AJ Hartley Books in Order
Browse David Hewson and A.J. Hartley books in order, with summaries, background, and reading notes on their Shakespeare-inspired thriller retellings.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
25 books
Impervious
by AJ Hartley
2002
The Mask of Atreus
by AJ Hartley
2005
On the Fifth Day
by AJ Hartley
2007
What Time Devours
by AJ Hartley
2008
Act of Will
by AJ Hartley
2009
Will Power
by AJ Hartley
2010
Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact
by AJ Hartley
2011
Macbeth
by David Hewson
2011
Hewson and A.J. Hartley recast Shakespeare's play as a dark historical thriller, where war hero Macbeth and his wife Skena are pushed toward a terrible bid for power. Prophecy matters, but so do politics, marriage, and the cost of trying to hold a kingdom together.
Darwen Arkwright and the Insidious Bleck
by AJ Hartley
2012
Tears of the Jaguar
by AJ Hartley
2012
Darwen Arkwright and the School of Shadows
by AJ Hartley
2013
The Cerulean Stone
by AJ Hartley
2013
The Slave Trader's Wedding
by AJ Hartley
2013
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
by David Hewson
2014
This prose retelling opens up Shakespeare's tragedy into a full political thriller, with Hamlet trapped between grief, court intrigue, and looming war with Norway. Ophelia, Young Yorick, and the wider court all get room to breathe as murder closes in.
Chasing Shadows
by AJ Hartley
2016
Steeplejack
by AJ Hartley
2016
Cathedrals of Glass
by AJ Hartley
2017
Firebrand
by AJ Hartley
2017
A Fire Within
by AJ Hartley
2018
Cold Bath Street
by AJ Hartley
2018
Guardian
by AJ Hartley
2018
Mirrocilist Mission
by AJ Hartley
2019
Monsters in the Mirror
by AJ Hartley
2019
Written Stone Lane
by AJ Hartley
2019
Burning Shakespeare
by AJ Hartley
2022
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