A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Matthew Bartholomew Books in Order

The complete Matthew Bartholomew reading order — 40 books from 1616–2016.

  1. 01 The magistrates charter examined, or his duty and dignity opened 1616 Amazon — buy The magistrates charter examined, or his duty and dignity opened ThriftBooks — buy The magistrates charter examined, or his duty and dignity opened eBooks.com — buy The magistrates charter examined, or his duty and dignity opened
  2. 02 The barren trees doome 1616 Amazon — buy The barren trees doome ThriftBooks — buy The barren trees doome eBooks.com — buy The barren trees doome
  3. 03 A brief narrative of the success which the Gospel hath had, among the Indians, of Martha's-Vineyard (and the places adjacent) in New-England 1694 Amazon — buy A brief narrative of the success which the Gospel hath had, among the Indians, of Martha's-Vineyard (and the places adjacent) in New-England ThriftBooks — buy A brief narrative of the success which the Gospel hath had, among the Indians, of Martha's-Vineyard (and the places adjacent) in New-England eBooks.com — buy A brief narrative of the success which the Gospel hath had, among the Indians, of Martha's-Vineyard (and the places adjacent) in New-England
  4. 04 De successionibus apud Anglos 1700 Amazon — buy De successionibus apud Anglos ThriftBooks — buy De successionibus apud Anglos eBooks.com — buy De successionibus apud Anglos
  5. 05 Bicentenary sermons 1862 Amazon — buy Bicentenary sermons Bookshop — buy Bicentenary sermons ThriftBooks — buy Bicentenary sermons eBooks.com — buy Bicentenary sermons
  6. 06 The Bartholomew Fair murders 1986 Amazon — buy The Bartholomew Fair murders Bookshop — buy The Bartholomew Fair murders ThriftBooks — buy The Bartholomew Fair murders eBooks.com — buy The Bartholomew Fair murders
  7. 07 Bartholomew Fair Murders 1987 Amazon — buy Bartholomew Fair Murders Bookshop — buy Bartholomew Fair Murders ThriftBooks — buy Bartholomew Fair Murders eBooks.com — buy Bartholomew Fair Murders
  8. 08 Unholy Alliance 1996 Amazon — buy Unholy Alliance Bookshop — buy Unholy Alliance ThriftBooks — buy Unholy Alliance eBooks.com — buy Unholy Alliance
  9. 09 A Bone of Contention 1997 Amazon — buy A Bone of Contention Bookshop — buy A Bone of Contention ThriftBooks — buy A Bone of Contention eBooks.com — buy A Bone of Contention
  10. 10 Bone of Contention 1998 Amazon — buy Bone of Contention Bookshop — buy Bone of Contention ThriftBooks — buy Bone of Contention eBooks.com — buy Bone of Contention
  11. 11 An Unholy Alliance (Matthew Bartholomew Mysteries) 1998 Amazon — buy An Unholy Alliance (Matthew Bartholomew Mysteries) Bookshop — buy An Unholy Alliance (Matthew Bartholomew Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy An Unholy Alliance (Matthew Bartholomew Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy An Unholy Alliance (Matthew Bartholomew Mysteries)
  12. 12 A Wicked Deed (The fifth chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew) 1999 Amazon — buy A Wicked Deed (The fifth chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew) Bookshop — buy A Wicked Deed (The fifth chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew) ThriftBooks — buy A Wicked Deed (The fifth chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew) eBooks.com — buy A Wicked Deed (The fifth chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew)
  13. 13 First Matthew Bartholomew Omnibus Hb Special 2001 Amazon — buy First Matthew Bartholomew Omnibus Hb Special Bookshop — buy First Matthew Bartholomew Omnibus Hb Special ThriftBooks — buy First Matthew Bartholomew Omnibus Hb Special eBooks.com — buy First Matthew Bartholomew Omnibus Hb Special
  14. 14 Matthew Bartholomew omnibus 2001 Amazon — buy Matthew Bartholomew omnibus Bookshop — buy Matthew Bartholomew omnibus ThriftBooks — buy Matthew Bartholomew omnibus eBooks.com — buy Matthew Bartholomew omnibus
  15. 15 A Summer of Discontent 2002 Amazon — buy A Summer of Discontent Bookshop — buy A Summer of Discontent ThriftBooks — buy A Summer of Discontent eBooks.com — buy A Summer of Discontent
  16. 16 A Killer in Winter (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2003 Amazon — buy A Killer in Winter (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) Bookshop — buy A Killer in Winter (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) ThriftBooks — buy A Killer in Winter (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) eBooks.com — buy A Killer in Winter (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)
  17. 17 An Order for Death (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2003 Amazon — buy An Order for Death (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) Bookshop — buy An Order for Death (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) ThriftBooks — buy An Order for Death (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) eBooks.com — buy An Order for Death (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)
  18. 18 The Hand of Justice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2004 Amazon — buy The Hand of Justice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) Bookshop — buy The Hand of Justice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) ThriftBooks — buy The Hand of Justice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) eBooks.com — buy The Hand of Justice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)
  19. 19 A Killer in Winter 2004 Amazon — buy A Killer in Winter Bookshop — buy A Killer in Winter ThriftBooks — buy A Killer in Winter eBooks.com — buy A Killer in Winter
  20. 20 The Mark of a Murderer (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2005 Amazon — buy The Mark of a Murderer (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) Bookshop — buy The Mark of a Murderer (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) ThriftBooks — buy The Mark of a Murderer (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) eBooks.com — buy The Mark of a Murderer (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)
