe Nightmare Girl (By: Jonathan Janz)(2015)
- #12AmazonWe Are Monsters (By: Brian Kirk)(2015)
- #13AmazonThirteen Days by Sunset Beach (By: Ramsey Campbell)(2015)
- #14AmazonWolf Land (By: Jonathan Janz)(2015)
- #15AmazonThe Toy Thief (By: D.W. Gillespie)(2018)
- #16AmazonThe Siren and the Specter (By: Jonathan Janz)(2018)
- #17AmazonCreature (By: Hunter Shea)(2018)
- #18AmazonThe Mouth of the Dark (By: Tim Waggoner)(2018)
- #19AmazonTen Thousand Thunders (By: Brian Trent)(2018)
- #20AmazonThe House by the Cemetery (By: John Everson)(2018)
- #21AmazonNight Shift (By: Robin Triggs)(2018)
- #22AmazonKosmos (By: Adrian Laing)(2018)
- #23AmazonThe Playing Card Killer (By: Russell James)(2019)
- #24AmazonThe Haunting of Henderson Close (By: Catherine Cavendish)(2019)
- #25AmazonBlack Wings (By: Megan Hart)(2019)
- #26AmazonWill Haunt You (By: Brian Kirk)(2019)
- #27AmazonSecond Lives (By: P.D. Cacek)(2019)
- #28AmazonThe Dark Game (By: Jonathan Janz)(2019)
- #29AmazonGhost Mine (By: Hunter Shea)(2019)
- #30AmazonThe Gemini Experiment (By: Brian Pinkerton)(2019)
- #31AmazonChop Shop (By: Andrew Post)(2019)
- #32AmazonDust Devils (By: Jonathan Janz)(2019)
- #33AmazonThe Devil's Equinox (By: John Everson)(2019)
- #34AmazonThey Kill (By: Tim Waggoner)(2019)
- #35AmazonAmerican Dreams (By: Kenneth Bromberg)(2019)
- #36AmazonHellrider (By: JG Faherty)(2019)
- #37AmazonA Killing Fire (By: Faye Snowden)(2019)
- #38AmazonA Savage Generation (By: David Tallerman)(2019)
- #39AmazonOne by One (By: D.W. Gillespie)(2019)
- #40AmazonSlash (By: Hunter Shea)(2019)
- #41AmazonThose Who Came Before (By: J.H. Moncrieff)(2019)
- #42AmazonHearthstone Cottage (By: Frazer Lee)(2019)
- #43AmazonSnowball (By: Gregory Bastianelli)(2020)
- #44AmazonThe Garden of Bewitchment (By: Catherine Cavendish)(2020)
- #45AmazonThe Forever House (By: Tim Waggoner)(2020)
- #46AmazonTwo Lives (By: A Yi,Alex Woodend)(2020)
- #47AmazonVulcan's Forge (By: Robert Mitchell Evans)(2020)
- #48AmazonThe Heron Kings (By: Eric Lewis)(2020)
- #49AmazonBoy in the Box (By: Marc E. Fitch)(2020)
- #50AmazonThe Wise Friend (By: Ramsey Campbell)(2020)
- #51AmazonUntil Summer Comes Around (By: Glenn Rolfe)(2020)
- #52AmazonTomb of Gods (By: Brian Moreland)(2020)
- #53AmazonSins of the Father (By: JG Faherty)(2020)
- #54AmazonVintage Crime(2020)
- #55AmazonThe Apocalypse Strain (By: Jason Parent)(2020)
- #56AmazonMisfits (By: Hunter Shea)(2020)
- #57AmazonThe Sentient (By: Nadia Afifi)(2020)
- #58AmazonAfter Sundown (By: Mark Morris)(2020)
- #59AmazonVoodoo Heart (By: John Everson)(2020)
- #60AmazonGreyfriars Reformatory (By: Frazer Lee)(2020)
- #61AmazonThe Portal (By: Russell James)(2020)
- #62AmazonMondo Crimson (By: Andrew Post)(2020)
- #63AmazonCity of Angels (By: Kenneth Bromberg)(2020)
- #64AmazonRedspace Rising (By: Brian Trent)(2022)
- #1AmazonExecutive Survival(1988)
- #2AmazonUrge to Kill / Motive to Murder(2002)
- #3AmazonCatching Killers(2003)
- #4AmazonThe Golden Age of Murder(2015)
- #5AmazonThe Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books(2017)
- #6AmazonHowdunit!(2020)
- #7AmazonThis Deadly Isle: A Golden Age Mystery Map(2022)
- #8AmazonThe Life of Crime(2022)
- #1AmazonTake My Breath Away(2003)
- #2AmazonDancing For The Hangman(2008)
- #3AmazonRed Glory: Manchester United and Me (With: Robert Sellers)(2017)
- #4AmazonMiss Winter in the Library with a Knife(2025)
- #5AmazonThrumm(2002)
- #6AmazonMurder and its Motives(2016)
- #7AmazonStrangers in a Pub(2018)
- #8AmazonWhere Do You Find Your Ideas?(2001)
- #9AmazonThe New Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes(2014)
- #10AmazonThe Out-Islands: Poems(2021)
- #1AmazonDeadline for a Dream / In at the Kill (By: Bill Knox)(1957)
- #2AmazonDeath Department (By: Bill Knox)(1959)
- #3AmazonLeave it to the Hangman (By: Bill Knox)(1960)
- #4AmazonLittle Drops of Blood (By: Bill Knox)(1962)
- #5AmazonSanctuary Isle / The Gray Sentinels (By: Bill Knox)(1962)
- #6AmazonThe Man In The Bottle (By: Bill Knox)(1963)
- #7AmazonThe Taste of Proof (By: Bill Knox)(1965)
- #8AmazonThe Deep Fall / The Ghost Car (By: Bill Knox)(1966)
- #9AmazonJustice on the Rocks (By: Bill Knox)(1967)
- #10AmazonThe Tallyman (By: Bill Knox)(1969)
- #11AmazonChildren of the Mist / Who Shot the Bull (By: Bill Knox)(1970)
- #12AmazonTo Kill a Witch (By: Bill Knox)(1971)
