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Dan Waddell

2 Series • 13 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Blood Detective Books
Start with: The Blood Detective (2008)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Survivor: Trust No One (2001)

ⓘ About Dan Waddell

Dan Waddell is a published British author and journalist. Today, he resides in West London. He is known for his many works of not only fiction but non-fiction as well. This extends to the ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ guide to being a family tree detective, which was directly inspired by the BBC Television series by the same name. His first fictional work was The Blood Detective. The crime novel was nominated for three awards, which also included the CWA New Blood Dagger. The book has been released in five different countries and likely will extend to more. Dan Waddell is also the son of Sid Waddell, a commentator on darts and the person from whom he learned to never let the truth to get in the way of telling a good story.

All Book Series by Dan Waddell

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The Blood Detective

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2008

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2008
2
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Blood Atonement

Book 2 of 4 · published 2009

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2009
3
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Blood Reckoning

Book 3 of 4 · published 2014

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2014
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Blood Underground

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2017

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2017
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Survivor: Trust No One

Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2001

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2001
2
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Survivor - Panama

Book 2 of 9 · published 2002

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2002
3
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Who Do You Think You Are?

Book 3 of 9 · published 2004

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2004
4
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How To Be a Detective

Book 4 of 9 · published 2012

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2012
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Field of Shadows

Book 5 of 9 · published 2014

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2014
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How To Be a Spy

Book 6 of 9 · published 2014

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2014
7
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The Wit and Wisdom of Test Match Special

Book 7 of 9 · published 2015

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2015
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We Had Some Laughs

Book 8 of 9 · published 2016

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2016
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The Test Match Special Quiz Book

Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2016

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2016

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Dan Waddell?

Dan Waddell is a published British author and journalist. Today, he resides in West London. He is known for his many works of not only fiction but non-fiction as well.

Which Dan Waddell series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Blood Detective series, the earliest of Dan Waddell's multi-book series: it opens with The Blood Detective (2008) and runs to 4 books across 2008–2017, ending with Blood Underground (2017).

How many books has Dan Waddell written?

Dan Waddell has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2017. 4 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Blood Detective series with 4 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Dan Waddell's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Dan Waddell's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Blood Detective (2008–2017, 4 books).

How are Dan Waddell's books organised into series?

This guide splits Dan Waddell's 13 books into 1 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Blood Detective (4 books, 2008–2017).