Faith Martin

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  • Bibliography:
    52 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    December 2000
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Detective Monica Noble

1 - The Vicarage Murder (Aug-2019)
2 - The Flower Show Murder (Sep-2019)
3 - The Manor House Murder (Nov-2019)

Hillary Greene

1 - A Narrow Escape // Murder on the Oxford Canal (Aug-2004)
2 - On the Straight and Narrow // Murder at the University (May-2005)
3 - Narrow Is the Way // Murder of the Bride (Jan-2006)
4 - By a Narrow Majority // Murder in the Village (Oct-2006)
5 - Through a Narrow Door // Murder in the Family (Oct-2007)
6 - With A Narrow Blade (Aug-2007)
7 - Beside a Narrow Stream (Mar-2008)
8 - Down a Narrow Path (Jun-2009)
9 - Across the Narrow Blue Line (Jan-2010)
10 - A Narrow Point of View (May-2010)
11 - A Narrow Return (May-2012)
13 - A Narrow Margin of Error (Jun-2013)
14 - Walk a Narrow Mile (Nov-2013)
15 - A Narrow Victory (May-2015)
16 - The Work of a Narrow Mind (Dec-2015)
17 - A Narrow Trajectory (Aug-2016)
18 - Hillary's Back! (Feb-2020)
19 - Murder Now and Then (Feb-2022)
20 - Murder in the Parish (Mar-2023)
21 - Murder on the Train (May-2024)

Jenny Starling

1 - The Birthday Mystery (Dec-2018)
2 - The Winter Mystery (Dec-2018)
3 - The Riverboat Mystery (Feb-2019)
4 - The Castle Mystery (Feb-2019)
5 - The Oxford Mystery (Apr-2019)
6 - The Teatime Mystery (May-2019)
7 - The Country Inn Mystery (Jun-2019)

Ryder and Loveday

1 - A Fatal Obsession (Jun-2018)
2 - A Fatal Mistake (Sep-2018)
3 - A Fatal Flaw (Feb-2019)
4 - A Fatal Secret (Sep-2019)
5 - A Fatal Truth (Jun-2020)
6 - A Fatal Affair (Mar-2021)
7 - A Fatal Night (Nov-2021)
8 - A Fatal End (Jun-2025)

A Travelling Cook Mystery

1 - The Birthday Mystery (Feb-2024)
2 - The Winter Mystery (Feb-2024)
3 - The Riverboat Mystery (Feb-2024)
4 - The Castle Mystery (Feb-2024)
5 - The Oxford Mystery (Feb-2024)
6 - The Teatime Mystery (Feb-2024)
7 - The Country Inn Mystery (Feb-2024)

Book List in Order: 52 titles

  • Venom

    Young psychology grad student Kate Sparrow is dragged into a world of murder and mayhem when the university library is the scene of a brutal murder. Suddenly,everyone in the quiet English University Town of St Peters is a suspect, and even those clos...

  • A Narrow Escape // Murder on the Oxford Canal

    Hillary Greene - 1

  • On the Straight and Narrow // Murder at the University

    Hillary Greene - 2

    When a pretty French student is found dead in her room at an exclusive private Oxford college, everyone assumes it is yet another sad case of accidental drug overdose. But Detective Inspector Hillary Greene quickly begins to think otherwise. As the i...

  • Narrow Is the Way // Murder of the Bride

    Hillary Greene - 3

    When a beautiful bride is found strangled in a cow-shed, D.I. Hillary Greene knows that she is probably looking for a man, bridegroom or otherwise. The so-called bride turns out to be a guest from a fancy dress party, held at a nearby farmhouse, and ...

  • By a Narrow Majority // Murder in the Village

    Hillary Greene - 4

    When a would-be politician is found battered to death in his kitchen, DI Hillary Greene is not convinced that the motive is political. After all, the victim was not universally popular in the small village where he lived, and it quickly transpires th...

  • With A Narrow Blade

    Hillary Greene - 6

    When an elderly woman is stabbed to death in her own home, Detective Inspector Hillary Greene is instantly puzzled. The house doesn't appear to have been robbed and Flo Jenkins herself was well-liked by her neighbors. I...

  • Through a Narrow Door // Murder in the Family

    Hillary Greene - 5

    Someone wanted would-be politician Malcolm Dale dead, and managed to achieve this aim without leaving much in the way of clues, forensics, or witnesses. Here, then is a case for Detective Inspector Hillary Greene. But s...

  • Beside a Narrow Stream

    Hillary Greene - 7

    When Wayne Sutton's body is found in a beautiful summer meadow, his head bashed in and a red paper heart left callously on his body, Hillary is not surprised to learn that the handsome young artist had a reputation as a heartless Casanova. Moreover, ...

  • Down a Narrow Path

    Hillary Greene - 8

    DI Hillary Greene is feeling the strain. A sniper is on the loose killing police officers, and the atmosphere at Thames Valley Police HQ is understandably tense. But it is business as usual when a wealthy woman is found murdered in her home in the pl...



