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DI Tremayne Thriller Books Books in Order

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Browse the DI Tremayne Thriller books by Phillip Strang in order, with summaries, Wiltshire series background, recurring characters, and starting advice.

Last updated: July 14, 2026

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DI Tremayne Thriller Books books in publication order

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1

Death and the Assassin's Blade

by Phillip Strang

2017

An actor playing Caesar collapses during an amateur production, stabbed with a real blade. DI Tremayne must expose which member of the cast wanted the victim dead.

2

Death and the Lucky Man

by Phillip Strang

2017

A lottery winner is found with his throat cut at Stonehenge. DI Tremayne follows a trail of greed and resentment among people who believed they deserved his fortune.

3

Death Unholy

by Phillip Strang

2017

When a burned body suggests murder rather than spontaneous combustion, DI Keith Tremayne and Clare Yarwood enter a hostile village haunted by pagan ritual and deadly secrets.

4

Death at Coombe Farm

by Phillip Strang

2018

A death on Salisbury Plain leads DI Tremayne into a village full of intrigue. As more victims fall, old sins reveal a connection nobody wants to admit.

5

Death by a Dead Man's Hand

by Phillip Strang

2018

A long-ago gold robbery returns to haunt everyone involved when new deaths begin. DI Tremayne follows the missing bullion while his own health becomes a concern.

6

Death In The Village

by Phillip Strang

2018

Nobody mourns an unpleasant woman found hanging in her garage, until more people die. DI Tremayne learns the killer is enjoying the work, and the village is unraveling.

7

Burial Mound

by Phillip Strang

2019

An archaeological dig near Stonehenge uncovers remains far too recent to be ancient. DI Tremayne's investigation points toward Salisbury's most respected public official.

8

The Body in the Ditch

by Phillip Strang

2019

A day at the races ends with a dead horse and the murder of its owner's daughter. DI Tremayne becomes an inconvenient alibi for a key suspect.

9

The Horse's Mouth

by Phillip Strang

2020

A seemingly simple death draws DI Tremayne and Clare Yarwood into a web of deception, old debts, and rivalries. The evidence says one thing, but Tremayne trusts his instincts.

10

Montfield's Madness

by Phillip Strang

2022

A homeless genius is murdered for revolutionary weapons technology. DI Tremayne and Clare Yarwood face intelligence agencies, foreign operatives, and corporations determined to keep them away.

DI Tremayne Thriller Books books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Death Unholy"

    Death Unholy

    by Phillip Strang

    2017DI Tremayne Thriller Books, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Death and the Assassin's Blade"

    Death and the Assassin's Blade

    by Phillip Strang

    2017DI Tremayne Thriller Books, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Death and the Lucky Man"

    Death and the Lucky Man

    by Phillip Strang

    2017DI Tremayne Thriller Books, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Death at Coombe Farm"

    Death at Coombe Farm

    by Phillip Strang

    2018DI Tremayne Thriller Books, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Death by a Dead Man's Hand"

    Death by a Dead Man's Hand

    by Phillip Strang

    2018DI Tremayne Thriller Books, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Death In The Village"

    Death In The Village

    by Phillip Strang

    2018DI Tremayne Thriller Books, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Burial Mound"

    Burial Mound

    by Phillip Strang

    2019DI Tremayne Thriller Books, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "The Body in the Ditch"

    The Body in the Ditch

    by Phillip Strang

    2019DI Tremayne Thriller Books, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "The Horse's Mouth"

    The Horse's Mouth

    by Phillip Strang

    2020DI Tremayne Thriller Books, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Montfield's Madness"

    Montfield's Madness

    by Phillip Strang

    2022DI Tremayne Thriller Books, Book 10

Series background & context

Phillip Strang's DI Tremayne books centre on Detective Inspector Keith Tremayne, an ageing, blunt, old-school policeman working in and around Salisbury, Wiltshire. He is cynical, stubborn, and not inclined to retire simply because others think he should. His partner, Sergeant Clare Yarwood, brings a steadier presence to cases that often become stranger and more dangerous than they first appear.

The setting gives the series its character. Salisbury Cathedral, Stonehenge, ancient earthworks, villages, farms, racecourses, and isolated roads all sit close to the investigations. History is everywhere, but the crimes are firmly modern: murder, blackmail, greed, revenge, and people using local loyalty to hide what they have done.

Tremayne and Yarwood confront burned bodies, theatrical killings, lottery money, stolen gold, archaeological discoveries, and rural communities that close ranks against outsiders. The cases are self-contained, yet Tremayne's worsening health and the changing partnership between the two detectives give the sequence a continuing thread.

He is difficult, but he does not quit.

The tone is a traditional British detective thriller with a darker edge. It mixes police work with old places and close-knit communities where everyone knows a little, but nobody says enough. Start with Death Unholy, which introduces Tremayne and Yarwood in a case involving an abandoned church and a hostile village. Reading on through Death and the Assassin's Blade and Death and the Lucky Man lets the setting and characters build naturally.

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