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David Williams

4 Series • 25 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Inspector Parry Books
Start with: Last Seen Breathing (1994)
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Publication Order of Mark Treasure Books
Start with: Unholy Writ (1976)
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Start with: Criminal Intentions (2001)

ⓘ About David Williams

David Williams was born in 1926 in Bridgend, Wales. He was a well-known official advertiser before he got engaged in the writing profession. His suffering from stroke is what led him to changing his managerial career to the writing profession. He got educated at Hereford Cathedral School and at St John’s College, Oxford where he studied contemporary history. His dad was a well-known columnist on the Western mail. Their household treasured the English prose and narrating of stories. David started narrating while he was seven years old. During that moment he was schooling at Oldcastle school. The Second World War destructed his college studies since he spent three years as a Royal Navy official.

All Book Series by David Williams

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Last Seen Breathing

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1994

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1994
2
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Death of a Prodigal

Book 2 of 6 · published 1996

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1996
3
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Dead in the Market

Book 3 of 6 · published 1998

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1998
4
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A Terminal Case

Book 4 of 6 · published 1998

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1998
5
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Suicide Intended

Book 5 of 6 · published 1999

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1999
6
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Practise to Deceive

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2003

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2003
1
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Unholy Writ

Series opener · book 1 of 17 · published 1976

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1976
2
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Treasure by Degrees

Book 2 of 17 · published 1977

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1977
3
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Treasure Up in Smoke

Book 3 of 17 · published 1980

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1980
4
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Murder for Treasure

Book 4 of 17 · published 1981

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1981
5
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Copper, Gold and Treasure

Book 5 of 17 · published 1982

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1982
6
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Treasure Preserved

Book 6 of 17 · published 1983

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1983
7
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Advertise for Treasure

Book 7 of 17 · published 1984

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1984
8
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Murder in Advent

Book 8 of 17 · published 1985

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1985
9
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Wedding Treasure

Book 9 of 17 · published 1985

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1985
10
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Treasure in Roubles

Book 10 of 17 · published 1987

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1987
11
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Divided Treasure

Book 11 of 17 · published 1988

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1988
12
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Treasure in Oxford

Book 12 of 17 · published 1988

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1988
13
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Holy Treasure!

Book 13 of 17 · published 1989

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1989
14
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Prescription for Murder

Book 14 of 17 · published 1990

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1990
15
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Treasure by Post

Book 15 of 17 · published 1991

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1991
16
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Planning On Murder

Book 16 of 17 · published 1992

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1992
17
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Banking on Murder

Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 1993

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1993
1
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Criminal Intentions

Single-title series · published 2001

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2001
1
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From Kinglake to Kabul

Single-title series · published 2011

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2011

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is David Williams?

David Williams was born in 1926 in Bridgend, Wales. He was a well-known official advertiser before he got engaged in the writing profession. His suffering from stroke is what led him to changing his managerial career to the writing profession.

Which David Williams series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Mark Treasure series, the earliest of David Williams's multi-book series: it opens with Unholy Writ (1976) and runs to 17 books across 1976–1993, ending with Banking on Murder (1993). David Williams's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has David Williams written?

David Williams has 25 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1976 and 2011. 23 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Mark Treasure series with 17 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

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

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. David Williams's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Mark Treasure (1976–1993, 17 books) and Inspector Parry (1994–2003, 6 books).

How are David Williams's books organised into series?

This guide splits David Williams's 25 books into 2 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Mark Treasure (17 books, 1976–1993); Inspector Parry (6 books, 1994–2003).