Detective Murdoch Books in Order
Discover the Detective Murdoch series by Maureen Jennings, with the novels in order, character and setting background, and guidance on how the books connect to the Murdoch Mysteries TV adaptation.
Last updated: December 19, 2025
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Publication Order
9 books
Let Darkness Bury the Dead
by Maureen Jennings
2017
Shipwreck
by Joy Fielding
2010
In 1873, a storm drives a ship onto the rocks off a Nova Scotia village. Young Will Murdoch helps the parish priest tend the dead and injured, then notices clues that suggest murder, not accident—setting him on the path to becoming a detective.
A Journeyman to Grief
by Maureen Jennings
2007
Vices of My Blood
by Maureen Jennings
2006
Night's Child
by Maureen Jennings
2005
Let Loose the Dogs
by Maureen Jennings
2003
Poor Tom is Cold
by Maureen Jennings
2001
Under the Dragon's Tail
by Maureen Jennings
1998
Except the Dying
by Maureen Jennings
1997
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