  • Across the Narrow Blue Line

    Hillary Greene - 9

    A shattered DI Hillary Greene returns to work following the death of her friend, Superintendent 'Mellow' Mallow, and is immediately plunged into another murder case. An old man is found dead by his terminally ill daughter. This leaves her with no one...

  • A Narrow Point of View

    Hillary Greene - 10

    When a devout Christian is found murdered in his home, his body callously set alight, Hillary Greene and her team embark on their most puzzling murder case yet. The victim may have been pious to the point of smugness, but it still seems impossible to...

  • A Narrow Return

    Hillary Greene - 11
    Worldwide Mysteries - 878

    Ex-Detective Inspector Hillary Greene returns to Thames Valley to work on cold cases for her new boss. Now a civilian, she not only has to cope with the loss of her professional status, but she has also acquired a stalker. When her superior, Superint...

  • A Narrow Margin of Error

    Hillary Greene - 13
    Worldwide Mysteries - 932

    MADNESS CUTS DEEP Police consultant Hillary Greene knew her life wasn't going to stay on an even keel for long. Her second career cracking the coldest of cases is an unexpected success, but now she's got a new nightmarish puzzle: the decade-old s...

  • Walk a Narrow Mile

    Hillary Greene - 14
    Worldwide Mysteries - 951

    A LOVE HE'LL NEVER LET HER FORGET Former detective inspector Hillary Greene spent her career seeking justice for crime victims. But her harrowing last investigation left the cold case consultant fighting for her own life against someone who'd per...

  • A Narrow Victory

    Hillary Greene - 15

    Once again, ex-DI Hillary Greene is delving into the archives, trying to discover who killed an interior designer at a swanky New Years' Eve Party in 1999. Somebody clearly didn't want Felix Olliphant to enjoy the momentous occasion of seeing in not...

  • The Work of a Narrow Mind

    Hillary Greene - 16

    When ex-DI Hillary Greene, now working for the cold case squad, is handed the case of the murder of a harmless old woman, who'd been brutally battered to death in her own home, she is determined to track down the killer. But with her lover pressing h...

  • A Narrow Trajectory

    Hillary Greene - 17

    Ex-DI Hillary Greene has been handed a tall order â€" she’s to reopen all the missing persons cases for a group of young women, in an attempt to help Det. Chief Superintendent Steven Crayle bring down one of Thames Valley’s most wanted. This will...

  • A Fatal Obsession

    Ryder and Loveday - 1

    Don’t miss Faith Martin’s fiendishly clever new novel, Murder by Candlelight, set in the 1920s and described as ‘the perfect village mystery’ by J.M. Hall‘A brilliant book! The pairing of Ryder and Loveday is a stroke of genius.’ Clare Ch...

  • A Fatal Mistake

    Ryder and Loveday - 2

    Don’t miss Faith Martin’s fiendishly clever new novel, Murder by Candlelight, set in the 1920s and described as ‘the perfect village mystery’ by J.M. Hall‘Fiendishly clever… A thoroughly absorbing, gripping read’. Clare ChaseOxford, 196...



  • The Birthday Mystery

    Jenny Starling - 1

    Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. You'll be gripped from the first second to the last. These classic-style mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is, and look out for some...

  • The Winter Mystery

    Jenny Starling - 2

    Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. These charming mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is. Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective. Please...

  • The Castle Mystery

    Jenny Starling - 4

    Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. These charming mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is. Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective. Please note ...

  • A Fatal Flaw

    Ryder and Loveday - 3

    Don’t miss Faith Martin’s fiendishly clever new novel, Murder by Candlelight, set in the 1920s and described as ‘the perfect village mystery’ by J.M. Hall‘A beautifully crafted crime mystery I could not put down.’ Anita Davison, author of...

  • The Riverboat Mystery

    Jenny Starling - 3

    Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. These charming mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is. Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective. Pl...

  • The Oxford Mystery

    Jenny Starling - 5

    Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. These charming mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is. Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective. Please note ...

  • The Teatime Mystery

    Jenny Starling - 6

    Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. These charming mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is. Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective. Please note ...

  • The Country Inn Mystery

    Jenny Starling - 7

    Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. These charming mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is. Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective. THIS IS A BR...

  • The Vicarage Murder

    Detective Monica Noble - 1

    Discover a new series of murder mysteries set in an idyllic English village. From million-selling author Faith Martin. Meet Monica Noble: the vicar’s wife with a taste for solving crimes.Please note this book was first published as “AN UNHOLY MES...

  • A Fatal Secret

    Ryder and Loveday - 4

    Don’t miss Faith Martin’s fiendishly clever new novel, Murder by Candlelight, set in the 1920s and described as ‘the perfect village mystery’ by J.M. Hall‘The pairing of Ryder and Loveday is a stroke of genius.’ Clare Chase, author of the...



  • The Flower Show Murder

    Detective Monica Noble - 2

    Discover a new series of murder mysteries set in an idyllic English village. From million-selling author Faith Martin. Meet Monica Noble: the vicar’s wife with a taste for solving crimes.Please note this book was first published as “UNHOLY WHIF...