  21. 21 A Plague on Both Your Houses 2005 Amazon — buy A Plague on Both Your Houses Bookshop — buy A Plague on Both Your Houses ThriftBooks — buy A Plague on Both Your Houses eBooks.com — buy A Plague on Both Your Houses
  22. 22 Tarnished Chalice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2006 Amazon — buy Tarnished Chalice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) Bookshop — buy Tarnished Chalice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) ThriftBooks — buy Tarnished Chalice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) eBooks.com — buy Tarnished Chalice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)
  23. 23 The Tarnished Chalice (Matthew Bartholomew 12) 2007 Amazon — buy The Tarnished Chalice (Matthew Bartholomew 12) Bookshop — buy The Tarnished Chalice (Matthew Bartholomew 12) ThriftBooks — buy The Tarnished Chalice (Matthew Bartholomew 12) eBooks.com — buy The Tarnished Chalice (Matthew Bartholomew 12)
  24. 24 Bartholomew 13 Hb the Thirteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew 2007 Amazon — buy Bartholomew 13 Hb the Thirteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew Bookshop — buy Bartholomew 13 Hb the Thirteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew ThriftBooks — buy Bartholomew 13 Hb the Thirteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew eBooks.com — buy Bartholomew 13 Hb the Thirteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
  25. 25 The Devil's Disciples 2008 Amazon — buy The Devil's Disciples Bookshop — buy The Devil's Disciples ThriftBooks — buy The Devil's Disciples eBooks.com — buy The Devil's Disciples
  26. 26 To Kill or Cure (The Bartholomew Chronicles) 2008 Amazon — buy To Kill or Cure (The Bartholomew Chronicles) Bookshop — buy To Kill or Cure (The Bartholomew Chronicles) ThriftBooks — buy To Kill or Cure (The Bartholomew Chronicles) eBooks.com — buy To Kill or Cure (The Bartholomew Chronicles)
  27. 27 A Vein of Deceit: The Fifteenth Chronicle of Mathew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2010 Amazon — buy A Vein of Deceit: The Fifteenth Chronicle of Mathew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) Bookshop — buy A Vein of Deceit: The Fifteenth Chronicle of Mathew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) ThriftBooks — buy A Vein of Deceit: The Fifteenth Chronicle of Mathew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) eBooks.com — buy A Vein of Deceit: The Fifteenth Chronicle of Mathew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)
  28. 28 Deadly Brew 2010 Amazon — buy Deadly Brew Bookshop — buy Deadly Brew ThriftBooks — buy Deadly Brew eBooks.com — buy Deadly Brew
  29. 29 Masterly Murder 2010 Amazon — buy Masterly Murder Bookshop — buy Masterly Murder ThriftBooks — buy Masterly Murder eBooks.com — buy Masterly Murder
  30. 30 Vein of Deceit 2010 Amazon — buy Vein of Deceit Bookshop — buy Vein of Deceit ThriftBooks — buy Vein of Deceit eBooks.com — buy Vein of Deceit
  31. 31 To Kill or Cure 2010 Amazon — buy To Kill or Cure Bookshop — buy To Kill or Cure ThriftBooks — buy To Kill or Cure eBooks.com — buy To Kill or Cure
  32. 32 Mystery in the Minster (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2012 Amazon — buy Mystery in the Minster (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) Bookshop — buy Mystery in the Minster (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) ThriftBooks — buy Mystery in the Minster (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) eBooks.com — buy Mystery in the Minster (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)
  33. 33 Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind 2012 Amazon — buy Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind Bookshop — buy Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind ThriftBooks — buy Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind eBooks.com — buy Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind
  34. 34 The Lost Abbot: The Nineteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2013 Amazon — buy The Lost Abbot: The Nineteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) Bookshop — buy The Lost Abbot: The Nineteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) ThriftBooks — buy The Lost Abbot: The Nineteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) eBooks.com — buy The Lost Abbot: The Nineteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)
  35. 35 Murder By The Book (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2013 Amazon — buy Murder By The Book (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) Bookshop — buy Murder By The Book (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) ThriftBooks — buy Murder By The Book (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) eBooks.com — buy Murder By The Book (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)
  36. 36 PastorNogood 2013 Amazon — buy PastorNogood Bookshop — buy PastorNogood ThriftBooks — buy PastorNogood eBooks.com — buy PastorNogood
  37. 37 Death of a scholar 2014 Amazon — buy Death of a scholar Bookshop — buy Death of a scholar ThriftBooks — buy Death of a scholar eBooks.com — buy Death of a scholar
  38. 38 Saisis ta chance, Bartholomew Neil 2015 Amazon — buy Saisis ta chance, Bartholomew Neil Bookshop — buy Saisis ta chance, Bartholomew Neil ThriftBooks — buy Saisis ta chance, Bartholomew Neil eBooks.com — buy Saisis ta chance, Bartholomew Neil
  39. 39 A Poisonous Plot 2016 Amazon — buy A Poisonous Plot Bookshop — buy A Poisonous Plot ThriftBooks — buy A Poisonous Plot eBooks.com — buy A Poisonous Plot
  40. 40 A Grave Concern: The Twenty Second Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew) 2016 Amazon — buy A Grave Concern: The Twenty Second Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew) Bookshop — buy A Grave Concern: The Twenty Second Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew) ThriftBooks — buy A Grave Concern: The Twenty Second Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew) eBooks.com — buy A Grave Concern: The Twenty Second Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew)