- #13AmazonDraw Batons! / Penalty Shootout (By: Bill Knox)(1973)
- #14AmazonChildren of the Water (By: Bill Knox)(1974)
- #15AmazonRally to Kill (By: Bill Knox)(1975)
- #16AmazonPilot Error (By: Bill Knox)(1977)
- #17AmazonLive Bait (By: Bill Knox)(1979)
- #18AmazonA Killing in Antiques (By: Bill Knox)(1981)
- #19AmazonThe Hanging Tree (By: Bill Knox)(1985)
- #20AmazonThe Crossfire Killings (By: Bill Knox)(1986)
- #21AmazonThe Interface man (By: Bill Knox)(1990)
- #22AmazonBlood Proof (By: Bill Knox)(1999)
- #23AmazonDeath Bytes (By: Bill Knox)(1999)
- #24AmazonThe Lazarus Widow (With: Bill Knox)(2000)
- #25AmazonAsk a Policeman(1933)
- #26AmazonNorthern Blood(1992)
- #27AmazonNorthern Blood 2(1995)
- #28AmazonPerfectly Criminal(1996)
- #29AmazonShakespearean Whodunnits(1997)
- #30AmazonPerfectly Criminal 2: Whydunit?(1997)
- #31AmazonNorthern Blood 3(1998)
- #32AmazonPast Crimes: Perfectly Criminal III(1999)
- #33AmazonMissing Persons(1999)
- #34AmazonScenes of Crime: CWA Anthology 2000(2000)
- #35AmazonCrimewave 6(2002)
- #36AmazonMurder Squad(2002)
- #37AmazonMysterious Pleasures(2003)
- #38AmazonCrime in the City(2003)
- #39AmazonGreen for Danger(2004)
- #40AmazonCrime on the Move(2005)
- #41AmazonI.D.: Crimes of Identity(2006)
- #42AmazonM.O.: Crimes of Practice(2008)
- #43AmazonOriginal Sins(2010)
- #44AmazonBest Eaten Cold and Other Stories: A Murder Squad Anthology(2011)
- #45AmazonGuilty Consciences(2012)
- #46AmazonDeadly Pleasures(2013)
- #47AmazonGuilty Parties(2014)
- #48AmazonCapital Crimes(2015)
- #49AmazonResorting to Murder(2015)
- #50AmazonTruly Criminal(2015)
- #51AmazonSilent Nights(2015)
- #52AmazonThe Mammoth Book of the Adventures of Professor Moriarty(2015)
- #53AmazonThe Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper Stories(2015)
- #54AmazonMurder at the Manor(2016)
- #55AmazonSerpents in Eden(2016)
- #56AmazonThe Sinking Admiral(2016)
- #57AmazonCrimson Snow(2016)
- #58AmazonMotives for Murder(2016)
- #59AmazonForeign Bodies(2017)
- #60AmazonThe Long Arm of the Law(2017)
- #61AmazonMiraculous Mysteries(2017)
- #62AmazonContinental Crimes(2017)
- #63AmazonNoir at the Salad Bar: Culinary Tales with a Bite(2017)
- #64AmazonCWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour(2017)
- #65AmazonBlood on the Tracks(2018)
- #66AmazonThe Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories(2018)
- #67AmazonTen Year Stretch(2018)
- #68AmazonThe Measure of Malice(2019)
- #69AmazonThe Christmas Card Crime(2019)
- #70AmazonSettling Scores(2020)
- #71AmazonBlood Sports(2020)
- #72AmazonVintage Crime(2020)
- #73AmazonA Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries(2020)
- #74AmazonGuilty Creatures(2021)
- #75AmazonMurder by the Book(2021)
- #76AmazonMany Deadly Returns(2021)
- #77AmazonEllery Queen Mystery Magazine, September-October 2022(2022)
- #78AmazonMusic of the Night(2022)
- #79AmazonEdgar & Shamus Go Golden(2022)
- #80AmazonThe Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime(2023)
- #81AmazonFinal Acts: Theatrical Mysteries(2023)
- #82AmazonMidsummer Mysteries Short Stories(2024)
- #83AmazonMetropolitan Mysteries: A Casebook of London's Detectives(2025)
- #84AmazonPlaying Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club(2025)
- #85AmazonThen There Were More Short Stories(2025)
- #86AmazonCyanide in the Sun: And Other Stories of Summertime Crime(2026)
About Martin Edwards
Martin Edwards is a prolific crime writer with a diverse and accomplished career. As a consultant to the British Library's Crime Classics series, he brings his expertise to a wide audience. Edwards has written 16 contemporary whodunits, including The Coffin Trail, a critically acclaimed novel shortlisted for the Theakston's Prize. His genre-defining study, The Golden Age of Murder, won four prestigious awards, including the Edgar, Agatha, H.R.F. Keating, and Macavity awards. Edwards has also edited 38 anthologies and received numerous accolades, including the CWA Short Story Dagger and the CWA Margery Allingham Prize. As President of the Detection Club and Chair of the Crime Writers' Association, he has made significant contributions to the crime writing community. Edwards' work has been recognized with the Red Herring award and the Poirot award for his outstanding contributions to the genre.
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