  • The Manor House Murder

    Detective Monica Noble - 3

    Discover a new series of murder mysteries set in an idyllic English village. From million-selling author Faith Martin.

    Meet Monica Noble: the vicar’s wife with a taste for solving crimes.

    Please note this book was first published as ...

  • The Lavender Lady

    THIS CHRISTMAS, DISCOVER A DELIGHTFUL ONE-OFF SPOOKY MYSTERY FROM TWO-MILLION SELLING AUTHOR FAITH MARTIN

    Please note this is completely revised edition of The Lavender Lady Casefile published under Faith Martin’s pen name Jessie Daniels.

  • Hillary's Back!

    Hillary Greene - 18

    ONE OF THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE DETECTIVES RETURNS. A BRAND NEW MYSTERY IN THE MILLION-SELLING SERIES. DETECTIVE HILLARY GREENE IS BACK! Eighteen months after Hillary suffered a personal tragedy, she is throwing herself into her work to try to get over...

  • Murder at Home

  • A Fatal Truth

    Ryder and Loveday - 5

    Don’t miss Faith Martin’s fiendishly clever new novel, Murder by Candlelight, set in the 1920s and described as ‘the perfect village mystery’ by J.M. Hall‘A beautifully crafted crime mystery I could not put down.’ Anita Davison, author of...

  • A Fatal Affair

    Ryder and Loveday - 6

    Don’t miss Faith Martin’s fiendishly clever new novel, Murder by Candlelight, set in the 1920s and described as ‘the perfect village mystery’ by J.M. Hall‘The pairing of Ryder and Loveday is a stroke of genius.’ Clare Chase, author of the...

  • Murder In The Mansion

  • Murder In the Meadow

  • A Fatal Night

    Ryder and Loveday - 7

    Don’t miss Faith Martin’s fiendishly clever new novel, Murder by Candlelight, set in the 1920s and described as ‘the perfect village mystery’ by J.M. Hall‘A brilliant book! The pairing of Ryder and Loveday is a stroke of genius.’ Clare Ch...



  • Murder Now and Then

    Hillary Greene - 19

    A BRAND-NEW MYSTERY FROM THE TWO-MILLION-SELLING AUTHOR. Former Detective Hillary Greene and her cold case team are taking a fresh look at the unsolved murder of Michael Beck, found bludgeoned over the head and dead in a river near his home in 2012. ...

  • Murder in the Parish

    Hillary Greene - 20

    Former Detective Hillary Greene and her cold case team are handed an impossible case.Thirty years ago, two days before Christmas, the much-loved Reverend Keith Coltrane was hit over the head and left to die inside his own church. The killer was never...

  • Murder by Candlelight

    One suspicious death. Two amateur sleuths. And an utterly impossible crime…The NUMBER ONE ebook bestseller!'Amuses and intrigues in equal measure… a splendid start to what promises to be a long-running series’ Daily Mail'The perfect village mys...

  • The Birthday Mystery

    A Travelling Cook Mystery - 1

    From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling is catering the twenty-first birthday party of upper-class twins, Alicia and Justin....

  • The Castle Mystery

    A Travelling Cook Mystery - 4

    From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling has her dream job cooking for Lord and Lady Avonsleigh in a genuine castle.But the d...

  • The Country Inn Mystery

    A Travelling Cook Mystery - 7

    From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling is working at picturesque Spindlewood Inn in the Cotswolds for the weekend. It's hos...

  • The Oxford Mystery

    A Travelling Cook Mystery - 5

    From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling has a summer job cooking at a prestigious Oxford college. But she's not expecting mu...

  • The Riverboat Mystery

    A Travelling Cook Mystery - 3

    From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling is working for a wealthy businessman on a luxury paddle steamer. All she has to do i...

  • The Teatime Mystery

    A Travelling Cook Mystery - 6

    From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling is doing the catering for the village cricket match. But she's not expecting one of ...

  • The Winter Mystery

    A Travelling Cook Mystery - 2

    From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling is spending Christmas in a snowed-in Cotswolds country house cooking all the traditi...



  • Murder on the Train

    Hillary Greene - 21

    ONE OF THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE DETECTIVES RETURNS.SIX MILLION BOOKS READ.A BRAND-NEW MYSTERY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR. SET IN THE BEAUTIFUL WELSH COUNTRYSIDE.Six passengers in a locked train carriage. One of them is dead. No one saw a thing.Former D...

  • The Last Word Is Death

  • A Fatal End

    Ryder and Loveday - 8

    Don’t miss Faith Martin’s fiendishly clever new novel, Murder by Candlelight, set in the 1920s and described as ‘the perfect village mystery’ by J.M. Hall‘There is so much to love about A Fatal End… Another nail-biting mystery awaits.’ ...

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Faith Martin has published 52 books.

The next book by Faith Martin, A Fatal End, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Faith Martin, Venom, was published in December 2000.

Yes. Faith Martin has 5 series.
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