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The magistrates charter examined, or his duty and dignity opened 1616
2 The barren trees doome 1616
3 A brief narrative of the success which the Gospel hath had, among the Indians, of Martha's-Vineyard (and the places adjacent) in New-England 1694
4 De successionibus apud Anglos 1700
5 Bicentenary sermons 1862
6 The Bartholomew Fair murders 1986
7 Bartholomew Fair Murders 1987
8 Unholy Alliance 1996
9 A Bone of Contention 1997
10 Bone of Contention 1998
11 An Unholy Alliance (Matthew Bartholomew Mysteries) 1998
12 A Wicked Deed (The fifth chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew) 1999
13 First Matthew Bartholomew Omnibus Hb Special 2001
14 Matthew Bartholomew omnibus 2001
15 A Summer of Discontent 2002
16 A Killer in Winter (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2003
17 An Order for Death (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2003
18 The Hand of Justice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2004
19 A Killer in Winter 2004
20 The Mark of a Murderer (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2005
21 A Plague on Both Your Houses 2005
22 Tarnished Chalice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2006
23 The Tarnished Chalice (Matthew Bartholomew 12) 2007
24 Bartholomew 13 Hb the Thirteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew 2007
25 The Devil's Disciples 2008
26 To Kill or Cure (The Bartholomew Chronicles) 2008
27 A Vein of Deceit: The Fifteenth Chronicle of Mathew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2010
28 Deadly Brew 2010
29 Masterly Murder 2010
30 Vein of Deceit 2010
31 To Kill or Cure 2010
32 Mystery in the Minster (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2012
33 Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind 2012
34 The Lost Abbot: The Nineteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2013
35 Murder By The Book (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 2013
36 PastorNogood 2013
37 Death of a scholar 2014
38 Saisis ta chance, Bartholomew Neil 2015
39 A Poisonous Plot 2016
40 A Grave Concern: The Twenty Second Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew) 2016

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Where to start

Begin with The magistrates charter examined, or his duty and dignity opened (1616). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Matthew Bartholomew — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Matthew Bartholomew books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1616–2016.

What is the newest Matthew Bartholomew book?

A Grave Concern: The Twenty Second Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew), published in 2016.