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David Penny

4 Series • 16 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Thomas Berrington Books
Start with: The Red Hill (2014)
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Publication Order of Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery Books
Start with: Men of Bone (2021)
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Publication Order of Unit-Thirteen Books
Start with: An Imperfect Future (2021)

ⓘ About David Penny

David Penny is an English author of fiction. He was born in London in 1950. He was always interested in writing and after moving to Mid Wales with his family took it up. As a young boy, he was very interested in the topic of science fiction. He read a lot of sci-fi stories and in addition to his avid consumption of these stories, wrote a few of his own. He was first published in small fan magazines when he was seventeen years old. David had a very interesting childhood and he was allowed to follow his hobbies and do what he wanted. He simply would grow his hair, read stories, write his own short stories, and generally lived an alternative type of lifestyle.

All Book Series by David Penny

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The Red Hill

Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2014

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2014
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Breaker of Bones

Book 2 of 10 · published 2015

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2015
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The Sin Eater

Book 3 of 10 · published 2016

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2016
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The Incubus

Book 4 of 10 · published 2017

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2017
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The Inquisitor

Book 5 of 10 · published 2018

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2018
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The Fortunate Dead

Book 6 of 10 · published 2018

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2018
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The Promise of Pain

Book 7 of 10 · published 2019

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2019
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The Message of Blood

Book 8 of 10 · published 2020

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2020
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A Death of Innocence

Book 9 of 10 · published 2020

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2020
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A Tear for the Dead

Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2020

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2020
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Men of Bone

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2021

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2021
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A Death of Promise

Book 2 of 4 · published 2022

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2022
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The Hidden Dead

Book 3 of 4 · published 2023

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2023
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The Beasts of the City

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024

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2024
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An Imperfect Future

Single-title series · published 2021

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2021
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The Murder Trail

Single-title series · published 2023

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2023

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is David Penny?

David Penny is an English author of fiction. He was born in London in 1950. He was always interested in writing and after moving to Mid Wales with his family took it up.

Which David Penny series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Thomas Berrington series, the earliest of David Penny's multi-book series: it opens with The Red Hill (2014) and runs to 10 books across 2014–2020, ending with A Tear for the Dead (2020). David Penny's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has David Penny written?

David Penny has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2024. Every one of them sits in one of 4 named series — the largest being the Thomas Berrington series with 10 books.

In what order should David Penny's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. David Penny's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Thomas Berrington (2014–2020, 10 books), Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery (2021–2024, 4 books) and Unit-Thirteen (2021, 1 book), plus 1 more.

How are David Penny's books organised into series?

This guide splits David Penny's 16 books into 4 named series, with no standalone titles: Thomas Berrington (10 books, 2014–2020); Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery (4 books, 2021–2024); Unit-Thirteen (1 book, 2021); DC Izzy Wilde Crime Thriller (1 book, 2023).