Darkland Tales Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Darkland Tales books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Rizzio (By: Denise Mina)
Buy on Amazon2021
Hex (By: Jenni Fagan)
Buy on Amazon2022
Nothing Left to Fear From Hell (By: Alan Warner)
Buy on Amazon2023
Columba's Bones (By: David Greig)
Buy on Amazon2023
Queen Macbeth
Buy on Amazon2024
Benbecula (By: Graeme Macrae Burnet)
Buy on Amazon2025
12 Days: A Modern Twist on The Twelve Days of Christmas
Buy on Amazon2000
Naked Came the Phoenix
Buy on Amazon2001
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3
Buy on Amazon2002
Tart Noir
Buy on Amazon2003
Like a Charm
Buy on Amazon2004
The Adventure of the Missing Detective and 19 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories
Buy on Amazon2005
Magnetic North
Buy on Amazon2005
Crime Scenes Revisited: Scottish Popular Fiction
Buy on Amazon2006
A Merry Band of Murderers
Buy on Amazon2006
Criminal Tendencies
Buy on Amazon2009
The Sounds Of Crime
Buy on Amazon2010
The Library Book
Buy on Amazon2012
The Killer Cookbook
Buy on Amazon2012
Inherit the Dead
Buy on Amazon2013
OxCrimes: 27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters
Buy on Amazon2014
Out There: An Anthology of Scottish LGBT writing
Buy on Amazon2014
Crime Writers: A Decade of Crime
Buy on Amazon2016
Killer Women
Buy on Amazon2016
Crime Plus Music
Buy on Amazon2016
MatchUp
Buy on Amazon2017
Exit Wounds
Buy on Amazon2019
Bloody Scotland
Buy on Amazon2019
Imagine A Country
Buy on Amazon2020
Marple: Twelve New Mysteries
Buy on Amazon2022
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Darkland Tales series is publication order: 1. Rizzio (By: Denise Mina) (2021), 2. Hex (By: Jenni Fagan) (2022), 3. Nothing Left to Fear From Hell (By: Alan Warner) (2023), 4. Columba's Bones (By: David Greig) (2023), 5. Queen Macbeth (2024), and 25 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Darkland Tales series by Val McDermid contains 30 books. The series began in 2021 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Darkland Tales series is written by Val McDermid. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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